... would be longer getting to where you wanted to go. Automobiles also put out toxic fumes that pollute our air. If we didn't have automobiles, then there would be a lot of places we would not be able to see. Automobiles are a big opportunity for us. Automobiles are also used for fun things like entertainment. You can listen to radios in them ... . Have you ever heard the saying "Highways are Dieways"? There are so many people dying in automobile related accidents. People are always in a hurry, so they speed, run a red light, or drive on the wrong side of the road. They are also used for so...

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... me. My boyfriend was found cheating on me with my best friend. I tried extremely hard to get the ugly picture out of my head. However I kept seeing them both in my head, as if they were standing right in front of me breathing heavily. I decided to settle down for my daily nap. I knew this was the perfect way to forget about the ... cold that when I drank it, my teeth began to chatter. It was a nice quiet day, so quiet that if a pin were to drop a lot of people would here it. Hours passed by quickly as if time became the speed of light. As I watched the street, I saw a man who looked kin...

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... house was kind of located on top of a hill so the dirt road in front of my house was some what steep. I got on my bike and told my neighbor friend to hold me while I ride down but all he did was push me down the hill leading to my death. I got so much speed that when I ... pressed on the brakes the wheel just slid on the dirt and rocks until I went one on one with the only light pole on the street causing me to go flying against the pole while my friend came ... bent handlebars from the accident and bought me a helmet. Now, the reason for my not learning to ride was being scared of fall...

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... a hurricane. Bowling is a very tough sport. Bowling involves hand and eye coordination, timing, speed and most of all the law of physics. To be a good bowler you must include all of the above to be consistant. Very much practice and dedication of your time can make you such a good bowler that you can make your living being a ... adrenaline right there. Then, to add the competition in with the adrenaline, its an unstoppable force once it has you in its grip. To understand the sport of bowling, first start with the approach and the release. The approach is how ever many steps you take towar...

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... slick. Fisherman frantically move about the boat, swearing and cussing at the irate sea. The wind blows harder and the waves mature into massive walls of water. Blackness covers the sky like a blanket. Yet, work continues The boat waits in position with lines ready. Beneath the sea fish sense danger ... knows their positions and keeps up in a fast paced blur. Shouts of anger and aggravation come from the top deck while the last of the net slips into the water and the lines tied off; Promptness and speed is of the essence. Below the untamed waves small slim bodies race to find ... refuge...

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... the radio on. The station that is set is one I enjoy. There are guitars, pianos, and drums in the background. In the foreground, there is a group of men, who all sing together beautifully. The lead singer has a slight twang in his voice, and he is singing my favorite song. I set my towel down on ... The two in the corners have jets that massage your lower back. On the front side, there is a panel on which you set the temperature, jets speed, and amount of bubbles. Below is a step that helps you ease into the water. The hot tub itself is about three feet deep and comes up to my stomach. ....

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... a bucking bronco and left you gripping for the handles with all the muscles in your hand. Volunteering myself to ride this inflatable I jumped out of the back of the boat and held on to the rubber ring for dear life. The fear crawled up my body I had never felt so scared in my life ... minutes it took them to repair the problems seemed like hours. Finally I was off at what seemed like a sluggish speed where was the thrill in this? I thought. I suddenly noticed the nature of the day had changed dramatically the sky hung like a grey wolf on the horizon the deep blue sea had been distilled...

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... baggy shorts with extremely dirty sneakers. I thought I was so cool. Everyone would know now for sure when I arrived at their door with the most fabulous pair of skates. It was a beautiful Saturday morning in mid-autumn and I was sitting on my porch tying up my skates. No kids were out yet, and I ... Yet the only one who could hear my cry was the man who couldn't hear at all, Billy's dad. While I was struggling with extreme thoughts of fear, and trying to catch my breath, I looked up into the sky. Birds were flying around in beautiful patterns. So, this is how I"m going to ... die. In t...

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... because the reader can definitely visualize these things. The speaker goes on to say, "As I gain the cove with pushing prow, and quench its speed i" the slushy sand (ll. 5-6). The speaker is obviously traveling in a boat and has described how he came to land. He first mentions the ... black land and the yellow half-moon which is describing that all he sees is darkness but the yellow moon is his guiding light to his destination. When he mentions the cove, the prow, and the slushing sand it is evident that he is indeed on a boat because a prow is ... meet with each other. The reader, with...

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