land meets the sea and sea meets land. This amazingly gorgeous‚ serene piece of earth‚ commonly known as the beach‚ is my happy place. I stumbled upon this fortunate stroke of serendipity in my early childhood and it appalls me that at some point in history this astonishing creation didn’t exist. Since I’m rambling and your reading I guess I can tell you about my first visit to the beach. Although I was a child I can vividly remember this vacation‚ being that it was my first trip to my happy place
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The adrenaline pumped through my veins. My heart was beating so loud and fast. There was the ball‚ held in the referee’s hands‚ about to be thrown up into the air. I stood a few feet behind the boy on the opposite team‚ poised and ready to catch the ball when my teammate smacked it toward me. Oh‚ I was so nervous. Suddenly the basketball hit my stomach with incredible force. It bounced off and rolled away on the floor to be picked up by the opposite team. The game had begun‚ and I had already dropped
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The beach is a place by the sea. There is soft sand‚ and gentle blue waves. The ocean licks the shore‚ keeping it continuously wet‚ like a young child having their first ice cream. The water is blue‚ like the cloudless sky. There are rock pools‚ and beautiful shells. On the shore there is washed up stretchy seaweed‚ and dried crunching coral. In the sky‚ the sun shines and seagulls fly. Further along‚ waves lap against rocks. Hitting the rocks‚ the waves are cymbals in the orchestra of the ocean
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It was early evening‚ maybe about 8 o’clock‚ and the sun was just starting to dip below the horizon. Clouds were beginning to form in the cobalt sky‚ insulating the remaining heat from the stifling day and promising a lusciously warm evening ahead. It had been hot‚ even by the harsh standards of Canarian summers‚ and the scents of prospering wildflowers filled the thick‚ sultry air. It was a still afternoon‚ not a breeze to be had to alleviate the cloying heat‚ and the coming night was loaded with
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AT THE BEACH(another) A draught blew by me taking my spirit with it. The strands of hair crossed my face; the sun peaked its way above the horizon as if it was scared to shed some light. The smell of the salty sea tingled my nose as I breathed in a breath of fresh air. The sand was a mine field of corals‚ with a collection of many different multicolored sea shells; however at the same time‚ the sand was a bed of blankets. The way the sand flowed onto my feet and out to the spaces between my toes
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Pasacao Beach in Camarines Sur A. Natural Features Camarines Sur has become of the top tourist destinations in the Philippines in the past several years. But I guess it’s not unexpected because this province offers excellent tourist attractions like the Pasacao Beach. It is a very popular beach to the landlocked residents of Naga City located in the town of Pasacao This wide stretch of sandy beach has lured visitors with its resorts‚ fresh ocean breeze and sapphire
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This Short story by Ambrose Bierce is excellent in terms with the plot‚ sense of time and descriptive writing. After reading the story what I favor most about this story is the use of time and how it keeps the reader interested from the start to the end with its imagery and exquisite description. In the beginning‚ the outlook appears to be dark as the main character Peyton Farquhar‚ is being hanged. “The man’s hands were behind his back‚ the wrists bound with a cord. A rope closely encircled his
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Stephanie Quick Quick 1 6th Hour English 2012 April 24 Introductory Paragraph: About Antony Gormley Everyone is curious by nature‚ constantly seeking answers to questions we may know nothing about. Our inquisitive minds leave us pondering the fact that some questions have a multitude of answers leaving us with only our own opinion on what is right. Antony Gormley had an endless amount of questions dealing with the human body. He asked questions such as‚ where do we begin and where do we end
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Five-Paragraph Essay 4/2/2012 5th Hour Swoosh If you have ever had any Nike products you would understand the feeling I had the first time I tried on new Nike shoes and a dri fit shirt. For this reason‚ I believe Nike is the best sports brand for any athlete on and off of the court or field because of style‚ comfort‚ and performance. First‚ Nike clothing and shoes are always extremely comfortable. They are so highly renowned for their shoes being comfortable that many
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The world is coming alive right before my eyes. The beauty of the land in colorado has many depths to it‚ and my senses are bubbling with both excitement and tranquility. The sounds‚ the smells and the sights are amazing. I own the sunrise this morning. The boulder I am standing on is slippery with fresh morning dew. There is not one person in sight. I see a small stream trickling down the hillside as if it were for the first time. Orange silk blankets the sky; the sun is rising! I can see creatures
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