The winter sky smothered the earth with a spotless white blanket. I shivered, tightening my lint infected hoodie around my torso. A wave of excitement and fear rushed through me all at once, like a torrent of emotions throwing me overboard. Joe had to be here soon, the more I thought of her the more I began to sweat. I pushed my thoughts aside and look at the sky above which was overflowing with tumultuous, dark, ragged clouds. Cars weaved their way around everyone, their frustrated horns echoing
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I could feel my scratches and bruises healing themselves when Gale’s magic washed over me. Gale didn’t have to say a word for me to feel his urgency and slight despair when he let go of me and started sprinting over to Rachael. I followed after him running sideways to always have an eye on the witch who continued throwing fireballs, but this time aimed at Sleepy who must have shown up to cover for us. I vaguely had a sense that Sleepy had training as a ninja looking back at her swiftly and with much
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In the month of September there were many different phases of the moon. The phase of the moon during September 1- 4 was the waxing gibbous. During this time the moon is not fully illunminated but is getting close to a full moon phase. On the days of September 5-7, the phase of the moon was a full moon. A full moon is when the moon’s face is fully illuminated. September 8-12 was the phase of waning gibbous. During waning gibbous, the portion of the moon that we can see shrinks or wanes. September
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The bright dancing lights that appear in the sky are called the Aurora Borealis . These lights are made of from collisions of electricity charged particles from the sun entering at earths atmosphere . The lights are seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemisphere. Auroral displays appear in many colors although pale green and pink, shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and violet have been seen and reported . Some of the lights appear in many different forms of patches or scattered
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It was a dark and stormy night, the rain and hail pelted relentlessly against the high, cobbled walls of the asylum. Most of the patients were used to this, after years and years of hearing the sharp cracks of the hailstones against old stones the noise has faded to a dull thud but one in particular was wide awake trembling with terror, I can not remember how long I have been in this retched place. The days and nights slowly started to merge together, and by the time the moon had waxed and waned
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Sun uses setting, symbolism, and word choice in the play “No Child” to critique the state of schools and the No Child Left Behind Act. The setting was a significant part of the play because it represented the way society viewed these students. The students are viewed as convicts. On a daily basis the students have to go through a thorough search in order to enter the school. The Janitor states, “Seventeen feet below my very own, lay one hundred-thousand-dollar worth of a security system” (p.5)
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Kayla Salcedo Mrs.Harkin Science If the asteroid didn't hit earth how would we be affected by it? For many years scientists have studied mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs over 65 million years agohttp://www.universetoday.com/118633/it-looks-like-an-asteroid-strike-cant-cause-a-worldwide-dinosaur-killing-firestorm/ Research shows that vast global firestorms could have been the main cause of extinction http://www.universetoday.com/118633/it-looks-like-an-asteroid-strike-cant-cause-a-worldwide-dinosaur-killing-firestorm/
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see when you venture down to Wilson Cove is the electric green vegetation contrasting the vast blue ocean. The sky is so crystal clear you can see the neighboring island as if it’s only a few feet away. You can feel the breeze on your skin but the sun heats you up like a cozy fireplace in the middle of winter. Soft howls from the wind trace the top of the water much like a soft blanket at bedtime. The air smells like saltwater fish and your next big catch. It tastes as salty as your favorite French
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It was a cold winter's morning in Hartford, Connecticut. The sun had not yet risen over the horizon, the moon’s light still illuminating the town. In the vast expanse of dark sky, no stars shone through Yet though the moon was hanging low in the sky, and the houses were dark, all were gathered in the town square in a somber silence. The only noise that penetrated the palpable darkness was the building of the pyre. Each man, woman, child threw wood onto an ever-growing pile where the witch would
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Walk On Water, by 30 Seconds To Mars, is a song that depicts America in every corner. They support showing America by using imagery in their video, and factual details on top of the imagery. The purpose of the piece is to educate and to persuade the audience so that they know more about America and to think differently about it. 30 Seconds To Mars uses a very electrifying tone for the population of America. The music video for Walk On Water, by 30 Seconds To Mars uses a bundle of imagery to depict
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