Ivory Koehn 9/10/2010 Descriptive Essay Under The Raised Hand Prologue When I was a young girl learning about life and love‚ I always thought that some man would sweep me off my feet and it was my fate to be with him and only him. My mother was not a big fan of love and fate. She didn’t have a very good history of guys and relationships. She would always tell us love was not a reality and we should find someone with a lot of money. My mother is a strong feminist woman and I tried as hard
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the fondest pieces of our memory. We walk on the hard‚ cold stone path barefoot. The air is filled with the aroma of gardenia. The cool‚ crisp breeze slices through the humid atmosphere. The wind-chimes sing their songs of sharp‚ staccato notes. The forest seemingly forever expands over the flat land of Louisiana. The rustle of the leaves of 100 year old oak trees in the wind reminds us of the outside world we had momentarily left behind. Little kid’s feet run on the fresh cut grass‚ fragrant and light
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as a fiery red leaf releases its hold from an almost bare branch and floats down to land in a small‚ flowing brook that carries the leaf away to its new home. I walk along the edge of the babbling brook as it winds its way downstream through the forest‚ the shallow water weaving around small rocks and splashing over the occasional twig. Suddenly the trees separate‚ as if a curtain has been opened‚ and what I see directly in front of me takes my breath away. The flowing brook has unexpectedly led
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2 As my family gathered around the table‚ my attention focused on my faux china plate where the source of the reeking smell was laid out before me. It was green!! Not just any green‚ it was a dark sinister‚ depressing green‚ as if from a deep dark forest. The long stalks lay on my plate contaminating the wonderful and blessed mashed potatoes and gravy. The thought of this sinister vegetable entering my vacant stomach to satisfy any hunger I had left over was inconceivable. This newly found enemy
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College Writing 2 October 2012 Descriptive Essay A compact two-door car might not mean a lot to someone‚ but to me‚ working and improving my car is my favorite thing to do. When I am not inside my house or hanging out with my friends‚ you’ll be sure to find me working or cleaning my car. For most people‚ leaving their car stock is passable for their needs‚ but to me it’s not. My car is modified which makes it one of a kind. My car consists of its exterior‚ interior‚ and performance level
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homes due to the television being located there. However‚ this is not the case in the more than one hundred year old‚ light grey‚ two story home in which I live. The main attraction of this particular living room is the comforting atmosphere and warm fires that take place in the wood-burning fireplace. Upon entering the living room‚ the golden honey colored hardwood floor creaks underfoot and the fireplace stands out from the roughly textured‚ earthy green walls that rise up to the textured white
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world we entertain. Soft winds embrace your neck as one nears the out-lying woods that surround this satisfaction achieved dwelling. As soon as the beautiful trees with fall colors start to dismiss their leaves‚ it is as if a blanket is covering the forest for a nice nap. There is a road with winding turns‚ telescopic mountain passageways‚ and marvelous enter the lake. The water mirrors the gates of heaven; this is by far the closest thing on earth one will find near that sensation. After the passageway
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Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome Geographical Location The geographical locations of temperate deciduous forest biomes are in the eastern part of the United States and Canada‚ most of Europe‚ parts of China‚ and Japan. They are located between the polar regions and the tropics. Climate Conditions The weather of the temperate deciduous forest biome has four distinct changing seasons of winter‚ spring‚ summer‚ and fall. The seasons occur here because of the Earth’s tilt on its axis which allows
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Fire?! Yes‚ FIRE. Katniss unbuckles herself from the perch in the tree and high-tails it out of there. She runs from the heat and smoke along with the rest of the fleeing woodland creatures. Katniss realizes that the fire is no accident: it must be a ploy by the Gamemakers to flush out the scattered tributes and bring them all together. Why? For action‚ of course. There’s an audience watching at home‚ after all. Katniss’s jacket catches half on fire (she stomps it out)‚ then her throat starts
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the midst of getting meals‚ and the bare necessities for her family to live she must also remember her father‚ and use everything he taught her as guide for the survival of their family. As the games go on and Katniss encounters the fire‚ and her jacket catches on fire she mentions “This is all I have‚ what I carry on my back‚ and its little enough to survive with” (Collins‚ 101).
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