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    Ben Coralic: A Short Story

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    Pouring perspiration swimming down my neck, like the rain in a typical Seattle night. Singular weighted drips of hard work, crashing down on the light-teal cushioning floor mats. Proudly smearing it away cleanly with my already soaked t-shirt tucked in my gi. I glance at my belt through the parallel image of my ego embedded in the studio mirrors. I grace my fingers across my velvety rigid 2nd degree sable colored black belt. My left hand strokes the left side, feeling the light gold korean…

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    House Descriptive Writing

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    The restless storm roared through the icy dull sky. The emptiness of the night was soon filled with the sound of heavy raindrops, as they splattered fiercely on the pavement. It was slightly peculiar, as the rain never fell to this extent in the summer. I was making my way home from school in the city, with my clothes and blonde hair drenched. My last resort was a dilapidated barn I found refuge in –around ten kilometres away from my home the last of the paint chips from the old barn door…

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    blankets are designed to be waterproof as well. The reflective nature makes a Mylar blanket a literal lifesaver in cold weather survival situations for maintaining body heat to prevent hypothermia. However, besides keeping the body warm and protected from rain and snow there are many other uses for Mylar blankets. Uses you may not have thought of. In addition to the typical Mylar blanket…

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    Rain is much more than weather in literature. In Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies, rain is used to symbolize a time of trouble and confusion that has washed over the country, but the destructive element of the weather is also used to symbolize the new start that is to come for the Dominican Republic. In Minerva’s chapter six, a large section of the chapter is titled “Rainy Spell.” When Minerva says “The rain comes down all morning, beating against the shutters, blurring the sounds…

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    Joe falconer once said “Basically,we all love Colorado. It's all about camaraderie and telling a lie about how big a cliff you jumped off of.” Colorado is different from Amarillo because in Colorado there are mountains,the schools have districts depending on where you live by,and by the weather. In Colorado the mountains are very high up and many people enjoy living on them. There are many things you could do. If you live up there then u could go see the waterfalls. Also,there are…

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    Nadiya Tate Mrs.Roper 2nd period March 8 2017 Out of the dust By Karen Hesse In the book out of the dust billie jo struggling to find relief after the death of her mother.She feels abandoned, worthless after the situation. She shows these emotions on page 205, she was very unsure and confused about her feelings with her dad.Billie jo showed imagery in this way because everytime she looks at her dad she is reminded of “The accident “. Billie jo is very depressed many of the items in…

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    before This was my fourth time being to the Dominican republic and all I saw there for 2 weeks was rain. there was the occasional sunny day but then at night all you could here was rain and If you didn't see it you would most definitely hear it. Every night it sounded like wind making the trees sway back and forth but the moment you peeked outside it would just be pouring rain. it would rain so much that it would flood some of the pathways. the grass became so soaked in water it could not…

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    You won't have that problem indoors. Before storing the boat for winter, it's best to ensure that you've protected the hull from the elements, so when you pull it out of storage in the summer, you'll be ready for the boating season. Extends the Life of the Boat's Exterior There's more to the exterior to worry about than the…

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    The weather was cold, rain clouds had cloaked the sky in despair. The music rang out like echoing children. The rain started to trickle down now making me cold. Not feeling safe here I began to run. I ran, and I ran and I ran till I couldn't do it any more. I still wasn't out of the city. I could still hear the songs play. Fell to the ground now feeling safer, even if I wasn't completely satisfied. The clouds grew thicker and then it wasn't much of a sprinkle but now a downpour. This was the…

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    would choose is a machete, it's a tool that has multiple purposes and uses. Firstly, it can be used for protection and self-defense. Since the island that I would like to be stranded on has many animals those animals won't necessarily only be herbivores, they can also be…

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