Lake

so they do whatever they want. That 's what I did and it didn 't end well. It was 4 years ago on a hot summer day. I was outside playing basketball with my little brother when my grandpa came outside and asked me, “Do you want to go to the lake?” I replied, “Sure, but I can 't swim that good.” He exclaimed, “You can wear one of my life jackets.” I agreed and ran in the house as fast as I could to get dressed and make some food to bring. It was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, some…

structure, civilizations, and religion influence of other great civilizations. The Nile River The Nile River is said to derive from two main sources. The Blue Nile starts from a spring 5,000 feet above sea level, near Lake Tana in Ethiopia highlands. The river flows through the lake, runs through rapids, then drops into a deep canyon, and then through the Sudan to seam with White Nile in Khartoum. Also unlike most rivers the Nile River flows from…

two texts “Once More to the Lake” by E.B. White, and “Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins explores this topic in their writing, developing a common theme that memories are an important part of every person. For instance, Collins writes about how people tend to forget many memories over time without realizing it, such as books they had once read, or math that they haven’t used in a while. On the other hand, “Once More to the Lake” is about a father who brings his son to a lake that he had often…

Industrial Pollution comes from contaminated wastes that gets disposed of into the air and water. Pollution affects the entire globe, causing there to be raised health risks. Since there has been multiple accounts for industries contaminating living factors, there has been a plentiful amount of researches that have been finding solutions to these epidemics. This paper will reflect the numerous studies which explores economic country developments with industrial pollution. Canfei He, Zhiji Huang,…

My Aunt Barb suffered from bipolar depression for much of her life. She masked her pain by getting drunk or smoking marijuana. Barb 's lifestyle convinced her to divorce her husband, and the grief worsened her addiction. At many family events, she acted oddly agitated and solemn. I could never tell whether she was intoxicated or high. One day on a ride home from school, my mom told me that my Aunt had committed suicide. Barb went to a motel in Little Falls, Minnesota, and drank a deadly mix of…

There are two major canal system in Ohio, the Miami and Erie Canal and the Ohio and Erie Canal. Both canals start at Lake Erie and go south to the Ohio river. Work began on these canals in 1825. The Ohio and Erie canal’s construction, in the eastern part of Ohio, finished in 1833, but it would take the state and it workers another twelve years to finish the Miami and Erie canal, to the west. The canals faced many challenges after completion. They would often flood damaging the walls, locks, and…

The rapid industrial and suburban growth that Chicago exhibit during the turn of the century can easily be seen from its skyscrapers and gridded roads to its booming economy and population. However, beneath the surface lurks a problem that hints at just how far the windy city still must go through to achieve its grand status as one of the world’s great cities. Much like Chicago, across the pond Manchester experienced a lot of the same issues. Plagued with problems Chicago and Manchester had…

“Animals” (128), a perfectly apt description of the boys that drove to Greasy Lake at night. Much different from the boys that drove away the following morning. This sudden change within the boys is exemplified between the two interactions with the girls up at Greasy Lake. The stark contrast between the animalistic urges and restrained behavior exhibited between the two moments show the sudden character change within Digby, Jeff, and the narrator. The sudden realization of that night, the…

T. C. Boyle’s “Greasy Lake” tells the story of a teenage boy who drives his mother’s Bel Air to Greasy Lake with his friends, Jeff and Digby, coming across a motorcycle and a car that they think belongs to their friend, Tony. Their descent into anarchy begins when a man that is not Tony jumps out of the car and starts fighting, winning with ease, until the protagonist knocks him out with a tire iron and believes that he is dead. The boys, acting solely on primal urges, come close to raping the…

Attack Of The Bird Poop Lake!!! Bang! Ahhh! Splash! I tumble down the sandy hill towards the slimy brown lake water. How this happened? Well, let’s start from the very first moment of this adventure… “Coming Esa!” I call from the garage of my house. Esa, my best friend is waiting at the bottom of my driveway. I hop up on my pink bike seat and pedal down next to her. “Ready?” Esa asks. I nod an excited yes. We pedal out towards the entrance to our neighborhood. **As bright, large,…