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    Gemless As I parked in the gravel filled lot I settled in my car for a few minutes contemplating homework from each of my classes. I stepped outside with my belongings; there was a slight breeze from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey. Clouds dotted the orange tinted sky as the sun tried to climb up to be fully seen. The day right from the start seemed like a good day so I went about smiling and walked blissfully to my normal seat next to my friends. We prepared for the coming

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    The song by Lauren Alaina, “Road Less Traveled” is connected to the poem “The Road Not Taken” written by Robert Frost. The poem and the songs are connected through the words and how they are represented. Both songs are speaking about taking the road that would not get traveled on as much. Within the poem and the song, I found four connections to each other. The first connection in “The Road Not Taken” was “And be one traveler, long I stood and looked down one as far as I could to where it bent in

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    Jeremy while he was driving. Every time I looked out of the window I saw beautiful shades of red or yellow. The second to last road that we turned onto was a gravel road with a bunch of twists and hills. Jeremy loved these type of roads, especially when he had the blazer to play with. We passed our usual spot that we take to get to the lower falls and turned onto the actual road that takes us into the park itself. There were only two to three other cars parked at the lower falls, one of them started

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    Similar to other national parks in the country, bicycles are generally allowed on most roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Although this is the case for most, if not all roads, it is important to bear in mind that inclement weather and other unfavorable conditions should dictate when you should explore these trails. As most of the national park is geared towards hikers, campers and individuals who simply would like to explore nature, this in no way means that trails meant specifically

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    (first mistake) and we headed out to reach our destination. Blue sky and deserted land rolled by as I stared out the window. Time seemed to slowly trail by and we did not see signs of the town anywhere. Then suddenly, the smooth asphalt turned to gravel, and immediately something seemed off. “Are you sure we’re going the right way??”

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    Humans in the ancient world definitely took advantage of their physical strength. Five great examples of this are: building roads, quarrying, operating cranes, digging wells, and constructing tunnels. All of these tasks could only be completed with an immense amount of endurance and strength. Anything from laying rocks to digging out an entire tunnel was a difficult and grueling task. In many cases, a great deal of human physical strength was required to fully exploit the technologies and technical

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    Top Tips for Road Trips Intrepid travellers know that if one wishes to see the very best of a country, any country, one must get behind the wheel of a car. And so it is with Costa Rica, a land blessed with natural treasures and plenty of cultural experiences. While flying or riding coach from place to place is certainly rewarding enough here, there’s nothing which can compare to the priceless freedom granted by a self-drive road trip. Plus you can choose the tunes and, let’s face it, that’s really

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    want to hear all about it, walk me through it step by step and don’t leave any detail out.” “OK, I will start with the drive to the park.” The road is secluded, trees encompass you as you drive. The GPS directs that it is only a few more miles, but in your mind, you know you need to turn around. Then the trees open up to a little wooden cabin just off the road. After 6 hours in the vehicle, you bust open the door, and as your legs swing out the door, you can feel a stretch throughout your entire body

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    The Day Of School

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    eternity. I notice that the bus is nearing the long gravel road it drops me off at, I stand up from my seat and swing my backpack over my shoulder. I start walking down the aisle; as I walk, seeing all the little legs move from the aisle to their seat so I can make my way to the front of the bus. I hear the squeaky doors open and I tell my bus driver thanks. I am outside and the fresh autumn air fills my lungs.     Finally start my trek down the gravel road towards my house, I hear the crunching as I stomp

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    Route 66 Research Paper

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    one of the original and most famous roads in the United States and was established on November 11, 1926. Entrepreneurs John Woodruff of Springfield and Cyrus Avery of Tulsa played a crucial role in promoting the concept of an interregional link between Los Angeles and Chicago. However, their lobbying efforts did not bear much fruit until the initiation of the national program towards the development of highways and roads. Notably, legislations for public roads first appeared in 1916 and later revised

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