Flip-flops

The Amazon River is one of the largest rivers in the world and is essential to animal, plant, and human life in and around the river. For this reason, it is very important to watch the river closely and observe how it acts so we can interact with it in harmony. Since 1903 scientists have been recording annual maximum and minimum water depth above the local average. Observations were fairly until 1926 when the “Drought of the Century” occurred. There was a 50% drop in discharge from the river…

Barn weddings hold limitless possibilities for homemade details and stunning photos, but they can be tricky to plan. There are extra things that need to be taken into consideration when you start to plan your barn ceremony including dress attire and weather. Here are three tips that will help you to pull off a memorable barn wedding successfully: Prepare for Weather Conditions Barns aren't usually designed to accommodate a range of weather conditions. They often don't have cross ventilation,…

Lemoore, California. The 559, the 93245, the small rural town located in the central region of the San Joaquin Valley. A place that will melt flip flops to the ground in the summer, yet it will have people gathering around a fire in the winter with their hands wrapped tightly around a steaming cup of cocoa. Not much goes on in this town and it is not quite what someone would call a vacation destination, but there is indeed something special about this town. This special characteristic is the way…

Vietnam War. The first stanza also serves as imagery. Through it, I imagine a young malnourished darker skinned Asian looking boy who is standing in a wooded area with a fearful and anguished face. I also imagine that he is very dirty and that his flip flops are very old and probably do not fit anymore. I realized that my hunch that this poem was about the Vietnam War was right when it alluded to the black pajama looking outfits that Vietnamese soldiers typically wore during the war. The second…

could stay here only for six hours. That’s all we got to spend here. I knew for a fact that this was going to be the best six hours of my entire life. I step off the cruise ship with all of my beach necessities: a towel, sunscreen, sunglasses, and flip flops. I overlook the beautiful scenery ahead of me. The water surrounding the port was sparkling with shades of sky blue and emerald. I am drawn in by the tranquilizing atmosphere that encircles me. I take a deep breath and come to a realization…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a classic narrative into America’s roaring twenties. All of the characters and their accounts are reflected and represented through the eyes and viewpoint of the main narrator, Nick Carraway. Subsequently, this novel is told from the first-person point of view or subjective viewpoint. Nick Carraway narrating the story then presents an informational bias. In addition, his character motives and judgements tend to contradict themselves. Because of this,…

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stance on fate when we read the story of the Fatalist inside Pechorin’s journals; we learn of the inconsistency in Pechorin’s metaphysical beliefs, and how they affect his attitude to consequences of his actions. Pechorin’s statements constantly flip-flop between belief and doubt in fatalism. Pechorin takes a stance against predestination, then sees a fatal mark of death on Vulich which foretells death in the near future. When Vulich doesn’t get killed by the pistol, Pechorin waves it off as…

celebrating father's day. A lot of people where over. .After the party we had to clean up everything. Once we were done my friend and I rushed down the stairs to see who could get the swings first I was very agile. But instead of going down the stairs my flip flop got stuck in the crack of the porch and twisted backwards. It hurt so bad I felt pain shoot up my leg, right then and there I knew something wasn't right. I started to cry in despair and couldn't move my foot everything was so…

My move from the island of Guam to the state of South Carolina. My whole life I have lived on Guam. I am used to the island ways and the feel of the sea breeze. I love the way that chickens, dogs and cats are everywhere and I love meeting nice new people or bumping into funny old friends. Recently, I had to make a move to the other side of the world. I had to change my whole view on life by moving to South Carolina and it was hard. I had to adjust the way I lived, made friends and even the…