Auburn‚ Alabama is a city very special to my heart. I have been to Auburn countless times and many times before I was even born. My grandparents‚ aunt‚ and my dad have all lived in Auburn. My aunt and her family still live in Auburn. When we travel to Auburn‚ my whole family gets to stay at her house. It is so fun to have all my family together in a city we all love. Auburn is located in southeast Alabama‚ it is about a hour away from the state capital‚ Montgomery. Auburn is home to Auburn University
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The Grammar-Translation Method The grammar-translation method of foreign language teaching is one of the most traditional methods‚ dating back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth century’s. It was originally used to teach ’dead’ languages (and literatures) such as Latin and Greek‚ and this may account for its heavy bias towards written work to the virtual exclusion of oral production. As Omaggio comments‚ this approach reflected "the view of faculty psychologists that mental discipline
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Judge the world as a horse ---book review on Black Beauty To be frank‚ although I grew up in the village‚ I hardly pay much attention on animals. And it was taken for granted that they are just creatures without mind in the mercy of our human beings. Never have I had the chance to learn about horses till I come upon with Black Beauty. After finishing reading the novel‚ I am deeply impressed by the author’s elaborate description of horses’ nature and behavior.
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Antibiotics are medications that either kill bacteria or prevent them from spreading. They work only against bacteria‚ not the viruses that cause the majority of sore throats‚ colds‚ sinus infections‚ and bronchitis. Most of the infectious diseases are caused by bacteria. Antibiotics transformed medicine. There are two segments of antibiotics‚ early history and modern history. Antibiotics can be defined as a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of
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airport my father and I boarded a cramped bus on its way to the capital of Fiji‚ Suva‚ my birthplace. Perhaps if George Speight had kept his ambitions in check and decided not to attempt a coup d’etat in 2000 it could have been my home. But it was not to be‚ and as the sounds of gunfire trickled down from the parliament up the road to our home at the Pacific Theological College (PTC)‚ my parents decided to evacuate our family of five and move back to the United States. For many years my Fijian heritage
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cloud of darkness was in my head and covering my eyes. Dribbling a ball up and down a court in 100 degree weather can cause a little bit of dizziness. Except the third time I fell‚ my head did not experience the darkness; my whole body did. It was as though someone let a cage of butterflies out in my stomach‚ but not the kind you get looking at your first love. Laying on the black tar scorching in the sun‚ I make an attempt to get up. One leg moved and the other was distorted. My knee had melted away
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have for the game is indescribable‚ if by chance I could never play again‚ my soul would be a hollow lifeless shadow. From the Separating White Line I glance up at the scoreboard; the clock reads 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter. My team is down by 4 points; we have to score a three-pointer and have no time-outs left. I yell out the play for a three-pointer and a two-pointer‚ now the perfectly spherical ball is put in my hands. Taking a short glance to the clock I saw time was running out. The
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the culture outside of my home resembles the inside as well—unlike Noblesville‚ Indiana. I was paranoid about how large the difference would be. The food‚ the places‚ the
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In the evenings light‚ my car rolls up the white gravel and creeps to a stop. It has been eight years since I have last seen my beloved grandmother. She owns a retirement getaway between two snow-capped mountains‚ in a tiny‚ yet glorious country ranch. Everything was so familiar and untouched. Orange and red tulips‚ that grandma and I planted‚ still surround the base of the house. The large weeping willow‚ that danced with the wind‚ still shades the garden that is on the side of the house. I anxiously
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daughter bond‚ the sweetest love I’ve never known. I’ve seen my father over a thousand times wondering if he’s ever seen me. Looking with his eyes wide shut. It seemed as if over the years he was disappearing‚ fading into the black. A fragment of what I thought I needed but in all reality became as pointless as the conclusion to book that I’ll never finish My father has managed for eighteen years to be a part of my life without being a part of my life. He lives right around the corner from me in a two
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