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    scary, with a bit of a silent hill vibe to them and while the ending is more than a little on the predictable side of things. That in no way hampers the enjoy ability of watching it all play out. Thomas Kaiser (Ethan Peck) is an artist and a recluse with few friends. Since childhood he has had a reccurring dream with a sleeping woman, Briar Rose (India Eisley). Though he always awakens before he can kiss and wake her. One day he inherits an old mansion estate from an uncle he never knew he had and

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    My Experience In My Life

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    daydreaming, and when my cousin Olivia, and grandma woke me up I thought it was for another restroom break, but it wasn’t. . . When I slowly opened my tired eyes from the car ride, they filled with joy as I saw a big log house! It had a huge deck, it was two stories, almost 3 because it was on a hill and it looked like it had a full basement! We walked inside and it had a huge living room, really nice kitchen, and a big bathroom. . . My aunt told Olivia and I to go check out the upstairs. It has 3 bedrooms

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    Joe Hill's Pop Art

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    Joe Hill was born in Sweden. Before he became a writer he use to be a songwriter. He also learned english in the early 1900’s. He is also related to one of the greatest mystery/horror book writers, Steven King. Joe Hill became known to writers in 1972. Pop art is an art movement that was discovered in the late 1950’s in the US. But in the early 1950’s in Britain. His book “Pop Art” came out in 2001. When he wrote “Pop Art” he was trying to convey is how his characters are dead and how they died

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    The first successful cable-operated street railway was the Clay Street Hill Railroad, which opened on August 2, 1873. The promoter of the line was Andrew Smith Hallidie, and the engineer was William Eppelsheimer. The line involved the use of grip cars, which carried the grip that engaged with the cable, towing trailer cars; the design was the first to use grips. The term "grip" became synonymous with the operator. The line started regular service on September 1, 1873, and its success led it to become

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    wine cellar, 8700 square feet and a treetop fire pit. If this sounds like a dream to you, there are ways to include these elements in your future home. For wine lovers, it might be nice to consider purchasing a home with a finished basement. Turn part of the basement into your own personal wine cellar. A treetop fire pit may be hard to find, but you can certainly look for a home with a rooftop terrace. Once that's done, you just need to focus on purchasing a good fire pit. Consider contacting a Colorado

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    Lauryn Hill Role Model

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    Lauryn Hill is not only a natural born performer and a lyrical genius, but above all a role model. Throughout her life, starting from a young age, she has influenced the music industry greatly ranging from a multitude of reasons. Lauryn Hill was born on May 26, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey to two loving parents, Mal and Valerie Hill. Lauryn was never wealthy, but lived comfortably. Hill says “ I was not raised rich, but I never really wanted the things we didn't have. I think my parents instilled

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    Kentuck Knob is located on Chestnut Ridge which is similarly situated in the winding roads of the Allegheny Mountains. Kentuck Knob overlooks the fantastic view of the Youghiogheny River gorge as well as surrounding hills and farmland. Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob were intentionally designed alike and have many similarities but some notable differences as well. They were both built in the Allegheny Mountains of Fayette County. The natural landscape and architectural

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    number of human requirements. Modernism was rapidly developed at that time. This essay aims to explore the development of modernism after World War II by compare and contrast the two apartments which are Hansaviertel Apartment in German and Society Hill Towers in the USA. It first discusses the similarity of the two chosen buildings. Then explains the difference of design, which includes surroundings, building form and the apartment layout. Furthermore, explore the factors lead to those difference

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    being out of the car or the ice cream threatening to come back up. I walk around the car to meet mom and she just gives me a look that I know means she can tell I’m nervous. It’s not like the opportunity to stay on a college campus two states away from home comes everyday. Sure I’ve been on sleep away trips but sure those were maybe a week, this would be three and those were before the awkward middle school phase set in. I was ready to try at least so I reassure her with a smile and start walking

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    He does this Because if you just read it you won’t get anything from it. Some things in this book you really have to think about and look at it’s other meaning. For example, on page nine-teen Gus has the cigarette; this is a metaphor because he says that can only hurt you if you light it. What this means is that you

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