`English 9H 5/2/12 Animal Farm Descriptive Essay A fable is a fictional‚ usually‚ short story that provides a lesson or moral at the end. Most of the time‚ fables with include animals or objects that can talk and act like humans. In Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell‚ the animals show similarities to humans. Orwell used this technique to relate farm animals to key figures in the Russian Revolution. Also‚ it adds creativity to
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With a lawn chair slung over one shoulder and a large cooler in hand‚ I struggle to slam the trunk of my Ford Expedition. I embark on my trek up the steep‚ grassy incline to the field‚ making sure to feel my pocket for the bottle of Advil I promised to deliver. Besides the coaches meticulously raking the field and chalking the foul line‚ there is no one around. The rickety‚ rust coated bleachers remain barren in the sliver of shade. I unfold my chair‚ positioning it at the perfect angle to view the
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Kelly Phipps English 101 Descriptive Essay February 4‚ 2015 Everyone has a place where they go to escape all the pressure and uncertainties of life. There is always that one spot that can soothe all your problems and troubles in times of stress. For me‚ the beach is the ultimate cure to all my problems. While I am there‚ all my obligations are suddenly erased. As I stroll along I can feel the soft smooth sand beneath my feet. I am taken in by the calming atmosphere that encircles me. I close my
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Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball Baseball is an international sport played by young and old‚ amateurs and professionals. After Team USA failed to win the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics‚ Barry Bloom wrote in March 2009‚ “And now it can ’t be ignored: The U.S. is no longer the undisputed leader of the game that was invented on its own soil.” (Bloom‚ 2009) The World Baseball Classic‚ sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation and supported by professional
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Katherine T. 07/06/12 Monday/Wednesday ENC 1101 6:30pm "Locked Jaw" - Descriptive Essay It was a cool sunny Sunday afternoon‚ with the most perfect weather I ever saw in hot and damp Miami to have lunch. I thought to myself‚ “this day couldn’t be any better” because my boyfriend brought home my favorite lunch‚ the weather was flawless and we we’re enjoying a great weekend together after a long hard week of work and school! Crunchy Cordon Bleu chicken‚ green ceaser salad‚ hot tomato
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descriptive essay house on fire The House on Fire That cold night of December 2004 had left behind a memory which will stay in my mind for a never ending period of time. That night was not the same as the rest of the days in my life. Instead of going to bed‚ that night I was standing in the middle of the road‚ in complete terror. My heartbeat was accelerating
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overcome with enthusiasm‚ picked up an old boxing glove and threw it at a nearby Harvard alumni‚ who promptly tried to hit it back with a stick. This gave George Hancock‚ a reporter for the Chicago Board of Trade‚ an idea. He suggested a game of indoor baseball. Naturally‚ Hancock’s friends thought he was talking about playing a game outdoors‚ not indoors. Hancock‚ however‚ wasn’t kidding. Using what was available‚ he tied together the laces of a boxing glove for a ball. Using a piece of chalk‚ Hancock
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Banned substances in baseball has been an ongoing issue for Major League Baseball. Several players have come forward in recent years to suggest that drug use is rampant in baseball. David Wells stated that "25 to 40 percent of all Major Leaguers are juiced". Jose Canseco stated on 60 Minutes and in his tell-all book Juiced that as many as 80% of players used steroids‚ and that he credited steroid use for his entire career. Ken Caminiti revealed that he won the National League MVP award while on steroids
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Ouch! It Burns!- a descriptive essay It was New Year’s Eve back home in the Philippines. I was only 6 years old‚ short‚ thin and clumsy. With my favorite striped pink shorts and white tank top with a Care Bears print on‚ I rushed outside our apartment to join other kids light some fireworks. People everywhere on our neighborhood were lighting their own fireworks and firecrackers. The sky that was usually dark was now filled with different colors of light – yellow‚ red‚ green‚ blue‚ white‚
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second home. I have grown up going to football games and spending weeks at my aunt’s house in the summer. My grandfather played basketball and my dad played baseball for Auburn University. As a result of them being so heavily involved in Auburn‚ my whole family supports the school in whatever we can. We attend football‚ basketball‚ and baseball games; we occasionally attend special dinners with coaches as well. Since Auburn is so special to me I plan to attend college at Auburn University‚ which would
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