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    My Dream House

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    MY DREAM HOUSE. I have always think that one day I would have my dream home. My house that I designed is all I imagined and more. It is a four story dream on a huge fifteen acre lot. As I approach the stairs at the entrance of the house I am surrounded by four columns leading to the most elegant doors I have ever seen. They are made of mahogany and have a stained window in the center. The handle and the frame is made of brass. My dream house has a swimming pool‚ sports

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    My Dream home consists of a huge two story four bedrooms on the lake. I love all natural wood. my floors and my trim is all natural wood work. I love the modern look. my walls in my living room would be pale green and beige. my large fluffy living room set is off white. I would have a lot of plants and flowers. the sweet smell of fresh air and the beauty of our surroundings of mother nature is amazing. I would have a wrap around porch the view is outstanding. I would have double sided doors to go

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    Inheritance is given in many forms. This could be what is left in the parents will‚ but it can also be the character inheritance. Character inheritance is the things learned from the previous generation on how to behave or morals. The inheritance passed down is what shapes Sanders as a man in the short story “The Inheritance of Tools”. The tool used to convey this is the hammer. Sanders’ father had it before him and before him his grandfather used it. Though new handles for the hammer had been made;

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    “The Inheritance of Tools” by Scott Russel Sanders 1. Sanders talks about three important tools which are the hammer‚ saw‚ and level. He discusses how each one was passed down from generation to generation. Each time the hammer is given‚ the father taught the son how to watch the head of the nail and to not hit his own thumb. When the saw is passed down‚ the son is taught how to not put too much pressure so that the teeth cut the wood properly. When the level is passed down‚ the dad teaches his

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    Puritan Inheritance

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    Today‚ people describe the Puritans with their biased point of view. It is not unfathomable why people do not like the Puritans. The Puritans’ society and today’s society are very different. Puritan society was very restrained; people could only believe in God and the Bible was the law. Unlike Puritan society‚ today’s society does not restrain religion. Even though Puritans had bad influences on today’s society‚ Puritans played a pivotal role in constructing the USA. If you look around more carefully

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    Eng 100-F80 August 06‚ 2009 Thanks to My Hardworking Father It is very fortunate for a kid to have his father around. In the last thirty years‚ having both parents in the household was rare. Most of my friends I grew up with only had their mother around. To all the mothers that were strong enough to raise a boy to be a man‚ I commend you. However‚ I was very fortunate to have both parents in my household. I would like to thank my father for showing me what a hardworking man truly is

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    English 111 17 September 2013 Journal 5: “Arm Wrestling with My Father” Brad Manning always lost the arm wrestling matches against his father when he was young. Their communication was mainly physical. His father never showed up at his musical concerts‚ helped him with school work‚ or wrote him letters or cards‚ but he always critical of him at his sporting events. His dad showed the love for his son through hand-shakes and pats on the back instead of hugs. The word love was never spoken between

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    My Dream Home

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    15‚ 2013 My Dream Home Everyone has his or her own idea of the perfect dream home. Some people may prefer an extravagant three story and eight bedroom mansion with staircases lined with candles and bathtubs the size of pools. Some may be just fine with a small cabin overlooking an endless mountain view. When I was a young child‚ I had my absolute favorite dollhouse that I played with on a twenty- four seven basis. I was constantly rearranging the furniture and making sure that my little home

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    seen in the strong relationship between a father and son. This concept can be clearly identified with reference to both Raimond Gaita’s elegiac memoir ‘Romulus‚ My Father’ and Gabriele Muccino’s film ‘the Pursuit of Happyness’ which is based on the biography by Chris Garner. In both texts‚ a strong sense of belonging can be recognised between a father and son and through the unconditional love they share with each other as a parent and child. Each father contributes so much to their sons’ lives‚

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    Trip of My Dreams

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    The Trip of My Dreams It all began in a small and beautiful island in the Caribbean Sea named Puerto Rico. My name is Ricardo and I study in the University of Cayey in Puerto Rico .This story is about one particular dream that I got one day very especial‚ but at the end I realize something that changed my life in many different ways. I was driving through a very bad weather to my house were tree falls and rain block my view of the road. In the middle of the way to my house I saw a rare guy with

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