the bus rolled to a stop in Carterville. The Wildcats were 6-2 and were led by coach Bill Schneider. Their opponents, the carterville chiefs were 7-1 on the season on were on a hot streak with 3 wins and 2 shutouts. The high school players walked off the bus and strolled into the locker room. They all knew that it was a big day but the score had to be in their favor at the end of the game to make it to the 3A division playoffs. The locker smelled of dripping sweat and athletic tape. Everyone suited
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was a strict teacher who didn't teach and expect the best out of you. What made dance even more unbearable if that wasn't possible was the fact mom made me went to the same studio that Sydney attended. The only thing that brighten me up was at least summer were off. It wouldn't be an issue if only my mom’s philosophy that “ Morgan you always got to do something you can't just stay at home and do nothing”. I plead with everything I had in me I got down on my knees even! But not even the tears that were
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being that of the feeding habits of both troops, both relaying on their human neighbours for nutritional extras and feeding predominantly throughout the day. The prevailing hot dry weather found in the Cape during the summer increased the resting activity of the baboons and reduced their foraging area. The Smits troop spent most of their day on the side of the main road. INTRODUCTION: Watching baboons interact with each other is addictive, their social behaviour within the troop provides
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Surrounded by New England saltbox houses with white paneling, the deciduous forests now vibrant with green hues, and muggy summer breeze caressing my cheek, I grabbed my sister's hand and began to mentally prepare for what camp would be like. As my family pulled onto the camp road, I saw a green and white sign, paint peeling, at the entrance of the camp. Behind it lied and old
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A Journey by Boat - Essay Essay Introduction Last summer vacation was a period of joys and delights. I traveled through many cities, made many friends and enjoyed sights and scenes. A journey by boat upon the Ganga is a very wonderful experience. It is impossible to forget it. It is equally impossible to remember it without sense of pleasure. From where to where: We were three friend sat Allahabad. We decided very early in the morning to go to Beneras by boat. All the necessary arrangements
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about how the leaf season alone brings in tourists from all over the country to Vermont. The poem also highlights the beauty of summer in Vermont while reminding the reader that it cannot last. “Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.“ http://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/01/travel/robert-frost-s-vermont.html?pagewanted=all
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example, the Welsh immigrants’ description includes having “pure, unmixed blood…sleeping in kennel-like rooms” and his inability to speak using proper grammar (Gilbert & Gubar, 2007, p. 1107). After Deborah brings the meal to Hugh, as she does every day, he seems embarrassed, not displaying much interest in the food or her company (Gilbert & Gubar, 2007). As Deborah stares off and Hugh watches others around them, the writer makes an inference to Dante’s Inferno (Gilbert & Gubar, 2007). Dante’s Inferno
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nice that day because it would make the person feel different and uncomfortable in the society of sameness. Everyone having the same thing as you, same clothes, same rooms, same everything. But, the only thing they can claim and call their own, and no one else has, is their name. In the book The Giver, there is really nothing that is out of the ordinary everything is the same every day, imagine this, waking up to the same weather every day, same community’s , and same colors every day… In the
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Are you looking for a summer vacation destination for you and your family? If so, you should consider visiting Atlanta, Georgia, the gem of the south. With amusement parks, historical sites, sporting events, shopping, entertaining night-life, Atlanta has it all. Whether you are embarking on a weekend getaway or a week-long vacation, check out the following tourist sites and enjoy the southern hospitality. Stone Mountain Stone Mountain is a must see for history buffs, but is also a great vacation
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On a hot summer day in the middle of July, we had the big Eastern Coast Sand Soccer Tournament that lasted 3 days. Many well known teams from across the globe come here to try and win the sand soccer tournament trophy. Some of the teams that came are Barcelona FC, Costa Rica, many local teams and a lot more. I watched the adult league from our hotel, Barcelona FC ended up winning 5-2 in the finals against a team from Costa Rica. It was so awesome. I played in the tournament for two teams but for
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