Jonas took a seat on the cold sidewalk‚ stinging and burning him through his clothes‚ and put his hand on Gabriel’s back. He thought of a memory of food‚ one that had an elongated table‚ with food enough to feed 300 villagers. A feast‚ he knew‚ was the word. Gabriel seemed to enjoy this
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neighborhood. Medication that can control Madison’s behavior has been prescribed‚ but without Sophia’s knowledge‚ Madison has stopped taking it. A week after Madison stopped taking her medication‚ she approached a neighbor‚ Nathan‚ as he walked along the sidewalk fronting Sophia’s home. When she has a face to face with Nathan‚ Madison‚ without provocation‚ gestured threateningly and screamed‚ "I know you’re out to get me and I’m going to get you first‚" and then walked away. Nathan‚ who had no knowledge
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today. During this time‚ skateboarding was seen as something to do for fun besides surfing‚ and was therefore often referred to as "Sidewalk Surfing". A number of surfing manufacturers such as Makaha started building skateboards that resembled small surfboards‚ and assembling teams to promote their products. Accordingly‚ skateboarding was originally denoted "sidewalk surfing" and early skaters emulated surfing style and maneuvers. In the early 1970s‚ Frank Nasworthy started to develop a skateboard
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story of how the house turned into a complete and total wreck upon his return. Moments later Jem says‚ “From the day Mr.Radley took Arthur home people said the house died… A negro would not pass the Radley place at night‚ he would cut across to the sidewalk opposite and whistle as he walked‚” (pg. 11/15). In this quote author Harper Lee tries to make us feel frightened by the house and uses the specific description of a negro walking past and changing sides of the street to really portray the fear and
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the skateboard going after the original inventor died? well those questions are about to be answered. Have you ever wondered what made the idea of the first skateboard? well the skateboard was first created when a surfer had thought of the idea of “sidewalk surfing”‚ most people when they heard that though that it was a creative idea‚ but others thought that it was a stupid idea and would never work. However‚ the skateboard that we know today was first made in the “1930’s in southern California”
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This would force the homeless people to throw away large portions of their belongings to benefit the city from not having “trash” on the streets. According to the L.A. times‚ the legislation California believes that this law will “limit storage on sidewalks‚ parkways‚ and alleys citywide to what homeless people can fit in a 60-gallon container‚ about the size of a city recycling or trash bin”. The idea of controlling what people can and cannot have is outrageous. The executive director of the National
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In the specified passages on page 104 and pages 117 and 118‚ Fitzgerald utilizes diction in order to enhance Gatsby’s incarnation. The purposes of these passages is in telling of Gatsby’s dreams and ambitions‚ while displaying Gatsby’s inability to make the right decision regarding his dreams. The first passage on page 104 sets the background of Gatsby’s life‚ giving reason behind his desires for wealth and success. “[Gatsby’s] parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people…” and therefore
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until she could help me. Later on in the day‚ I was so excited‚ that I could not wait another second to ride my scooter. I quickly opened the box and started to put it together. I brought it outside and tested it in the driveway‚ and along the sidewalk in front of my house. As I started to go faster‚ the
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In 1989‚ it cost $6 billion dollars to fix the damaged caused by the Loma Prieta earthquake in California. Many things happen when there an earthquake‚ not just the ground shaking and people becoming terrified. It affects earth‚ people and property. Earthquakes can do a lot of damage and I will tell you about the effects from them. The first thing earthquakes effects is earth. When two continental plates meet‚ earthquakes are happening‚ volcano eruptions and mountain formation caused by continental
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In Flannery O’Connor’s the short story "Everything That Rises Must Converge" the main character Julian‚ have concern only for himself. Initially reading the story a reader may think that Julian truly cares for black people. Nevertheless‚ upon a deeper look at the story‚ Julian’s chief concern is punishing his mother. O’Connor describes how Julian daydreams of bringing different black professionals’ home just to flaunt them in front of his mother (575). During Julian’s disagreements with his mother
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