The night sky was upon us; the diamond had no illumination except for a single bulb mounted on the side of the equipment shed. Tryouts for the 10U fastpitch team had run late and were finishing up under the light of the stars. In any case‚ I felt perfectly content and in my element‚ as though this sport had chosen me; not the other way around. Its complexity challenged my cognitive abilities and electrified my motor skills in a manner unlike any other. As I packed up my gear‚ the coach’s voice could
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imagination‚ dreams‚ has fascinated hundreds and still remains a mystery. A dream can include any of the images‚ thoughts and emotions that are experienced during sleep. Dreams can be extraordinarily vivid or very vague‚ filled with joyful emotions or frightening imagery‚ focused and understandable or unclear and confusing. Scientists have been performing sleep and dream studies for decades now‚ and we still aren’t 100 percent sure about the function of sleep‚ or exactly how and why we dream. It is
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English 111 A 10/7/12 Imagine if you had a dreadful disease that took away your memory and you could no longer remember familiar people‚ places or events. This is what is happening to my Grandma. She has been diagnosed with vascular dementia and it has been detrimental to her life and her mind‚ and I hate to think about what it will do to her in the future. She is 80 years old and is still able to live alone‚ however her son lives across the road from her. Other than having dementia‚ she is
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Descriptive writing – English Dubai has the tallest buildings and the largest malls‚ in the night the sparkly skies make me exited like a small child that has sweets‚ it is the city that never sleeps. At night the moment that the fireworks will bursts in the clear black sky‚ the people were on every Spot on the ground they were like the sun’s rays in summer. Suddenly I can see lime green rockets zooming it to a pitch black sky‚ amongst the twinkling white stars. Everyone looked incredibly amazed
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The American dream is when everybody has the ideal of their own freedom. Those people who has the “American dream”‚ they are usually the one who had workhard‚ achieving their goals‚ and become rich. The author‚ F.Scott Fitzgerald‚ had his own definition of the American dream. He wrote the book called‚ “The Great Gatsby”. In the book‚ the characters had their own American dream. However‚ Fitzgerald demonstrates in the book how a dream can be abandon if they only focus on the wrong part. Daisy
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The question of why we dream has fascinated people for centuries. In Freud’s book The Interpretation of Dreams published in 1900‚ he introduced his theory on the meaning and purpose of dreaming. To Freud‚ dreams were “the royal road to the unconscious.” According to his ideas about dreams‚ the dream serves as a road into our unconscious. His theory gives us insight to the unconscious mind and allows us to satisfy our urges and desires while protected by sleep. These urges and desires are translated
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The American Dream The concept of the American Dream dates back to the time of birth of the United States of America. Specifically‚ it was originally referenced in 1776 in the United States Constitution by our founding fathers when they wrote‚ “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life‚ Liberty‚ and the pursuit of Happiness.” Since that time‚ the definition of the American
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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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The city of Chicago is an amazing place for many tourists to come to any time of the year. “Nearly forty million people visit Chicago annually. Along with forty million tourists‚ Chicago has nearly three million residents who inhabit the streets and sidewalks every morning” (cityofchicago.org‚ p. 1). Street performers‚ salespeople‚ and pedestrians add many distractions to the already unknown area. Also‚ the streets and mirroring shops on every block cause much confusion to a first time tourist of
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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 Island and one of the scariest places I have ever worked. The Exeter Job Corps was
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