Every year after every summer, my friends and I usually discuss what we did over that 3 month period of time. My response is usually always the same, “I stayed at home most of the summer,” or “I went to visit my aunt that lives in Dallas once again,” but that was not the case this year. For my cousin’s 15th birthday, my aunt, uncle, brother, two cousins, and I decided to take a road trip to Florida. Two months ago, I not only had the opportunity to go on another family vacation, but I was also able
At 2:31, students have their gaze toward the clock in their classrooms, awaiting for the minute hand to strike 2:32. As the seconds pass, students act as sprinters-with their butts sitting on the edge of their seats, and one hand firmly grasping a single strap on their backpack. They lock into their stances ready for gunshot. “Ring,” students hustle out of their classrooms and to their cats to shop for ugly sweaters and hang out before preparing to watch another Borgia Knight victory. Friday night
Let us unveil the taste of amazing asparagus Asparagus is one amazing vegetable which has a very unique taste which can be used as a side dish and people who are health conscious can even take it as a snack. Here one is bound to think about the taste of an asparagus which is again a mystery as some say it tastes like Broccoli whereas other find the taste similar to that of beans. Broccoli, spinach, carrots and cucumber straightaway come to your mind whenever one thinks about vegetables. This is
Intro Vignette It is the late may of 2015, a warm Friday afternoon. Two hundred of us getting ready and coming to school,side by side, sitting in the rows of folding chairs in the middle school gym. Some of us wear jeans and a T-shirt,a dress,or a suit. We have to listen to the long speeches that the teachers and students have prepared for us. When the ceremony was over, we run to our parents and friends, and we finally graduate from junior high and enter the high school life, the 2015 8th grade
Brian turned his stare to Mr. Smith and voiced his displeasure. “Maybe I was not understood, Tim… I want Ms. Loran to accompany Mr. Johnson and me to the Dominican Republic. She can provide valuable assistance to Mr. Johnson since the main language in the country is Spanish, and she is fluent in the language.” I should not be surprised to learn he was aware I spoke four languages, but I was. With a very uncharacteristic response Mr. Smith responded, “Mr. Ross, if that is your desire, we can, without
C H A P T E R 2 FINANCIAL REPORTING F E A T U R E S T O R Y TILLMAN J. FERTITTA Tillman J. Fertitta’s entrepreneurial spirit and financial astuteness have helped him create a highly successful $600 million restaurant company, Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. Business Week recently listed Landry’s Restaurants, Inc., as twenty-sixth on their list of the ‘‘Top 100 Growth Companies.’’ Forbes listed Landry’s fifth on its roster of ‘‘The 200 Best Small