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I grasped the empty, plastic one-gallon container within my right hand as I strolled towards the salty waters of the Gulf of Mexico, trying not to gain others' attention nor look awkward. It would seem unusual and strange to others when they see a...
As a child, one of my favorite moments in the year was watching the daily parade at the Big E with my family. Seeing the brightly colored floats drive brought me indescribable joy. Candy flew out of windows, classic cars honked their horns, and...
I showed up to school in thongs today... no not that type of thong. Indeed, Australians call flip flops, thongs. As my physcis teacher told me he 'reckons' I should take off my thongs and put on 'runners' (i.e. sneakers) to avoid labratory...
This summer, I fell for someone. Her name? India. This is our story:
In line with the classic enemies-to-lovers trope, we started as haters. Growing up, I dreaded the trip my family took to India every five years. I hated how dirty it was. I hated...
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Why did Thomas Carlyle believe that there needed to be an awakening in 19th-century British society?
Carlyle believed that British society’s obsession with appearances, which included style, riches, and social status, all while neglecting the importance of good, honest labor, resulted in a call for “the awakening of the Nation’s soul from its...
Simile:
High in the air small clouds like puffs of cannon smoke were driven eastward by the March wind.
".....and a road-runner flirted its tail and raced over the edge of the hill and sailed out like a glider."
His white beard was cropped close...
"Offical" denotes that the Sheriff present in a professional manner. In other words, it isn't a social visit.
