With towering bald cypress trees and long stretches of calm water‚ the Frio River in Concan‚ Texas‚ provides public waters for visitors looking to go tubing. Sitting next to Garner State Park‚ which provides ample recreational activities like hunting‚ fishing‚ and hiking‚ the Frio River has created my best summer memories. I have enjoyed countless summers burning my skin under the hot southern sun. Tradition calls my family to Frio County each summer‚ along with hundreds more families looking to
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White Sweatshirt Red Bandana When I got out of the Army I took a job as a Security Officer at the Exeter Job Corps. The Job Corps is a place run by the state where young people ages 16 to 25 can go for their High School diploma‚ GED and vocational training. The Jobs Corps offered competitive wages‚ a great benefits package and gave troubled kids a second chance at doing something with their lives. What they failed to mention was the Exeter Job Corps was one of the most haunted places in Rhode
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understood‚ encouraged‚ and expanded upon‚ to move on from that restricting Crayola box and into better hands‚ is a dream I have held onto quite dearly‚ and one that I am determined to realize. I will not be tossed aside and prevented from achieving my full potential. My circumstances do not determine my value nor do they define what my future will look
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the airport I was on my way to Michigan to watch the Wolverines play The Notre Dame Fighting Irish. I was dragging my bag with my eyes shut‚ but it was worth it. This was the first night game under the lights at Michigan Stadium the plane ride was about two hours but it felt longer when we arrive‚ we went to my uncle’s house in Ann Arbor we had a house on the lake it was so beautiful we went fishing‚ swimming‚ and‚ tubing on the lake after‚ we went to tour the Michigan campus. It was huge and there
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Our raft is rocked violently was we crash into the raging current and lone rocks. We paddle at hard as we can to keep our craft from smashing into the jagged rocks along the shore waiting to devour us like a great white shark. Our adrenaline is pumping as it does for anyone experiencing his or her first White Water Rafting trip. A small trip to North Carolina with my family turned out to be one of my best-remembered experiences. I push off from the shore and hop into the raft as I feel my shoe drag
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‘Lash’ Against TV In the article‚ “In Defense of the Written Word‚” the authors talk about the significance of written words and the negative effects that TV and pictures have on the world. In today’s society‚ the amount of time people spend on reading has declined which is clearly seen through “the 1.9% decline of newspaper circulation of 815 of the nation’s largest in 2005." Although the creation of the television itself was a huge phenomenon to the world‚ it created a huge dent on the critical
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Going out to eat and everyone staring at the “cripple.” Being in a full leg brace with crutches was a challenge. The only good that came from it physically was my arms got a little bit stronger. Under my arms I developed awful rashes that burned me tremendously. Mentally‚ I became a better person in every way possible. I was a very reckless individual and I stopped at nothing. I’d jump off buildings into snowbanks and not think about the consequences if I got hurt. My first time getting hurt changed
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Not far removed from the hustle and bustle of busy Ft. Lauderdale is Hugh Taylor Birch State Park. This area is chock-full of natural beauty that is just waiting to be explored and enjoyed. Take a look at all that it has to offer. Location This state park is located in Fort Lauderdale. It is situated between the Intracoastal Waterway and State Route A1A. Beaches The park is next to Fort Lauderdale Beach. This beach is one of the most popular in the state. The beach is open from 9:00 AM until
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Beneath the Ice It was a cold snowy morning on the frozen shores of Lake Superior. I unloaded all of my ice fishing supplies from my truck and back my ATV out of the trailer. The ice was at least a foot thick by this time of year according to the people in town more than safe enough for the trip out on the lake. I gassed up my ATV and strapped down all my gear and headed out to my shanty. Trying to navigate in these conditions is very treacherous having only a general idea on the whereabouts of
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George Wing Instructor: Abby Wolford English 101-004W June 12‚ 2013 Cramer Lakes The Cramer Lakes are nestled six miles up a gentle incline from Redfish Lake in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Idaho. The jagged‚ irregular peaks of the ridges surrounding the lakes form the horizon. Mt Cramer towers over the rest at an elevation of 10‚715 feet‚ the second highest mountain in the range. Each of the three lakes has a short outflow into the next‚ eventually reaching the South fork of the Payette River
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