go to my favorite place‚ our family camp in Roane County. Ecstatic‚ finally to be away from the hustle and stress of everyday college life‚ living on my own. To some it may be just a camper on top of a hill‚ but to me it means much more. It is an oasis‚ a way for my family and I to get away and spend time together‚ enjoying the outdoors. Upon awaking‚ I feel a sense of calm‚ thinking that life couldn’t be any better than what it is right now. As I look upon the mountains I see mist rising from
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’Save Us From’ seems all too familiar to those who have spent a night driving through an unknown area on the long stretch of interstate. Constantly glancing down at the gas gauge‚ we’ll guess how much farther it is till the next gas station; the next oasis of life amongst the dark‚ impersonal night. This poem by Roo Borson highlights our efforts to seek comfort and beauty in the unnatural. "Save us from night‚ from bleak open highways without end‚ and the fluorescent oases of gas stations‚ from the
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Isolation is a reality that an unfortunate amount of people around the world have to deal with daily. Coping with it can pressure people to the brink of insanity. Two examples of stories dealing with seclusion are “A Rose for Emily” and “A Clean‚ Well-Lighted Place”. In both stories‚ the characters are forced to handle the loneliness and despair in their lives. Through the use of setting and characterization‚ Faulkner and Hemingway both show that isolation drives people to find strange ways to cope
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black slaves working in Miss Em’s house except for the work of Pinky and Dicey Johnson during Miss Em’s sickness‚ secretly alluding to Miss Em’s aspiration to be seen as equal to the black race. Furthermore‚ Miss Em’s mansion seems to be a “white oasis” in the middle of the black side of town; Miss Em wants to be a part of this community‚ but her fences create an illusion of white isolation that Miss Em has to live with until her
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Book Project: Tomorrow when the war began by John Marsden Christine Hermansson English 6 Autumn 2012 On the Author: John Marsden‚ born 1950‚ Australian author. At age 28‚ after working several jobs‚ Marsden began a teaching course. Whilst working as a teacher‚ Marsden began writing for children‚ and in 1987 with a diary novel So Much to Tell You‚ about a girl who stops talking after being the victim of a disaster. After his debut‚ followed several similar stories‚ often written in letter
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only gorilla but the scenic beauty of the area also in which it has been conceptualised is an eye catching sort of thing. Here follows the description of gorilla kingdom‚ “The Island that will form the gorillas’ outdoor space is a beautiful green oasis boasting a cave‚ heated rocks‚ a hill that provides a perfect gorilla vantage point and a scene-setting waterfall that cascades through the gorillas’ home and the public area. African style plants will give the gorillas extra food to munch on if they
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End the Breeding of Dogs for Profit I have fostered many dogs‚ most have come from malicious breeders who were emptying cages to start new. The horrifying conditions these dogs were subject too are unacceptable. Breeders are people who keep animals in cages for most of their life to repopulate and breed certain species of dogs that are considered “superior” or “unattainably cute”. But the conditions many dogs are forced to live in are not worth the few adorable puppies that are adopted. This is
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most of my life. Its terrain so familiar‚ I could navigate it blindfolded‚ towed on my board by a pack of feral dogs. Much of what I know of life‚ I learned there. A sea of nods and handshakes and back pats welcomes my every arrival to this municipal oasis. Here‚ I am known. Called variously Mor‚ Bob Morley‚ Mordog‚ Mo‚ Mo Money‚ or (long story) Tom Pork. It is the only place on earth where (were an election ever to be held) I could almost certainly be mayor. Among the strange‚ sometimes downcast‚ and
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intelligence‚ and could be an asset to his mission. Regardless‚ Fink’s team had questions. Why did the Customs agent escort Cara to wait for her delegation with pleasantries‚ and without no interrogation like the others? What did she hide from the New Oasis delegation? Or more importantly‚ whom did Cara Adams work for? Next was the soulful determination of Tim Williams‚ which puzzled Fink’s team. Fink would commend Tim’s bravery‚ though unwise. While‚ Fink’s team feared the worse as they pondered.
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Timbuktu was and still is located in Mali‚ Africa. It served its importance in 1300-1600 BCE. through scholars‚ trade‚ and architectural achievements. The importance of scholars‚ wealth‚ trade and architectural achievements‚ along with the influential people made Timbuktu one of the most important cities in the post-classical world. One of the scholars at this time was Al-Rahman‚ who was an Arab scholar who visited Timbuktu. He found that scholars of Timbuktu were more knowledgeable in Islamic teachings
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