I still remember standing out on the deck of the USS Hayler for the first time as we pulled out of Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk‚ Virginia. The year was 1996‚ and I was in for some of the most memorable experiences of my life. During the course of my ten years in the US Navy‚ I was able to visit forty-seven different countries and spend a total of almost five years out at sea. There is nothing like the very first time we pulled away from the pier and headed out to sail the ocean. The ocean to
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cherished place. When I was younger‚ I remember my two widowed aunts tidying up the kitchen. They lived in the province with their brother‚ my widowed grandfather. When we visited them‚ we ate in their simple kitchen built with bamboo floors. They came wearing traditional Filipino dresses. They looked so beautiful for me (in their old age and single blessedness)‚ and the kitchen smelled like fresh flowers. The other kitchen I can remember is the kitchen of my grandmother in a far remote place‚ along
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A Place I Will Hold Forever In My Heart There is one place that I always enjoy going to. In rain or shine‚ on a weekend or weekday it did not matter to me. This is a place where I grew up ever since I was born‚ or actually I should say it also was my first home. This is a place where all my family would get together for all different types of events like holidays‚ birthdays‚ and just any excuse for the family to get together. That place is my grandparents old home‚ but that place is gone now. The
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Parks Victoria The Place To Be? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Executive Summary This Report was commissioned to examine the needs‚ wants and satisfaction levels associated with international visitors who visit national parks in throughout Victoria. The research draws attention to ways in which Parks Victoria’s can increase nature based tourism. Our aim was to develop and test a questionnaire for collecting the data‚ which provides a suitable
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A Place Where I Would Like to Live I like the saying: “The grass is always greener on the other side.” To me‚ it means that we tend to believe that life in places different from our residence is for some reasons better. Considering this‚ I have tried to be content with the place where I resided throughout my life – a regular city in the center of the United States. However‚ due to various circumstances which would take too much time to describe here‚ I started to think about changing my life and
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A place I would like to live would be Tennessee on Norris lake. I think that would be the best place to live because when you’re on the lake you’re calm and relaxed‚ you don’t have a care in the world you can wake up whenever you want and go down to the lake and swim‚ or take the boat out and tube. I would want to live anywhere where there is a lake just because there is so much to do while being relaxed while having fun‚ Just being able to be out in the sun and the water whenever you feel like it
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Place Marketing The concept of place branding has emerged in recent years as a powerful instrument and it is becoming more popular all over the world. Place branding is important today because in the global marketplace of instant communication and growing democracy‚ the opinions of the people count as much as the opinions of the powers in charge. As a consequence of expanding globalization‚ the need for place branding is more important than ever. Having a positive brand is necessary to compete with
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biggest learning experiences I have ever had was not taking someone for granted. When you depend on that someone in everyway possible and your world was surrounded by them your entire life‚ the old cliché’ “Here today‚ Gone tomorrow” becomes a reality in a split second. On January 8‚ 2008‚ I left for work at 5:30 am with coffee in hand and my backpack strapped tight ready to start my busy day. (I was a driver for DHL). I said my goodbyes and I love you’s to my parents as I walked out of the door. To
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Worst Car Accident I Have Ever Had I felt a big thud at the front of my truck‚ and at that moment I did not know what had happened. Seconds later I felt my body turning with the vehicle. I grasped the wheel really hard with both of my hands‚ while the glass shattered in to pieces. My head‚ my chest‚ and my arms were soaking in blood. My heart was beating very fast. I thought it was the end of my life. That summer day on 2004‚ I was driving back from work in the afternoon and I took the South Beltway
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A Place I Would Like to Visit “Hollywood” There are a lot of wonderful places I wish to visit. One of the places where I would like to visit is Hollywood. I always wanted to see how the films are made‚ meet famous actors and actresses and just have a good time. Hollywood is famous for making films there. I like to watch movies and I spend a great amount of my free time watching new and also old films‚ especially the Hollywood films. While watching the films I like‚ I always want to know
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