have a glimpse of such a beautiful sight. A New York trip will never be complete without a visit to Times Square. The skyscrapers are so astonishingly tall and eye-catching. These buildings posses the most beautiful architecture I have ever seen in my lifetime. I think to myself‚ there are so many buildings here; I find it hard to believe that man is capable of putting them up. The buildings look like they have plunged from GOD’s hand and landed at one spot. New York City is basically a crowded
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lasted long enough for me to explore. Then‚ as I stood up for the first time‚ the elevator came to a halt and the shiny‚ metal door slid slowly open. With a ding‚ I opened my eyes. What stood before me‚ framed in the elevator door‚ was a giant‚ majestic tree. As I took my first steps out of the elevator‚ the soothing carpet beneath my feet was replaced with short‚ prickly grass. The horizon was hazy and golden and the air was fresh and crisp. As I approached the tree‚ the elevator door shut violently
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conditioning and drills to get to this point. My team and I worked ourselves to the point of breakage. We worked all summer for this moment. We played against higher level teams to make us better‚ and that was the hardest thing to do. We won every single game in the past five weeks‚ and all of those games were for the President’s Cup. “This is what we worked for‚ this is what we’ve been waiting for‚ waiting for our talent to reveal itself‚” says my coach‚
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side started dancing and leaves clapped their hands. My canoe started rocking harder and harder from side to side allowing the big waves to come into my canoe. Three canoes was already ahead of us and another just went past us. The strong currents taking us to wherever it want us to be. At first‚ I thought it would stop soon but the storm seem to be more. As every second ticked by‚ the cloud above us grew darker and the wind blew faster‚ my body feel like giving up and the confidence I had is lower
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The adrenaline pumped through my veins. My heart was beating so loud and fast. There was the ball‚ held in the referee’s hands‚ about to be thrown up into the air. I stood a few feet behind the boy on the opposite team‚ poised and ready to catch the ball when my teammate smacked it toward me. Oh‚ I was so nervous. Suddenly the basketball hit my stomach with incredible force. It bounced off and rolled away on the floor to be picked up by the opposite team. The game had begun‚ and I had already dropped
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"An Anecdote of the Land of Ice" My friend Josh and I didn’t say much as we loaded our luggage into the rental car at Keflavik Airport. We’d just landed in Iceland‚ and already we were silenced by the landscape. "It looks even more amazing in person!‚" Josh said as we took it all in. Since we met during at a gathering at an old friends’ house‚ Josh and I had dreamed to traveled extensively through the world together‚ from the canals of Venice and Amsterdam to the mountains of Austria and Italy
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The morning air brought chills across the land. Trees shook and snow flurried about the ground creating the mountain smog. The cold metal of the chair lift endured the morning breeze comfortably‚ while the two on it sat silently tucking themselves away from the frigid air. Puffs of clouds rose from both of their mouths as they breathed in the rejuvenating gusts‚ only to disappear from sight within a few seconds. The quiet breath of the mountain and the groaning of the iron monoliths holding the two
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Without My Daughter and The Pianist use their protagonists to explore a response to violent social change? A response to violent social change is explored within the two texts‚ Not Without My Daughter written by Betty Mahmoody‚ with William Hoffer and the film The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski. In these texts the authors use their protagonist to explore the idea and impact of the violent social change that these characters must survive. Protagonists‚ Betty in Not Without My Daughter and Wladyslaw
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Flowing lava‚ rich agriculture and miles of beach-lined coast are key aspects linked to the state’s biggest landmass‚ the Island of Hawaii. Embraced by thousands of miles of the Pacific Ocean‚ Hawaii has a unique‚ come-as-you-are attitude expressed in its aloha spirit. A warm welcome is all but guaranteed as you arrive to experience all the delights this special island has to offer. Hawaii is made for experiences‚ known as one of the best travel areas in the world. The activities tourist can experience
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MY PRECIOUS DAUGHTER In my life I have been through a lot‚ both good and bad. The one thing that changed my life is the day my precious daughter was born. Seeing her for the first time after waiting 9 long months changed my whole outlook on life instantly. Some people wonder how can you love and care about something so small. A baby is not a thing. A baby is a part of you that will never go away! My daughter was born April 6‚ 2012 at 10:21 am. She was 7lbs 5ozs and 18 ½ inches long. After
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