Essay on Summer Vacation in English

one can feel a sense of tension in the air because everyone was wary of their every single movement and comment. One of the deans initiated a conversation with me over the table. He spoke English in proof of his previous education in America and although it was nothing astounding, I praised him for his English abilities out of manner. Immediately, he was overwhelmed with joy and excitement; in fact, so much that he walked all the way across the room to toast with me and later on asked for me to…

Understanding the Irony in Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” When someone wins the lottery they should win money or prizes or maybe even an expense paid vacation. No one ever dreams of being the winner of your own stoning. Shirley Jackson wrote about a cold blooded murder that the reader would not be prepared for and would lend to the shock value of becoming emotionally involved in this story. The reader is gently pushed in the direction of comfort and safety when the story begins through Jackson…

A Hero's Journey The last month of summer before my junior year started was occupied with pondering and wondering what I wanted to accomplish during the upcoming school year. Sure, junior year sounds like a blast, filled with fun memories and friends. But it also doubles as approaching the cliff of adulthood that I would hit in two short years. Every step I take my junior and senior year will be one step closer to that ledge. At school registration, just a few weeks before the starting of…

Meteorologist, providing the products for Hispanic countries. Irene is also a bilingual meteorologist at a private weather company, Climadata. She covers on air for one of the top newscasts in the Dominican Republic ‘Noticias SIN’ and in both, English and Spanish for Radio Caracol in Miami and the British Virgin Islands, ZBVI Radio, and translates scientific articles for different organizations in the…

or ironically did not entail much service. This trip has always been sort of a dream I have heard about from upper classmen and I want to make that dream happen. For the past 15 years, I've had the typical American summer filled with pools, lake houses and vacations; however, this summer I want to experience a way I haven’t before. 2) I have heard stories about how this trip is life changing. How the girls find it so easy to be themselves in a culture that is so different from their own, yet…

students do not help. When students are pulled out of their classes for remediation, they miss vital information and fall further behind. Summer school is ineffective because it sets the expectation that students will master the skills they are lacking in four to five weeks. Since they were not able to grasp the concept in nine months, it is doubtful summer school will be the miracle answer. Standards assessments and accountability movements insist teachers follow a rigorous pacing guide…

North Korea There are 196 countries in the world today, and there are only three divided countries out of 196 countries. Country that I want to talk about which is North Korea is one of three divided countries, and they are threading the world with nuclear weapons. North Korea is located in Eastern Asian, Northern half of the Korean Peninsula. North Korea went through many wars and many leaders and right after the end of the World War II, the U.S and the Soviet Union divided the country…

Have you ever come to the dream world? A world that kids never want to grow up. When I came to America, I had dream to go to Disney World at least once in my life. However, my family doesn’t have the opportunity to take me there. Before coming to America, my family, in Vietnam, did not have a condition (?) to take me to the places that related to Disney World. The place I visited before were just a small water park or entertainment rollers. Moreover, my parents were working really hard so I can…

The drive to the city of Babylon approached two hours with Sunday traffic. Entering the city limits, they saw the abundance of date-bearing palm fields. Hanging from the trees were workers with large canvas sacks harvesting the Springtime crop, as a breeze swayed the fronds. Miles further, the caravan came upon the stone wall entrance barricading the legendary ruins, known as the Gardens of Babylon. The wall protected it against thieves and vandals. The first van halted in the dirt visitors '…

raised in San Salvador. San Salvador is the capital city of El Salvador, is the smallest country in Central America, and for her childhood and teenage years, the country was in a civil war. This civil war started in 1980 and lasted 12 years. In the summer of 1990, Maria decided to visit her eldest sister, Fatima, for the winter holidays. Fatima and her first daughter, Karla, had first immigrated illegally to Houston, Texas in 1983 with the help of Mexican Coyotes – “people smugglers” who helped…