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    is an example of a snapshot using lots of descriptive words‚ to help imagine and picture better. The Abandoned Mansion I pushed open the door of the black iron fence and a shrill screech sounded as I closed it behind me. As I walked up the narrow driveway I could see my breath hanging in the cool morning air. The house was old‚ the windows were boarded up and had cobwebs in every corner. The bare trees scratched and scraped against the large‚ dark house‚ as the wind howled below. I zipped

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    How Did Alcatraz Escape

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    its initial purpose‚ was there previous escape attempts besides Morris’s escape? What was the big deal with Morris’s escape and how did he do it. The Closer of Alcatraz? What is Alcatraz? Alcatraz is a penitentiary opened by the Federal Government as a maximum security‚ minimum privilege penitentiary to deal with the most incorrigible inmates in Federal prisons. This prison was thought to be inescapable. Frank morris would disprove this in his successful escape. Alcatraz wasn’t always a prison on

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    The Escape From Alcatraz Alcatraz was a prison built for the worst prisoners of them all. The Jailhouse was constructed in 1934‚ when a big crime wave hit the US‚ robberies‚ murders‚ and many more crimes. Alcatraz was often referred to as “the rock”‚ and many people died of the consequences such as the cold dark empty cells‚ called the strip cells‚ and the overall boredom and loneliness.(No Way Out). Many people attempted to escape such as Frank Morris‚ Clarence Anglin‚ and John Anglin.A lot of individuals

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    An Ideal Leader

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    love their country because if they will allow it to be conquered‚ they will lose their own home. They will be slaves forever. Filipinos learned to be strong‚ not to give up in life. During the conquest‚ Filipinos are just like a person who is in the narrow place that if he/she moves‚ he/she will fall in the gaping crocodile. Once you move without thinking‚ you’ll surely get regrets. They also learned to be a hero for their fellow Filipinos. Even they saw others are blooded and wounded in the middle

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    A BYTE OUT OF HISTORY Escape from Alcatraz06/08/07 | Aerial view of Alcatraz Island‚ January 1932. | In its heyday‚ it was the ultimate maximum security prison. Located on a lonely island in the middle of San Francisco Bay‚ Alcatraz—aka “The Rock”—had held captives since the Civil War. But it was in 1934‚ the highpoint of a major war on crime‚ that Alcatraz was re-fortified into the world’s most secure prison. Its eventual inmates included dangerous public enemies like Al Capone‚ criminals

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    Close to the edge

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    decided to take a break to eat some fruit and nuts‚ and drink some water. We had arrived to a split point of the trail‚ the left path would take us through the rocky part of the peak‚ were we would have to climb huge boulders‚ walk by high cliffs and narrow trails. One of them was called “el

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    IT was the festival of spring. From the wintry shades of narrow lanes and alleys emerged a gaily clad humanity. Some walked‚ some rode on horses‚ others sat‚ being carried in bamboo and bullock carts. One little boy ran between his father’s legs‚ brimming over with life and laughter. 1. The Lost Child A child goes to a fair with his parents. He is happy and excited and wants the sweets and toys displayed there. But his parents don’t buy them for him. Why then does he refuse when someone

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    the malicious grasp of modern day technology and taking a leap into the wild‚ with a breath of fresh air to clear my head. It is absolutely rejuvenating to come to this town and live with no connections to the World for a week. Two hours up the narrow‚ winding‚ gravel path spiraling the mountain‚ we veer to the right at Big Oak Campsite. The popping of the tire treads on the gravel sends warm waves through my body; I know we have arrived. Immediately I venture to the freshwater stream crafted from

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    lawyer." He explains that Harvey was able to break away from the mentality of the small town and reach his potential without the worry of not fitting in. In conclusion‚ the story demonstrated how Harvey was able to make a life for himself outside the narrow mindedness of his hometown. Unlike Harvey‚ Jim Liard conformed to these expectations and became a person whom he disliked. This story also points out that even in death‚ the people of the town could not bring themselves to understand or like

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    Escape By Hereward Carrington All day long Orloff had paced his cell. The blackness of the sky outside was equaled only by the blackness of his thoughts. The deep rolling of the thunder reverberated through the thick stone walls of his prison‚ and every now and then a fitful gust of rain swirled through the tiny broken window‚ wetting his face as he stared out into the night. Orloff cursed‚ wiped the water from his face with his grimy fingers‚ and turned to pacing his cell once more.

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