1. Rafflesia
Arnoldii
Rafflesia Arnoldii is a rare flower that is well known
because of the size of the flower's petals and the smell of rotten meat that it
gives out.
This enormous and rare flower grows in the forest of
Southeast Asia, including the Phillipines. Its large flower can grow to 3
meters in diameter and weigh up to 11 kilograms. It does not have any leaves,
stem, or roots and because of lacking clorophyls this plant can not
photosynthesize making it a parasite, living on other plants nutrition. The
flower has five petals red in colour and has white spots, which surrounds the
middle of the flower much like a hole. At the base of the flower there is a
part which has needles and contains the reproduction parts of the flower.
Rafflesia Arnoldii reproduces with the help of flies
that are attracted to the flowers smell (which some observers say smells much
like bad meat and rotten eggs mixed). The flower only lasts for five to seven
days and then dies.
2.
Do you know the capital city of
England? Right. London is the capital of the United Kingdom. Look at the map
carefully. Here is London. Can you see it? It is situated in southeastern
England along the Thames River. London is a well-known city with a population
of about 7 millions. It is the [...]
3.
Have you ever visited
Singapore? Well, if you haven’t, let me tell you about Singapore. Singapore is
an island city. Its population is about three millions people. Most
Singaporeans live in high-rise apartments.
Uhm…Singapore is a
beautiful city with lots of parks and open spaces. It is also a very clean
city. You [...]
4.
On
one corner of my dresser sits a smiling toy clown on a tiny unicycle--a gift I
received last Christmas from a close friend. The clown's short yellow hair,
made of yarn, covers its ears but is parted above the eyes. The blue eyes are
outlined in black with thin, dark lashes flowing from the brows. It has
cherry-red cheeks, nose, and lips, and its broad grin disappears into the wide,
white ruffle around its neck. The clown wears a fluffy, two-tone nylon costume.
The left side of the outfit is light blue, and the right side is red. The two
colors merge in a dark line that runs down the center of the small outfit.
Surrounding its ankles and disguising its long black shoes are big pink bows.
The white spokes on the wheels of the unicycle gather in the center and expand
to the black tire so that the wheel somewhat resembles the inner half of a
grapefruit. The clown and unicycle together stand about a foot high. As a
cherished gift from my good friend Tran, this colorful figure greets me with a
smile every time I enter my room.
5.
My most valuable possession is an
old, slightly warped blond guitar--the first instrument I taught myself how to
play. It's nothing fancy, just a Madeira folk guitar, all scuffed and scratched
and finger-printed. At the top is a bramble of copper-wound strings, each one
hooked through the eye of a silver tuning key. The strings are stretched down a
long, slim neck, its frets tarnished, the wood worn by years of fingers
pressing chords and picking notes. The body of the Madeira is shaped like an
enormous yellow pear, one that was slightly damaged in shipping. The blond wood
has been chipped and gouged to gray, particularly where the pick guard fell off
years ago. No, it's not a beautiful instrument, but it still lets me make
music, and for that I will always treasure it.
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