During my vacation I visited a place that has played an exceptional role in shaping the history and culture of America: Ellis Island. You may be wondering what is Ellis Island? Well‚ Ellis Island was the center of US immigration in the late 1800s and the early 1900s.Where immigrants from all over came to start a new life in the United States of America. Ellis Island is located in the Port of New York and New Jersey. I remember learning about Ellis Island in 3rd grade and actually going there made
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My Favorite Vacation I had a wonderful time at the Kalahari resort in Wisconsin Dells when I went there for vacation in 2001. It was on my mom’s birthday when we went there‚ son that was nice for her. We stayed for three days‚ and got home at six o’clock p.m. on the third day. The reason that this vacation was so fun was probably the first vacation that my brother was not annoying me. That and just all the stuff that there was to do there were the main reasons. They had good water slides
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This book is called "I Know What You Did Last Summer‚" by Lois Duncan. It tells the story of four teenagers‚ Julie James‚ Helen Rivers‚ Raymond Bronson‚ and Barry Cox‚ and how one event affected their life. It all started when they were at aa little party‚ but their fun turns into disaster. The four friends crashed into a young boy‚ David Gregg‚ on the road and did not bother to stop. It was a hit and run. They stopped at the telephone booth and called the police. After that they made a pact on not
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CHRISTMAS IN PHILIPPINES Christmas celebration in Philippines has a lot of activities and family affairs. Our country is said to be the world’s longest Christmas season for celebrating it as early as September last until third Sunday of January. Filipinos hand on Christmas decorations‚ buying early gifts; doing caroling‚ and preparing a lot for Christmas. Every evening of this season‚ you will see beautiful lights and creative paroles‚ hearing Christmas songs along the way‚ and smelling different
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I choose to do vacation spots and picked the beach and the mountains. I.) I am nervous about going to the beach‚ because we are going to do a lot of stuff we have never done before. 1.) Distance a.) The beach is further away b.) You can’t go as often c.) You can’t stay as long 2.) Activities a.) Amusement parks b.) Fishing c.) Parasailing d.) Deep sea fishing 3.) Expense’s a.) More expensive on gas b.) A beach house and a cabin around the same
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Staycations vs. Vacations In the past few years‚ staycations have become the most popular alternative to vacation traveling. Staying at home for the holidays is usually less expensive‚ safer and easier. So‚ it is no surprise to why back-porch vacations and poolside holidays are becoming the new trend for many middle-class Americans‚ especially in light of the recent state of our economy. However‚ there are some very specific reasons why traveling is a better alternative to staycations despite
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cares about me‚ therefore‚ people do not seem to acknowledge my presence which makes me feel like I am invisible. The freedom of being invisible put my mind at ease. I slowly head to food court along the long ticket queue. "Are they going on a vacation?" I ask myself as I give an envious glance upon them. However‚ an aroma of coffee in the air pushes jealousy out of my mind. I follow the coffee scent that leads me to Starbucks under its green sign. I expentantly order‚ and patiently
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My Spring Vacation This year’s spring break was very different from those in the past. Usually during this period of time‚ I would be spending a normal and quiet time at home‚ but this year‚ in celebration of my birthday‚ my boyfriend scheduled an all inclusive five day vacation in the Bahamas. I haven’t been on a vacation in a long time; that’s why I was hoping I would be able to have a good time. Who knew I would get sick just a few days before we were to head out. I thought I wouldn’t
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Freedom Summer was a highly publicized campaign in the Deep South to register blacks to vote during the summer of 1964. During the summer of 1964‚ thousands of civil rights activists‚ many of them white college students from the North‚ descended on Mississippi and other Southern states to try to end the long-time political disenfranchisement of African Americans in the region. Although black men had won the right to vote in 1870‚ thanks to the Fifteenth Amendment‚ for the next 100 years many were
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Representing Men’s and Women’s Speech: A Linguistic Analysis of Nick Joaquin’s “The Summer Solstice”1 Aileen O. Salonga Without a moment’s hesitation‚ he sprawled down flat‚ and‚ working his arms and legs‚ gaspingly clawed his way across the floor‚ like a great agonized lizard‚ the woman steadily backing away as he approached‚ her eyes watching him avidly‚ her nostrils dilating‚ till behind her loomed the open window‚ the huge glittering moon‚ the rapid flashes of lightning. She stopped‚ panting
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