one’s geographic location and personal economic status‚ vacations are often regarded as the expected result of hard work or productivity. They typically act as a temporary pause on the stressors or difficult components of life and allow time for either relaxation or adventure. Despite this commonly held understanding‚ not all countries maintain such a positive opinion. Rather than a blissful escape from monotony‚ they instead view vacations as nothing more than a pitiful waste of time‚ energy‚ and
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Planning a family vacation has always been the best part of my year; the last time we went on vacation we visited the Bahamas. We all love the pink sands of the beaches in Harbour Island‚ and visiting the Versailles Gardens was an incredible experience. Plus we could never forget scuba diving in Lucayan National Park. On our first day in the Bahamas we visited Harbour Island to see the pink sands. The sand is made of coral‚ shells‚ rocks‚ calcium carbonate‚ and foraminifera. Foraminifera are small
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The poem Woman on a Beach written by Anne Michaels does an exquisite job at making an everyday event‚ seem so unique and unordinary. The author is really able to capture the reader’s attention by using exceptional adjectives to describe the setting and environment of the beach. This author is able to make the reader feel like they are actually there‚ through the use of their imagery. She is really able to describe the setting‚ so that the reader can almost feel the relaxation the women are feeling
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I. INTRODUCTION Located just southwest of St. Louis‚ and 2 miles east of Eureka in an old flood plain used for farming‚ lies a ghost town called Times Beach‚ Missouri. Originally being marketed as a summer hideaway‚ one could purchase a 20 x 100 ft. lot for $67.50 in 1925 and even receive a six-month newspaper subscription. After the Great Depression and gas rationing during World War II‚ the town became a small community of low-middle-class economic citizens. In 1983‚ due to a dioxin contamination
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The Turtle On The Beach Once there was a poor man. He was very happy‚ but could not afford the house of his dreams. Each day he walked down the beach‚ looking at the frothy‚ white waves slapping against the beach‚ the fish leaping out of the water‚ and the seagulls floating around him waiting for a careless person to drop a crumb. He loved walking down the sandy beach. But what he enjoyed most was the rainbow of houses stretched down the beach. They weren’t big‚ they weren’t small. But he loved
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My three-hundred acre summerhouse‚ in Osceola Missouri‚ has many aspects to it. It is a huge property in a small-populated town. My favorite parts include the bedrooms‚ kitchen‚ game room‚ and backyard. Like any other house‚ my summerhouse has bedrooms. The biggest room is the master bedroom. It has a huge black painted wooden king-sized bed with a comfortable therapeutic mattress. It also has a huge bathroom. In the bathroom‚ is a large jet bathtub and a large shower. The best part of the room
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enclosed‚ beach is silent. The bright ball blinds you as it emerges; it rises like a yellow lollipop on the distant horizon. Crashing against the shore‚ small waves wash the night’s debris onto the land. Untouched golden sand covers the floor as far as your eyes can see. Soothing‚ a gentle sea breeze rustles through your hair. Beach shops prepare for their day of excited costumers bustling in and out of their small seafront shops. Opening their doors‚ they bring out all of there beach products
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Descriptive Essay #1 Due: on Wed‚ Sept 3rd Length: 3 pages minimum. No more than 4. Purpose: You must write a first-person‚ past tense story of a memorable experience you had on a short trip or vacation. In fulfilling the ‘descriptive’ function of the essay‚ you must be specific and descriptive in your details of what you describe. This will include using dialogue from people in your story‚ describing locations and certain circumstances. I am aware that in three pages it is a difficult task to
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Your Guide to Beach Safety Front Page:- Red color to symbolize alertness and danger Title in dark blue font in order to contrast the background and stand out (bold and large) Slogan-contains the technique of repetition “Life”‚ thus emphasizing how important it is to protect yourselves from danger at the beach. It is also written in the bright color yellow‚ again to stand out and to manifest its significance in this brochure. A picture of children laughing‚ this is placed so to persuade the audience
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In the film “Hawaiian Vacation” is represents a typical scenario that often happens in day-to-day life; plans don’t always work out. “Hawaiian Vacation” is a classic tale of disappointment and arrangements ruined. In the film Disney Pixar uses characters from one of the highest-grossing films of it’s time‚ “Toy Story‚” to portray the author’s message. Some of the main characters seen in the short film include the widely known Buzz Lightyear‚ Woody‚ and Barbie and Ken. In “Toy Story” Barbie and Ken
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