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Poetry- Man & Childhood
If the hands of time could revolve, I would journey back to those days, When I felt nothing of the world, To those days when I smiled with my heart, And not because I wanted to impress the world. I would journey back to those days, When my innocence was an event of, Jocund bliss…
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At The Ballet
My best friend Genevieve and I met in kindergarten; we have been inseparable ever since then. We have been taking dance classes together since we were five, and no day goes by when we don’t eat, sleep, and breathe ballet. Once my mother found out that she would have a daughter, she knew she wanted…
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Poetry- Sentient
what are webut a light encased in stardust skinthat gives a heartbeat towhat hands create in pleasure? behind the curtainwith wire cutters and cashthe great wizard and doctor workto assemble a circuit board of thoughta mega brainthat consumes what is not consentedan artist’s brusheclipsed by thousands of megapixelsa healer’s handscut clean off by the edge…
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Recipe- Basil Mint Pesto
Ingredients: 1 cup of fresh basil 1/2 cup of fresh spearmint 1/2 cup of fresh mint 1/2 cup of freshly grated parmesan cheese 1/4 cup of pine nuts 3/4 cup of sunflower oil fresh cloves of garlic (measure with your heart) salt and pepper Directions and tips: Rinse mint and Basil. Fresh from the garden…
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This Essay Is Not About A Vegetable
Growing up in a “barangay” (neighborhood) in the Philippines shaped my love for gulay (vegetables). Eating gulay reminds me of the warmth of my childhood memories. Yesterday, I decided to buy gulay for my dinner. Particularly, a pack of Bok choy and a pack of string beans at the Asian store, which cost €2.50 each…
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What Independence Day Is Like In America
Every year on July 4th, the United States of America celebrates its independence from England because, on that day in 1776, the founders of our country signed the Declaration of Independence. The major attraction on the Fourth of July in the United States is watching fireworks displays, which take place in almost every town across…
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Poetry- When?
I saw you hereStanding like a statue,Your voice stolenLike Medusa’s golemMy sympathy is with youBut what can I doBut to watch you fade?. Your tears were ready.Like raindrops, they fell,My heart still seeks solaceIn your very armsHere with youAre your songs and symphoniesThose I loveI keep close. From afarYou still steal my heart,Why can’t I…
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50 Pieces Of Advice I Wish I Knew At Eighteen
Just a few weeks ago, my bonus daughter graduated high school, taking the much-needed steps to start her journey into higher education and adulthood. I pondered for quite a while what to write in her graduation card, wanting to say the one line that I needed to hear at her same age. Naturally, I couldn’t…
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Summer Blockbusters In The Last Decade
http://www.impawards.com/2010/inception_xxlg.html 2010 – Inception (Action/Sci-Fi) Director: Christopher Nolan What makes it a summer blockbuster: Directed by one of the living legends in Hollywood, Inception takes you to a world where you question the difference between reality and dream. What’s so special about it: the unique concept of entering and manipulating dreams was incredibly ground-breaking. The…
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Reasons I Dislike The Summer Months In Delaware
Since moving to Delaware last year, the hot summer weather between June and August has been unbearable. It’s a lot hotter in the summer months in Delaware than when I was growing up in West Virginia, and I believe that’s because Delaware has a humid subtropical climate, which means it’s a lot hotter than it…
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Before Her Time
Prologue: It was the early hours of the morning when the noise of a crying baby could be heard echoing through the empty hallways of the palace. There were little guards on duty and those who were trusted. Women around the new mother desperately tried to soothe the baby, closing the windows and doors to…
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Poetry- Hello Dragonfly
Surrendering to blackness Summer feels like autumn Dried leaves rain down sadness They never reach the bottom To and fro above my head Shimmering wings accompany my sorrow Hello dragonfly, I feel the happiness you spread Healing me like Achilles healed with yarrow When missing you persists Night passes, and peace greets me…
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