with dirt to the kitchen table‚ I felt my stomach grumbling. I was looking forward to having a good meal after our 10 hour drive from Mexico City. Although it was still March‚ the sun was reminding us summer was coming fast. I sat down at the little wooden table‚ trying to get used to how small everything was compared to America. “Oh great‚” I whispered to Elisa‚ “We are having fish for lunch.” The custom in that part of Mexico is to serve the guests first‚ while the hosts stand by and eat afterwards
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fell onto Bart’s forehead. He heard the school children whooping outside his window and Gus shuffling around at the foot of the bed. It was time for the day to begin. Bart wondered what he would see today. He walked carefully down the creaky wooden steps‚ grasping the handrail tightly. The scent of fresh biscuts drifted into the kitchen; Bart felt his stomach rumble. He hoped Mrs. Gilliard saved a few for him. He grabbed his umbrella and followed Gus out the front door. The air outside
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four-stringed Chinese instrument (a chordophone)‚ most similar to a lute that has been played for over two thousand years in China‚ and is considered to be one of the most popular instruments in China‚ even in modern times. It is considered to be a bowl lute‚ according to the “Sachs-Hornbostel” sub-category system‚ and is possibly the most prominent sound in Chinese music‚ films‚ and culture. The Symbols that represent the word “pipa‚ ” “Tian” and “Tao” are meant to denote two playing techniques
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“Well‚” said Marilyn‚ adjusting the collar of her dress. “Either way you almost missed lunch‚ here you have a bowl of soup.” she said‚ handing each of us a bowl of soup. In the small wooden bowl‚ there were chunks of vegetables and a multitude of spices. As Claire and I took a bite and Claire sighed‚ “The girls are truly great at what they do‚” she said as if she were slightly sad. “That’s what makes
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“Skateboarding was a way for surfers to keep active when waves were flat so a group of surfers in California invented the skateboard” (Brooke‚ Michael). The first skateboards were made out of wooden boxes‚ or bands‚ with roller skates attached to the bottom. Crate scooters proceeded skateboards‚ they had wooden crates attached to the nose to form handle bars. Surfers referred to skating at this time as “Street Skating”. There are no definite dates on when skateboarding was made‚ but it is believed
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Bassey Ene currently has one mission in life: gaining weight. The Nigerian teenager has spent every day since early June in a “fattening room” specially set aside in her father’s mudand-thatch house. Most of her waking hours are spent eating bowl after bowl of rice‚ yams‚ plantains‚ beans and gari‚ a porridge-like mixture of dried cassava and water. After three more months of starchy diet and forced inactivity‚ Margaret will be ready to reenter society bearing the traditional mark of female beauty
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The House Unlike the great stone monuments that gave Egyptian towns of the New Kingdom their respective "skylines‚" the private architecture of the period did not survive in any immediately recognizable or intact form. Rich and poor alike seem to have built their houses almost exclusively of sun-dried mud brick. Palm logs served for the columns‚ the staircase supports‚ and the ceiling beams‚ and upper floors and roofs were merely deep layers of puddled mud or mud bricks spread over mats that were
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parties walking into the restaurant. A bright sign‚ hung lit overhead‚ shining the phrase "Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill" atop a red brick building. Awnings were placed above every window‚ and resting on the ground‚ between each window‚ was a wooden park bench surrounded by lush‚ green foliage on either side. The whole place looked as if it had been pulled straight from a friendly neighborhood in the heart of the big apple. I knew we had made the right dinner decision even before walking in
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A Report on Japanese Culture Folkways: While most countries have business cards‚ Japan has taken it to a higher level. For in Japan everyone has at least one. Known as ‘Meishi’‚ these cards are an important part of social interactions. They are used for starting conversations‚ for if you know what the other person you are talking with does for a living you have an idea on what to talk about. It also allows you to be remembered after you both part company. You should always be
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She sat stroking his dirty coat until he knew he was safe in her arms. After a warm bath and a large bowl of food‚ she gently put the drowsy puppy in his pen and waited until he fell asleep. As the darkness outside began to disappear with the rising sun‚ she sat stroking the sleeping dog while thinking of the horrors he must have been through. As the clock
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