ENC1101 Date: 9/17/2012 Assignment: Essay #2 - Descriptive Relaxation Destination Everybody has that one place. A place that they run to in times of joy‚ stress‚ and sorrow. For some people it’s a social setting‚ but for others‚ and myself included‚ it’s a place to get away from others. A place where I can unwind‚ relax and have time to myself‚ even though at times some friends or family would tag along. The place I’m talking about is my cottage back in Canada. Three hours north of
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almost as if she knew exactly what I was asking. We finally make it to our favorite trail just in time for the sunset. The sight of the sky changing from an orange to slightly pink/red tint makes my jaw drop. I can’t help but be in awe of this view. Hiking has always been a source of stress relief for me. Being surrounded by nature brings me to a place of calmness. These kind of memories bring me pure happiness. In Arthur C Brooks’ article‚ “Love People‚ Not Pleasure”‚ he argues that in today’s culture
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The US Online Sports Equipment Market reached USD 4 billion in 2012: Ken research The rising availability and affordability of mobile and tablet devices has propelled e-commerce purchases of sports equipment across the US Online portals have contributed a significant share to the overall sporting equipment sales in the US in recent years. Online sales of sporting equipments have been witnessed across people of all regions‚ having driven to a large extent by the growth of broadband in the US
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purple starfish washed to shore. Colourful polished stones fonneld out from a creek‚ and fresh water flowed sideways through the sand. People played with their dogs‚ children built sand castles while others took pictures next to the beach was a hiking trail; lined with unripe rasberries‚ ferns and the most beautiful purple wild flowers‚ I’d ever seen. At the end of the trail stood three large diameter drainage tunnels were mostly used as a short cut to the beach‚ instead of crossing the busy high
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The breathtaking view made the difficult and tiring journey worth it. The water gushed down the waterfall‚ continuing down the stream‚ occasionally bumping into rocks. I let out a satisfied sigh as I dipped my feet in the cold water. When we started hiking down‚ I felt like collapsing. The trail seemed to never end. “I can do it‚” I encouraged myself as I continued. Each step made my feet sting‚ but we finally made it to the bottom of the mountain. I collapsed on the soft‚ comfy‚ inviting seat of the
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started their two month journey to the top of Mount Everest. They had started slipping‚ and sliding on the compacted snow from the other travelers. The instructor suggested losing the large item in the back of Charlotte’s pack. She refused to‚ and kept hiking up the mountain to camp number two which is around 2‚200 feet
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Entering the Nantahala National Forest at Bly Gap‚ hikers are greeted with “4‚000 foot gaps and 5‚000 foot peaks”. According to the A.T. hikers association “Nantahala is Cherokee for ‘land of the noon day sun’” and the Nantahala Hiking Club-NHC- “maintains the 58.8 miles between Bly Gap and the Nantahala River”. The 95-mile stretch ends at Fontana Dam on the southern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Dam was started in “1940’s and by the time of its completion
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to a little shelter. There‚ they met Jim and Heath‚ who were prepared for the weather. The next morning‚ all four of them hiked along the Appalachian Trial and eventually split into the pairs that they came in. From there‚ Bryson and Katz continued hiking while Jim and Heath got to their car. A little later‚ Jim and Heath appeared in their car and offered to give Bryson and Katz a lift. 4. Certain elements of the setting helped create the mood. For example‚ the natural landscape contributed to the
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Cervino (the ‘little matter horn’) we tried to go on the challenge to retake a difficult route to the high pass Passo della Mena overlooking the remote frontier area between Italy and France. Then next day we began our ‘mountain to the sea’‚ trek by hiking from Italy across the Alps to France via the Colle cli Sabbions. The hike was really rugged and challenge but our reward for this hike were the wildest sceneries‚ the Alps mountain had to offer. We also enjoyed an excellent measure of solitude which
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become a savanna‚ aided the broader occasion. Pg.4 A: Audience: the text is directed to those persons who enjoy nature (from a close or a far)‚ traveling‚ science‚ nonfiction narratives‚ friendships‚ and those who have hiked or have thought about hiking the AT. The novel is not limited to those audiences because of Bill Bryson is very relatable due to his usage of universal themes and messages. Consequently‚ the novel reaches a much broader audience; it also targets those interested in an easy -read
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