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    Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

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    Jamie Ashley Guitar 1 honors Rodriguez-Lopez‚ Hero? I think so. When I say Omar Rodriguez-Lopez‚ what comes to mind? To most of you new age listeners‚ absolutely nothing‚ just Spanish guy name‚ but to all of you in touch musical geniuses‚ only one word clouds your brain. Volta. The mars Volta is an Avant garde progressive rock group‚ who at times may not make sense with words‚ but completely and utterly make up for it with insane riffs‚ original scales and crazy drum segments. Omar is

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    Fear

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    I fear dying this way.. The metropolitan city Karachi has descended into a state of fear. The unstoppable violence‚ crimes‚ robberies‚ target killings‚ suicide bomb blasts‚ kidnapping for ransom‚ riots‚ sectarian and ethnic killings‚ and abhorrent terrorism have made the city of lights‚ the capital of terror and constant fear. There is hardly any crime that is not prevalent in Karachi. The prospect of dying is frightening the innocent citizens. Threat‚ sacrifices‚ terror‚ agony and frustration

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    Roque Rodriguez #1 Sound surrounds us at all times. The ring of an alarm clock or the whistle of birds may wake us up in the morning. We hear a variety of sounds‚ voices‚ music‚ noises and traffic. All sounds have something in common. It allows a person to interpret a unique experience of the sound. In other word‚ imagination is what determines what sound the reader will experience. It is that experience that creates the connection between the writer and the reader. This gives the reader the ability

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    Fear

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    Fear As the instructor put me in that choke hold on my second to last day of swim instruction I knew I broke the one rule I tried so hard not to. “Get the hell out of my pool” he yelled. I dangled there in the middle of the pool wondering how this man could hold me in a chokehold while keeping both of us afloat. “You weak bitch‚ get the fuck out of my pool”. As those words echoed through the empty olympic sized pool room I was let go‚ left to reach the side of the deep end under my own power

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    Dictation by Fear As the Twin Towers fell to the ground‚ mass chaos spread throughout the United States. Among many other overwhelming feelings‚ many Americans were left in question and accusations. The motives of the terrorists were unknown and many Americans’ fear overtook a sense of logic. With fear fueling the minds of many Americans‚ many began to take illogical and unjustified actions. A stereotype developed amongst the Muslim society‚ which has still shrugged them from American society

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    fear

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    world‚ from a six-year old child to an eighty-year old man‚ has something to fear. Fear can be very difficult to handle at times. Although fears might also change throughout a lifetime‚ most people do remain scared of something. I am no different. Fear is dangerous because it limits the hero’s confidence‚ and without a confidence no one will believe in you so you wouldn’t be considered a hero to society. Fear is a predominantly a dangerous monster because takes all the hero’s confidence

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    Losing Is Good For You

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    there has been a huge controversy over‚ should kids (especially younger ones) get participation trophies? I believe that kids should earn their trophies and not just get a trophy for showing up. Ashley Merryman‚ New York City author of a book titled “Losing is Good for You” says that she would rather have kids realize that there are no stakes than in their late teens- early 20s learn that not everyone is going to give them rewards just for participating (Website 2). Giving kids trophies for showing up

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    Fear

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    Donner 12-3-12 Fear Ralph Waldo Emerson once said “Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.” This means that most people don’t conquer their fears‚ but rather let their fears conquer them. It is important for people to accept fate and move on to face and conquer their fears. Fear is a part of everyone’s lives‚ and fear can exist for any totally diverse reasons. Such as‚ the fear of death‚ or something more miniscule such as the fear of heights‚ or the fear of the dark. These

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    Obesity Losing Battle

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    The Losing Battle Obesity has been an upcoming battle in the United States. According to Healthgoods.com one in three Americans ageing from 20yrs to 70yrs is facing obesity problems. Also at Healthgoods.com it states that not just the adults who are facing these problems‚ but children ageing from 6yrs up to 17 yrs range about one in five who are over weight. Having the will to loose those extra pounds in order to look and feel better is a powerful tool in the fight against obesity. Obesity

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    Pain of Losing Someone

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    Pain of losing someone According to Wikipedia‚ Pain is "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage‚ or described in terms of such damage." Pain to me has no definition because it is like my world is coming to an end and I do not know how to stop it. There are different types of pain‚ e.g. body pain‚ menstrual pain‚ chronic pain‚ and pain of losing someone. Losing someone very close is an extremely painful experience. People find it very tough

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