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The lowering sun upon the horizon darkened the sky in various hues of purple and blue with tints of pink fading as the stars appeared in the sky. The rocky terrain of the mountains stretched above them making the perfect view for the near night sky. Setting down her tools for the night, Chantel dusted off the mounts of dirt sticking on her clothes and gingerly wrapped up the bones and fossils. "It looks like we got quite a prize today." She called, being surrounded by her group of smaller…

filled the canvas of the sky. The pink and orange beams of light merged together, resembling a flawless ripened peach. The luminous face of the blazing celestial fireball…

So I go for a ride on Splash Mountain. The seat is a model of a log and is designed to hold five people. Advancing to the seat, I feel my pants absorb the water from the previous ride; the handles are cold and slippery. The log begins forward and adrenaline is pumping through my body and my heart is racing. Vibrant colors all over the area, not knowing what is best to look at. The seat is going uphill, making me anxious. All of a sudden, the seat plummets and my body rises from the seat with a…

If you were to look in my room you’ll probably see a mess clothes all over the floor, papers on my bed, and tennis balls on my desk, you could say that I’m not the most organized person in the world. But upon looking at all that mess, there is a picture hanging on just one nail, collecting dust as if it was some kind of ancient artifact. As I look at it every morning before heading off to school I am instantly reminded of a trip that I now use to define who I am: commitment, compassion, and…

from Andy, the local astronomer, who studied the stars because there was nothing else to do in Calm City. He called General Hardcore Hanley, “General!” he excitedly screamed. “I have just spotted bright lights dancing back and forth across the night sky,” Andy went on. “The brilliant blueish brownish lights bobbed up and down like erratic yo-yos barely touching the tops of the buildings below. What do we do? Oh, what do we do?” Andy yelped. The second call was made by…

had everything and yet he was eager to imprint his ideology into me. Everyday I was lectured in order to become the world 's pre-eminent leader. I needed to run away as far possible, so I stole my father’s car and drove away in hopes of starting a new…

out into a chilly world. The breeze whips around me, as I take a deep breath of fresh air. However, I can't help feeling strange. Every day I sit this window, and watch to the dawn turn to day, but today the sky doesn't hypnotize me and take into a dreamland. The purple and blue-ish gray sky somehow seems drab, and sorrowful. Even the birds don't seem to be singing their normally cheerful song. Something is off, but I just can't put my finger on it. I temporarily push the weird thoughts away,…

playful cubs wandered off too far while playing, and soon the cubs were lost. Realizing they were alone and in a strange new place they got scared. As the sun started to set the cubs curled up next to a stump hoping their mother would find them before it got too dark. The sun disappeared behind the horizon. The stars began to sparkle as the moon shined bright in the night sky. The young cubs laid there in the dark jungle crying because they missed their mother. They thought about how right about…

Moving out from her parents’ house on her own in the city she developed new habits that heightened her awkwardness and uniqueness such as, dipping her hands in one of the bags of grain every time she went to the market and looking back to people’s faces in the dark when she went to the movies. Lastly, she found a box that was…

woman just out of college working at the Willis Tower on the first floor as a secretary, trying to pay off her college tuition. As Amelia was walking out of her apartment to leave for work she noticed the puffy, gray, rain clouds in the sky. The rain clouds in the sky made Amelia reflect on her weekend. That weekend Amelia had ran the Chicago Marathon and had done really well. Amelia didn’t think she would ever cross the finish line but with the last few feet…