Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) paints a scene of a little girl and her father looking up at the stars on an autumn night‚ at a beach. Notice that Whitman approves of the father teaching his daughter astronomy. Whitman had very liberal ideas about education that were ahead of his time‚ the 19th century. She sees clouds engulf the stars‚ blocking her view. The voice of the poet reassures her that one‚ the stars will return‚ and two‚ a force exists that is even more eternal than the stars. Whitman really
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October 24‚ 2009 The Holiday Beach in Haikou Since I was a child‚ I have dreamed of living in a luxury beach house where I could enjoy my life with nature. Last summer holiday‚ my friend Liang invited six friends including me to his hometown Haikou to enjoy a one-week vacation. The thing that impressed me the most during the vacation is the place where we stayed‚ an amazing beach named Holiday Beach. It is one of the most famous beaches in Haikou. While staying on Holiday Beach‚ I realized some true meanings
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Volleyball‚ a game of strategy and technique helped develop who I am today. Throughout my life‚ I have been on many sports teams; however‚ volleyball is the sport that has allowed me to grow the most as a person. It has made me into the strong‚ determined and trustworthy leader I am today. Along with improvements in these personal qualities‚ I have also enhanced my volleyball skills. Recognition for this improvement was given when I received an award for the most improved player. Due to my dedication
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Loveland Volleyball Rolls the ECC‚ Looks to Make a Postseason Run The Loveland Tigers volleyball team became undefeated in the ECC when they swept West Clermont in 3 sets. Currently holding the MaxPreps #19 rank in the state‚ the team has an overall record of 20-2. Their only losses have been to Mercy‚ ranked #6 in the state‚ and Mount Notre Dame‚ ranked #2 in the state. The 2016 season was record-breaking for the Lady Tigers; the team reached the regional semi-finals in the tournament‚ ultimately
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If a beach vacation home is your idea of a dream come true‚ Panama City Beach timeshare resales are for you. You can have a vacation home in the Landmark Holiday Beach Resort where you spend your annual vacation without breaking your vacation budget. Located right on the warm‚ Gulf waters‚ you are two steps from the white sand beach and have easy access to all the activities and adventures in the area. Panama City has a Marine Park and Arts District and you are close to Ripley’s Believe It or Not
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The poem "Dover Beach" written by Matthew Arnold is about a human misery. Nature especially the sea is used in order to draw a comparison between the fights of nature and the human misery. The poem consists of four stanzas which have a different amount of lines. The first stanza consists of 14 lines‚ the second of six‚ the third of eight and the last line of nine lines. The rhyme scheme is very irregular. For example‚ in the first eight lines of the poem it is abacdbdc. The first stanza can
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Metamorphic Rocks Axia College of the University of Phoenix Metamorphic rock is the transformation of an existing rock type in a process called metamorphism‚ which means change in form. Metamorphic rocks make up a large part of the Earth ’s crust and are classified by texture and by chemical and mineral assemblage (Murck‚ Skinner‚ & Mackenzie‚ 2008). Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of rock‚ but have been substantially changed from their original igneous‚ sedimentary‚
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have had my mind set on college volleyball since 6th grade. My grandmother made me tryout for my middle school team because she wanted to watch me do something she thought was interesting. At first‚ I dreaded it. I would always go home and complain to my parents about how awful it was. But‚ after playing for a couple months‚ it started to grow on me. I got a grasp on the concept of it and something just clicked. I have loved it ever since. In all my years of volleyball‚ there have been four very important
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I have always dreamed of being a great middle hitter on the Seneca Valley High School volleyball team. When I was a young boy‚ I would sit in the stands at the Cranberry Township municipal center and watch my mom and dad play volleyball. Team Smeltzer would win the championship almost every year and I would imagine one day I too would be wearing the championship t-shirt. I have been blessed with a tall body and long arms but I lack athleticism. In middle school‚ I always shared playing time with
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SOUTH BEACH DIET Developed by a Cardiologist‚ Dr. Arthur Agatston‚ South Beach Diet teaches to rely on the right carbohydrates and the right fats (Agatston 3). Dr. Arthur Agatston is an associate professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He was also elected to serve on the board of directors of The American Dietetic Association Foundation. Dr. Agatston claimed to have created the diet for many of his clients that were suffering from obesity‚ metabolic syndrome‚ diabetes
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