Summer has the warmest temperature of all four seasons. It usually occurs during the months of June‚ July and August. Most schools and various jobs use this season to take a break for the advantage of longer days and warm weather. The smell of sun-tan lotion at the pool or beach‚ the smell of barbeques‚ smoke‚ and summer breeze fill the air. The sounds of kids playing outside with their bikes‚ jump ropes‚ and birds chirping are heard throughout the day. The feeling of the hot sun beating down my
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Title: There Will Come Soft Rains Author: Ray Bradbury Text type: Short story ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ made me feel absolutely devastated. Immersing me slowly in its melancholy world of rubbles‚ dust and ashes burning away in a nuclear war. Is by far the shortest‚ sharpest and most depressing short story that I have ever read. ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’ is a snapshot that perfectly captures all of the social paranoias in society during the post war period of the 1950s. Rendering the beautiful
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like to stay up late‚ it is still when I do my best work. Even though I do not enjoy writing‚ however I like reading some books for example The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. Summer reading is one of the most painful things that high schoolers and middle schoolers are required to do over the summer. I will always dislike summer reading no matter what day it is. Twenty years from today I will still dislike all of those books I had to read over
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The Effects of Acid Rain on Plant Growth PURPOSE The purpose of this experiment was to determine to what degree acid rain affects the growth of certain plants. I became interested in this idea because I’m worried about our environmental conditions and it sounded very interesting to me. The information gained from this experiment may be used to as a warning to stop air pollution. HYPOTHESIS My hypothesis is that the plant watered with the acid solution will grow more slowly than plant’s
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Walt Whitman Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet‚ essayist and journalist. A humanist‚ he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism‚ incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon‚ often called the father of free verse. His work was very controversial in its time‚ particularly his poetry collection Leaves of Grass‚ which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality. Walt was born in Westhills‚ Long
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Summer Escape My family has always looked forward to leaving Florida during the torrid summer months. It is a tremendous relief to get out of the heated hustle and bustle of summer living in Florida. Each summer‚ we follow the yellow brick road to our hometown in upstate New York. As we drive through state after state‚ it becomes apparent that the world around us is changing. In South Carolina‚ we already begin to notice changes. The trees appear to be touchable‚ offering soft‚ plush leaves which
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Rain Forests Vegetation • More than two thirds of the world’s plant species are found in the tropical rainforests: plants that provide shelter and food for rainforest animals as well as taking part in the gas exchanges which provide much of the world’s oxygen supply. • Rainforest plants live in a warm humid environment that allows an enormous variation rare in more temperate climates: some like the orchids have beautiful flowers adapted to attract the profusion of forest insects.
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Reflection paper of Desiree’s baby Madame Valmondé and Monsiure found Desiree as a baby and thought that she was a gift from God. When Desiree turned 18‚ she fell in love with Armand Aubigny. Finally‚ they got married. When they got their first baby‚ Armand was not happy with the baby because it was not white. He treated the baby and Desiree like slaves. Then‚ Desiree decided to go to deserted bayou instead of Valmondé. Armand‚ on the other hand‚ burnt all Desiree’s and the baby’s belongings including
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Lecture 5 Lizan A. Majeed Reading Paragraph Purpose Each paragraph in a text has a clear purpose. For example: The first paragraph introduces the topic‚ states the purpose of the text‚ or describes a problem or situation. The body paragraphs develop arguments‚ try to persuade‚ suggest solutions‚ or describe developments. The final paragraph concludes‚ evaluates‚ or discusses consequences. Identifying the purpose of each paragraph helps you understand the text and decide where
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Kim 1988. Choose a distinguished novel or play in which some of the most significant events are mental or psychological; for example‚ awakenings‚ discoveries‚ changes in consciousness. In a well-organized essay‚ describe how the author manages to give these internal events the sense of excitement‚ suspense‚ and climax usually associated with external action. Hamlet Textual Evidence: To be‚ or not to be--that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of
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