Canoeing

Close your eyes and imagine. Imagine a small boy wearing a small blue winter coat, standing, at the top of a peak reaching 14,114 ft into the sky. Now imagine that small boy peer over the edge of a cliff who knows how high. Imagine this boy seeing this and being afraid, being afraid he’d fall. Imagine that this fear prompted that little kid to lay down and stare over the edge of that cliff until the fears overtook him too much and he ran away from the deadly edge. Fears can come from anywhere,…

3 - Sports 1. Generally I hate sports. I am not good at motion activities. So I don’t practise any sport. I like walking, but it isn’t type of sport. In summer I play basketball with my neighbours. In winter I was sledging when I was younger. Sports and I aren’t a good combination. 2. I would like to try curling. It is a winter sport, which came from Canada. I think it is easy to understand and not so tiring for my weak physical condition, e. g. running a marathon. I can’t say exactly which…

"A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway," announced Christopher Reeve. Saint John Paul II was not only a pope, but a true hero to people of all ages. Some traits or characteristics that fully express what type of person he was are that he was forgiving no matter what the cause, always had a strong connection with young people, accepted people for their true selves, and performed miracles that can not be explained.…

The industrial revolution in the 19th century marks a major turning point in the American history and affected the daily life of American people in almost every aspect. One of them was change in the transportation routes and means that dramatically improved national mobility. New and improved transportation technology made it easier, cheaper, and quicker to transport the raw materials and finished products across America thanks to first national roads, innovation of steamboats, new canal…

There were five people in total who partook in the silent meditation and it felt as though nothing could happen to me in that room and nothing was wrong. The silence of the room reminded a lot of when I went onto a one hundred and fifteen mile canoeing trip in Northern Maine because of the silence. The lake was so quiet that you could clearly whisper to someone from one hundred yard away. The…

In the summer, Lake Tahoe is very similar to Hawaii in terms of water activities. For example, in either place, boats are allowed to be used-permitting parasailing and jet skis for outrageous fun. As well as other recreational activities like canoeing, stand-up paddle boating, kayaking and fishing. In addition, for a small fee at Emerald State park in Lake Tahoe there is an Underwater Park (Best Things to Do in Lake Tahoe). The Underwater Park was once used as a dock for boats to arrive; it is…

Transcendentalism was an American movement in the 1800’s suggesting a move back to nature and away from a strict societal structure. It paired Romanticism with reform, and championed individualism, emotion, nature, intuition, and the spiritual over groupthink, reason, mankind, institution, and the physical, respectively. Ralph Waldo Emerson subscribed to this way of thought, as did Henry David Thoreau (“Henry David Thoreau”). Henry David Thoreau was one of the most influential Transcendentalist…

being most negative and 10 being most positive. Openness to experiences is when somebody is imaginative, original and as wide interests. We can see this is Dwayne Johnson because he has an interest for a variety of things, such as fitness, acting, canoeing, art and religion. He is very adventurous. Furthermore, he also falls in strong into the next factor which is conscientiousness. Conscientiousness is to be organized, through and efficient. Dwayne Johnson carefully thinks a problem through…

10 Unmissable Survival Films You May Have Missed “That survival instinct, that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency, politeness, manners, civility. Anything. It's such a powerful force.” - Danny Boyle (director and co-writer of the critically acclaimed survival film, “127 Hours”) The primary difference between survival films and other genres, including adventure, is that they are less romanticized and are thus more dark…

my first real taste of Scouting. Overcoming challenges, facing your fears, trying new things. This is what Scouting is about. From there I wanted to go on every campout there was until I could experience more and see all I could. Mountain Biking, Canoeing, Gun shooting, I've wanted to try it all. By the time I reached age 14 there was a challenge I dreamed of doing since I first heard of it a few years back. Philmont. 12 days of backpacking in the Northeastern part of New Mexico. This was huge…