I carry so many things‚ so many insignificant things‚ things that you would never think could hold so much meaning. Chapstick. No‚ I do not carry it for fear of coming across Prince Charming and diving into his arms for the fairy-tale kiss. But I do fear chapped lips; it is more of a phobia (chapped-obia?). I was eight years old in the Alps of France over winter break when no one informed me that chapstick would be a good little soldier in my pocket to defend my lips from the enemy: the cold
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A vacation I had Every summer‚ when high school examination are over‚ I always plan to go somewhere especially beaches‚ shores and coast are the best suit place for a summer. In the last years‚ me and my family planned to go a beach which is very well known as a beautiful heaven place ’’the Hawaii’’. Hawaii is a state that attracts tourists because of its history‚ geography‚ entertainment‚ and culture. It is well known for its volcanoes‚ beaches‚ and climate. For these reasons‚ tourism is the
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anyone to react effectively in a situation‚ a level of maturity is required in order to think through the correct course of action. A time of constant change‚ not only of the world at large‚ but also of the individual is described by Cynthia Rylant. In I Had Seen Castles‚ Rylant uses the change of the time and of the world’s view to show the change and growth in Diane’s emotional and mental maturity. The beginnings of the war show the evolution of maturity and how quickly change really can happen
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forget why you do what you do and who you do it for‚ and make sure everything you do honors that. What I’ve seen happen often times (especially in… yup‚ you guessed it: the education reform movement)‚ is that intentions start out good but the sword starts to swing the other way when money‚ power‚ and statistics are valued over the lives and humanity of students. “Kids first” and “For the kids” becomes merely rhetoric‚ as people jump to enact radically dangerous and untested policies that do anything but
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Response to Literature: “What Happened During the Ice Storm” Humans over a period of time become selfish‚ greedy‚ and uncaring. But if you strip a man of all these things‚ you get something truly remarkable. The result is the pure innocent hearts and minds of mankind’s most honorable group‚ the child. In “What Happened During the Ice Storm” a short story by Jem Henyen‚ we find several farm boys covering a group of pheasants with their jackets in a selfless act of kindness. It’s an icy storm winter
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The most difficult time is the period when I came to America. I was born in China and lived there for 20 years. The new environment for me was unfamiliar and challengeable. My English was poor and hard to understand‚ so that I was afraid to speak English to people. But if I want to stay here‚ I must solve this problem. Therefore‚ I went to the adult school to improve my oral English. During the idle time‚ I watched the CNN student news to broaden my horizon and to know more about America. Nowadays
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chances. I wish I had a lot of money so that I have the chance to help my family‚ build an orphanage and help in saving the mother earth. My family especially my parents‚ had been my backbone. They worked so hard to give me good education‚ comfortable life‚ and to cater all my needs leaving them with tonnes of debt. If only I have much money‚ the first thing I would like to do is to pay all my parents debt off. I want them to lead a loose-fitting life without any worries about the debt. I also could
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I had a strange dream in my life. It happened two years ago. "Ring! Ring!" I was abruptly jerked awake. I was in a room‚ alone! Where on earth is my family? I tried to turn on the lights‚ but they didn’t light up. I was startin’ to get a bit nervous. I opened the door slightly and peeked out from behind the door. There was not a single soul in the corridor. I’m becomin’ more scared by the minute. I longed aimlessly on the bed and flicked through the in-house television channels. Rumblin’ noises
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The things I carry are the guns I will never fire. I’ll never receive training from extremely attractive girl instructors on operating AK47s‚ M4s‚ and M16s. I’ll never drive a tank to rescue hostage soldiers from the battleground or ever lead a special mission in the Gaza strip. I’ll never be able to pilot a plane‚ and I’ll never experience the abominable disgust from eating frozen‚ stale corn three times a day. The things I carry are inevitably overwhelming questions. Almost every day I receive
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Maiz The word maize derives from the Spanish form of the indigenous Taíno word for the plant‚ maiz. It is known by other names around the world. Corn outside North America‚ Australia‚ and New Zealand means any cereal crop‚ its meaning understood to vary geographically to refer to the local staple.In the United StatesCanada Australia‚ and New Zealand‚[citation needed] corn primarily means maize; this usage started as a shortening of "Indian corn". "Indian corn" primarily means maize (the staple
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