With Calamity‚ Comes Solidarity A week after crazy Yolanda’s rage‚ I went home to Leyte for the sole purpose of bone crushing my entire family with the biggest hug my outstretched arms could make. Even after knowing they’re all fine‚ I couldn’t settle my nerves with mere words coming out from someone’s mouth telling me that everyone is safe. I longed to see for myself that my family is okay so I bought a ticket and sailed home. As the boat neared the port of Ormoc City‚ the once green and lush
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A Literary Analysis of There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury Over the course of history‚ mankind has only used atomic weapons in war twice due to the overwhelming devastation they cause. The bomb mankind created was too powerful for humans and its use would only lead to our demise. Ray Bradbury knew this‚ as he lived through the development and use of the original atomic bombs. While famously known as a science fiction author‚ Bradbury hated being classified as such. Science
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Introduction Attention Getter: We all need our cars to get us from point a to point b but with the price of gas being so high‚ many people ride the bus or train to save themselves from shelling out money at the pump. Spending money is an emotional process for most working class citizens‚ especially if it’s something that we need daily but alas we don’t have a choice. We will always have places to be in life‚ but if only gas were less expensive‚ commuting wouldn’t be as taxing on our wallets. Involve
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his son Archie Smith‚ Mr. Quinn Smith was vigorously shaking and rumbling him. Leisurely he started to wake up. “Goodness Dad‚” Archie grumbled in a half asleep voice “why did you have to wake me up so early.” “Maybe‚ it is because your first day of High School is today.” “It is‚” Archie said in a very questioning voice. “Yes‚ so get up and get ready.” As Archie rushed to get ready‚ he took a shower‚ brushed his teeth‚ washed his face‚ and dressed himself. His outfit included to be a University of
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Sweet Surprise Do you like to eat sugar cookies? Do you want to try making them? Well I’m going to tell you a fun‚ relaxing way to make the tasty treats. Here are the steps on how to make sugar cookies. First‚ you have to prepare the dough. Use an electric mixer to cream the butter and sugar in a bowl. Add the eggs‚ one by one‚ until they’re absorbed in the mixture. Put in vanilla extract keep on mixing until the batter is smooth. Sift the flour‚ baking powder‚ and salt into another bowl
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A Dream Come True On August 28‚ 1963‚ thousands gathered at our nation’s capitol to hear and see Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. express himself nationwide about the critical issue of racism in America. Those who attended or saw any broadcasts that day witnessed what many would consider the greatest and most powerful publicized speech in American history. King’s speech‚ "I Have a Dream‚" was written in response to the dishonoring of the Emancipation Proclamation and strong racism toward blacks in
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“Sugar‚ Why We Can’t Resist It” National Geographic 08/13 Author: Rich Cohen Sugarcane was domesticated 10‚000 years ago to the island of New Guinea Sugars added to processed foods enhance flavor & texture. They also act as a preservative to extend shelf life. The sugar that reached the west was consumed only by the nobility‚ so rare it was classified as a spice. If you worked at the sugar mill and got your
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Jessica have a dream about come to America to study. In January 9.2014‚ she said : “ Tôi sẽ đi Mỹ vào ngày mai.” ( Tomorrow I will go to America ). January 9 is my birthday. She is my best friend. We’re together when we just 1 year old. And at that time I feel like how I gonna go to school by myself‚ how I eat dinner by myself‚ how I gonna do homework by myself. I need to do everything by myself. And tomorrow is coming‚ she said bye and gave me hug. And I lost contact with her. But i promises
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or Off Campus Living If you are a new student and you want to choose between living on campus and living off campus‚ here some differences between them which may help you in your decision. The first difference is the cost. Normally‚ off campus housing is more expensive than on campus housing because of the additional charges. When you live off campus‚ you should pay for your own Internet access‚ furniture‚ and kitchen and bath necessities in addition to the rent‚ so it is a high initial
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When we are children we all long to grow up. Us girls as children we wear our mother’s heels‚ her makeup and paint our faces like literal clowns that don’t know how to put makeup on. We start to grow with time and unconsciously learn to do everything on our own. After all the fights‚ the love‚ the care the fun and the adventures‚ we feel we will never reach our independence that we will always be with our loved ones. But time flies by and eventually we long to go back home. In 2008‚ when I was
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