My Experience at Ruby Falls with My Family I was in the car with my grandparents and my two cousins‚ Saige and TJ‚ talking about what our schedule was for the day. We were all so excited‚ especially my cousin TJ. We all had different thoughts on what we were expecting to see. I was expecting to see a huge waterfall and a big pool of water‚ just a larger version of pouring a glass of water. We eventually arrived in Tennessee. We went inside and bought tickets to go in the elevator 145 feet deep
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Scott Zesch in his chapter 4 “daughters of the sun and moon” is trying to explain the condition of Chinese women in late 19th century living in Los Angeles society. He shows how Chinese women were treated during that period and in my point of view‚ in this chapter he provides insight of how Chinese women who immigrated to America and live here with America’s beliefs and reactions towards them‚ and how they made differences between them and the other white people in the society. The emphasis of the
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claim that a horror film needs to have special effects and illusions. Despite the multitude of varying horror film traits‚ one thing is certain‚ these traits are what allow makes horror films so spooky. In one of George Melies’s film‚ The Trip To The Moon‚ there were many examples of it being scary and having crazy cool special effects. Folies Bergere‚ the terrifying aliens‚ shows their evilness which resulted in acts of being scary. Many of the scenes represented what truly is a good horror film really
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Why do people spend time worrying about things in the past‚ when they have so much future ahead of them? In the award winning novel‚ Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech‚ a mysterious note is dropped off on the Winterbottom’s front porch: “In the course of a lifetime‚ what does is matter?” Through this metaphor‚ this message is trying to reveal to people that they should not fret the things in life that won’t matter in a few days‚ months‚ or the course of a lifetime. Even thinking about events that occurred
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The theme of time again makes another appearance at the commencement of this stanza‚ “stars rain sun moon” (this is an example of repetition) before going back to the idea of children and the theme of the cycle of life. The next line holds an example of paradox with the line “how children are apt to forget to remember”; this accompanying the symbol of passing time signifies how as children grow up‚ they forget to see the small things‚ to notice the minute details‚ and as a result grow into adults
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In Two Sides of the Moon‚ Leonov recalls how Korolev tasked him with testing the exit on the Vokshod II capsule. Afterwards‚ Leonov discusses the design flaws‚ as well as potential solutions with the engineers and Korolev himself (Leonov and Scott‚ 78-79). By introducing another
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“Under the Rice Moon” is a story that kind of sounds like a foster kids life. The caged bird getting moved around from one person to the next. Foster kids have lots of restrictions. You will make it to the safe place you want to be in. Just remember that you are loved. Coming back to the ones you love is important to remember. Moving from one place to the next is tough‚ just like the caged bird. It is even more tough for him because he can not fly and be free‚ unlike some of us like me.
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Luis and Jing-Mei were always different as kids. They never really fit in‚ never were quite normal. In the short stories titled "Two Kinds" and "Catch the Moon" have many similarities but are also quite different. Luis is a troubled kid. He was actually quite normal for many years until his mother died from cancer. He became angry and started hanging out with the wrong people. Luis even made his own gang called the Tiburones‚ which means sharks in Spanish. He even went to juvenile hall when he broke
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In the excerpt from Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively‚ a brother and sister are searching for fossils while their mother waitsaid nearby. Claudia always wants to outdo her brother‚ Gordon‚ at everything he does at their trip to the beach. Lively’s Monday Tiger illustrates that sibling rivalry gets the best out of each person involved. Lively’s use of word choice‚ tone‚ and dialogue shoes readers how the siblings act towards each other and how their mother deals with her children fighting. Claudia’s
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There is an idea that says one will never fully understand another’s plight until he or she walks in their shoes. When watching the film Under the Same Moon‚ or La Misma Luna‚ viewers gain a sense of what it means to be an undocumented immigrant from Mexico in the United States. The audience travels many miles with nine-year-old Carlitos Reyes in his journey across the border to reunite with his mother Rosario‚ who is working without documentation in California to provide a better life in the United
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