A Long Walk to Water Essay

witnessing the gorgeous beach, roaming the board walk, dipping ice cream, and enjoying the day with close friends and family. At the crack of dawn, I wake up, trying to be as quiet as possible, intensely rummage through the refrigerator. While the sun taunts me with a beautiful spectrum of crisp orange and bright pinks creeping over the horizon, I hurry to leave my grandmother’s beach house and head over to the serene beach. On my way toward the water, dogs are seen in the distance playing in…

Foot binding started in the Tenth Century after a favourite concubine of the emperor was seen dancing with her feet bound and other concubines mimicked her, wishing to gain favour with emperor. Not long after, foot binding spread to all of the royal court, and then most of China. Originally, bound feet were a sign of social status as only those who did not need their feet to work and had money bound their feet, however small feet were later adopted as a sign of beauty. Tiny feet and the gait…

calories. You eat as much as you want, at any time of day - as long as what you’re eating is lean protein. Protein is the centerpiece in all four phases, along with oat bran, lots of water, and a 20-minute daily walk. Vegetables are allowed in the second stage, followed by small amounts of fruit and whole grains. What can I eat? During phase 1, you can eat as much lean protein as you want with 1.5 teaspoons of oat bran and 1.5 liters of water. During phase 2, you are allowed unlimited…

Anteaters are edentates. Edentate animals do not have teeth. Anteaters eat around 30,000 ants and terminates a day, ripping open anthills and termite mounds with its long, sharp claws. Its tongue is 2 feet long with tiny, sticky hooks. To avoid the pain of bites and stings, anteaters eat quickly by flicking their tongues around 150 times a minute. They also lick fruit that has fallen on the ground. Anteaters living in zoos have a different diet. A zoo in Germany offers their anteaters a mix of…

Change Narrative - 800 Word Limit Jonathan walks back and forth along the dry, cracked riverbed that snaked along the Texan desert where he lived. He waves his water detector back and forth looking for a water deposit. His eye is keen for some sign of water, he hawks for plant life. It’s been 30 years since all of the surface water has disappeared. Climate change has rapidly transformed the earth and all of the surface water evaporated. All of the ground water has been privatised by the…

Three days ago i had a ride coming to take me to school at 7 am. The night before i did my homework, packed my backpack, and set my alarm to 6am. I ended up staying up until 11 o’clock watching Netflix. The next morning i remember waking up at 6 am holding my phone and turning off my alarm clock then, telling myself 5 more minutes. The next thing i know, i hear my doorbell ring and my mom saying “Oh my gosh! shes still sleeping!!!” “What time is it?” i asked. I rush out of bed and run my…

Harp By:Nathan “There it is!” said Peter “I thought it was a myth!” Peter yelled over the rushing water. “Yip” said Petey. “I would go get it,”said peter “but the current is too strong!” Peter was playing Minecraft that morning but his mom put a stop to that. She said “ you need to go outside and get some fresh air!”So Peter took his dog Petey for a walk in the woods. His mom was ok with this as long as he stade to the path. So Peter and his dog Petey ventured out in the woods to have an…

on a late summer day in September. The point of view is set on the young boy throughout the story. The beach was empty and felt lonely to the young boy so he decided to take a walk down the shore by himself. He then thought he caught a glimpse of his friend that i’m assuming died in the water or got lost near the water long ago. The story goes on and now the young boy is much older. He revisits the beach many years later to find nothing has changed. He finds a sack with what appears to have…

Last summer of 2017, I took an amazing seven day long trip to Hawaii with my brother, parents, and my grandparents. We had so much fun at the resort we stayed at called the Grand Wailea, there at the resort we checked into our amazing villa that is unforgettable and luxurious with the amazing view and pools. Also we went to the relaxing beaches next to the contraption of pools where we spent most of our time during the day. Finally, we went to an astonishing tourist attraction, the twin falls,…

Jane sensed being stared at in the street and looking round she saw him - a local man, dressed in white trousers and long sleeved shirt, wearing a turban. There was no disputing the fact that he was trying to catch up with her. She felt her heart race and moved as though her life depended on it. Her blood raced and her pulse quickened. The sweat poured from every orifice in her body. The sidewalk made from shale and stone was uneven making running impossible. She could smell her body odour and…