they touch the ground. I walk to the closet and grab my faded old jeans; I slip them on‚ buttoning the snap in one fluid movement. I pull open the top drawer‚ grabbing a soft cotton tank top and slipping it over my head. I grab my bag and a hair-tie from the vanity on my way out the door‚ tying my waist-length brown hair in a knot as I hurry down the stairs. My nana stands at the stove‚ stirring the pot of gravy she is making for breakfast. Behind her stands my papaw‚ playfully yanking her ponytail
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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 was nothing more to me than an easy answer to the age-old icebreaker: “Your name
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I crouch alongside the Pennsylvania State House silently. I peek out from the edge towards the front door. Two guards stand on each side engaging in small talk. With a groan‚ I slump back against the building. How am I supposed to get in? I lean my head against the wall and look up toward the sky. The window directly above me suddenly opens and I freeze in fear. “Why are you opening that window? It’s out in the back hall!” “Well‚ I thought we could leave the door open and have a nice breeze flow
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shoulder as he shouted at me‚ bringing me back down to the ground. I glanced around‚ embarrassed‚ at the scoreboard. Two to zero -- we were losing at our last home game. As I scanned the gym to find the ball‚ I saw two of the boys‚ John and Brandon from the other team snickering in the corner as they watched my bewildered face. They always took pleasure in making everyone within sight as frustrated and jealous as possible.
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My favorite place is my grandfather’s log cabin in Leakey‚ Texas. It is not fancy or anything special but it is my home away from home. I helped built it when I was very young and I go there any chance I get. The 4th of July is the best time of the year down there. The cabin is located on Saddleback Mountain. The cabin looks grey and black because of all the weathering. The front porch is huge and you can see the mountains and trees for miles. We normally go out in the mornings and watch the sunrise
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Lakes The Cramer Lakes are nestled six miles up a gentle incline from Redfish Lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Idaho. The jagged‚ irregular peaks of the ridges surrounding the lakes form the horizon. Mt Cramer towers over the rest at an elevation of 10‚715 feet‚ the second highest mountain in the range. Each of the three lakes has a short outflow into the next‚ eventually reaching the South fork of the Payette River. The drainage from the upper lake tumbles over a twenty foot cliff‚ forming a stunning
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As I gathered the plans I noticed another spot in the briefcase where something is supposed to be. But what? I looked all around for something and found a syringe on the floor next to the locked steel door. As I picked up the syringe off the floor‚ from behind the door I heard a loud bang and a man screaming like he was the angriest man alive. I stepped back as one of the static TVs started playing a video on it’s own. It showed a scientist with the syringe I found and I could see the briefcase in
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While sitting at the shoreline I am reminded why the beach is my peaceful spot‚ with the screeching sounds of seagulls scurrying about for food along the shore line‚ the smell of barbeque cooking‚ loud music coming from the jeeps passing by‚ and families coming together. Being relaxed and at peace I allow myself to drift off for a peaceful nap. I am soon awoken by the tide coming in‚ I open my eyes‚ and to my surprise‚ I see the setting sun hanging in the sky like
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short flight from the continental U.S.‚ Puerto Rico is a wondrous dichotomy of American sensibilities and international charm. Blending Spanish‚ Indian and African cultures‚ the island boasts lush tropical forests‚ pristine beaches‚ and a diverse dining and nightclub scene. There are far too many reasons why Puerto Rico is a wonderful place to live‚ but if we have to list a few‚ we would say: Tax Incentives The tiny island offers some big tax breaks. For starters‚ as long as income comes from Puerto Rican
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gas cap on both wings to make sure there is enough fuel. We check the gauges to make sure they work; they always do but that’s all part of inspecting the plane. Once we are done with our preflight inspections we untie the plane and remove the chucks from under the tires. Then we get into the small cockpit. Then we adjust our green leather seats to the proper place‚ where the seat is comfortable for each one of us; since we do want to be comfortable when flying. The first thing that we do is grab the
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