The Raindrops

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    It was a sunny summer day and the weather was perfect for any outdoor activities. We were at Munising Tourist Park right outside Munising. It was me, my mom, my sister, my step brother John, step sister Piper, the two dogs, and my step dad Dave. We have been to this campground many times before and have loved it every single time. Its right on superior and there is a huge open beach. The water is always crystal clear and very cold. This place for me always stood out for the fact that once you go…

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    everyone in the room was quiet… quiet as a falling leaf. My mom made jokes in attempt to terminate the tension of the rigid, fierce atmosphere. As I pivoted my head past my shoulders, I noticed nothing but tears streaming down my cousins face like raindrops on a window pane. My father was holding his own, for our families sake, and his… unfortunately, he could only hold up with that for so long. I never seen him like this before, but it was so dreadful. He was at a point where he couldn’t…

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    I have dyslexia so it makes reading and writing as hard as counting every raindrop in a storm for me. I mix up the letters. in 7th grade mrs ward used to help me with Diary of a Wimpy kid and other work she would correct me and let me pick the books I wanted I loved Diary of a Wimpy kid because it's hilarious one of my fifth grade teachers didn’t understand they would try to make me read harder books they made me really mad and stressed my fourth grade teacher was thoughtful, friendly, generous…

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    Everything was silent. The only noise you could hear was the wind whistling and the sound of raindrops crashing down on the window. The night sky was black as ink, there was not a single star to be seen and there he was standing in the dark all alone watching the atmosphere change ferociously. The howling of the wind grew louder every minute. The raindrops grew larger. It was wet, dark, humid and scary. Mo saw the destruction of the Earth occur right beneath his eyes. Then all of a suddenthe…

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    In chapter 22 James meets Aubrey Rubenstein and since chapter 22 James says that at this point he has found what he has been looking for because Aubrey has came into his life. Rubenstein insisted to show the history of their Jewish community in Suffolk. Rubenstein told James that is was not an easy life to live there because they were Jewish, so the population of the Jews decreased. To begin with James meets Rubenstein by going into Rubensteins office with surprise. Rubenstein was surprised and…

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    grows,” This destructive depression can grow and the hole I dig myself will only get deeper. “Hear my words that I might teach you, Take my arms that I might reach you.” Just do something right! “Please!” stop messing up. “But my words, like silent raindrops fell,” I look into the mirror and still nothing has changed. Nothing was done and the pain “,echoed in the wells of silence.” As I go forward in life, so does “The Sounds of Silence”. The meaning always changing and always connecting with…

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    Going to my grandma’s house in El Salvador was like a dream come true. The old home sat upon a hill with acres of green freedom, every hill was covered with splashes of green and a vast forest enveloped her home. It was a secret home for me. As a result, the mysterious home became my fantasy land. In the living room, I could look out my window and observe the peaceful world outside the humble home; I always felt joy to think of my special window. Beyond, the view that mesmerized me like a new…

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    Everyone stopped. The girl, standing out in the open, held out her hand… They came slowly to look at her opened palm. In the center of it, cupped and huge was a single raindrop. She began to cry; looking at it. They glanced quietly at the sky.” The children are crying because they clearly know that the rain, and their confinement, is coming back, and we all face this, we all get unbound for a moment and temporarily escape…

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    The Reaping By Katniss

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    a person who easily forgives others, possibly because of past experiences. Additionally, Katniss does not allow progress in relationships because she holds grudges and chooses not to let them go. Katniss explains, “Prim’s face is as fresh as a raindrop, as lovely as the primrose for which she was named. My mother was very beautiful once, too. Or so they tell me” (3). When Katniss does not accept past experiences and uses a mask to show that she refuses to forgive, it prevents progress as a…

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    During World War II, nearly 2,700,000 European Jews were taken out of their homes and put into concentration camps where they were killed. This time was known as the Holocaust. During this hard time the only things that helped the spirit to triumph were love, laughter, and nature. Love was one of the reasons that helped the spirit to triumph. In the book “Yellow Star” Syvia and her family were imprisoned in a ghetto in the city of Lodz. Syvia was one out of the twelve children who survived…

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