With reference to a particular place known to you‚ provide a critical evaluation of different ways of understanding a ‘sense of place’ From a geographical perspective‚ the term ‘place’ is more than simply a ‘location’ on a map set with “’objective’ markers such as longitude and latitude”. As geographers we must consider the “feelings evoked by a place” in those who “live there” and those “who visit”. In other words‚ we must also consider the subjective “sense of place” (Cresswell 2014). By combining
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Everyone has a special place‚ a place where you have memories‚ where you can find peace and harmony. A place where you know you are just happy being there. For some it’s a quiet place‚ for others it’s a noisy place. But all of these places have one thing in common; they are places where you think first when asked. My favorite place is a city from where I live in Vietnam‚ a city called Hanoi. Hanoi‚ which is the capital of Vietnam‚ has a long history of culture and development. Situated in the north-east
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Changing places Change of places can be for a good or bad reason‚ but in my case was for the best for our family. Most couples‚ when thinking about divorcing are worried about their children‚ because everyone knows that divorce have some effects in children’s. In my opinion divorce is about loss and change. When my parents divorced it was hard for my younger brother and I. But was a change for the best of everyone. We moved to Hidalgo. Around this change of place‚ as result of my parents’ divorce
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A sense of place Born in a seaside resort you could count yourself as quite lucky‚ I do. Bournemouth is a beautiful seaside town with so much to do and has been a huge tourist attraction since the very first short wooden jetty pier was completed in 1856. Bournemouth contrasts hugely to those scruffy little towns with nothing but dirty alleyways. Right on the Jurassic coast‚ Bournemouth beach is one of the most popular seaside tourist destinations. Every summer there is a massive air festival;
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Before reading What America Would Be Like Without Blacks‚ by Ralph Ellison‚ I asked myself how would the author explain the title and what point would he argue from. He starts with questioning the “concept of race” and speak on the fantasies of a “blackless America.” Ellison goes on to talk about the history of the time period where blacks were almost removed. My favorite example of this removal was the quote from President Abraham Lincoln in 1862‚ “Your race suffers greatly‚ many of them by living
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In my lifetime I lived in to two areas which made a major impact on me. First I lived in Erie at the Franklin Terrace then I moved to girard in about second grade. This town girard is smaller than other areas but it is unique in its own way. First it has an area with a grocery store fast food places like dairy queen‚ when you continue down on Main street on that road there is a basketball court and a few other places like a bar‚ faulkner’s‚ and a bank. They’re not the best you will see throughout
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A Place to remember My toes in the water and my hands in the sand‚ I stare off over the clear still water. With over 500 miles of shoreline‚ Smith Lake provides me a sense of freedom. It helps me to relax and puts my mind at peace. Sitting there dazed by the beauty of the lake‚ it allows me to meditate and clear my thoughts. Smith Lake survives vividly in my memory. With a shoreline reaching over 500 miles long‚ the beautiful shoreline provides me a sense of freedom. The long continuous shoreline
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I always loved the beach since I was a child. There is nothing like the fulfillment the beach brings with your toes in the sand‚ and nothing but the horizon in my perception. The sounds of the waves crashing‚ the smell of the salty atmosphere‚ and the relaxation you get from God’s beautiful creation. Throughout this essay I will get more into depth of why I have chosen the beach to be my favorite place to be. This essay will briefly describe my experiences‚ exposures‚ existences‚ and observations
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Like Father‚ Like Son Man’s goal in life is not to do something incredible during his lifetime‚ but instead to leave something incredible behind for future generations to act and build on. In Cormac Mccarthy’s The Road‚ a man and his son struggle for survival in a post-apocalyptic era. The majority of this struggle revolves around the lack of food in the world and the boy’s constant fear of life itself. In order to combat these struggles‚ the man is forced to have all faith and must keep trekking
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Essay If you believed the house you were living in was haunted would you flee town or would you try to accommodate your house for your ghostly guest? Me myself I would run and never come back‚ however one woman by the name of Sarah Winchester decided that she would provide accommodation for her ghostly visitors in her whole seven story mansion. Back when I was in middle school me and my grandma was watching the discovery channel and a piece came on in which they were talking about this bizarre
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