being at Long Beach Island. There you can smell the fresh‚ salty air of the ocean as the warm breeze brushes across your face. It is a place where the sand‚ sometimes chilled by the water or boiling hot up in the sand dunes‚ fiddles its way through your toes one by one sending chills down your spine with every step. Off in the distance you can hear the chiming of bells as the ice cream men call children of all ages to cool themselves off with a frozen treat. This is the place that all summer long‚ I am
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The Odyssey Translations Essay The Odyssey is an epic poem‚ written in classical Greek‚ describing Odysseus’s adventures in his ten year attempt to return to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Since this 2‚500 year old book was written‚ there have been several English translations that are believed to be the closest interpretations to the original version of The Odyssey. Alexander Pope‚ Emile V. Rieu‚ Robert Fitzgerald‚ and Robert Fagles each wrote a translation of his own. These translations are read
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Over the summer‚ I attended a weeklong hike at Philmont Scout Ranch. I had to pack a variety of gear including clothes‚ food‚ and miscellaneous gear. One particular item I brought was a pair of hiking poles previously used by my brother when he participated in the same hike two years prior. The poles were made of aluminum‚ which was not used for heavy duty hiking but instead for lightweight or short-term hiking. I‚ however‚ did not see any problem with taking them because my brother had no problem
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After 1785‚ the production of children’s books in the Untied States increased but remained largely reprints of British books‚ often those published by John Newbery‚ the first publisher to produce books aimed primarily at diverting a child audience. Ultimate]y‚ Line however‚ it was not the cheerful‚ commercial-minded Newhery‚ but Anglo -Irish author 5 Maria Edgeworth who had the strongest influence on this period of American children’s literature. The eighteenth century had seen a gradual shift
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KINDS OF SPEECHES Persuasive Speech Persuade-to do or believe something especially by reasoning. What exactly is Persuasive Speech? -A persuasive speech is written to persuade‚ or convince the listeners‚ of the validity of the speaker’s argument. -This might involve persuading someone to change their opinion or at the very least take into account some elements that have not really been considered before. The Main Elements to Writing a Persuasive Speech 1. Credibility- establish by demonstrating
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Week 5 Text Exercises Course: ACC/400 13-4 A. Firms with lower effective tax rates were found to have a higher proportion of leased debt to total assets than did firms with higher effective tax rates. Some lease agreements are in-substance long-term installment purchases of assets that have been structured to gain tax or other benefits to the parties. Since leases may take different forms‚ it is necessary to examine the underlying nature of the original transaction to determine the appropriate
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[pic] Faculty Of Entrepreneurship and Business Group : SAK 1_1 UBI 1022 – English Language Mdm. Lena Ramamurthy Narrative Essay – My First Day In University Of Kelantan Name : Lim Wee Kiat Matric number : A10A249 Date of submission : 09/01/2011 Narrative Essay – My First Day In University Of Kelantan Perplex‚ that is the feeling that I have when I first came to University Malaysia of Kelantan (UMK). Actually I never thought that I will be coming here to further my higher
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musical theatre class while doing a combo something wasn’t right. My right leg had a twinging pain and when I did the big kick at the end of the combo‚ I knew I had pushed myself too far. What should have been the beginning of a long dance career turned into a very long year and a half search of trying to find a way to heal whatever was wrong. It was an experience that I’ll never forget. Realizing that I was injured my mom told me that we
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“Just because the going gets rough doesn’t mean you have to give up‚” our pastor advised us this past Sunday. The highlight of my entire weekend in one simple yet deep sentence. After I left school Friday‚ I went home to enjoy a placid weekend with friends and family; however the moment I stepped into my house‚ everything I planned was thrown out the window. My mom was as ill as a hornet‚ and my dad was on his way home. Trying to escape the madness‚ I dodged into my room and fell asleep. Around
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My experience with words goes way back. Much like Sherman Alexie‚ I was very young when first exposed to words‚ so young I can’t remember there being a time before books were a part of my life. I imagine my mother was was reading to me since my first day of life. She would read me story after story in the quiet hours before bedtime‚ stories about fantastic creatures and magical places. I never wanted the stories to end. Before I could fully understand words I had loved them. When I finally grew
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