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9:00 a.m. The first thing I see when I open my eyes is the white ceiling of my bedroom. Akin to the speed of a snail, I roll out of bed. When I arrive at my closet I throw on a T-shirt and a pair of shorts. Next I make my way to the bathroom where I brush my teeth and put in my contacts. 9:30 a.m. As I come up the stairs I can smell a sweet aroma of syrup and bacon. Laid on the table are plates covered in pancakes, bacon, sausage, muffins, toasts, donuts, and waffles. Once my family and I eat…

Lion Dance I wasn’t strong enough to hold my opportunities as if they were chains being pulled away. The feeling of having to grasp those opportunities and bring them to life seem to be difficult. It made me have predicaments over and over again of how I can turn back time to get what I wanted. I grew up in a family of five, being the oldest out of the three, and was beginning my junior year of high school. It wasn’t until lion dance that changed my life. Courage,…

High School: The Early Years The fall of 2014 was when Gibson Southern became my new home. New bus route, new hallways, new everything. Though I still found myself highly awkward and strange, I was in high school now. I was a big kid. This meant I now was able to attend fancy school dances and, unfortunately, had to take finals. As I learned the ways of the school, I put my every effort into fitting in and (hopefully) not being noticed by the menacing seniors. Like most freshman girls, I…

Every minute, six million cubic feet of water falls over Niagara Falls! Every year, thirty million people travel to the falls just to get a glimpse of what many consider the “unofficial” eighth wonder of the world. This summer, I was given the opportunity to experience this first hand. My family and I drove up to Niagara Falls, CA because the Canadian view is reportedly even more beautiful. This is how my trip went… There are a number of excursions available to you including a number of things…

Gum is a chewy candy like food that people are able to chew but not eat. It can be sweet, minty, or sour. Gum is a candy that is very well known in today's societies. But little do people know gum has been around longer than they think. Gum has been around since ancient greece and many people from ancient greece would chew on bark and sap off of Mastic tree bark. But people in ancient greece weren't the only people to chew forms of gum. There were people like the mayans, Eskimos, and even south…

recreational activities for all ages, including: kayaking, sailing, fishing, canoeing and even full-moon night tours when nature cooperates. Early summer mornings are not a problem when I get the chance to serve as a camp counselor. This opportunity is a blast and, more importantly, very rewarding. As a head counselor, my job is to make sure the kids have fun and stay safe around the water. However, one of my favorite parts of the job is to watch kids lock their devices in the lockers for the…

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The pounding of my heart was inevitable as I looked up at the coaster. Standing 420 feet tall The Top Thrill Dragster was staring me down. Watching it in action was a sight to see. Reaching top speeds of 120 mile per hour was the fastest I would have ever gone in my life by far. I have never had a fear of coasters but this one was a different story. Cedar Point is home to the fastest roller coaster in the world. On this trip this ride was the focal point of the trip. No one realized how…

History essay Dropping of the atomic bomb Introduction The area named Hiroshima was the first city in history to be targeted from nuclear warfare, when the atomic bomb was dropped the Americans codenamed it “little boy” on the city on 6th of august 1945. After the war, the city started to rebuild itself as a peace memorial. The Americans just wanted power and they also wanted to finish off the remaining allies who were on the side of the Nazis basically the Americans thought that the Japanese…

A comparison and contrast of the violence in the two Superman stories Violence in motion pictures has for quite some time been blamed for mass shootings and rising brutality in the society. Studies have shown that we're watching more screen violence than any other time in recent history, this has probably led into more violence in our communities. In the middle of the twentieth century, the recurrence of violence in film rose at the same pace as crime rates in the U.S. leading people to…