“All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.� -- Leo Tolstoy
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t is not very easy to grow up into a “beautiful� woman. Do you want to be elegant, fashionable and glamorous? It is always impor tant to own a sweet perfume. A beautiful fragrance in our lives is like a light in the dark night.
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hen I stood in the hallway of the library at Stanford, I saw the lights that passed the pillars created consistent and mysterious shadows. I realized a plan of building should be read like a harmony of spaces in light. Each space must be defined by its structure and the character of the natural light.
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y shadow follows me all the time, and I always see it when I turn around. Most of the time, my body throws a long shadow on the ground. One day, I found my shadow was not alone because my friend was standing in front of me. Our shadows were not dark and cold anymore. We saw the beauty of shadow that came from our friendship.
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f you are tired and stressful, will you go to a bar and get some drinks? When you hold a bottle, the light passes through the glass refracts different colors. You will find the beauty of light and shadow comes from our daily life.
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ight and shadow is similar to white and black. They make sharp contrast; they have exact boundary; they are against each other. However, they can be harmony. When I saw the fallen leaves lying on the two sides, which were light and shadow, the image in my eyes was an ar twork.
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ome people believe a dream catcher could change a person’s dreams. “Only good dreams would be allowed to filter through… Bad dreams would stay in the night, disappearing with the light of day.” I have one in my bedroom. I think once the sun rises, all bad dreams just disappear.
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unflowers are always facing the sun. They are brave and optimistic. Some flowers stand with their backs to the sun and face shadow, but they are also strong and beautiful.
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or many people, it is not easy to become morning birds. But when you see the sun rise in the morning, you feel the light makes everything better, everything prettier, and today, everything just seems to be in that light. The sun, the ocean and your hear t compose a peaceful painting.
“Don't be afraid of the shadows, that only means there's a light nearby.” -- Evanescence