vacation retreat. Summer 2012‚ in the mid weeks of August; I can recall fond memories of the hot sand between my toes. The sun beaming of my aviator shades‚ crisp touch of my tan skin lying on a jumbo beach chair‚ in the beautiful Island of Destin Florida. Here in this sanctuary‚ was like living in a dream‚ so different compared to anywhere I had ever been. Different in a special way‚ Destin is nothing but miles and miles of clear Blue Ocean with mounds of white powdered sand‚ Parcells in the sky
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Deniz Sipahi Shaver Period 2 7‚ November‚ 2014 No Pay for Play: College Athletes Being Paid The NCAA as generates $5.5 billion each year. A 25 second slot for commercial during the final four men’s basketball tournament yields $600‚000. The question many are asking is: why do any of these college athletes not get a yearly salary for all the money they are making others? The answer is: they already are being paid. NCAA college athletes should receive yearly salaries because it they are already
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Baldwin Park Naval Base Redevelopment Project In 1993‚ an announcement was made that the Orlando Naval Training Center would be closed. The city of Orlando saw a good chance to develop the base property into a mixed-use neighborhood and help establish it to become apart the community once again. The city’s property was well-planned and organized by the Base Reuse Commission that involved citizens who met numerous times over the course of two years. During the meetings it was agreed upon
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According to Richard Florida‚ human creativity is now the “decisive source of competitive advantage” and cities can thrive by tapping and harnessing the young‚ mobile‚ and talented individuals known as the “creative class” (Florida‚ 2003). Florida particularly outlines how certain cities are able to attract these innovative and talented individuals. He argues that cities that succeed have three main ingredients: technology‚ talent and tolerance (Florida‚ 2003). To prove his point‚ Florida uses information
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six--that confronted hunger or food insecurity‚ meaning people who are able to stave off hunger only by turning to charity or buying cheap‚ nutritionally void food that would fill their stomachs” Santich‚ Kate. "True Cost of Hunger Rises Fastest in Florida." Orlando Sentinel. 06 Oct 2011: A.1. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. Retrieved from. 20 Jul 2013. http://sks.sirs.com.indianapolis.libproxy.ivytech.edu.allstate.libproxy.ivytech.edu/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SIN0824-0-6044&artno=0000318045
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the elderly live day after day without food‚ water or shelter in our community. This problem should be addressed as a major crisis that is affecting our society. According to statistics Miami-Dade has the highest homeless rate in the State of Florida; there are over 800 homeless persons who remain on our streets today. We don’t need a tragic incident like the case with Ronald Poppo (victim of face chewing attacker) to remind us that it is 800 too many; that one in three sleeping on our streets
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1. Having all my family over for Christmas. 2. First time I saw snow. 3. Dad was on deployment and surprised us on Christmas. III. What were your educational experiences? 1. Graduating from high school in 200 2. Did two years at Florida Community College of Jacksonville. 3. Becoming a certified EMT. IV. Who were the important people in your life? 1. Tabitha Prine (sister) 2. Sheryl Verner (second mom) 3. Mike Verner (second dad) V. What was your
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shack each night‚ hauling his fishing gear‚ preparing food‚ talking about American baseball and his favorite player Joe DiMaggio. Santiago tells Manolin that on the next day‚ he will go far out into the Gulf Stream‚ north of Cuba in the Straits of Florida to fish‚ confident that his unlucky streak is near its end..On the eighty-fifth day of his unlucky streak‚ Santiago does as promised‚ sailing his skiff far beyond the island’s shallow coastal waters and venturing into the Gulf Stream. He prepares
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Mohammed Arif Kristi Moos English 104 27 September 2014 Living in America Barbara Ehrenreich is an author of article called “Nickel and Dimed”. Barbara Ehrenreich is a down-to-earth‚ skilled journalist with a Ph.D. in biology. Barbara is someone does not try to be what she is. She is the kind of woman that leaves everything aside and going to experience different life in America. . In the article Barbara tells about herself as a journalism going thru a low-wage job from her normal life‚ and
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although not spectacular. Most of the development property is pledged as collateral for bank loans; there is a reasonable stockholders’ equity of about $10‚000‚000. Shangri‑La has a substantial investment in a large parcel of land in Key Biscayne‚ Florida. The company originally paid $25‚000‚000 for the property two years ago and has since capitalized an additional $5‚000‚000 in taxes and other carrying costs. The property is zoned for single‑family homes‚ but Shangri‑La has been working diligently
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