Packed closely together we live our lives like ants. We obsess over our daily routines, where we live, and what is important to us. Everyday we go about living our lives venturing away from the anthill but only to ... that it is time to make their way back home. I continue to sit for little while longer, taking in all that I have seen on my evening in the park. The air is much cooler, and the moon is out, which cast an eerie vibe throughout the park. I stand up, brushing the dirt off myself, and I begin the walk home. Thoughts of ... ...

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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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... innocent. Beautiful memories of the days when I felt so whole, like I had a place in the world and I was needed. There was a soft, silky breeze that night and I remember smelling the air and feeling as I did as a child. Fresh and peaceful, not a care in the world and glad to be alive. However my connection with my childhood disappeared as I came nearer to ... there was some sort of argument going on, I walked closer to the voices. Then suddenly a piercing, inhuman cry blasted through the air, followed by another and another. The sound resulted in me jumping at least three feet into the ...

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... make him new. The sound that b makes is also a plosive sound and is made by using something in our mouth (or lips) to stop the flow of air, and then suddenly release the air, making for an explosive sound. The explosive sound of the b's occur when he is referring to how he wants God to treat him, and adds to the violent ... ...

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... Images of light and fire to express God's presence in the material world and the experience of unity. She also uses air, wind, clouds, and the sky to symbolize the breath of God. So everywhere we are there is always air, wind or clouds, so we are constantly surrounded by God, he is always there. It is as if Dillard is saying ... ...

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... Mountain Dews. I couldn't believe the day had finally come! When I got out of the car I couldn't believe my eyes. The sun was blazing and there was a crisp feeling in the air. All of the leaves were finally green, but all I could see were bright yellow bodies. The forest was full of kids. Everyone from my grade was there: The president, the ... clue about half of what I heard, so I just brushed it off like it was no big deal. By the afternoon, I began to notice there was an eerie silence in the air. My junior friends started ignoring me. Then, as the week went on news crews started show...

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... and tended that the lively cornfields resemble a perfect formation of soldiers with golden-feathered helmets. The bright colored apple orchards create a rich and luscious reap to our distinctive land. Dry air swirls among the bright green mountain range, where wild animals run free. The way to my grandparent's home, although rough and strenuous, is a path of childhood memories. The exquisite scenery ... ...

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... room, a bare wooden tomb with only a small tattered sofa and two chairs to show any sign of occupancy. Cold. Dank. The strong stale stench of mold and urine claimed the air. The flickering of the light swept through the rotted, cracked floor, trailing away into the abyss. Dead, until the silence was broken by a sudden creak and a shrill loud enough to ... ...

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... me. This was not how she imagined it to be when I arrived in New York City. At this point it felt as if my lungs had collapsed and all the air from my body was being sucked out at once. I just sat there in complete silence for a good hour trying to understand why this had happened. I then proceeded to beg her ... ...

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... -hour plane ride felt like an eternity. I was almost hoping the plane would not make it, but unfortunately for me, it did. Valladares 3 As I stepped out of this cool, American, air-conditioned plane into a humid and sticky, nasty, sorry excuse for a climate weather, I saw him. My dad. He had a very stern look on his face, you know, that kind of look ... ...

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... of my own personal purgatory of sorts. I am forced to sit in a mental state where I do not exist in a sense that I do not take up space but I am left as air to watch the surroundings and regret not being able to place my feet on the ground. My death caused more pain than I could have ever imagined. My death was to ... ...

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... leave 4 officers in the middle of the stage in full uniform. They were unnoticed previously because of the shape. They also have guns which they constantly fie up in the air. Everytime one is fired a puff of smoke can be used from a canister above the sage and a large bang can be heard. This again is an effective way of showing one ... ...

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... get up and go to the bathroom and took a refreshing hot shower. I got out of the shower, and enveloped the huge red towel around me as I shivered from the cold air that was coming through the window that had been left slightly open on the left corner of my spacious room. I threw on the closest matching shirt and khakis that I could ... ...

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... of the wind and snow. Just then, my eyes widened, like a child on his/her birthday opening their favorite present that they thought someone had forgotten about. The ball was air-born, and everyone around me took another deep breath as if they were planning on holding it again until the quarterback caught the ball. What was weird about that was ... ...

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