The Coldest Winter Ever is a best-selling 1999 novel written by rapper and activist Sister Souljah. Set in the projects of Brooklyn‚ New York‚ The Coldest Winter Ever is the story of Winter (aptly named because she was born during one of New York’s worst snowstorms) Santiaga‚ the rebellious‚ pampered teenage daughter of a notorious drug dealer. Winter’s father‚ Ricky Santiaga‚ has attained substantial wealth through his drug empire and lavishes his wife‚ Winter‚ and Winter’s three younger sisters
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likes. Winter‚ spring‚ summer and fall‚ each‚ in their own way‚ affect various aspects of our lives. Specifically‚ Summer and Winter have extremes which determine change our life during those few months. Sometimes‚ people’s daily activities‚ habits and style of life change as the seasons vary. I personally‚ believe that winter offers a lot more comfort than summer and is overall a better season for food‚ activities and clothes. The type of food people consume varies during summer and winter. In
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Summer Vs Winter My two favorite seasons are exactly six months apart. Of the four seasons‚ winter and summer are the most excellent; they incorporate the best of both worlds. Some people like winter because of the snow and Christmas‚ but my favorite is summer because of the warm weather. These two seasons have some bizarre similarities; for example‚ summer and winter both occur when the Earth is tilted into the Sun. When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere‚ it is winter in the Southern
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Winter Winter is a season everyone loves and everyone can hate. Winter is a special season because you think of snow‚ christmas‚ family‚ snuggling‚ baking‚ and friends. Winter is a time of the year where things matter the most. Next‚ snow is like white ash that falls from the sky onto land. It is like magic before your eyes. The stars shaped of tiny clouds are memorizing. Everything disappears‚ hiding under piles and piles of white frozen water. Snow is when family and friends play and
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time in 11 years. I had finally saved up enough money to go to Hawaii this Winter. The shuttle had arrived and we loaded our bags onto the van. I looked back at my apartment building‚ trying to remember if I forgot anything. Nothing came to mind. “When was the last time you rode on a plane?” I asked. “Sometime last year‚” she answered‚ “how ‘bout you?” “It was awhile ago‚ I can barely remember it.” *** It was during our Winter Break‚ and my parents were taking us to Europe and it would be the first
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Before winter hits‚ there are a few things you should do to prepare your yard. While it might be tempting to ignore your yard for the entire winter‚ you have to perform regular maintenance. Otherwise‚ you’ll end up with serious issues in your yard that might take a long time to repair. Prior to Winter Rake and Mow Leaves You should always rake leaves from the yard before they’re covered by snow. Heavy‚ wet leaves can cause the grass to suffocate. When there are only a few leaves‚ you could mow
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Corn was their absolute main crop and was stored for winter. The Iroquois would also use the corn husks for other purposes such as slippers and old fashioned dolls. Iroquois were really clever and creative when it came to preserving food for the winter season. To preserve food‚ they would have storage pits. These pits were dug up and lined with watertight bark then filled with corn and dirt to secure it. Men did most of the hunting during winter right after the crops were harvested and stored in
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Both the winter Olympics and Paralympics are the two mega sports event‚ where most of the countries will participate. The winter Olympics‚ is held in winter where most of the games are played. On the other side‚ the Paralympics‚ are for the people who are physically disabled sports persons. These are the world’s biggest sporting events‚ where sports person can show their talent and skills to the entire worlds. These are not only just a game event‚ it brings the whole world together and spread humanity
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Bliss Powers Professor Langdon English 299 29 February 2012 Scholarly Sources for “Those Winter Sundays” Upon first reading the poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden‚ I was an objective reader who assumed Hayden was looking back with nostalgia at his lost childhood. Without researching the poem‚ as well as Hayden himself‚ I had no way of knowing his background as an adopted child to unhappy parents in a dysfunctional household. After reading several sources‚ I’ve formed a somewhat
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Susan Delacourt‚ a political journalist‚ says: “To be Canadian mean to be willing to shrug off your own identity so you can imagine what it’s like to be someone else.” This is the Canada we know now‚ diverse and multicultural‚ however it took over a century to get to this point. Before becoming a nation‚ Canada was a province‚ consisting of Canada West‚ mainly Anglophones who were at the time minorities‚ and Canada East‚ mainly Francophones‚ and ruled by the British. The early vision for Canada
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