now empty; as if in some strange way the coming of the never ending rain had dried up the city‚ pounding on the rooftops and turning the sidewalks and roads into vast lakes of dead muddy waters. Dark gray clouds covered the once vivid blue sky only letting a few rays of feeble sun slip past the barrier. The monotonous sound of raindrops beating on the sidewalk blended in with the occasional whoosh of the breeze through the treetops. Everything was bleak‚ gray‚ and dreary- even the atmosphere. People
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A boy trudged down the sidewalk dragging a fishing pole behind him. A man stood waiting with his hands on his hips. Summertime‚ and his children played in the front yard with their friend‚ enacting a strange little drama of their own invention. It was fall‚ and his children fought on the sidewalk in front of Mrs. Dubose’s. . . . Fall‚ and his children trotted to and fro around the corner‚ the day’s woes and
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towards the way we came in‚ I noticed how freshly plowed it was. A thin layer of snow and ice‚ like icing on a cupcake or the glass top on my parent’s nightstand‚ covered the street while a pile of snow that could have swallowed me alive‚ sat on the sidewalk. Feeling taunted‚ I stood there and weighed my options. Chest deep mounds of frozen crystals begged me to dive in and lose myself. Surrendering myself to the temptations before me was only hindered by the fear of the wrath my parents would surely
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“The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury describes a future where everyone stays inside and watches T.V.‚ except for one man. For the past few years‚ Leonard Mead is the only person who takes walks through the lonely and deserted streets‚ when one night the only police car in the city interrogates him and then takes him to a psychiatric center for the sole reason that he was unlike the rest of society. Often people who think differently are misunderstood and as a result‚ they are treated unfairly. “The
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because of the carnival’s evil influence. This can be seen when the Dust Witch tries to smell the souls of Jim and Will and see where they are hiding while Charles Halloway and Mr. Dark are having a conversation about the boys."Forefinger thrust to the sidewalk grille‚ implying: there! there!"(Bradbury 179) This is a demonstration of how the Witch is corrupt because she would rather help Mr. Dark use the boys for his carnival instead of helping them escape.The Dust Witches corrupt tone is also seen in
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Tori Taylor English 1301. Feb 11‚2013 Second Language Speaking Affects Peoples Lives Learning to speak a different language is hard. If you are a second language speaker different emotions go through one’s mind. Some families only speak one language in the household; therefore the kids grow up speaking just that language as well. Second language speakers go through and feel different emotions on a day to day basis. A feeling of being misunderstood‚ alienated‚ limited from doing certain things
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Getting to Know the iBotTM 1. Who is Dean Kamen? Dean L. Kamen (born April 5‚ 1951) is an American entrepreneur and inventor from New Hampshire. Born in Rockville Centre‚ New York‚ he attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute‚ but dropped out before graduating after five years of private advanced research for drug infusion pump AutoSyringe. He is the son of Jack Kamen‚ an illustrator for Mad‚ Weird Science and other EC Comics publications. Kamen is best known for inventing the product
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Dear city council‚ Chinatown has been recognized as a historic‚ cultural‚ and economic important location. Historic buildings are home to a hodgepodge of shops‚ herbalists‚ lei makers‚ antique dealers‚ temples‚ bars and restaurants. Thus Chinatown is the place where many Asian immigrants gather for business‚ as this place projects colorful and eclectic blends reflecting Southeast Asian cultures. Further‚ it is the place where many local farmer bring fresh products for business. Customers can
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Delta Hotel by Lower Simcoe and even the Ice Condominiums‚ add to the frequency. Coming back to the Dominion-Centre itself‚ the perimeter is aware of this influx of people. With a large spanning setback‚ the building plays with its neighbouring sidewalks‚ allowing comfortable leigh way. The thoughtfulness of circulation impacts the pedestrians and
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of my own and hide it for someone else to find. It was a curious compulsion; sadly‚ I’ve never been seized by it since. For some reason I always “hid” the penny along the same stretch of sidewalk up the street. I would cradle it at the roots of a sycamore‚ say‚ or in a hole left by a chipped-off piece of sidewalk. Then I would take a piece of chalk‚ and‚ starting at either end of the block‚ draw huge arrows leading up to the penny from both directions. After I learned to write I labeled the arrows:
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