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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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Poetry- How Do I Extol Thee
How do I extol thee, Oh, l’amour de ma vie? My life beautifier; Damsel prettier than a royal chandelier. Even though thy beauty is such, No adjective can match, But to keep entertaining my eyes, With thy ravishing smile, To extol thee, I shall try. Thou art as beauteous, As the morning sunshine. Thy complexion,…
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Rejuvenation and Wellbeing
What do we need to understand? Moreover, for ages, we have talked about this, but often, it is hard to perceive the process and see the positive progress. The most crucial one that needs our observation and attention is lifestyle. We are fond of living a desirable life by expecting to live happy and healthy…
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What A Leader Wants, What A Leader Needs
One of my proudest accomplishments in my life is that I have volunteered faithfully with the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol. I volunteer as a career counselor and have been doing this for over nine years. We follow the Air Force’s curricula so we can advance. Civil Air Patrol has a Cadet program…
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Poetry- My Father
My father,Son of a black man.Descendant of the lineage,Of fierce but indomitable lions,Whose presence set panthers to their feet;Whose roars make the greatMount Putu to shudder in fret.My father,A man abstemious with words,But when he speaks,His verbosities carry wits,Like that of a sage’s.A man whose words sound,Like music to the ears,And remedy to a broken…
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Poetry- My Guiding Hand
I have lingering words I think it’s time to let out I’ve been keeping them locked in a cage, collecting dust From childhood days to now, so grown You’ve been my anchor, my rock, my own It’s been a long time coming, But I finally push the pen to paper to let you know. I…
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Planning A Vacation- Comedy Or A Struggle
Everyone hopes to go on a vacation and share in family memories. Saving enough money to pay for a week away from the confines and demands of work and home is what families plan a year in advance for. The vision of what that vacation will be, sets a high bar to achieve. The dreams…
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How To Manage Missing An Old Friend
In middle school, I became friends with a girl called Erica* (Not her real name, of course!). For two years, Erica was my everything and since we were in boarding school, I saw a lot of Erica. We ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner together, went to class together, had the same friends, and hung out…
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World Environment Day
The month of June serves as the season to appreciate the great outdoors; it has several holidays that will remind us to cherish and protect our planet. We celebrate nature with World Environment Day (June 5) as well as other nature-related holidays. Environment can be defined as a sum of all the living and non-living…
