A Sound of Thunder‚ Part 1 Ray Bradbury The sign on the wall seemed to quaver under a film of sliding warm water. Eckels felt his eyelids blink over his stare‚ and the sign burned in this momentary darkness: TIME SAFARI‚ INC. SAFARIS TO ANY YEAR IN THE PAST. YOU NAME THE ANIMAL. WE TAKE YOU THERE. YOU SHOOT IT. Warm phlegm gathered in Eckels’ throat; he swallowed and pushed it down. The muscles around his mouth formed a smile as he put his hand slowly out upon the air‚ and in that
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Our hometown is where our roots lie. Mine lie in a peaceful little town nestled in the north-west of Romania‚ called Satu Mare‚ with a history going back to the Middle Ages. Today‚ it is an academic‚ cultural‚ industrial and business centre in northwestern Romania. At first it may not seem to be the most amazingly beautiful and interesting city‚ but as soon as people start to discover its secrets I am sure it will strike a chord with everybody. The city is located on the Someş
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Hawaii is the most generic place out there. It is not seen as beautiful to its people’s eyes anymore. Beautiful man sculpted beaches‚ tourist spots taking over‚ and exotic foods replacing authentic foods. Hawaii has got it all! Just like any other big tourist spot in the world now a days. Hawaii is no longer unique for its Hawaiian essence. Tourist come to Hawaii in order to experience and get a glimpse of the “Hawaiian lifestyle”‚ or well what they think it is. They come for the beautiful beaches
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Sitting on the front porch on a beautiful sunny‚ breezy day. The suns kiss makes skin warm to the touch. When the breeze starts blowing it cools you down making you get goose bumps for a moment. The porch is old and brown. Nobody knows of when the last time it was painted. Nails coming out of the wood‚ that’s why there are chairs to sit in. There are steps that lead right up to the glass door. Sometimes you might see a curious dog or cat peeking his head out the door trying to get a glimpse of
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A storm in a teacup People are quite unpredictable. One minute they are sweet‚ the other they are ready to punch you in the gut. Of course‚ the anger or worry has to come out from somewhere‚ meaning that something caused the emotions one feels. However‚ sometimes there is a flaw in this circle of cause and effect. It is called a storm in a teacup. So‚ what is it and why is it called that way? First‚ a storm in a teacup is an idiomatic expression which means that someone has a lot of unnecessary
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I. SUBJECT Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder” follows Eckels as he joins a hunting party to travel back in time to kill a Tyrannosaurus rex. As the group waits to board the Time Machine‚ they discuss the results of the recent election in which the more moderate Keith triumphed over the tyrannical Deutscher. After the party arrives in the past‚ they are warned of the dangers of tiny alterations to the timeline by their safari guides‚ Travis and Lesperance. Travis explains that the hunters must remain
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As I draw near to the island on which my dream house awaits‚ I catch a quick glance of it out of the corner of my eye. It is humongous‚ and is the most noticeable building in the area. My private steel‚ elegant jet lands on the octagonal air strip next to the house. I get out of the jet the wind was whistling and blowing my hair back as I started my journey through a heavily wooded path leading to my dream house. I walk with anxiety toward the house at which I will spend the rest of my life. All
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Trip to the Zoo The Lion King is my daughter’s favorite movie to watch. It has been on repeat for weeks on end now. David and I decided it was time to plan a family trip to the Toledo Zoo. A visit to the zoo would be an exciting and thrilling way to let her see and interact with all the animals she loves within the movie. The next morning we woke up early to make our two hour drive to the zoo. As I strapped her into the car seat‚ all I could hear was her tiny voice screaming‚ “Roar‚ roar
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The essay of "The Storm"‚ written by Kate Chopin‚ illustrates a story of one woman and one man drawn to each other by lust. Situated together by a storm‚ Calixta‚ the woman in this essay and "very married woman" has no choice but to let in an old friend and once loved companion out of the pouring rain. As a result‚ old flames spark a maybe-new relationship between the two. This essay is an alternative twist to many other stories dealing with unfaithfulness and infidelity‚ given that men are more
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type of response. In her poem “Storm Warnings‚” Adrienne Rich uses unique structural style including many poetic devices‚ such as structure‚ imagery‚ and descriptive language to reveal literal‚ as well as metaphorical meanings in her poem. This structure lets the poem progress in an organized and chronological manner‚ in order to explain an external as well as an internal conflict that is being held by the speaker. The emotions of the speaker run parallel to the storm happening on the outside; Rich
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