... they looked. I loved the way they felt and I loved the way the smelled. Every time I got a new pair I would smell the inside for hours. My favorite pair of shoes was Air Jordan XI's. They were the ones with the black-patented leather. I could see my face in them. They were so awesome. I got chills just looking at how cool they looked ... there was no way that I was ever going to get it back. Years passed, and I bought other Jordan shoes. They were all awesome, but none of them compared to my Air Jordan XI's. Every once in a while I would get on the Internet and I"d go to Ebay to chec...

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"I can't believe this nonsense. I"m glad I"m leaving you for college. We"ll both be happy then." With immense anger and rage, I slam the door completely shut, not letting even the slightest air remain in or escape. With tears of frustration sliding from my red eyes, I head out onto the right of Terrace Avenue, passing four of the vast blocks ahead of me. ... hands, causing me to climb higher. My memory kicks in again, but only showing me the four-year-old girl I once was before. I see my little black boots in the air and turn around to see my mother pushing me swiftly, letting me be fearless...

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The two methods used to deliver bad news in "Up in the Air" are over a computer and face-to-face. The character Ryan Bingham had no problem giving bad news. He was cut, dry and to the point. He was able to ... ...

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... each member chooses to work for the common good. Rather, each ant blindly does whatever task it has been assigned. The ants depend on this conformity, and while the Wart is horrified by this cold and faceless society, the other ants find the monotony comforting. Whereas the king pike of the moat demonstrates to the Wart the cruelty of individual tyranny, the ... ants are an example of the tyranny of the masses, under which freedom is willfully surrendered. This is a society so practical that, as the sign on the tunnels that lead to ... ...

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... of heights, my cousins convinced me that it was going to be a great experience. I was breathless when we arrived there; the building was beyond my imagination. Clouds were in the air slightly covering the elevated roof top of the building and made the size of the building even bigger than I had imagined. Going up the elevators gave me the chills from ... there would be more chances in the future for us to visit them again and it eased my pain. When the plane took off, I watched as the people turned into ants. My heart sank, but as reminisce the good times I had with my cousins and the w...

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... an ant colony. The more food it has the larger the colony grows, if it is in a storm without the protection of its anthill, the ants will be destroyed. Or if an invading army or other ants is not met by a defending army, they will fall. In this case these eight simple rules are pertain to a group of children that are stuck ... ...

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... the side profile of his face, which of course is distorted. There is a red-orange pocket watch in the bottom left-hand corner of the painting that is crawling with ants. The limp watch that is sliding off the box has a fly on the face of it. The sun appears to be coming in from the top right side, but the ... ...

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... of some sort. Every one of my uncles plays an instrument. They all know how to play the guitar and some know how to play the piano. All of my 3 ants sing. My dad plays: piano, violin, flute, guitar, accordion, and harmonica. Every time all of them would get together they would all bring their music and their instruments and all ... ...

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... you could see the whole view of the city. It look so nice, and when you are looking down the mountain you see the people so small they look like ants. So down we go, and we fell down couple of times, but we had a good time. After we were done, we went to our cabin and had a great barbecue time ... ...

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... the colony. Together they play as a small group and their goal is to go and save the colony. When the general sealed off the area that contained all the worker ants and the queen, they soon realized that they were deceived and were going to die if the water gets in. Z showed great leadership by cooperating with the antz and coming ... ...

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... civilized and uncivilized. " Meanwhile up in the shattered hall, the builders are hammering, replacing the door for (it must be) the fiftieth or sixtieth time, industrious and witless as worker ants "except that they make small, foolish changes, adding a few more iron pegs, more iron bands, with tireless dogmatism (pg 14)."" Hrothgar sets up an army and people to help ... ...

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... I argued with myself. But all I really heard was a haunting silence waiting on me. That morning was a beautiful April morning. Spring was in the air, the birds were chirping. It was going to be a good day because my best friend was getting married and today was her wedding. We were only ... sleep!" She didn't answer. Part of me felt nervous but I have the tendency to over-react. She took two big breaths like she was gasping for air. "Mom?" I asked worrisome. She didn't answer. I was hesitant but she always did weird things in her sleep in regards to breathing and ... was breathing weir...

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... is upset and done trying. I know I can relate to that in my life experiences. In the second line of the second stanza the author writes, "The dark air is getting colder. Birds are leaving." I feel this is important, but I also think that it is unique how it is placed in the poem. The two sentences ... fourth stanza where she is describing the person she lost. Knowing the content of the fourth stanza the second one better comes to light. By the dark air getting colder and the birds leaving symbolizes that when you have lost a loved one it can feel like you are all alone. It seems that de...

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... that were inserted in an envelope in the book. After he follows all the instructions written, he goes outside and starts hopping, and then he eventually starts soaring threw the air. He sees Mia and Wilson roller-skating, and laughs to himself, thinking this would be a great way to impress Mia and finally beat Wilson. He flies back home and goes ... Mia and Wilson and asks Wilson if he wants to race. Wilson has a smirk on his face and replies yes. When they started to race, Jack took off in the air knowing he was going to definitely impress Mia and beat Wilson for once. Little did he kn...

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The air was chilly. This was my last chance; my only chance. Whatever happened after this, it would determine what I become. I could do this! I had to do this. I tightly clutched the sword ... cut in the process. Ryland reached his arms in between their bodies, trying to pry the Bezerker off. By the look on his face, I knew he didn't have long without air. The only idea that came to my head was to set it on fire. They hated fire more than anything, so this was my chance to get it unaware. My ... to the ground with a piercing cry. The creature swung its arms around, trying to put out the fla...

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... Yorkers that seem to depend on electricity. In average all new Yorkers have at least, a television set, a computer, a stove, a refrigerator and an air conditioner at their homes. This causes them to depend on this on electricity to power their electric devices. When the blackout occurred in New York, there was ... of transportation. When people reached their home, they had to light there ways with a candle, sit on their porch, since they had no air conditioning and it was to hot for them to stay inside. One positive thing that happened from all this was that people started to open up .....

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... Folf (Frisbee golf). As easy as it might sound throwing a frisbee into a bucket is hard. To make my first attempt, I aim my frisbee towards the first hole. Whoosh, through the air the frisbee goes straight for the bucket, but a huge wind gust blows my Frisbee back towards me. It's like the frisbee is taunting me in mid ... -air and ends up landing just a couple feet in front of me. As my cousins laugh at me and call me funny names, I tell them that they can't even get their ... of the time theirs ended up in the same situation as mine. The next throw is always easier than the first and...

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... we got to him/her. I cried for days with rage, and anger. The reality hit me with its bad smell that stank like hell! With barely any windows or fresh air, everyone were squashed up against the walls, scarcely living any space between themselves and others. Before everyone's face were lit up with excitement and looked forward to the war, but ... got down, some went down into hiding in order to relieve themselves, to which they've been holding for hours, but I, I just stood there and fed my body the fresh air, as I took it all in and it went down my throat and in my lungs, smoothing out ...

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... a tornado and the wind from outside was his rage. His fury filled the room with evil. You could feel the fear in the air. My warm breath against the cold air went stale and gray against the freezing winter air and created an eerie fog. Before I could rub my eyes to get up, he was leaned over me and started striking me. It ... ...

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... the cellar and tells her that he is going out for dinner with someone else with his back turned towards her. Climax Then suddenly Mary swings the lamb through the air aiming at the back of Patrick's head which then kills him. Falling Action Mary thinks fast and covered her tracks, by putting the leg of lamb in the oven then ... planned to cook for supper. "At that point, Many Maloney simply walks up behind him and without any pause she swung the big frozen leg of lamb high in the air and brought it down as hard as she could on the back of his head. Mary acts instinctively and hits her h...

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... now a very weird Alien modified hovercraft that they use to help dig up the ship. They open the hatch, with air tanks on because they figured out that the air in the ship will either extremely stale or non-existent. Using these air tanks, they enter the ship and find the Tommyknockers dead. Using simple logic, they come to that they died during ... ...

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... . Then I took one deep breath and started on my approach counting my steps one, two, three, four ..ten, then I planted my left foot with great force and jumped into the air arcing my back and closing my eyes as I go over the bar then kicking my feet upward so that they don't hit the bar on the way down. Crashing into ... I could clear this height on my first attempt I would be in the lead, one, two, three ten planting my foot and leaping into the air closing my eyes arcing my back I feel as though I"m floating slowly through the air and over the bar, I kick then thud I've hit the mats. I...

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... proportion of heaven is increased by its warm sweet smell. Heaven smells like Grandma's kitchen after she makes her famous apple pie. A smell so savory the air seems to taste good. Imagine the very air of heaven, how soothing it is. As magnificent as the sweet smell of heaven is, it cannot begin to compare with the actually feeling of being in ... removed in order to have joy in God's presence. Heaven is ecstatic with God's love. Heaven is a place where God is worshipped. There is a constant hum of music in the air as the angels sing to praise God. There is also a gentle sound of laught...

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... setting of the house. The narrator notices that the atmosphere hangs over the whole mansion and its immediate vicinity, this strange air has no resemblance with the air of heaven. The narrator says, "It seemed to be and atmosphere of sorrow. An air of stern, deep, and irredeemable gloom hung over and pervaded all" (205). The vault in the mansion has been so ... ...

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... of their lungs. After a few passes my teammates got the ball to me and I went up for what I thought was going to be an easy two points. I was in the air and a tall, six foot seven kid from the other team jumped up to contest my shot. He ended up knocking me to the floor so hard that it felt like ... it to my teammate who was standing wide open behind the three point line. He took the shot and the crowd fell silent as the ball was floating through the air. The ball ended up going in and the crowd went crazy, giving each other high fives and yelling as loud as they could. We then called a...

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