Kelly Phipps English 101 Descriptive Essay February 4‚ 2015 Everyone has a place where they go to escape all the pressure and uncertainties of life. There is always that one spot that can soothe all your problems and troubles in times of stress. For me‚ the beach is the ultimate cure to all my problems. While I am there‚ all my obligations are suddenly erased. As I stroll along I can feel the soft smooth sand beneath my feet. I am taken in by the calming atmosphere that encircles me. I close my
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responsible. I was only 16 when I started so I never had to put gas in the car or my mom’s SUV. When I turned 18 that’s when I started working at jimmy johns and driving around a lot more‚ this is when I noticed all the money that I wasn’t making and everything I made went to the car. I would spend forty dollars on gas and make fifty dollars on tips and only go home with ten bucks. I was getting sick of all the money I had to put in the car but at the same time I was fine with it because I always had a place
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My First Boat Ride When I was eight my parents bought a boat and I got to go on my first boat ride I was nervous and excited all at the same time. I’ve never was on a boat before. We loaded up the boat with all of our drinks‚ towels‚ food and things we would need such as ropes to ski and tube with. I got my swim suit on as quick as I possibly could and I grabbed my towel and jumped into the truck along with my sunscreen so I wouldn’t get burnt. We got to the boat launch and put the boat in the
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eight long‚ dreadful years. He was sent away to a prison thousands of miles away‚ in Florida‚ when I was only six years old. My loving mother talked about ancient vacations we took‚ but I was too young to remember. My father was back home and he was as healthy as a young doctor. It was now summer of 2010‚ and I was ready for a family vacation. A ride to Rio Frio River is like a flight to a Caribbean getaway. Our plan was to stay in this meager town called Usvalde. As we drove through city after
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Descriptive essay #1 There are few relationships in my life that could compare to the complexity of the relationship that I share with my father. I grew up hearing stories of his childhood when he grew up in a military family with eleven brothers and sisters‚ moving from state to state in the deep humid south. I grew up idolizing him because of the crazy wacky adventures that he and his older brother (his best friend) would always be involved in. I always pictured myself in his brother’s shoes
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Allie Comley Dr McCormick 11-6-12 Night Ride In this short story‚ we learn about a thirteen year old boy named Wilgus‚ who‚ by the end of the story‚ has had his rite of passage with the help of his uncle Delmer. We all know that one adult who is very irresponsible and the person we would want to keep our kids away from. That is the kind of person Delmer is. He drinks in front of Wilgus and even lets Wilgus drink too. He also drives while he is drunk‚ which‚ in this day and age‚ is illegal
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My Dream Home My dream home is a place of beauty‚ serenity and inspiration. It is a bungalow with a huge lawn‚ planted with fruit trees and flowering plants. There is plenty of space for a table and chairs so that when the weather is fine‚ my family can sit outside to have a meal or read the newspapers. There is also a lovely waterfall in the garden to soothe our minds with the sound of water falling. My dream home is large and spacious. There are plenty of windows to make the place bright
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In a southern Oklahoma there is a large lake full of fish. In this place‚ on many warm summer days‚ my family and I would bring our boat to the lake and ride the cool calm water. We would anchor our boat and cast our rods and relax catching countless sparkling rainbow trout. My family and I did this for many years. The lake was large and always full of people‚ and it was surrounded by trees and full of fish. The smells were great‚ as well as the campfires and food‚ and it was always a good getaway
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Descriptive Portrait: My Grandmother When I picture my grandmother‚ I envision shiny grey hair‚ bright blue eyes‚ and the softest hands I have every felt. She is 94 years old and has 12 children. Virginia Irene Dill has raised many children‚ and that makes her the strongest person I know. When I walk through the door of her 75 year old home‚ I think of all the pain and joy my grandmother went through there. After so many years‚ our time together was not quite the same as it used to be since ten
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Picture the streets completely filled with cars‚ not moving‚ going nowhere; an endless standstill of traffic. Driverless cars aren’t all they’re cracked up to be‚ they can and will cause problems. If driverless cars take over then laws will need to be rewritten‚ new possibile insurance matters occur‚ and traffic will increase causing longer commutes. The legal system was written in a way that assumed there would be drivers actively operating a vehicle thus would take a lot of effort to fix. “Not
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