...ll the student essays contained herein were prodced by students registered in English 004 on the Hazleton Campus during the Fall semester of 1998, and... ................... ............................................. 5 Computers in the Dorm Rooms ............................................................ ...................... ............................................... 16 The Music Stops and I Pose ....................................................... ............................ ............................................. 24 In Someone Else’s Eyes ....................................................... ... myself and smile. Determination forces me to relax and just have fun. The music begins, and I start my routine, leaping and pirouetting gracefully ac... ... the stage. Before I real- ize it, I have come to the end of my dance. The music stops and I pose. The audience breaks out into applause. An exhilarat... ...f my favorites from the town I live in is supposed to have happened in the 1970s. The story takes place in the countryside around Beltzville, PA, in t...

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