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My family and I headed to Port Canaveral, Florida in November of 2014 to go on a cruise on the Carnival Sunshine. It was a long drive and I was a little scared of the idea of being on a boat, for 7 days, out at sea for 7 days straight since I had never cruised before. Like, wonder if it wrecks? What happens if we start to sink? Will we get lost? We made a couple food stops and I listened to music and read on the way. When we got there we stayed in the hotel overnight, planning to catch a van in…

never forget about after becoming a Marine. Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego is next to the SAN airport. In the middle of MCRD is a giant section of pavement called the Parade Deck. This is where the recruits learn, practice, and compete in close quarter rifle manual drills. South of the Parade Deck are 6 yellow colored, 3 story, “H” shaped buildings call barracks. In each barracks there are 12 long rooms with bunk beds on each side of the room called squad bays. The bottom part…

of what many people think. There are several versions of the game and some can be quite complex, but the five-card version known as regular poker is easy to learn and poker rules are simple, especially for beginners. Poker is played with a standard deck of 52 cards. The cards have different ranks and four suits: clubs, spades, hearts, diamonds. Each player receives five cards. The goal when we play poker game is to obtain the highest-valued hand. Poker hands are ranked in the following…

The SS. Auntie Milky The boy could not yet be seven years of age. He plopped on the cushioned window seat of the old wooden house and gazed out at the frozen tundra. A creak from one of the wooden floorboards announced that there was someone approaching him, the boy desperately hoped they would leave him in his comfortable nook. “Ryan, please come back to the table and finish your milk,” his aunt asked, he whipped his head to look at her. His blue eyes reflected her disapproving ones. They…

We learn her older sister Cole, who again is more dark-skinned, is sick, so she stays home with her mother Sandy. So, Bridie and Deck go out to the “Public Gardens”, to have their day together, to try and connect and have some fun. Bridie, immediately feels closer to him now, and was clearly happy in the moment. But soon, as Bridie and her father lie in the grass near a tree, they…

History - Over time, mankind has evolved from just another species into the dominating organism on the planet. Of his many feats, bridges stand out as one of the best and awe-inspiring. The George Washington Bridge is a testament to both the simple and complex nature of the bridges design. In the 1930's, America saw some of its most famous bridges being built, and the George Washington Bridge was one of them. The bridge was an astounding 4,760 feet long, with a clear span of 3,500 feet,…

end a day than pouring yourself a drink, climbing into the hot tub, and watching the stars pop out over beautiful Lake Tahoe. The kitchen, dining room, and family room step right onto the deck where the view and hot tub are waiting for you. For those in the apartment, a set of stairs connects them with the deck below so they can access the hot tub without passing through the rest of the house. There are few things as peaceful as relaxing in a hot tub while gazing out at the evergreen trees and…

I’m a college student. I have a limited budget and don’t want to worry about a dorm. Dorms can be expensive and honestly, who wants to live with someone that may be sloppy or rude. I would much rather scale down my living and save myself some trouble. That brings me to tiny houses. These tiny houses could be perfect for me, after all I don’t need too much room. Selecting the perfect tiny house can be difficult. Some the house absolutely needs to have enough storage. I also don’t want something…

is basically saying that she was inadvertently pushed overboard because of all the hustling above deck. This also tells us that she was above deck at the time. If there had not been so much hustle, she might have survived. Jenny died at only twenty-eight years old. Ellen, her cousin, died that morning as well. Some people might call her lucky because she was not drowned under water in the lower deck, near the boiler room, like majority of the third passengers were. As people can probably…

This summer I went to Mackinac Island and Upper penninsula With all my cousins and grandparents. I had a great time in the 4 sunny days we went there. We visited the harbor front of Mackinaw while eating hot fudge from the one of the street stores. Then, we took the 15 min ferry ride to Mackinac island and for a whole day just strolled around the island sightseeing the beautiful creations of nature. The next day, we took a 2 hour trip to Pictured Rocks in the Upper Peninsula. Which had to be one…