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…. Wonderful memories rushed into my head from from other rock climbing adventures. I have always loved the rush I get from heights. I love the feeling I get when I have accomplished something that has challenged me, the feeling I get when I know a wrong move…

…1st president of the United States George Washington appointed as commander-in-chief of the army. The whole of Revolutionary ideology reached its height in 1776, beginning with the publication of Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense". In it Paine declared…

…is a world renowned author, teacher, speaker, actress, and mother. Through this autobiographical piece, Maya's use of figurative language and allusion compounds her thoughts, as she depicts how one can supersede the expected barriers and soar to new heights…

…that are now considered the norm. These standards include girls having to be "model skinny" with the perfect body shape. Males have to have defined muscles and be a certain height. Americans have to dress in a certain style and buy only the "cool" name brand…

…of a female, into the perspective of a disturbed woman changes what the reader sees. The entire story is told from the mind of the disturbed wife: "A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity…

…this span of 800 years, the groundwork for what would become one of the world's most fascinating monuments was laid. The ditch that surrounds Stonehenge was dug with antler picks, and the silt that was removed was piled into a bank that reached a height of 6…

…, not a large area, it is chock full of concrete delights. Formations of liquid rock, hardened into a myriad of varying surfaces that angle, bend, curve, and spill into the floor, from towering heights, to enormous pits. A vast array of shapes masterfully crafted…

…, lightly, thoughtless, from any height at all, from as high as eagles." For Dillard to conclude with this universal style, it allows her message to be thoroughly understood. She wants her message to be received and she does it in the most poetic way in the end…

…also have serious consequences, including loss of height, severe back pain, and deformity. Osteoporosis is often known as "the silent thief" because bone loss occurs without symptoms. One in four women over the age of 50 has osteoporosis. One in eight men…