A Busy Place‚ Now Deserted That year‚ 2003‚ although Beijing was in its late spring‚ it was a sunny day‚ bright blue skies. The window was still opened‚ and the wind filled my bedroom. The curtains fluttered and flapped. I set myself comfortably in the bed with cushion behind my head‚ and watched the TV shows. I heard the footsteps in the hall‚ and the key turning in the lock before the door was opened. It was my roommate‚ Jubb. "Did you see what the paper said this morning?" She asked while threw
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of artifacts‚ and information gave me exhilarated feeling towards learning more about Chicago’s history. Rather late into summer vacation‚ I was set on visiting the Chicago History museum. The reason for choosing Chicago History Museum for me‚ was because I personally am an American History enthusiast. Coming from India‚ I’ve always had an interest in learning more about the places I visit. I have read everything about Al Capone‚ the most famous gangster in the world‚ and other such personalities
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Jade Richards-Butler Professor Jonathon Farris ARTH 100 Descriptive Essay This work resembles a four-legged animal wearing a mask with human features. It is a sculpture in the round created using an additive method. The smooth‚ highly polished texture and reddish colour of the sculpture give the impression that the material is ceramic. The sculpture’s head displays both human and animal qualities. The ears are positioned symmetrically‚ slightly off center of the head. They are of a triangular
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Every year‚ around the first week of August‚ right when summer is about to end and the beginning of the summer monsoons‚ people gather at a ballpark known as Ricketts Park. A state of the art baseball stadium that when spectating the ongoing games‚ you can smell the sweet smell of the cottonwoods that shade the stadium from a cool breeze. Even more so‚ the warm smell of hot dogs with just the right amount of greasy glaze coming up through the small‚ thin cracks of the aluminum bleachers‚ escaping
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of the House of Usher" Edgar Allan Poe is one of the utmost interesting writers in America. He stands out with his use of morbid gothic themes of nightmare‚ death‚ crime‚ evil‚ lingering on violence‚ murder‚ mystery‚ and insanity. “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a great example piece of the use about gothic elements. It presents a terrifying atmosphere‚ a dark plot‚ and man’s psychological terror to reveal the process of destruction of the human mind. In the story “The Fall of the House of Usher”
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Essay Dyslexia Dyslexia is a severe mental disorder which deals with a person having difficulties learning. This medical syndrome occurs in all ethnicities and age groups. Dyslexia is not all about low intelligence‚ and a lot of people with dyslexia are very creative and gifted like prodigies. Around 15% of United States population is affected by learning disorders and the numbers are drastically increasing. One of the main causes of Dyslexia has to do with Genetics and two popular symptoms are
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I sat there staring in awe. When we got out of the car and started to go through security‚ I realized that the stadium was even bigger than I thought. In the security lines‚ tons of people were wearing shiny red and white Bulls jerseys and talking about who they thought would win. Once we got past security‚ we could go inside the stadium. As soon as I walked in‚ I felt like I was in a dream. My bones were shivering at how amazing it was. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I saw thousands of more fans in
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wants to come to it over and over. Most of the restaurants try their best to be at the top rank but not all of them succeed. I have been in hundreds of restaurants but only some of them are the type of restaurant that you can be in love with. Today is about my journey to the fabulous restaurant The Cheesecake Factory. The location of the restaurant and how big is it are signs to how good the restaurants are. The owner was smart in the matter of location‚ because he picked a spot near a mall. That is
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White Sweatshirt Red Bandana When I got out of the Army I took a job as a Security Officer at the Exeter Job Corps. The Job Corps is a place run by the state where young people ages 16 to 25 can go for their High School diploma‚ GED and vocational training. The Jobs Corps offered competitive wages‚ a great benefits package and gave troubled kids a second chance at doing something with their lives. What they failed to mention was the Exeter Job Corps was one of the most haunted places in Rhode
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that same day‚ we all decided that it would be a good idea to go to the beach. The tension between my parents and I began to grow‚ because I just stopped talking. After another thirty minutes‚ we finally reached the beach and I did not have to worry about anything. Soon as my feet hit the beach‚ the muscle in my body relaxed and my mind could think clearly again. The first thing I decided to do was to go into the water to
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