SUMMER SOLSTICE SUMMARY The Summer Solstice is a short story written by Nick Joaquin. The book tells the story of a ritual performed by women to call upon the gods to grant fertility. The ritual they perform is to dance around a century-old Balete tree. The ritual was known as Tatarin and lasted for three days during the summer months. The last day of Tatarin is the same day as St. John’s Day. The story is set on St John’s Day in the 1850s in the Philippines. Entoy tells Dona Lupeng that Amada
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A Rainy day in summer always brings a lot of enjoyment for the people. In summer there is intense heat and hot winds. The scorching sun mars the efficiency of the people. They get tired very soon and like to stay indoors especially during midday. If such is the situation‚ a dark cloud or a shower of rain is always welcome. It was the 20th of July. It was very hot in the night. Not a single member of the family could sleep well. But in the morning‚ as I got up‚ I found that a pleasant wind was blowing
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Summer Vacation I have a great summer. At first month I went to summer school for Grade 10 History‚ even though it was super busy but I still having a great time with my teacher and classmates. At the second month‚ my parents decided take me and my younger sister for a driving vacation where headed for Canada’s biggest water park. This water park is locate at Alberta‚ so we decided to travel through all the western Canada. After about 13 days travel in Canada‚ we flew to Miami with another
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Cauble 1 Professor Mrs.Windsor English 101 March 12‚ 2013 Summer Time at the Beach I love warm summer days. Summer time is filled with vacations and loads of fun. I love packing up and taking off to the beach with my family on a hot summer day. A trip to the beach for me is like the perfect getaway from all the stress and pressure of everyday life‚ and is a great way to spend quality time with
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Beauty of Summer I love traveling. I am always thankful whenever I get the chance to go somewhere specially when it is for free. One of my most memorable trip was when I went to Baguio last 2008 which made me appreciate the true beauty of the summer capital of our country‚ the Philippines. During my summer time after first year high school‚ I was given a back and forth airplane ticket by my aunt Maricon for Manila. Though I travelled on my own for the very
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Summer Lovin’ “Mornin’ Kell!” says the clerk at the local grocery store. “Good morning‚ Beck!” I holler back while walking down the stationary isle. There is just something about a rural town that will never leave your memory. It could quite possibly be the quietness all day‚ every day or maybe it is the fact that everyone knows everyone on a first name bases. Coming home to Small Town USA was a break from the real world‚ or so you thought the real world. College life wasn’t so bad‚
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IB AP European History Summer Assignment Prerequisite for the AP European History class After doing research on Medieval Europe‚ address the following questions in essay format. Your research can come through books‚ the internet and Gateway’s databases (Gale) that you would find under Electronic Resources on our webpage. Cite where you’re getting your information from. The response for each set of questions should be 300 words in length and should be hand written. Essays will
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MEMORABLE SUMMER Magic‚ name of the cruise line we went on last summer‚ have one thousand feet long as much as twenty seven length of school buses combine and fifteen decks above of surface sea water‚ and because of a imagination‚ my kids called it by “big boat”. We were very excited‚ and my kids had been asked about the trip every night since spring. Also‚ we were join a group had five families were going to. Wow‚ group vacation on cruise sounded like it could have a lot of
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Summer! Summer! Summer! How nice does it feel sitting on the beach as the wind hits you across your face? I recall a time this summer when I went to spend a day at the Seven President Beach in Longbranch‚ New Jersey. This day was a really special day to me. It was a really special day to me because I was able to spend time with my family. The day started off with nice and beautiful weather. Unexpectedly‚ when we first arrived there‚ the weather began to change into foggy and rainy weather
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Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer‚ virtuoso violinist‚ teacher and cleric. Vivaldi‚ who is considered the father of the concertos‚ published the concerto with accompanying poems that were based off of the seasons. “La Primavera” or “Spring” is a violin concerto composed by Antonio Vivaldi and consist of three movements meant to express the season of spring. Vivaldi captures the effervescent feeling of spring by using symbolization to convey images representative of the season. The instrumentation
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