Jumping the shark

was having a nightmare in which a shark was chasing me everywhere. Thankfully, I woke up. I did not want to see any sharks that would chew me like a piece of gum; however, I was ready to go to the beach again. My parents and Carlos were awake and had some breakfast ready. I dressed up and went to eat. As soon as we finished eating, we went to walk around. I could not wait to walk into the water in the ocean again. We finally got inside the ocean and we were jumping the waves. Minutes later, we…

Car Surfing It was October 29, 2016, Saturday morning and the weather was like 79 degrees outside. I was inside doing my business when Ty Bailey shows up in his car, and I come out and decided to sit on the hood of his car. He told me to hold on and I did. Ty started to drive while I was sitting on the car, and I tried to reposition my hands. By then he was going 10-15 miles per hour! I slipped, fell off, hit my head on the concrete, and I broke my wrist. I went blank. I had no idea what just…

Any ocean on Earth can quickly satisfy my needs of a quick rejuvenation. Along with the replenishing factors that I enjoy at the beach, I also greatly enjoy the various types of animals that exist inside the ocean. Whether it is dolphins, whales, sharks, parrotfish, sea stars, hermit crabs, or various types of fish, I adore trying to view and study these animals. In April of 2017, my family went on a cruise to various islands, one of them being St.Thomas. We had booked an excursion there, and it…

There is a limit of how far we can take a risk. Taking a very dangerous risk can result in people physically hurting themselves. In the movie, Walter Mitty jumped of the plane and fought a shark, in this case a person can easily be frozen to death or eaten by the shark. Then there a more of a simpler risk, like when Walter developed the courage to talk to Cheryl. Through this Walter developed a friendship, by just taking a simple risk. As individuals we should takes risks, that…

felt out of place the most, as my cousin was the same age as me yet he was born in July and was ahead of me by a school year. Another memorable moment was in second grade we had a spelling bee and when it was my turn I had to spelled out “shark”, I knew what a shark was however as I was spelling I forgot about the “k” until one of my classmate whispered it to me, yet the teacher heard. I don’t really why I remembered this trivial memory. I wasn’t even sure how I felt at that time, was I nervous…

In her autobiography, Bethany reveals when she tragically got her arm bitten off by a shark while surfing. Her whole family and friends were devastated, knowing that her life would never be the same and that she may never surf again. Determined to keep pursuing her passion, Bethany learned how to surf and balance with only one arm, something…

Life of Pi is a novel written by Yann Martel. It is a tale of survival, hope and fantastical events that may at times seem unbelievable. In the story, animals represent our different personalities and shed light on the different facets of our society. The zebra, rather our vulnerability, the Hyena/evil, Pi, Orange Juice the orang-utan or more precisely maternal instincts and Richard Parker, the tiger Interact with each other on the tiny lifeboat that is life. In Pi 's alternate story that he…

This book begins in a small town of the Cuban coast. In this town there are many fishers all searching for one of the greatest fish of the sea, marlin. One of these fishermen is the old man, named Santiago. For 40 days he has been without a fish and deemed “salao”, which is considered the worst from of unlucky. He used to fish with a boy whose parents made him leave the old man because they, like the rest of the town, saw the old man unsuccessful. Growing up fishing with the old man the boy…

“Light is like water,” I answered. “You turn the tap and out it comes.” This excerpt from the short story, “Light is Like Water,” displays the optimistic attitude that the children obtain, regardless their current location. The story, written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, was published in December of 1978. Amid the publishing of the story, many Latin American writers incorporated political views into their literary works. Marquez strayed from the politics and mainly focused on magical realism as an…

survive, they usually need to consult their brain's for motivation or skills. Sometimes people don't survive. Their families are hurt. Survival can affect people in many different ways. Survival is difficult. You could have an tree fall on you, a shark bite, or just get lost and have no idea what to do. All these things take a toll on your body. Many cases of survival have resulted in injured body parts. War survivors have lost legs, arms and other things. Survivors alone in dangerous…