something that was not my own. I had a strong sense of right and wrong from a very early age and steered clear of trouble. I seemed to know from an early age what was expected of me. I have always been a keen rule follower. If the sign said “Stay On The Trail” you better well believe I would not place a toe over the line. I have a strong moral compass and I do not believe in breaking rules for no reason. Through my younger years, family members always commented on how I had an “old soul” I never truly understood…
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yelled many things about wanting to drop everything and hunt the buffalo down, but George yelled from the back of the train that we were not to leave the sides of the train for anything. Many were dead, carcasses and lives buffalo blocked the trail, making it difficult to continue moving. After we got a clear way out, we kept moving steadily as we planned.…
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Cedar Lake Trail I love that feeling when nothing else matters, but the person right next to me and the scenery. Most people feel safest somewhere close to home. That would not be true for me. My safe place is 3,000 miles away. The most momentous place to me is the Cedar Lake Trail. My entire family, other than my parents and sister, live all the way in Washington. My dad got stationed in Virginia when I was a baby, so we moved when I was 11 months old and have lived here ever since. Being that…
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of being that brings comfort and belonging. Personally, home is most certainly being submerged in nature and breathing the mountain air. That being said, it is not hard to believe that my dream is to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail (the AT). This feat entails hiking the trail in its entirety. Stretching from Georgia to Maine and covering almost 2,200 miles, the AT crosses through 14 states and amounts to over 5,000,000 steps! Facts aside, my reasons for why I wish to accomplish this exploit are complicated…
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Beh doh! Beh doh! Zoom right past our house. All fire trucks right from mostly all towns Past our house ! How is that possible? Who Knows! Here they come back! Almost here. Hope they get here before it spreads. Good thing because I think that this would have gone forever! It was so loud because there was so many different towns here! Turner, Salem, Stayton and last to show up was Aumsville! Can you believe that the closest town that we live next to should up the very last. This all started…
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my bicycle. My goal was to enjoy nature in an easy-to-pedal setting. The Pine Creek Rail-Trail, one of the premier rail-trails in the Northeast, certainly met my criteria and was only three miles from my house. With a little trepidation, I headed out on the trail but within hours, I knew I loved the physical activity and the environmental stimulation. It was simply beautiful there. The Pine Creek Rail-Trail is a 62 mile long bicycle path, built along an unused historic railroad corridor.The path…
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gushing creek next to the trail. I was about to ascend on a trail that looked relatively effortless. At the beginning of the trail, the trail guide told me and the group that someone had died on this trail last week. I did not put much thought into the statement because this was a gravel trail and I had hiked mountains before. I was confident in myself because I had hiked mountains and was positive this trail would not be any different. Based on the beginning of the trail and it being gravel I thought…
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darkness be preserved. He competently builds his powerful argument by his personal narrative, logos, and other rhetorical strategies. Bogard begins by using his Personal Narrative on Minnesota lake to draw an imaginary scenario about night darkness. For example, he says that “woods so dark that my hands disappeared before my eyes” and “meteors left smoky trails across sugary spreads of stars”. By telling his personal experience about night darkness, readers can imagine and understand the…
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The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, Liberty and Freedom Explained Frederick Douglass was a former slave who was a key figure in the abolition movement. Through his speeches and discussions, many people learned of the evils that surrounded slavery. Although he was a great speaker, his most influential tool in the fight for abolition would be his narrative he wrote. Through explanation of the horrors he experienced while shackled in slavery, many people came to join the fight against the abhorred…
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A Genre and Narrative Analysis of One Hour Photo (Romanek,2002) Genre What defines a thriller? There are generic elements, but no real strict guidelines for filmmakers. This means that they can play around with hybridity and innovation within their creation. One Hour Photo contains many genre conventions of a typical thriller. It complies with thriller conventions through: creating suspense and excitement for the audience the narrative revolving around investigation of an enigma/puzzle. having…
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