prepared‚ you look around the room and see all the moms hard at work as the rest of the family is hunkered down in the living room. The television is on but no one is really paying attention‚ most everyone is either enjoying some games or chatting about miscellaneous things. All the young ones are either downstairs playing or giggling as they chase each other all over the house. Despite all the commotion going on‚ everyone’s minds are focused on something other than what they are doing. This diversion
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Many times‚ my family can be hard to get along with‚ constantly teasing and humiliating not just me‚ but each other. We are much like any other family... except we’re Mexican. We have uncles‚ cousins‚ relatives we don’t even know of; we call each other weird names like Pollo‚ Prieto‚ and Gordo; but mainly‚ we always find a reason to get drunk. Whether it be for a baptism‚ a wedding‚ a child’s birthday‚ parties don’t end until three in the morning. When my family gets together‚ either it ends either
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decided to go out for a walk. I loved how the warm breeze felt against my face. While walking‚ not even noticing where I was going‚ I turned a sharp corner and nothing was there but a dirt path and forest surrounding it. I walked on‚ day-dreaming about how this place looked like a fairytale. When there was a sudden change‚ there was a small gap leading into the forest where there was a river. The river curled in all directions and the calm‚ smooth surface looked trusting‚ and inviting. I stepped
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welcomed us‚ we were already warming to Iceland. Iceland has the reputation of being a remote country‚ but it’s actually North America’s closest European neighbor‚ located relatively halfway between the U.K. and the U.S. There are many misconceptions about Iceland‚ and surely the name of the country doesn’t help any. Far from freezing or being covered in ice‚ Iceland has a relatively medium climate‚ averaging 60 degrees in the summer and 32 in the winter. We were visiting in April‚ and the temperature
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Cory Hansen Van Alphen English 101 141 11 October 2012 Childhood When I was a baby‚ the world was a lot different. Everything was incredibly bright‚ or awfully dark. I was remarkably happy‚ or I was terribly scared. I lived in a world of extremes. I was trapped on an elevator that soared to the top floor in an instant‚ and plummeted to the basement the next. Nothing‚ not one feeling‚ not one moment in time‚ lasted long enough for me to explore. Then‚ as I stood up for the first time‚ the elevator
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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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Reaching the 10 mile mark to get back to the original camping site got everyone happy but the happiness soon died as the dark clouds caved our heads and tiny little droplets fell down like bullets. The strong wind howled through the river and the thunder roared. Trees on the 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
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Something any soccer player wants most than anything in the world‚ a President’s Cup championship. Practice is the reason for these types of tournaments. All the practice and extra work I put in payed off. I put in so much hard word and dedication‚ you wouldn’t believe. We had to do a lot of 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
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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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we must first understand snow. I find my self constantly drawn back to the subject of snow. While much has been written on its influence on contemporary living‚ several of todays most brilliant minds seem incapable of recognising its increasing relevance to understanding future generations. Crossing many cultural barriers it still draws remarks such as ’I wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole’ and ’i’d rather eat wasps’ from the easily lead‚ whom I can say no more about due to legal restrictions.
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