One hot‚ humid‚ August morning around seven a.m.‚ the smell of the lake water had already filled my nostrils. The temperature was already in the eighties and my lip had developed a fine sweat mustache. I knew it was going to be a hot day. We had arrived at the landing site fifteen minutes early; this allowed me time to get my gear organized and wonder the quiet landing site. As I stepped out of the truck‚ the door squeaked open. I gave it a heavy‚ handed push to close‚ as it was old and didn’t always
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As I waltzed on the beach‚ squishing down the hot buttery-yellow sand that gave off the hot sensation of a burning grill sizzling my feet‚ I was immediately taken by the scent of freshly sliced fruits and freshly picked flowers. As you move along‚ brightly colored fruit stalls filled the sidewalks from which fresh fruit is cut. From a fruit stand‚ the scent travelled all across the beach with the help of the cool breeze which allowed the scent to fill
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Beach Burial- Kenneth Slessor The 1944 poem “Beach Burial”‚ was written about Kenneth Slessors experience during World War II in El Alamein‚ Egypt. Kenneth Slessor was an Australian poet and journalist‚ who was the correspondent reporting from North Africa. Unlike other poems written about war‚ “Beach burial” is neither nationalistic nor patriotically written and does not commemorate heroes‚ as it tells of enemies uniting in death. The poem is a tribute to the masses of soldiers who died in the
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The watch was to be gifted to his grandson‚ Ethan. It was Ethan’s eighteenth birthday. When Vauban reached his home‚ Ethan was out‚ celebrating the day with his friends at a local pub and Ethan’s parents had still not returned from work. Vauban was alone in the home. He put the watch in its case. The inside of the case was decorated with a blue velvet cloth. He took a last look at the watch. The time was thirty four minutes past six. He thought to himself‚ "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow
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My research focused on living situations. I wanted to compare the living situations of living alone versus living with one or more people‚ and find the advantages and disadvantages to both. I started by creating by survey with questions based on different aspects of everyday living that may differ from one living alone to one living with roommates. These questions gave me an idea of the stress level‚ study habits‚ sleep habits‚ number of times they go home‚ overall living preference‚ and self-declared
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In "Dover Beach‚" Matthew Arnold creates a monologue that shows how perceptions can be misleading. The theme of illusion versus reality in "Dover Beach" reflects the speaker’s awareness of the incompatibility between what is perceived and what truly is real. Arnold conveys the theme of "Dover Beach" through three essential developments. First‚ he uses visual imagery. Second‚ he uses sound (aural) imagery. Third‚ he uses rhythm and metric. These mechanics alone do not explain why illusion and reality
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Case: The Accra Beach Hotel I. SITUATION ANALYSIS: A. Case Summary The case is about the Accra Beach Hotel on the Caribbean island of Barbados. The hotel manager got a request from the West Indien Cricket Board (WICB) about hosting several cricket teams while the West Indien Cricket Servies‚ which is an important international sporting event. The head of the WICB was asking for a discount for 50 of the 141 rooms of the hotel. Now the sales manager has to decide whether to accept the inquiry
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for sun and fun for nights of dancing and days lazing by the beach. A Dubai favorite for a five star luxury escape is the Habtoor Grand Beach Resort & Spa‚ Autograph Collection. The Habtoor Grand is located on Dubai’s legendary Jumeirah Beach. The Jumeriah Beach Residences or as locals call it‚ the JBR‚ is an area is known for its restaurants and bistros‚ boutiques and shops and a two km beach boardwalk with more shops and eateries. Locals and tourist stroll up and down the beach side boardwalk taking
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The Beach. A storm brews above. People escape the beach‚ quickly grabbing their possessions as rain spits down on them. Music from cafes and fare rides come to a halt as their customers quickly disappear and the happy sounds of laughter echo around the empty beach. A gloomy shadow descends over the sea. Feeble light from the few surviving streetlights and lanterns appear to dim as the dark clouds move across the sky like a creeping panther. Birds silence their song and flee to safer places. Sandcastles
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persist in fuelling the conventional thinking that is the source of gender inequities ever-present in our culture. Of these agents‚ mass media is the chief culprit. The connection between sport‚ gender and media is blatant‚ especially in the sport of beach volleyball. In fact it is one of few unisex sports where the female athletes are dominating the arena in terms popularity and media attention. But for what reasons? This is a question that will be answered in this report. Throughout this analysis‚
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