Annoying As A Mosquito To most people and alarm clock can be an object of joyful noise awakening them to an exciting new day. To me an alarm clock is more like an annoying mosquito flying around my head waiting for that right moment to strike its unsuspecting prey. The repetitive beeping of the alarm clock compares to that of the bothersome sound a mosquito makes when it is buzzing around one's ear. ... Sitting on top of my mild, ivory-colored dresser, my alarm clock, with its bold black body and luminous numbers, almost like glaring, green eyes staring constantly at my every move d...

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Charly and I Six o"clock in the morning- the alarm clock is blaring and I have to get up for my dog in order to take it for a walk. ... In the morning at six o"clock you are never happy having to get up, but my little friend is always making big efforts to convince me. Charly has not got an alarm clock, nevertheless he is always able to get up on time. ...

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Once in the locker room I tried to see the clock, but I couldn't see anything. ... Then all the sudden I was awoken by my alarm clock buzzing. The buzzing wasn't only the alarm clock, but also in my head. ...

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It is a sadistic cycle accompanied by the reckless ticking of a clock, its hands powered only by your unshakable linear force. ... You are especially unkind to me on school mornings, when, through heavy, blurred eyes, I notice your bright red, glaring A.M face on my alarm clock. ... " I plead, fumbling for the snooze button, but you relentlessly force me out of my contented slumber with a blaring alarm regardless. ...

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A Day in the Life of The thick, aroma of roasted coffee tickled the tip of my nose just seconds before the old, faithful alarm blared a distorted buzz through its tiny top speaker. Wiping away the grit of last night's sleep, the bright white sunlight blinded me momentarily as I slung my arm along the top of the alarm, searching for the snooze button. ... Times goes by fast and the bell is just as annoying as my alarm clock. ...

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For teens, the ring of their alarm clock at six in the morning is the most dreadful sound in the world. ... A study by CAREI states that since teenagers are in a "sleep mode- from 11:00p.m to 8:00a.m., their biological clocks are in conflict with the school bell. The purpose of going to school is to learn, but CAREI reports that an alarming 20% of students sleep during their first two classes! ... In conclusion, if high schools adopted a later school start time, teenagers would no longer have to dread the onerous ring of their alarm clock at 6:00 in the morning. The bell would be comp...

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My day starts out at 6:30 am when my alarm clock wakes me up. ... Bed sheets, curtains, walls, telephone, alarm clock, flowers, carpet, furniture. ... Ten minutes later I wake up again to the sound of my alarm clock. ...

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Next, one should purchase an alarm clock and batteries if they don't already have one. Or like many people these days, just use the alarm clock on their phone. After completing the buying process, he/she must set this clock at least two hours before their first class is scheduled to begin. He/she should set the alarm to wake him/her with the annoying "beep, beep, beep" sound rather than the sound of soothing music. ...

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Everyone has their morning routine, but do we ever really take the time to notice the little things? After stressful days at school and work, i like to lose myself in my own private hideaway. My bedroom is the last thing I see before I fall asleep every night and the first thing I catch sight of whe...

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I usually awake before my alarm clock goes of every time I set it. ... My body's "internal clock" has pretty much been set to be good as long as I get at least 5 hours of sleep. I have never had to "catch up" on sleep and I don't need to take naps mid-day because I just don't get tired until at least 11 o"clock at night. ...

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It used to be the bright, warm smile of my mother waking me up in the mornings, but now it was just the dull buzzing of an alarm clock. This alarm clock, as simple as it is, made me realize that I would have to start taking responsibilities that I could have never imagined having to do. ...

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From the moment my alarm clock goes off in the morning to the time I set it at night I am using some sort of technology. ... After my alarm goes off, it's time to take a shower. ... Unfortunately, I must set my alarm or else I"ll never get up. The phone wakes me up around four o"clock. ... Since sleep isn't getting me anywhere I turn off my alarm and sit up in bed. ...

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Being a Teenager in 2075 Being a teenager in 2075 is not as easy as you might think. Every morning I wake up to the buzz of my alarmclock. My alarm clock does much more then just the annoying buzzing sound. If I don't get out of bed five minutes after my alarm goes off it makes my bed fold u...

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I woke to the droning sound of my alarm clock and quickly jumped into a tracksuit. ""Three o"clock in the morning. Plenty of time."" It was bright when I slumped into my car, parked in the garage of the hotel in which I was staying. I drove fairly fast along the long unoccupied road, down towards th...

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Most people wish they could relive their high school days. I was one of those people until I began college. I've attended several colleges since high school and noticed several differences and similarities between the two. In high school, you are limited to culture and people. Most students only...

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Mentioned in the book are the flashing light for when the doorbell and phone ring, a cry box that flashes when the baby cries, the TTY for the phone, pulsing light alarm clock, vibrating bed alarm clock, and so on. ...

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The alarm clock is ringing in my ears, so I put the pillow over my head and wish for five more minutes of sleep. ... Even the sun is struggling to get over the horizon as I turn off the alarm, cursing it in my mind. ... I clock out and go to my son's daycare to pick him up. ...

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The clock symbolizes the inability to turn back the hands of time. ... Each time the alarm sounds everyone gives a condition response. The clock serves, as a reminder that time is comparable to life; it keeps ticking away. ...

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The ease with which someone in our country can get a gun, with only a simple background check and a several-day waiting period, is a bit alarming, to say the least. ... The nightly news in Canada is more factual in comparison to our six o"clock or eleven o"clock news. ...

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The alarm clock is usually too bright to look at, and the phone may wake you up if it rings. ... If you cannot sleep in after trying these tips, don't try to change your biological clock, which runs on your body's natural schedule. ...

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Thursday April 2, I attended an event that in all honesty was not too thrilled. I am writing this critique to admit that I was wrong. Held at the RCC Auditorium at Bridgewater State University I attended the Dance Kaleidoscope 2015 was genuinely an artistic and creative experience to be a part of. I...

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College Writing Ethan It is 7:00 in the morning and the alarm has started. The buzzing noise sounds like a blow-horn going off at this time. He is starting to wake up; I can tell because his plastic mattress sounds like crumpling newspaper as he moves. I smack the alarm clock as ...

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Sinking into Dillard's Essay Throughout "Living like Weasels", Annie Dillard uses visual imagery and anecdotes to show the difference between the life of human beings and that of weasels, and to express her desire to live like weasels. After Dillard vividly describes Hollins Pond where she ...

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Immigration has always been a struggle for the people that are coming to Chicago. In the time period of The Jungle, as well as now, many foreigners struggled to find work. In the time period of the Jungle, exploitation, working and living conditions were worse than they are for today's immigrants. ...

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During last year, many events happened that were significant and some that weren't. Last year during our visit to the CNE, my family and I met a cousin that I never knew before, which made me think that there are many people related to me that I have never seen in my life. Secondly, I got my drive...

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