Santa Monica Pier

Alex parks in one of the scenic viewpoints. The two men gaze at city lights together, both amazed by the sight. Ending back out on the highway - driving under a dark tunnel — he sees the ocean - which smells like the tears of alligators. The Santa Monica beach and the sea illuminate under the lonely white moon in the night sky. A light fog rolls over the beach. Alex stops the car along the road Pacific Coast…

and getting the day started as to not “waste away the day”. However, on the other hand he gave me good insight to what their culture is like. Through waking up, heading to the beach, going surfing, going to the valley, or heading down to the Santa Monica pier he fits into the typical Californian. Not having a general plan for the day fits the image of people from California not having a plan and being…

too. I went on my first cross country trip in that car. I got to experience the city of my dreams, Los Angeles, in that car. It took me to places like the Pacific Coast Highway, the Grand Canyon, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Rodeo Dr. and the Santa Monica Pier. Most of the time on that trip I was sleeping in the passenger’s seat because it was a long drive and there was nothing to do and nowhere to go. After leaving Los Angeles, civilization was hard to come by, so most the western part of the…

Water pollution in California is a major issue that has been one of the main causes for them to ban plastic bags. The ocean water has raised a big health concern in California because people are swimming in water that has trash floating around them. Banning plastic bags is one of the most important things that have happened to the California environment because it will reduce the amount of plastic that is going into the Pacific Ocean. The water in California has a very big impact in what has…

ago, I was training for the Junior Olympics in sailing. The teams coaches, Alex and Anika towed us out to the ocean to sail downwind. It was a perfect day at Del Rey Yacht Club with no clouds in the sky. You could even see all the way to the Santa Monica Pier! The breeze was around 14 miles per hour which is a lot in a small boat like an Opti. After what felt like we were traveling miles into the ocean, Alex finally stopped and let the race team off of the tow line. Alex was from New Zealand…

provides his readers with the same information and the readers determine the purpose of the details. The author states, “From here in the descending glass cage I can see globes of orange light stretching along the boulevards of Santa Monica towards the beach…the shimmering pier juts into the vast darkness of the ocean like a burning ship launched into the night.” At first this quote was hard to grasp, but eventually the concept was unique and heartwarming. After analyzing this quote, it simply…

Music is a very crucial part of life, it helps us express ourselves when we don’t have the right words to do so. In her article “Why Is Music Important,” author Kira Hollinger asserts that music is a significant part of life, and that it gives you many types of outlets to express yourself whether it’s through singing or playing an instrument (Hollinger 1). Hollinger states, “Music is much more than the art of combining tones; music is in everything around us. Music can be found everywhere in our…

As I walked into the Santa Monica Boys And Girls Club (SMBGC) for the first time, it was lunch hour. I noticed many kids, roughly between the ages of six to sixteen, jumping around, laughing, eating, and talking to Charnelle Ruff, the education coordinator. I tried to approach Charnelle to greet her and ask for my volunteer shirt through the diversely populated crowd of children that I would be interacting with for the next few weeks. However, getting ahold of Charnelle was not as easy as I…

1. There are many perspectives on the different accents found across the U.S., and the documentary, “American Tongues”, reveals just how many there are. Everything from the taste of home one gets when a familiar dialect pierces the drone of “normal speech” heard day in and day out, or the enticing words of a Southern Belle attracting anyone within earshot, to the struggles one must endure to modify, or cover up, their native tongue and the harsh stereotypes given to people after speaking only a…

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