... explodes into one bright unintelligible blur of counters clutter. Every surface lies in wait to offend a forearm or an elbow with a sticky and/or wet greeting. My drain leaks a milky orange sludge into a bowl below the sink that must be frequently dumped into the toilet. Directly across from the sink sits a refrigerator that generally contains a small assortment of single serving condiments ... and plenty of generic orange soda. Above that is the freezer whose only tenant is a lonely exploded beer. Of course the obvious practical use of the kitchen is a place to prepare food. Cooking ha...

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... that had been warmed by the sun. I watched as the gentle breeze tossed the water playfully, creating mystical waves. The sky was light with an assortment of colors such as, orange, yellow, crimson and pink. The sun hid behind the clouds for a while and then suddenly descended into the never-ending sea. The next morning I was awoken by the sun pouring ... the crackling sound of the bacon. As I walked into the dining area I glanced at the counter. There was an assortment of foods: golden brown biscuits, sweet maple bacon, pulp filled orange juice. After the amazing breakfast, I through my...

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... was already hard at work on. My body desperately needed some sort of nourishment to fuel me through the four hour drive to my mom's humble abode. Settling for some orange juice, I got a glass and headed for the fridge. When reaching for my juice, I couldn't help but notice that the top shelf was freshly stocked with Budweiser. I thought to myself "Dad ... hours due to working double his shift at the mines last night and I would have a long, boring, four hour journey to embark upon. What the hell" I couldn't resist. Forget the orange juice I needed some beer. Quickly, I snatched a beer a...

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... Shape/Size- great, little, large, small, solid, leaf-shaped, rectangle, stalk-shaped, full, tall, round, shallow, fat, bunches, squat, blocks, pyramid, peril. Color- brown, red, yellow, green, purple, gold, silver, orange, peppered, dark cherry, chocolate. Texture- creased, sprigs, striped, frill, peeled, grated, crust, glass, cut. Sight- spiral, star-shaped, tubular. Taste- sweet, salty, sour, bitter, corrosive, rough, smooth, soft, crisp, cool ... (clockwise, counter-clockwise) Sample Paragraph Fifteen Lines about the Classroom, in Twenty-Two Lines As one walks into the ten o"clock Eng...

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... everybody had read them. The drawing room has two huge windows that are directly opposite each other in the east west direction. Early in the morning you could see the orange sun rising and changing to its powerful yellow color, and towards the evening you could see the powerful yellow sun change back into ... orange as it set. It is one of the most beautiful sights that have ever seen. The rising sun with all its might and energy would sort of charge me up ... ...

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... to the color. The first room is blue, which represents birth. The purple room is next and that suggests the beginning of growth. After this room comes the green and orange rooms, which are symbols of life and the progression through youth. White comes next and that suggests aging and reaching the end of the path. The next room is violet ... ...

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... flannel While we admired he brought more and the soft rich heap mounted higher-shirts with stripes and scrolls and plaids in coral and apple-green and lavender and faint orange, with monograms of indian blue." Gatsby's shirts are more then just garments to him. They are some of the many objects he possesses that were created by money. These shirts ... ...

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... fluffy snow white clouds floated in the big bright blue sky as the wind gently rustled the bright green leaves of the trees. The bright sun shined golden yellow and orange rays upon the deep green grass and tiny bright pink flowers. I turned and looked at the theatre behind me. The glares and whispered comments of people, vanished. The script pages ... ...

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... Poe provided a feeling of confinement. Each room, being of a different color, represented the phases of existence, from birth toward death. The rooms went in the order of blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet, and finally black and scarlet. Each color when put together formed a progression of the stages of life, from birth to death. The seventh room was constructed of black ... ...

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... her, the protagonist begins to focus her attention on the wallpaper that decorates her room. It began as an aesthetic dislike. "The color is repellant . It is a dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sickly sulphur tint in others. I should hate it myself if I had to live in this room long- (675). As her illness progresses, though, she becomes obsessed with ... ...

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... ran screaming. Leo turned to see it. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Belinda do the same. They made a dash for it. In a blur of gold and orange, the two cat combos raced for the deer. They didn't even notice they had claws and fangs. All they knew was that they needed to kill the deer, and any ... ...

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... a sauna and massage facililities. Off to the other side of the pool there is a small bar that you could order drinks or snacks from and shuffleboard. They ordered a refreshing cold orange soda and sat there watching the crimson sun dip slowly into the horizon. Shane added that tomorrow will bring a beautiful day. "Red sky at night, sailors" delight", he remarked. They ... ...

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... over the horrible wallpaper. She describes the color of the wallpaper as "repellent, almost revolting; a smoldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight. It is a dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sticky sulphur tint in others," (609). The color yellow is known to symbolize insanity. In the beginning she discusses the wallpaper in great detail by describing that ... ...

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... 's color symbolizes something. The first room, the blue room, stands for beginning. The party begins here. The purple room stands for innocence. The fourth and fifth rooms, the green and orange rooms, stand for life beginning to end. This is where the uninvited guest is first seen. The white room stands for purity and knowledge. This is where the uninvited guest ... ...

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... to revert to utter confusion, disgust, and hatred. The yellow wallpaper is "repellent, almost revolting: a smouldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight. It is a dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sickly sulphur tint in others." It also has a smell - a peculiar odor that creeps all over the house. It "is like the color of the paper! A yellow smell ... ...

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... Herbal Tea (which she believed). This tea had various things in it, each especially chosen from what was in the cupboard. Some of these ingredients were marmite, cocoa powder, vinegar, orange juice, anchovies, and of course some milk and sugar. Maria, ignorant to what was in the tea, drunk a huge mouthful. With that huge mouthful came an even bigger scream. How ... ...

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... is a foreshadowing hint. She also describes the wallpaper as, "The color is repellent, almost revolting: a smouldering unclean yellow strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight. It is dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sickly sulphur tint in others." (596). She starts to realize the wallpaper is starting to make her confused and angry. The yellow wallpaper is more or less ... ...

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... rooms that each has a different color and have all been decorated according to the Prince's taste (Wolfgang 521). These colors start at blue and progress to purple, to green, then orange, to white, next violet and finally to black (Poe 269). All of these colors, in this particular order, are said to represent the evolution of a man's life ("Overview," AVL). None ... ...

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... of the rooms pretty much described how you would feel and everything in the rooms were the same color but different shade. The rooms were colors of blue, purple green, orange, white, violet, and black. The rooms all had a special something to it. Blue, with its vivid windows; purple, with its ornaments and tapestries that made your pane feel purple; and ... ...

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... their questions all day long about Turkey provided a contrast with how little knowledge I thought I knew, to how much I really did know about Turkish culture. Thousands of different shades of pink, orange, and yellow came blasting at me from the sun as it was setting. I started to think about the greatest challenge I ever faced in my life, the summer my family moved ... ...

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... considering the time you are in this room. Different shades of color are a big part of the appearance. Here are some colors you may want to consider for each room: Orange, best for the kitchen or dining room. This is because it makes you feel vibrant and improves your appetite. It also enhances social interactions. Green the color of nature. It ... ...

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