I. INTRODUCTION Located just southwest of St. Louis‚ and 2 miles east of Eureka in an old flood plain used for farming‚ lies a ghost town called Times Beach‚ Missouri. Originally being marketed as a summer hideaway‚ one could purchase a 20 x 100 ft. lot for $67.50 in 1925 and even receive a six-month newspaper subscription. After the Great Depression and gas rationing during World War II‚ the town became a small community of low-middle-class economic citizens. In 1983‚ due to a dioxin contamination
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The Turtle On The Beach Once there was a poor man. He was very happy‚ but could not afford the house of his dreams. Each day he walked down the beach‚ looking at the frothy‚ white waves slapping against the beach‚ the fish leaping out of the water‚ and the seagulls floating around him waiting for a careless person to drop a crumb. He loved walking down the sandy beach. But what he enjoyed most was the rainbow of houses stretched down the beach. They weren’t big‚ they weren’t small. But he loved
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Case 8 The Acua Beach Hotel Block Booking of Capacity During a Peak Period SHenvl Knrlns‚ JocuBN Wtntz‚ eNp CuntsroPHER Lovnlocr The sales manager for a Caribbean hotel wonders whether to accept a large blockbooking at a discount rate ftom a Sroup participating in an international sporting eaent. Do the promised broadcasts as the host hotel for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Series‚ an important international sporting event. publicity benefits justifu the risk of turning higher
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place on a beach where Jerry and his mother are on vacation. Jerry’s mother feels she is being over protective so she lets him wander off to play in another part of the beach. Jerry and his mother’s relationship is excellent‚ but his mother feels she is being over protective and Jerry is constantly attentive and vigilant to causes sure his mother is still on the beach waiting for him (lines 117-118). Jerry’s mother almost causess him feel childish as a result she made him stay on the beach for so long
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Descriptive Essay Hogwarts The most distinct setting of Harry Potter is Hogwarts. Hogwarts is a wondrous‚ magical building with many towers and turrets. It is home to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I find Hogwarts location‚ its castle‚ the grounds‚ and Quiddich fascinating. Hogwarts is built in a forested area said to be in Scotland. The castle is located atop a cliff overlooking a lake. The lake is south of the castle and the front entrance of the castle faces toward the
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My eight year old brother‚ Jay‚ stands out in a crowd of children because of his distinctive appearance and gentle manner. The first thing I notice when I look at him is his height. He stands at shoulder height next to me; indeed‚ he is a head taller than other children his age‚ and is definitely stronger. His weight is a hefty 121 pounds; without a doubt‚ he weighs forty pounds more than other children in his grade level. Recently‚ my dad signed him up for flag football‚ where he was told: “It is
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Several years ago I made a trip to Cape Town South Africa‚ and it was one of the most memorable trips of my life. The excitement of the unknown grew with each passing hour spent in the air‚ high above the earth. Though my sons and I had a planned five day excursion‚ I still couldn’t stop wondering what might still lie ahead. Would it be something about this new culture I was about to experience; or would it be something more‚ something about me? After clearing customs and retrieving our luggage
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An apartment is a self contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. Apartments may be owned (by an owner/occupier) or rented (by tenants). My first apartment was located in Brooklyn in the Flatbush section. It was a small but very conveniently located third floor apartment in a elevator building. The building only had five floors with a see through glass lobby entrance. The building had a doorman that worked from four until midnight. He was a very pleasant middle aged gentleman with
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Laptop Introduction: My Laptop is a very valuable tool required for this program. I use my Laptop daily for school work and projects. Appearance: My laptop has a power button on the top left of the base right under the screen. It has an indigo blue light in the centre of it. A keyboard centred on the base with extra functions such as‚ turning on/off the display. A touch pad a little off centre to the left below the keyboard and a 15.6” semi glossy screen that I can see my reflection. It is
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Family Time The living room‚ or family room‚ is generally considered the main gathering area in most homes due to the television being located there. However‚ this is not the case in the more than one hundred year old‚ light grey‚ two story home in which I live. The main attraction of this particular living room is the comforting atmosphere and warm fires that take place in the wood-burning fireplace. Upon entering the living room‚ the golden honey colored
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