behind each stroke is heavy‚ the water gliding past you as you move at a pace that makes your legs tear with each stroke. You look at the person in front of you‚ and you stare at that American flag‚ and whisper to yourself “U. S. A”. You hear the horn‚ and it’s over. Six minutes and fifty seven seconds‚ that’s all it took for us to reach 2000 meters. This was my dream‚ and it took me blood sweat and tears to make it happen. Coming from a small recreational team‚ I had the bare minimum to work with‚
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a white envelope with nothing written on the front under the pile of books when she’s cleaning her table. She opened it curiously‚ and there was a letter in it. She was so shocked when she saw the familiar handwriting of her best friend‚ Ashley. A tear rolled down her cheek after she read a few lines. It all started like this. Once upon a time‚ there was a girl I knew with brown hair and blue eyes. When she smiled‚ I smiled. When she cried‚ I cried. Every single thing that happened to me that mattered
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AFRICA’S PLEA Roland Tombekai Dempster I am not you – But you will not Give me a chance‚ Will not let me be me. “If I were you” but you know I am not you‚ Yet you will not Let me be me. You meddle‚ interfere In my affairs As if they were yours And you were me. You are unfair‚ unwise‚ Foolish to think That I can be you‚ Talk‚ act And think like you. God made me me. He made you you. For God’s sake Let me be me. Breaths Birago Diop Listen more often to things
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necklace was false and only worth 500 francs at the most!” I saw the words leave Madame Forestier’s lips. I heard them as well. I just couldn’t quite comprehend them. I had to let them sink in. “What exactly do you mean?” My face‚ completely‚ dry of tears‚ began to redden with rage. “Well‚” She began snootily. “Obviously‚ my necklace wasn’t worth 36‚000 francs. It was barely worth 550. Any idiot could see that it wasn’t real diamond.” My ears felt hot as my blood began to boil. I commenced walking
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Chapter 13: From Beyond the Darkness Sand worked its way into his wounds as Ralph got up on his feet‚ using the stake as a crutch. He could hear the the tribe as they came from the burning jungle‚ chasing him down the beach. Many carried their own spears‚holding them above their heads surrounding him‚ his back was to the sea. The stick was sharpened at both ends. Ralph remembers what Simon said to him‚ you’ll make it back all right. Ralph could not tell who anyone was because of his long hair
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The Stone Angel Margaret Laurence’s story of The Stone Angel is about the life Hagar Currie an emotionless‚ stubborn and proud woman. Margaret Laurence uses this stone angel‚ originally bought by Hagar’s father‚ to embody the qualities of Hagar. These virtues are often identical to those one assumes are possessed by the stone angel and are paralleled many times by Laurence. Throughout the novel‚ Hagar relives her life through her memories. Over the course of the novel‚ one realizes that
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relives the days of his freedom and he almost hears the “tinkling caravans/ Descend the mountain road”. He saw once more his dark-eyed queen Among her children stand; They clasped his neck‚ they kissed his cheeks‚ They held him by the hand!— A tear burst from the sleeper’s lids And fell into the sand. The third stanza introduces us to his family. He misses his “dark-eyed queen” and his children. He dreams of how they would clasp his neck‚
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The Yreina Cervantez: Movements and Ofrendas exhibition is housed at the Vincent Price Art Museum located on the East Los Angeles College campus. This exhibition will run from April 22‚ 2017- July 22‚ 2017 and was curated by Mariaclice Jacob and Ana Guajardo. The exhibit is very self-portrait heavy. These self-portraits of Yreina Cervantez are filled with iconography that stems from feminism to Chicano history‚ themes that are reoccurring in her exhibit. With bright ceiling lights and white walls
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It’s a cold frosty night in the trenches and nearly all the soldiers are fast asleep. John finds a spot to rest and prepares for the night. He takes out a blanket from his back and sees his little brother’s hat. (Sigh deeply with tears in his eyes) JOHN Why did you have to leave me so quick (pause) we didn’t finish off our debate about who will be the better football player (Puts the hat against his chest and lies down looking at the stars) I told you not to go further in
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throughout our society. It is a topic often addressed in literature. In tears of a tiger by Sharon M. Draper the tree types of prejudice found in the book involve the symbol of the tiger‚ school and the psychologist Dr.Chrrothers. The most important example of prejudice involves the symbol of the tiger. Monty draws tears on a tiger in his class‚ and the teacher objects. Andy tells his brother that‚ “if you want to draw tears on your tiger or draw dragons in the jungle‚ you tell your teacher that
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