experience. My family and I had not done a lot of traveling but during the summer of 2008‚ we were off to see the Niagara Falls for the first time ever. Prior to leaving‚ i was told various experiences from friends and family and had even seen pictures about how their trip had went‚ and it made me think that maybe my experience would be just as great. After reading Walker Percy’s essay on "The Loss of the Creature"‚ i soon realized that my experience of visiting the Niagara Falls might have been
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Ahmed Juhar Ms. Churchill English 2‚ Period 4 08/22/2014 My summer vacation This summer was the best summer ever‚ I had the happiest time of my life. I just moved from Ethiopia which was really awesome‚ after I came here I went to the boardwalk in Santa Cruz and at last I went to raging water which was the coolest water park ever. Traveling from Ethiopia to the US was really boarding‚ all you do in the plane is just watch
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SPEND VACATIONS The summer holidays are the days of recreation and rest since these days come after hard work. These days come after the declaration of the school result. As the holidays began‚ I was enthused to plan for the period. I did not have to think much of the examination. I was only thinking how to spend the vacation pleasantly‚ in visiting places‚ in reading of literature. I sought permission from my parents to pay a visit to Karachi‚ a place that has fame all over the world. I had
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sci-fi novel for young adults. It is the first book in an epic trilogy that is continued in Prodigy and Champion. Based on a retelling of Les Miserables‚ Legend is “impossible to put down and even harder to forget” (Kami Garcia‚ author of Beautiful Creatures). Set in a futuristic Los Angeles‚ Legend is told from the perspective of two main characters from contrasting backgrounds‚ June and Day. In this novel‚ the United States of America no longer exists‚ but has been replaced by two warring nations
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For many decades a so called “Devil Creature”‚ named The Jersey Devil‚ is thought to roam the heavily wooded pines of southern New Jersey feeding off of small animals such as dogs‚ chickens‚ and other small wild animals since the beginning of the early 18th century. This creature has pretty abnormal and diverse features. Many people that claim to have spotted The Jersey Devil say that it has a kangaroo like body with a horse like face and antlers sprouting out of the top of its head‚ not to mention
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Title : Summer Solstice By: Nick Joaquin ] AuthorName: Nicomedes Marquez JoaquinAka: “ Quijano de Manila”Born: May 4‚ 1917 (Paco Manila on Calle Herran)Died: April 29‚ 2004 (San Juan Metro Manila)Parents: Atty. Leocadio Y. Joaquin (colonel of the Philippine Revolution) Salome Marquez (school teacher)Educational Background: Elementary: Mapa High School in Intramuros Secondary: Mapa High School in Intramuros (up to 3rd year) College: St. Albert College in Hong Kong Setting :"Summer Solstice"
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The Summer of Love The 1960s was a decade of political and social upheaval. The counterculture‚ which was what the decade was called‚ became disappointed with all the restrictions and conventions of the straight society. The Summer of Love did not occur until 1967‚ but the decade was inspired by the Bohemian spirit which was already present in the 1950s; known as the Beat generation. The counterculture gained significant influence in liberal cities such as Berkley and San Francisco. In 1967‚ Scott
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“The Loss of the Creature” Percy’s topic of loss comes through numerous times in his essay. He discusses the loss of sovereignty‚ the loss of the creature. His main point here is to beware of becoming consumers of knowledge. He uses typical situations as examples that many of us have been in to help better understand his point. For example‚ in touring the Grand Canyon‚ Percy discusses how the experts have a plan for the way they want a visitor to view the Canyon. Trails are set up with donkey
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During the exposition of The Lost Summer‚ we are introduced to Helena‚ Katie Bell‚ Winn‚ Ransome and Lizbeth as they all reunite at Southpoint summer camp. A song that relates to this part of the book is‚ “Here Comes the Sun”‚ by The Beatles. The lyrics state‚ “Little darling‚ it’s been a long cold lonely winter/ Little darling‚ it feels like years since it’s been here/ Here comes the sun.” All the campers and counselors have been waiting all year long to be back at camp and they all think it has
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In Percy’s essay The Loss of the Creature‚ he talks about the sightseer in the Grand Canyon. When looked up in the dictionary‚ a sightseer is a tourist who is visiting sights of interest. A sightseer can also be described as one given to seeing sights or noted things. This is important because in the essay‚ Percy talks about the value P and that if the Grand Canyon "is seen by a million sightseers‚ a single sightseer does not receive value P but a millionth part of value P". The sightseer is
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