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    outdated linoleum in the kitchen? Time for a change! Focus on upgrading items rather than a massive overhaul. If it helps, think like a prospective buyer — which you will be once you sell your current home. Here’s a helpful exercise: walk in your front door as if for the first time and take notes about what catches your eye — ugh, those scratched-up hall closet doors. The powder-room toilet with the cracked seat. Kitchen faucets from two decades ago. A dysfunctional ceiling fan. Walls that need repainting

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    He’s like cold coffee in the morning, but I love it like that. It was always the same routine in the morning, falling asleep before Namjoon did but waking up to an empty bed, with cold sheets. Then padding over to the kitchen where there would be coffee in the maker, but it would be colder than the floor against my skin. I would reach for a jar and fill it with the coffee then sweeten and ice it instead of heating it up… I’d take the jar to the out to the lounging chair and sit down, drinking it

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    Further down on my left is a large concrete, grey building known as the Geographical Sciences building. It has about ten stories. This building is covered with ivy which has variants of greens, browns and reds in contrast with the grey concrete. In front of me are also four different coloured bins for recycling. They are red, blue, green and yellow. To my right is another concrete building, known as the Leslie Social building. It has five stories. There are glass doors which make it accessible from

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    Buchanan's as being “more elaborate than I expected, a cheerful red-and-white Georgian Colonial mansion, overlooking the bay. The lawn started at the beach and ran towards the front door for a quarter of a mile, jumping over sud-dials and brick walls and burning gardens”. The opulence of the mansion as brought out here shows the degree of wealth that Tom Buchanan has. Even his lawn is extravagantly decorated and sprawling. This level of wealth, of course, is not attained by many, but is part of what fuels

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    taking on the key role as the main character and protagonist; Walt Kowalski. Eastwood plays a retired auto worker and Korean War veteran who feels emptiness in his life. His character is happiest on his home porch, beer in hand, dog his only ally, his lawn immaculate, despising the many Asian, Latino and black families in his neighborhood. However, the redemption of such a character is critical to the storyline as Walt becomes a reluctant hero, standing up to gang members who have totally unsettled his

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    with Eastwood also taking on the key role as main character and protagonist. Eastwood plays a retired auto worker and Korean War veteran who feels emptiness in his life. His character is happiest on his home porch, beer in hand, dog his only ally, his lawn immaculate, despising the many Asian, Latino and black families in his neighborhood. But the redemption of such a character is critical to the storyline as Walt becomes a reluctant hero, standing up to gang members who have totally unsettled his lifestyle;

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    trailer-destroying cats made up only a small percentage of the felines. The ground was covered in a sea of darting black. My little sister immediately selected a kitten, grabbed it by the torso, and ran in the other direction. As I surveyed the lawn, I was immediately unsettled. Totem poles rose out of the dried grass like bad omens. At the top of each pole were three shrunken heads, their visages shriveled like pruney fingers after a lengthy bath. The entire yard was scattered with bizarre

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    James wilkins Mrs.Kriegbaum American lit/ CP3 Death of a man’s soul This book is about a young girl named Saranell and her mother Geneva and their slave Renny. They're in the middle of the American Civil War, Saranell’s mother has emotionally abandoned her. This book Leaving Gilead sends the reader on a trip through the struggles and thoughts of a southern family; seeing loss happen and it happening to them. At the end of the book Saranell’s

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    ACT 2: Leon pulls up to a quaint looking home, a woman is in the front lawn gardening. He stares at her for a moment, knowing exactly who it is. The sound of the car’s engine shutting off catches Annette’s attention, she sees a man walking over to her. She dusts the dirt off her knees and places her gloves in the basket. After 5 years, Leon finally sees his true love, Annette. He tries to contain his excitement as she puts out her hand to shake it. Leon Sorry to bother you. Do I look familiar

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    needed to step up to the plate and take lead of the team. I was honored by this. I think that any good leader would say that volunteerism is something everybody should do. Over the summer, I volunteered at my Dad’s work doing tasks such as mowing the lawn, cutting down weeds, and doing simple maintenance tasks. I also helped Mr. Pickett move into his new house in Denver after he loaded

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