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• in fact
• on the whole
• furthermore
• as a result
• simply put
• for this reason
• similarly
• likewise
• it follows that
• naturally
• by comparison
• surely
• yet
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Instead, give the reader a broad view of your subject and
work your way into the details. A better example would be:
In a small rural town in central Ohio was a farm surrounded
by miles of cornelds. In this place, on many warm summer
days, my cousins and I would run through the cornelds
playing hide and seek or making our own crop circles as
clubhouses. My grandparents, whom I called Nana and Papa,
lived on this farm for many years. he old farmhouse was
large and always full of people, and it was surrounded by
wild animals. I spent many of my childhood summers and
holidays here. It was the family gathering place
"hile the animals were fascinating, the visual elements
made this !oo most interesting
The sun was shining and a slight breeze blew acrossmy face
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Small-Town Terror
by Carolyn Gamble
Student Sample: Narrative
ituated between majestic mountains and rolling hills,
#enton is much like any other small eastern $ennessee
settlement. It was election day, and looking forward to a visit
to the ice cream shop, I accompanied my grandfather as he
drove the ten%mile journey to town. &ountry life o'ered little
excitement, but that day an air of uneasiness replaced the
usual contentment one felt while passing aged buildings,
their drabness contrasted sharply by a few colorful, modern
improvements. (aving spent the )rst ten years of my life
here, it was easy to detect any change in the town*s mood.
I pondered the worried expression on the faces of the few
people we saw on the streets. It seemed everyone was in a
hurry. $here were not the usual groups gathered to
exchange local gossip. +ost noticeable was the absence of
children.
As my grandfather*s dilapidated ord approached the town*s
only tra-c light, we were greeted%not by ashing red, yellow
or green%%but by uniformed /ational 0uardsmen armed with
guns and appearing much out of place in such placid
surroundings. As our vehicle slowed to a stop, I was aghast
as I saw before me a huge machine gun, pointed in our
direction. A young guardsman walked briskly to the car and
explained, almost apologetically, "orry ir, but we*ll have tosearch your car. 1ust routine procedure."
As the car was being searched, we learned the reason for
such drastic precautionary measures. A man whom we knew
and who was a candidate for the sheri'*s o-ce, had been
brutally murdered in the presence of his wife and daughter.
It was rumored that the opposing party was responsible for
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the fatal shotgun blast, and other rumors stated that
explosives would be brought into town to bomb the
courthouse.
As this unbelievable information was being given, I sat
petri)ed, trying to convince myself that this was the same
town where, only yesterday, old men in dirty overalls
lounged around the courthouse, spitting tobacco and
discussing the forthcoming election. 2ogs and children had
romped freely on the sidewalks, while women browsed in the
stores for hours without buying anything. trangely, all this
had changed overnight, and the preconceptions I had about
our peaceful country and the glorious right to vote werebeginning to sound as a sour note. +arching through the
streets, guards with guns gave the appearance of towns I
had seen in the movies. $owns which did not know freedom,
but captivity.
"(e*ll probably go home," I mused to myself as my
grandfather began changing the gears to move on. urely no
one could be so stupid as to go into that courthouse now3
$hinking how wonderful it would be to get back to the safetyof our farmhouse, I was somewhat taken aback when
0randpa parked near the entrance of the threatened
building. $he lines in his face seemed to be carved with
determination, and with unfaltering stride he 4uickly
mounted the steps to the building. A man had died at the
hands of those who tried to control a county*s right to vote.
$hat "right" was now even more precious. 0randpa would
vote.
Lous !lace
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by !atti S"ors"i
5nglish 6767
Instructor: +andy 8reston
+ay 69, 977
Student Sample: #escriptive $ssay
It is at least twenty years later and I can still remember my
)rst visit to ;ou?@. 5ven though the place
looks a little s4ualid, it is not for lack of care in fact, ;ou is
proud of how clean she keeps her place. he has often been
heard to say, with the strongest 5ast $ennessee accent, BIt
don
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hen entering the door at ;ou
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coming in for the special of the day are also calls delivering
the latest events of the day. $he old men on the other side
of the room will be giving a running commentary on the
family of the latest newsmaker, their history in thecommunity, arrest record if any the who, what, when,
where, and why, of the story, with an accuracy to e4ual any
television or newspaper reporter.
In the evenings, when ;ou
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gather their news, and a new bunch of kids take over at
night. 5verything is the same, everything is di'erent
The %ld &ence
by Craig Snider
Student Sample: Short #escriptive
$he old fence stands weathered and tired. It has been
holding cattle in the )eld ever since the farmer put it up. $he
cows have occasionally tried to break through, but they have
lost their battles only the small yearlings have been able to
s4uee!e under the fence.
$he poles stand rotten and weary they are lined up in a
sporadic order. $he spaces between are not always e4ual
and their heights di'er greatly. ome have pulled loose from
their holes, and they are held up only by the line of barbedwire that clings to their hide. $he line of fence looks much
like a parade of weary, beaten soldiers who have been
defeated in battle and are lining up for their last breath of
honor before they are shot and killed.
In several places on the fence the barbed wire has been cut
or bent out of shape. #ut neither the rain and rust nor the
cattle*s fury has made the wire calm or dangerous. harp,
erect pins still show their warning of power many times theyhave acted as a catalyst between the cows and their
angered emotions.
5ven though the fence is old and historical, it will not last
very long because there is a new owner. (e is a man of
power and wealth who has big plans, a man too high to care
for the cattle or the soil, a man whose only dream is riches.
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'oung Lions( 'oung Ladies
by Shea Stutler
Adolescents like to have a place they can call their own. In
the )fties, teenagers hung out at the malt shop, sipping
cherry cokes and rockin* with 5lvis. $oday, in a small town in
$ennessee, they*re jam skating to +ontell 1ordan. I was
ama!ed to )nd a microcosm of life blooming on a G7 x 6H7%
foot cement slab known as a roller skating rink.
As I entered the building which housed the rink, the warm,nostalgic scent of popcorn hit that part of my brain where
dusty, cobwebbed memories live, memories of my own
adolescence. I made my way past a group of exuberant
teenagers at the snack bar until I reached the skating rink.
kinny, hard benches, made for small butts, lined one wall. I
took a seat and scanned the rink. +y eyes paused to read a
sign white, block letters on a black background warned,
"kate at our Ewn Jisk."
$wo young men swaggered past me: con)dent, heads held
high, eyes focused on their destination. I leaned over,
looking down the long row of benches, curious to )nd out
where they were going. $heir con)dence lagged a bit as
they approached a large group of their peers, including
several young ladies. All of them exhibited signs of
discomfort as the girls crossed their arms over their nubile
bodies and the boys tried hard not to stare.
Abruptly, a silent signal sent the entire assembly to the
benches. 8airs of dexterous hands laced up skates as 4uickly
as possible, while other hands aided in conversation that
only the listener was allowed to hear. I was struck by the
intimacy of this scene. $hey all knew each other well. $hey
had come together in the freedom of this one place to share
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and explore without the encumbrance of parents, teachers,
or any other meddlesome adult. I sat bolt upright, feeling
very much like someone who had accidentally stumbled into
a room full of naked people.
Attempting to recover from my embarrassment, I was
suddenly startled by a cacophony . . . music, perhapsK It
must have been music, because I glanced down to )nd my
foot tapping away to a beat long forgotten. As if on cue,
young people from every corner of the room ocked to the
rink. $he awkwardness their bodies had expressed o' the
rink had been replaced by a grace not unlike the albatross.
$hey were clumsy in their approach to ight, but, onceairborne, they were a soaring sight to behold.
I was mesmeri!ed by the e'ortlessness of their movements,
weaving in and out, endlessly circling. kates became a blur
of color: green, purple, blue, pink, red%%speeding by fast and
furious. I felt the rush of wind on my face as I caught the
musky scent of cologne mixed with sweat. A swirl of
communication was taking place, none of it involving
speech. $he tactile sense had kicked in: punching andshoving of young lions trying to impress their ladies of
choice, bodies brushing by each other, and the gentle touch
of hand on arm. A statues4ue blonde, six inches taller than
her partner, slipped. "&atch me, I*m falling on purpose," her
body language seemed to say. 5ye contact was prevalent.
+ost skaters continually scanned the rink, found the one
they were looking for, and #A+33 eyes 4uickly darted away.
$his testing of emotional waters went on for several hoursboys and girls trying on relationships of men and women like
kids playing dress up in their parents* clothes.
I remembered the sign, "kate at our Ewn Jisk." At the
time, I had worried about broken arms and legs, but as I
watched the dance unfold on that skating rink, I reali!ed that
these young people risk so much more. $he pain of
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rejection, the fear of making fools of themselves, and the
devastation they feel when they believe that they have,
makes life for these adolescents a risky business. 8erhaps
that sign should have read, ";IL5 at our Ewn Jisk.
Sample essay
I have always been fascinated by carnival rides. It ama!es
me that average, ordinary people eagerly trade in the
serenity of the ground for the chance to be tossed through
the air like vegetables in a food processor. It ama!es me that
at some time in history someone thought that people would
enjoy this, and that person invented what must have beenthe )rst of these terrifying machines. or me, it is precisely
the thrill and excitement of having survived the ride that
keeps me coming back for more.
+y )rst experience with a carnival ride was a erris wheel at
a local fair. ;ooking at that looming monstrosity spinning the
life out of its sardine%caged occupants, I was dumbstruck. It
was huge, smoky, noisy and not a little intimidating. 5ver
since that initial impression became fossili!ed in myimagination many years ago, these rides have reminded me
of mythical beasts, ama!ing dinosaurs carrying o' their
screaming passengers like sacri)cial virgins. 5ven the
droning sound of their engines brings to mind the great roar
of a )re%breathing dragon with smoke spewing from its
exhaust%pipe nostrils.
$he )rst ride on one of these fantastic beasts gave me an
instant rush of adrenaline. As the death%defying ride started,a lump in my throat pulsed like a dislodged heart ready to
walk the plank. As the ride gained speed, the resistance to
gravity built up against my body until I was unable to move.
An almost imperceptible pause as the wheel reached the top
of its climb allowed my body to relax in a brief state of
normalcy. $hen there was an assault of stomach%turning
weightlessness as the machine continued its rotation and I
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descended back toward the earth. A cymbal%like crash
vibrated through the air as the wheel reached bottom, and
much to my surprise I began to rise again.
5ach new rotation gave me more con)dence in the churning
machine. 5very ascent left me elated that I had survived the
previous death%defying fall. hen another nerve%wracking
climb failed to follow the last exhilarating descent and the
ride was over, I knew I was hooked. 8hysically and
emotionally drained, I followed my fellow passengers down
the clanging metal steps to reach the safety of my former
footing. I had been spared, but only to have the opportunity
to ride again.
+y fascination with these fantastic ights is deeply
engrained in my soul. A trip on the wonderful erris wheel
never fails to thrill me. Although I am becoming older and
have less time, or less inclination, to play, the child%like thrill
I have on a erris wheel continues with each and every ride
Title: Christmas Time
&hristmas time is genuinely unforgettable and
uni4ue impression everyone senses at the depth of a heart.
$he occasion brings us an all%hearted spiritual uni)cation
with &hrist and so every single soul is willing to celebrate.
1oyful &hristmas%tree decorations and sparkling
lightings, underneath boxes with presents, magic odours and
&hristmas cuisine tastes M all make up a magical celebration
atmosphere indulging children and adults within the
wonders of a &hristmas night.
1ingle bells are magically ringing while miraculous
horses are dashing through the snow. $he (oly pirit is ying
in the frosty air warming people
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is cheering with joy, singing carols and glorifying &hrist
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$he beaches in Ibi!a are great. I have to admit it. #ut none
of them
match the tran4uillity and comfort of beach &ala #assa.
#each &ala #assa is in Ibi!a about one mile south of themain area. It
is known as the surfers paradise and the best beach in
Ibi!a.
I relax as I watch the surfers gently glide over the tumbling
ocean
waves. eeing the tall palm trees sway in the wind is
calming to me as
they are making gentle, peaceful sounds. $he branches
show no sign of
a snap, crack or sputter as the location is too peaceful to
encounter
such occurrences. As I watch the rolling sand dunes the pier
oats
into my vision. $he pier, as red as a ruby, stands out to me
among the
deep blue ocean. As I lay on the sand, I see kites rise above
theclouds and soar gracefully in the wind, which is blowing
gently
through the trees and sand, slowly whispering as if it were
calling my
name. $he )sherman cast their line o' the pier hoping to
feel a tug
and reel in a big )sh.
$he sounds of #each &ala #assa are that of harmony. Ene of
the sounds
I tune to )rst is the sound of the birds singing and chirping
away as if they are creating a song. eagulls mostly.
8eacefully
chirping as they soar overhead searching for food. After
sitting for a
few minutes, I*ll hear the light bree!e coming down through
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the trees,
rustling their leaves. $he howling wind whistles through the
beach
like an arriving train. As the crash of the waves thunderthrough my
ears, it brings me back to reality while I daydream. $he
sound of oil
rigs across +ain treet sound like a steady drum keeping
the beat in
an orchestra of sounds.
5verything on #each &ala #assa has its own uni4ue feel. $he
salty air
blowing on my face feels wet and cool as it passes by. $he
feeling of
the grainy sand is comforting to my feet as I walk across the
shore.
hen I plunge into the ocean*s salt water, it feels refreshing
to my
skin like a glass of water on a hot day.
#each &ala #assa is my most comfortable place mainly
because of thesights, sounds, and the uni4ue feel of everything mentioned
in this
piece. hen I*m there, I feel totally relaxed as if I were in my
own
little world.
,mbition and !assion
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5ssays % Ambition and 8assion
I go to camp every year and allow myself to love people,
dreading the day when I will have to depart from them. I
claw at each moment, attempting to hold on to time. I do
this even though I know from the beginning that as soon as I
enter I will be hurled towards the last day, towards the end,
towards good%bye. And it breaks my heart. et every year,
I*m just so grateful to have had my heart broken.
If there is one secret to living life it is passion: passionate
love, passionate hate, passionate hope, passionate joy,
passionate work, passionate play, passionate pain and
despair. eel things to the tips of your )ngertips, to the
center of your soul. It*s the only way that you*ll get
something worth getting out of life. It*s the only way thatyou*ll reali!e everything that I*ve attempted to tell you in
this letter, because heaven knows that I am merely giving
you words, not experience. ;ive your life so that you may, in
the end, be able to sit around a table and eat, drink, and be
merry with your family and friends and tell stories. $hat*s
where your happiness is, in the ability to laugh at your life
and cling to it dearly at the same time.
$he only people for me are the mad ones, the ones mad to
live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at
the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a
commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous
yellow roman candles. %1ack Deroac
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2ream and hope and live your life to accomplish something,but never let ambition get in the way of your passions. 2o
things to do them, not to get them done. In that spirit you
may y by the seat of your pants through life and hopefully
love every minute of it.
#escriptive $ssay - The !ier
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/aples, not the most exciting place on the planet. /o,
people have seemed to conclude that /aples, ; is the place
to go for a nice, relaxing retirement. And I have to agree,
they are right. /aples is a place )lled with tee times on golf
courses, lunches at country clubs, longs walks along the
beach and a casual stroll on the downtown sidewalks,
sipping on a frappacino, all accompanied by sunny,
cloudless days.
o, what is a teenager to doK 2espite the Belderly%friendlyC
appeal, /aples has proved to be somewhat teen%friendly.
Rsually, we have to rely on our own imagination for
entertainment. And depending on which teen you aretalking to, the entertainment level can go from fun, to just
plain cra!y. $he only problem that seems to arise around
here is that of location. here exactly do you go to have
funK
I personally have relied on the /aples 8ier for a place of
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amusement. $he 8ier is a simple structure basically is a
twelve foot high boardwalk jutting out about seventy yards
into the 0ulf of +exico. $he 8ier is the place for lovers to
stroll and for )sherman to share their tales. or my friendsand me, it has everything from a simple meeting place to a
center for deep conversation. ometimes we went there for
the simple reason to watch the sun set, or we would just lie
on the benches, staring up at the stars just talking. e have
talked about everything, from theology to what animals we
would like to be reincarnated as. $he 8ier has also been
home to some cra!ier doings, from the spotting
andnaming of dolphins, to making fun of tourists in a loud
fashion to actually jumping o' the edge and into the water
below, which in now prohibited.
or me, the 8ier has proven to be a simple meeting spot, a
subject of photography, a place of a )rst love, to just a place
to go when there was nothing else to do. It has everything,
despite its simple look. I suppose it does embody the spirit
of /aples, after all, it is on countless post cards. And while
the day at the 8ier might belong to the tourists, the nightbelongs to us.
#escriptive $ssay: , *eautiful !aradise
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$he other night I was sitting by the bla!ing )re eating a juicy
orange, and the sweet smell reminded me of my vacations
to lorida over winter break. I will never forget the fresh
smell of the air when we stepped o' the airplane. I could
see my grandparents from across the crowded airport. I
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would always be so excited to step on the soft,
white, sandy beach.
$he )rst thing I would do is change into my bathing suit andrun out to the beach. +y sister and I would spend the day
splashing in the salty water, until we were too tired to keep
our heads above the water. $hen we would lie on the soft
damp sand and take a nap. It felt so good to have the bright
sun bla!ing down on me. +y favorite thing to do was build
gigantic sand castles on the beach. +y sister and I would
have contests to see who could build the tallest sand castle.
$he grains of sand glistened in the sun like a diamond ring.
I will never forget how the gigantic orange trees towered
over me. 5very day my grandpa would pick me an orange
they were so juicy3 5very time I think about an orange, my
mouth waters, and I think of how sweet they taste.
/ormally bedtime was a problem for me, but in lorida I fell
right to sleep every night. I would leave the windows wide
open, and I would fall asleep to the waves crashing on thesandy beach. I could hear the birds chirping outside my
window along with the rustling of the wind.
In the mornings we would walk to this little breakfast place
called #agel nack. I would usually get a bagel and cream
cheese, but sometimes I would live on the edge and get a
waSe instead. /o matter what though, I would always have
a glass of orange juice. or some reason it always tasted
di'erent in lorida. +y mom told me it was because it was
fresh s4uee!ed, and it still had he pulp in it and everything.
I always dreaded having to leave this beautiful paradise. I
would tell myself don*t worry we will be back in a year. #ut
every time I bite into a juicy orange, all of these memories
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come ooding back to me
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itting in the back seat between two towering piles of
clothes and snacks we drive up the abandoned streets of
Adell. I see vast open )elds of corn and dense wooded forest)lled with life, along with the occasional, towering grain
house. e pull into a dry, dusty, driveway of rock and
thriving, overgrown weeds. e come up to an aged log
cabin with a massive crab apple tree with its sharp thorns
like claws. $he ancient weeping willow provides, with is huge
sagging arms, shade from the intense rays of the sun. /ear
the back of the house there is a rotten, wobbly dock slowly
rotting in the dark blue, cool water. /ear that we store our
old rusted canoes, to which the desperate frogs hop for
shelter. hen I venture out to the water I feel the thick
gooey mud s4uish through my toes and the )sh mindlessly
try to escape but instead swim into my legs. En the lively
river banks I see great blue herring and there attempt to
catch a )sh for their dinner. $hey gracefully y with their
beautiful wings arching in the sun to silvery points.
Inside the cabin there is nothing for entertainment excepttwo old black and white $L
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the light blue sky. #ut when it gets dark I want to get back
inside before the angry mos4uitoes bite me unmercifully. If
they make their way into my cabin they will bother me
through out the whole night. hen I can, I sit on the porchand wait until sunset, watch the frogs croaking non%stop and
the river racing down the banks. As night falls the papery
purple and orange clouds chase away the last remaining ball
of orange sun and replace it with darkness. $hen I go
back inside and sleep.
+y time at the farm is something that I will always treasure.
It is a fun way to spend my summer. En my last day I hear
the bugs chirping, and I know happily that it is time to go
home.
)y Grandmothers .ouse
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+y most favorite place has always been my grandmother
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+y grandmother
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home to the snakes, tadpoles,
frogs, and )sh. e would go to the pond to catch the
tadpoles and )sh. hen night
fell, we would run around and catch )reies. e also helped
plant peas, collard
greens, and corn around the area. $he corn grew up like a
forest3 I can remember
running through the corn and playing hide and seek. 5ven
after all the fun I had,
picking the vegetables and shelling the peas was not my
favorite moment.
En undays, 0randmother would cook a big unday dinner.
5veryone was
expected to come to her house after church. $he men would
be in the den watching the
television while the women cooked. $hey would cook
chicken, collard greens, peas, and
sweet potato pie. All of the kids had to stay outside and
play, so not to get in the
way. If family came from out of town, the food supply would
seem endless. Afterward,
everyone went home knowing that they were full and
happy.
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Jecently, I returned to my grandmother
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room. $he other black light has an all black )xture that
emits no color except the color it all ready produces and
measured the same as the other black light P@9CQ. $here are
few items in this room that are black light sensitive fromposters to glass material the room has many highlight
glowing. $he black light gives a lot of character to the room
in the sense of whoever enters the room, suddenly changes
color. &lothes go from white to light purple and the color of
the clothes sometimes changes. 2i'erent lighting e'ects
are also used to help give the room more of a relaxing and
chill environment. A small light covered in blue plastic wrap
sit in place inside my closet. $his light is bright enough only
to light just the closet, yet it does not impede on the
ac4uired blue tinge. A dark blue lava lamp which is on day
and night is placed near my television, which also gives the
room a uni4ue look to it.
A large variety of posters )ll every wall that represents few
interests. $he majority of the posters consist of I&8 PInsane
&lown 8osseQ. $hese posters were collected through the
internet, and some were given by friends. Anyone who walksinto the room can tell what type of music is preferred by
looking at some the posters on the walls. uch artists as
8+ Pouth 8ark +exicansQ from (uston, $x. the whole crew
from +etallica, and an almost life si!e picture of a pit%bull, it
all gives the room a nice touch of style. ou can see a few
pictures of cars on the walls: erraris, #+, racing cars and
customi!ed cars.
;ast but not least the stereo system. $his E/ three disk
&2 player is capable of producing ?77watts of sound. $his
powerhouse is channeled to four separate speakers, all
providing the most perfect surround sound for the room. $he
two main speakers each consist of an eight inch speaker,
and two other internal tweeters. $he other two speakers are
four inches in diameter, and provide a nice midrange of
sound. hich gives it its smooth and relaxing feeling where
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to the reader would not want to leave the room.
$he B&hill JoomC is like the author
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produces. $here are several items in my room which are
black light sensitive. rom posters to shotgun skeet clay
pigeons, my room has many highlights of glowing items. $he
black lights add a lot of character to the room in thatwhoever enters the room, suddenly changes color. &lothes
go from white to light purple, and the color of clothes
sometimes changes completely.
Ether lighting e'ects are also used to help give the room a
fun and party like environment. A small light covered in red
plastic wrap is placed in a corner of the room. $his light is
bright enough only to light just that corner, hence it does
not impede on the already ac4uired orange tinge. A light
blue lava lamp which is constantly on day and night, is
placed near my bed. It is the only light that remains on while
I sleep. #ecause it serves as the nightlight, I can wake up to
a soft blue glow rather than having to turn on a much
harsher normal white bulb lamp.
A small variety of posters that represent my interests )ll
every wall. $he majority of the posters consist of scantilyclad sexy women. $hese pictures were collected over time
from maga!ines, and some were given to me by friends.
Ene can tell what type of music I listen to by looking at the
posters on my walls. uch artists as Dirt &obain from
/irvana, the whole crew from +etallica, and an almost life
si!e picture of #illy 1oe from 0reen 2ay, all give the room a
nice touch of style. ou can see a few pictures of cars on the
walls. Although my favorite car is not shown, several cars
that I )nd appealing are displayed.
I must mention my stereo. $his AIA three disk &2 player is
capable of producing ?77watts of sound. $his powerhouse is
channeled to four separate speakers, all providing perfect
surround sound. $he two main speakers each consist of an
eight inch speaker, and two other internal tweeters. $he
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other two speakers are four inches in diameter, and provide
a nice midrange of sound. $he system sounds great at
volume. et I rarely use it to anywhere near its potential.
+y room is my haven. 5verything I could need and want to
have fun in everyday life is in it. +any have complimented
me for my lighting e'ects, and for my choice of posters. I
await the day when I move into my new house. $here, my
room will be more than twice as large as it is now. ho
knows what I*ll do then...
Guayas *eaches: .avens of +esplendent *eauty in
this /orld
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2riving on the highway surrounded by the beautiful
landscape, I was listening to 1ohn +ayer on the radio. As
time went by, the weather started to change dramatically.
&oming form a humid, hot and loud city, I was beginning to
enter a di'erent place. After one hour and a half of the trip, I
)nally started to feel the calming sun beams and the
particular smell of fresh, salty water and sand.
1ust a few people visited, at summer, this uni4ue spot of
0uayas Ts beaches. $his is a place with comfortable and
colorful houses next to the ocean. +ade up of wood, strawand reed these boarding houses have a good spatial
division: four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a huge living room
Pand next to it a little kitchenQ, swimming pool, and a porch
with hammock to enjoy the view.
After I unpacked my suitcase, which basically was full of
bikinis, shorts and suntan lotion, I ran to the beach. $he
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white hot sand gently burned my feet. $he sunKs rays hit me
intensely. I could feel my pale, cold skin getting warm.
&uriously, I felt how the rays went through my skin and
passed through me like I was invisible. $he beach was almost empty. $herefore there were no
sounds, but the waves crushing in the land, the wind
through the sand and the pelicans ying from one side to
another, this was my music on this sunny ebruary day.
$he ocean was another perfect element of that beautiful
landscape. $he colour of the water was incredible, between
dark blue and green. I could see little )sh of many colors
swimming in the transparent, 9? U& sea. I started swimming
to refresh from the hours of sun I had received. $he taste of
the water was salty. $he waves of approximately two meters
hit my body and dragged me into the shore. I swam for
about one hour, until my hands and body started to wrinkle.
$he strong tides made it di-cult to get out of the water.
+inutes later I was again inside the house getting ready to
go out at night. I was going to another part of that beach,
just 6? minutes away. $his place was called by many K$he
8aradiseK. hyK I didnKt know, but that night I was going to)nd out. A town full of surfers, tourists and natives was what
I found. #etween two mountains this side of the beach was a
relaxing place where all people were generous and friendly.
$hey all seemed to be on some kind of drug. +aybe they
were, but I never knew it for sure. #esides the people and
the beauty, in this same spot I ate the best pi!!as I have
ever eaten in my life. $he soft our mass, full of melted
yellow cheese and vegetables, dissolved slowly in my
mouth. In general the food was the best thing of this little
town. I wanted to believe that K$he 8aradiseK was the
nickname because of the excellent food and people.
I stayed two long months at the boarding houses, each day I
visited the di'erent beaches around the province of 0uayas.
I learned to be proud of my own country. I know now that
our nation has beautiful beaches that can be compared with
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any other in the entire world because of their uni4ueness.
8eople, weather, landscape, houses, perfect sun beams,
fresh air, silence, sea, food and other many circumstances
make of an 1ose a special spot to visit in our country. 1ust afew people have the luck of going there, but all of us should
take the opportunity to visit it in any moment of our life.
0isit to 1taly
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A Lisit to Italy
$he capital city of Italy is a very extraordinary place to visit.
$he population of Jome is well over two%million. $he people
there are very friendly and are extremely proud of their
country. Jome is a beautiful bustling city that has a
moderate cli mate. $he temperature usually stays around
eighty degrees. $he main way of transportation is by bus.
$he side walk cafes are very popular in Jome. $he cafes
were always populated with happy Italians and a few curious
tourists. $he most preferred cafe was the &afe . 8etro. this
cafe was in perfect walking distance from the Latican city.
$he Latica n city is were the pope lives. $he main meals
served at the cafes varied from pi!!a to tortillini. $he pi!!as
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were not exactly like 8i!!a (ut*s pi!!a. $hey were crispy thin
with very few toppings available. +ost pi!!as came with
cheese, pepperoni and a watery tomato sauce. $he tortillini
had soft, medium%length, hollow noodles with more waterytomato sauce. Another favorite at the cafe was the lasagna
which was unbelievably delicious. After having tasted the
pi!!as and the tortillini, I was not exp ecting the lasagna to
be so tasty. $he lasagna was packed full of hot meat, !esty
cheese, and a tangy tomato sauce. It was not out of the
ordinary to see Italians, instead of eating at the cafe, talking
with their friends and sipping on hot cappucino.
$he streets in Jome were always swamped with motor
scooters, three%wheeled cars, and buses. Although, the main
way of transportation are buses, Italians also scooted
around on their motor scooters. $he scooters were more
convenient because the scoote rs could easily slip through
tra-c jams. $he parking was very ha!ardous for people
because some cars would be blocked in by a small car thatwas parked vertical between two hori!ontally parked cars.
&ar accidents were very common in Jome. hen two pe
ople had a car accident, they would just wave or yell at each
other and drive hurriedly away. $he police were not noti)ed
and there was no 4uestion of who would pay for the
damages.
$he worst part about Jome were the buses. $hese buses
were jammed tight with people who were sweaty and
excessively vulgar. $he buses were small in si!e, the color
was a dull blue, and they contained only a few seats that
were rarely available. $he men on these buses were
extremely vulgar in their actions. #ecause we had to stand
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so close, the men had chances to pick my pockets or place
their hands on my bottom. Ence this incident happened, I
had to practically shove them o'. $his did not bother them,
they would just move on to the next woman.
Ever all, Jome is an exciting place to visit because it has so
many attractions to o'er. $his trip will always be special to
me because I got to see a di'erent culture and had many
entertaining experiences. I would advise anyone who was
going to ta ke a trip to go to Italy because it is surely an
ama!ing place to visit.
)y &amily 0acation
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$rying to get out of the winter slump. I decided we would
take a vacation in 2ecember. $he thought of getting away
from old man winter had my curiosity going. $he mere
thought of lorida is sure inviting when the weather here is
in the teens and seventy there. #eaches. Amusement parks
wow what a great idea. even if it is a twelve%hour drive.
As my eye was slowly pulled apart, I came to the conclusionmy children were no longer asleep. $he sound of are we, are
we, are we really in orida, as my youngest daughter is
jumping on the bed to help me awake. $he sun was barely
beginning to creep into the room. It reminded me of sand in
an hourglass just gently moving along. I rolled over to look
at my beautiful wife, but wait, where is sheK $he covers
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were piled three feet high with an array of pillows on top of
everything else, then it moved and spoke. B#e 4uiteC the
pile said. Eh no it
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movie only lacking the darkness outside. ith a plunge, I
had dismissed the thought of easing into the water. As I
jumped in with reckless abandon . All the air was wisped out
of my body and I was standing back beside the hot tub. Enlyit wasn