I woke up with a bout ten minutes to go in our ride, just in time to see the heart of the city. ... After ten minutes of gazing at the reflections in the water, I realized we were nearly there. ... The next fifteen minutes were a blur, probably because I was concentrating so hard on stopping my hands from trembling. ... I caught my breath with them for a few minutes. ...
After fifteen minutes of waiting for class to begin a teacher rushed in, announced that the class was canceled, and told us to go to the nearest television to witness what would be history. ... Our nation came together as one in a matter of minutes; from a simple group of people gathering together to pray, to citizens across the country filling up the blood banks, and finally to the local New Yorkers trying to assist those grieving or working at the site. ...
Americans take pride in knowing they live in a democratic country that ensures freedom, but how true is this assumption? What exactly is freedom today and how does it affect us? The Webster's English Dictionary defines freedom as "The state of being able to act without hindrance or restraint, libert...
As if moving away from home isn't hard enough as it is, I am no longer going to be with my old friends. I'll have to meet new people and form new friendships with these people who have come to the same place as me, with the same goal as me; To start their lives as adults and learn ...
The City Hall, jail house, and churches rung their bells to notify the city but " within fifteen minutes, fully fifty of the area's tightly packed buildings were ablaze."2 Although the city had more than doubled its size after the cholera incident in 1823, there were still shortages of firefighters due to the fact that it was a volunteer task.3 There were only approximately fifteen hundred firefighters at the time and they were not paid for their efforts. ...
