oars in the air‚ while the rest of camp cheers us on. Arriving at the dock‚ one by one we toss our mountain bikes on the ground and join the line of people waiting to perform the ritual belly flop into Fan Lake. The crowd cringes in sympathy as each body hits the water. My heart races when it is finally my turn to jump with my arms and legs spread from the diving board. My stomach aches when I hit the water‚ but not as much as my legs do from riding 300 miles in a week. Splashing in the lake‚ I am amazed
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is usually worthy. Regardless of the price‚ it is very important and precious. These gifts are not limited to something physical‚ it can be a phrase‚ a story‚ a skill or even taking to a place. In “Kim Wilde” by Marjan Satrapi and “Once More to The Lake” by E.B. White‚ both are getting something from their families that satisfies them eventually. In both stories that have been written in narrative format‚ we determine the importance of families on the children’s feelings and perspectives over the
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The Silver Lake Sand Dunes are a natural phenomenon that attracts more than a million visitors to western Michigan each year. Sand‚ sun and fun await you at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes nestled between the shores of Lake Michigan and Silver Lake in Oceana County. Tourism in this area dates back to the early 1920’s. At that time people usually travelled by train to the station located in Mears‚ Michigan. From there visitors and their trunks would be brought to the lake by horse and buggy. The area
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Subject 1:The 50 year-old man‚(HDL) cholesterol =30mg/dl‚ Which is an undesirable level of HDL is any level below 40 mg/dL (1.04 mmol/L). In this case‚ low HDL levels may help to contribute to heart disease. low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol = 160 mg/dL‚ LDL levels between 160 – 189 mg/dL (4.14 - 4.90 mmol/L) are considered high. triglycerides = 300 mg/dL‚ Levels between 200-499 mg/dL (2.26-5.63 mmol/L) are considered high. This 50 year-old man is at high risk for heart attack‚stroke
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Kroese July 5‚ 2015 Field Report #3 Hyland Lake Park Reserve The 1‚000-acre Hyland Lake Park Reserve‚ in Bloomington‚ features lowland floodplain forest‚ upland hardwood forest‚ prairie‚ oak savanna‚ wetland‚ and aquatic habitats. It is one of 20 parks in the Three Rivers Park District‚ a park and trail system for the suburban Twin Cities. The location used to be a farm‚ but around 1950 was turned into a park. Glacial melting formed the park’s many kettle lakes and ponds‚ and a glacier is also responsible
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John Updike’s "A & P" and T. Coraghessan Boyle’s "Greasy Lake" have many similarities as well as differences as coming-of-age stories. "A & P" is about a nineteen-year-old boy working at a grocery shop who stands up against the manager trying to defend and impress the girls he is attracted to who are not "decently dressed" (Updike 18). "Greasy Lake" is a story of several nineteen years old youths who play a prank on a bad character and experience what real bad characters can do. Fortunately‚
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In Elwyn Brooks White’s essay “Once More to the Lake” we learn about a trip‚ that the author took with his son to a lake in Maine. The lake is very sentimental to White because his father brought him to very same lake as a child. During E. B. White’s trip to the lake with his son‚ he is able to compare and contrast what he sees to experiences from his time at the lake. Some of these experiences led White to believe that he was experiencing events from different family member’s lives. This leads
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not unfounded. A couple years ago I went on a camping trip with my family. The place we went to was called Lake Clarity‚ however it was anything but. At the entrence to the park my mother stopped to ask a ranger for directions. "Oh‚ y’all are going to Lake Clarity?" he asked with a smile. "Well‚ you best be careful. Some folks say that a long time ago a person drowned in that lake‚ and that sometimes the ghost get’s lonely." he added. I didn’t actually
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Pollution of the Kosciusko Lakes Pollution is one of the many ways that harm is inflicted upon the earth. It comes in two different forms‚ natural and artificial. Each one is equally damaging to the environment and hard to eradicate once introduced into the ecosystem. Natural pollution comes in forms of invasive species (plants and animals)‚ but also can come in forms of run-off. Artificial pollution comes in the form of litter and adds to the harmful effects of the natural pollution. Invasive
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L J-7 Mono Lake: Water Rights and Responsibilities #1 Choose one main water system in your country. Mono Lake is in the state of California in the United States. #2 Research the associated environmental issues. List what you consider as the two main related environmental problems. Remember to list the references. Heretofore‚ through this course‚ we have learned the dire consequences of mankind’s irrational corporate exploitation of naturally limited resources and relevant government’s
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