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Picture of A Lesson In Aerobatics
Date Added: January 4, 2012
Word Count: 3316
I'm just going to talk you through this next loop. It will be just like the one we just did, only you'll be doing the driving. Don't worry about it being pretty; just try to get a feel for the rhythm and flow of it. What I'm trying to get you to sense is visual; where to look and what to look for. A...
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Picture of Allen Fieldhouse
Date Added: February 13, 2011
Word Count: 3,817
Allen Fieldhouse, one of the most extraordinary pieces of basketball art. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, it is the most fascinating basketball court in the world. It is constantly holding dozens of eager fans waiting for the chance to get a glimse at the future NBA basketball stars.   A very in...
Current rating is 1.92. Total votes 12.
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Picture of And On The Eighth Day
Date Added: August 25, 2011
Word Count: 2698
My older brothers are going to teach me how to golf.
Current rating is 3.40. Total votes 5.
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Picture of Not Just Pretty Faces
Date Added: August 8, 2011
Word Count: 999
A story about the empowering sport of womens' roller derby.
Current rating is 5.00. Total votes 1.
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Picture of Qualms
Date Added: February 15, 2012
Word Count: 2700
This play takes place in a two story building around a trashed street of the fallen downtown of Detroit. It contains a very small amount of sexual content. The ending is dramatic and unexpected.
Current rating is 5.00. Total votes 1.
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Picture of RAH RAH
Date Added: October 4, 2010
Word Count: 2670
A wife who wants to spend more time with her husband agrees to go to a football party with him if he will go to the opera with her. She doesn't like football or understand football fanaticism. This story is about togetherness not being all it's cracked up to be.
Current rating is 3.00. Total votes 2.
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Picture of Red Bones
Date Added: May 17, 2012
Word Count: 800
I LOVE ALL The Red Bones World Wide, even the ones I have not seen yet. I wish I could smash every red girl in the world. Straight Up. And I tell about the origin of Red Bones, their history since slavery
Current rating is 3.00. Total votes 2.
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Picture of Shakespeare's Big Secret
Date Added: November 13, 2011
Word Count: 1000
Essay about the mysteries of William Shakespeare's true religion. Three pages written in ENC 1101. The greatest writer ever. Literary master.  Was he Anglican, Protestant, or even atheist?
Current rating is 3.00. Total votes 1.
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Picture of The Corner
Date Added: February 11, 2011
Word Count: 3,605
A hearfelt story of a homeless man who has seemingly lost everything; his mother, his life, his future, his family, and even control of his own actions. But little does he know, that giving a little more to a desperate woman in need could change his life forever. A poetic short story written in the...
Current rating is 2.31. Total votes 13.
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Picture of The Greatest American Invention
Date Added: February 14, 2011
Word Count: 3,999
"'What has America given the world besides George Bush, Cheerios, and the Thigh Master?' 'Chinese Food.' 'Yeah, chinese food.' 'That's from China.' 'Pizza.' 'Italy...' 'Chimichangas.' 'Mexico...' -Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby   America has gone above and beyond Che...
Current rating is 1.83. Total votes 6.
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