Diary of…a Cleaner Outer Spring cleaning arrived even earlier at Cottage 40 than spring this year. In early February, I was noticed the pungent odor of the Buck Hill-delivered hardwood ablaze in my fireplace. Problem was, I was in my basement. There is no fireplace in my basement. Given that Cottage 40 in its first incarnation burned to the ground, the house has bad fire juju. Before calling 911, I decided to cajole my personal architectural advisor and neighbor, Jean McCoubrey, into taking a walk down the stairs to take a whiff. “Try checking the cleanout,” she suggested. I wasn’t quite sure what a cleanout was (except as it pertained to a quinquennial procedure advised for individuals of a certain age), but I deduced Jean was referring to what lay behind a two-foot square cast iron door on the wall of the basement, directly below the fireplace, about a foot off floor level. Access requires …show more content…
I tried a long-handled brush (too short), a deer-fence stake (too long to fit in the opening) and a decommissioned curtain rod (too flimsy). A chrome towel bar I’d never gotten around to installing worked well to liberate another foot or so of ash. I then ventured upstairs, trailing a cloud of dust like Charlie Brown’s pal Pig Pen, to search for something small yet long enough and sturdy, and to replenish my plastic bag supply. I was now reduced to Target and TJ Maxx bags. Happily, I found the perfect solution: a two-foot shower-curtain rod which twisted to extend further once inside the opening. I poked, ash fell, I shoveled. I elongated the rod and poked again. Lather, rinse, repeat. I was now extending the shower-curtain-rod-slash-impacted-ash-breaker-upper up the hole five feet. Just as I was reaching the end of my rope—and the shower curtain rod the end of its extendable length—I made one last mighty upward stab and the last cubic foot of ash descended with a thunderous
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside... Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be”(Anne Frank). In the story, “Diary of a Young Girl”, by Anne Frank, Anne is a young Jewish girl who has to flee into hiding during the Holocaust and writes in her diary about what goes on. At the beginning Anne is sociable, but as the war progresses she becomes lonely. Therefore I believe that loneliness can change a person.
Anne Frank was 13 years old at the time she started writing in her diary. She is a girl that is smart, intelligent and a good writer. She is also a talkative, optimistic, caring person that cared for anyone that happened to them. She wrote about anything at any time that seemed important or just to write it down. Imagine if you had to go through all of what she had to do to survive and adapt. This would connect to many children and families that are hated or in hiding. Kids that are in fear that are in hiding can connect to Anne Frank. Even little kids when they are in fear when they are in hiding when a robber enters the house. Anne Frank would not different from the other kids, she just wanted a normal life and
Dear Diary, I am one of many to witness the assassination of Malcolm X. On February 21, 1965 today we have lost a legacy. Malcolm X was a strong speaker, and was moved by many African Americans. He did so much to make us feel connected with our African American heritage. He would say the words that we would think but were scared to say. Malcolm X lost his life by the Nation of Islam; everyone is surrounded by questions of this fearless man’s death. The files The Files of Malcolm X, reveals The Smoking Guns in the FBI reports, which was dated for February 22, 1965, the files declares that Malcolm X had 10 gun shots penetrating to the chest, his thigh and
Leadership is a characteristic that is known to cause a significant impact to the world whether it is for evil or good. With the Forty Acres Scholars Program, I would be able to hone my leadership qualities by engaging in leadership activities with fellow other Forty Acres Scholars. Additionally, with the full-ride provided by the program, I wouldn’t have to experience those stressful nights being anxious about paying for college while trying to receive an education. With these worries off my plate, I can focus my time and energy on my personal development to become more of a leader and an influential person. And I’d most definitely use my skills for the benefit of society and not for evil.
I didn't always live in California. Before California I lived in Denver, Colorado. Before Denver I lived in Aurora, Colorado. When we moved to california we had a family of five. We moved to California, when I was six, Then we lived at my grandma’s house in Riverside for a year. We found a place on Ferree Street and that became our home.
Upon opening the back door, Vasquez observed that there was just enough space to squeeze past the refrigerator blocking the exit. The air smelled of burned rubber and melted wires; a damp ash covered the ground, sticking to their boots. In the kitchen, Vasquez and Fogg discerned only smoke and heat damage—a sign that the fire had not originated there—and so they pushed deeper into the nine-hundred-and-seventy-five-square-foot building. A central corridor led past a utility room and the master bedroom, then past a small living room, on the left, and the children’s bedroom, on the right, ending at the front door, which opened onto the porch. Vasquez tried to take in everything, a process that he compared to entering one’s mother-in-law’s house for the first time: “I have the same curiosity.”
I use fatty because he can pull the plow the best. Yes bison pull plows i just steer it 23.my dad was fixing the windmill one of the piece fell off so we got that piece 24.
I don’t remember the exact date but I remember that the year was either 2008 or 2009 and I was around eight or nine years old. I skipped school that day so I could go hunting with my dad, and so I got to skip school. At that time my dad was part of a hunting club and he was allowed to bring me with him.
"You've got to come," said Colleen. "I'll talk to Joe," I responded, wanting to say
Entry 12 : Anne’s diary was published in more than fifty countries. The play, based on her diary, won a Pulitzer Prize and was made into a movie. I think Anne’s diary and her story attracted so much attention because it shows you a glimpse of a young Jew’s life in hiding during the Holocaust. People are able to relate and identify with her diary because it shows you her teenage life in the Secret Annex. Anne explains how her life is in the Secret Annex and how she felt during her time there. She goes through all the things a teenage might go through. She fights with her parents, falls in love, wonders about the future, and you see her mature throughout her time in the Secret Annex all while experiencing the Holocaust. At first, she was playful,
I lived in Edwards Hall. If you want to interact with other Australian students and want to get the whole college experience I would recommend living on campus.
The holocaust is a sad event that happened in history. There were Jews who lost their lives because their religion was seen as a dangerous race to society. Many Jews lost their lives do to that judgement. This talks and goes on in the book The Diary Of Anne Frank. In the book the girl Anne Frank is very calm and collected in this time she said “In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart. I believe that the quote is true. I say this because in the book they all had their days were they were all upset or sad, but other than that they all had a little happiness in them.
I turned over the letter and saw that papa had written “open your eyes Bruno.” Almost as a hint that I needed to pay attention to what the letter had to say, if only my dad had got right to the point in the first place. I didn’t have much time to finish reading the letter, so I put it on my pocket for later.
We moved to the house on Wilhoyt Lane when I was in fourth grade. Before we moved to the house on Wilhoyt Lane we lived in a two story house in the middle of some fields. Before my dad got a job in Yerington my mom was a teacher in Fernaly and my dad did tile. The house that we lived in was a one story house that was in a decent sized neighborhood, with a small backyard. The house that we lived in Fernaly was definably smaller than the houses we lived in Yerington.
During the devastating time of World War II, a Jewish teenage girl wrote a diary about the gruesome events she witnessed, this diary was named, Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank. Anne Frank lived in Holland and went into hiding when her sister, Margot, got a letter to go to a reception camp. The Franks faced terrifying moments during hiding. They witnessed war outside their window and stayed in the same house without even going outside for about two years.To add on, the Franks had to keep in mind how every day they could be arrested or even die. Sadly Anne and her family are arrested and are sent to Auschwitz, a concentration camp where she would later die. While in hiding, the Franks and the Van Daans, who were also in hiding with them,