There’s the sound of a languid stream 20 or 30 feet below me, running perpendicular to the tracks. I look to my left, down the tracks and into the distance, remembering the many days and nights spent here with her. We’d look to the sky at night and talk about the stars, or sit in the shadow of the cars on hot summer days. All that remained of those golden memories was the eerie sound of emptiness, a brash juxtaposition against the happy days gone by. She and I were so close, a friendship forged in
sure we can afford it,” my mom said, hesitantly. “I know we can,” my dad said. “I did all of the figuring last night. Look.” I heard the rustle of papers and the creak of the bed as he sat down next to her to show her his math. After a bit he said, “I want to be able to do this for her. For us. I can just see her, her free spirit flying with her horse.” I remembered back to last night as I heard the clock strike two. I couldn’t sleep.
My watched ticked 6: 30 PM as I waited outdoor the eating place for my night meal to reach. It became a specially chilly summer season night in Silicon Valley, yet it had a heat feeling to it. The vivid lights of the restaurant illuminated the busy streets because the sun set down over the west. It took me a while to observe the cellphone booth subsequent to me became ringing for a while now and the temptation to reply it grew with each ring. I couldn't preserve it any further, I needed to solution
joy, stress, and excitement is what we as humans thrive off. When our adrenaline gets going and our hearts start beating out of our chests; that is when we begin to live and see what life is all about. The craziest week of my life occurred this past summer when I took a mini vacation to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, for my thrilling paintball event I participate in every year. The road trip of about three hours to Pennsylvania was filled with twists and turns that no man could have expected. Before we were
One way for kids to have fun is to have an opportunity to take a week off in nature, and enjoy numerous activities with other kids their age at Cohutta Springs Youth Camp. Having several staff members, quality food, and state of the art attractions, summer camp can be costly. However, sending children to Cohutta Springs Youth Camp will help them build positive character traits from learning healthful habits, social skills, and discipline. Sending children to Cohutta Springs Youth Camp allows them to
that the forest will offer them an escape from their dictated lives in the city. There, gentle Hermia, may I marry thee; And to that place the sharp Athenian law Cannot pursue us. If thou lovest me then, Steal forth thy father's house to-morrow night; And in the wood, a league without the town, (I.i.156) For the two lovers, the forest stands in magical contrast to the harsh Athenian laws. Hermia and Lysander’s escape to the forest represents the desire that mankind has to be one with nature in
A Friday Night Light’s Dream is a heartwarming love triangle story about classic high school love lives. It begins with a group of four sophomores: Blake, who likes Jane; Jane, who has fallen for Ethan; Ethan, who is crushing on Sabrina; and Sabrina, who in love with Blake. Through of series of telling stereotypical high school events, however, two very happy couples emerge from this situation, both of which ending with winter formal invites. Besides from being a new aged short story, this tale can
The first weeks of the summer fellowship in the VDS stream was a bit hectic. They consisted of learning protocols and techniques. Three plates of PNiC-BSa4 colonies were grown by my partner and me that week. These were later used by the majority of lab students who had reached the cloning stage. My first PCR with plasmid pgbr22 failed, but the second was successful. PCR with pmCherry had to be completed 3 times to get a successful result and PNIC-BSa4 PCR had to be completed twice to get a successful
scores, schools in Iowa, North Carolina, and California have increased the time some students spend in class. Some parents and faculty members think extending the school year into the summer could help American students compete academically with other countries, but the school year should not be extended because summer is needed for academic respite, the extension will cost millions, and there is not enough evidence to say that it can boost academic achievement. Ideally, extending the school schedule
My American Experience Growing up in Ghana, I had heard a lot of things about the U.S. This was a country I had always wanted to visit; my prayer was answered when I got the opportunity to travel there. Arriving in a new environment came with many experiences. Adjusting with food, language and the weather was not easy. With the passage of time, however I have been able to0 adjust and fit it. This write-up therefore is to elaborate on my experiences since coming to U.S. I had many interesting experiences