Origins of a Memoir/ Autobiography I’ve read a lot of memoirs‚ autobiographies‚ personal essays‚ collected letters‚ and autobiographical novels in my life‚ but this is the first time I’ve studied the memoir/ autobiographical form as a genre. An interesting fact I learned right away was that the word “memoir” comes down to us from the Latin “memoria‚” meaning memory or reminiscence‚ through the Anglo-French memorie in the mid-1500s‚ meaning “a note‚ memorandum‚ something written to be kept in
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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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Mariono Blanch Ms.Outlaw K12 11/27/12 Hi‚ I’m Mariono im 15 years old and during my 15 years of existence I’ve learned many things I’ve also experienced many things‚ but I also have surrounded my beliefs around things I was taught. The one major thing that I go by which I call a belief is expressing your feelings and not holding them in ask for help if you need it. I say this because I had to learn the hard way and hurting others while learning. My mom is a single parent she is also flight
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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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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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brighton rock book review Ida Arnold‚ a warm-hearted‚ buxom woman meets ’Hale’ an unknown but distinctive stranger who leaves a lasting impression upon her. Following his odd ’disappearing act’ - she later hears of his seemingly ’natural’ death. However‚ convinced that something is amiss; she is determined to seek the truth and seek justice. She learns about the mob responsible for the murder; under the new leadership of an adolescent - ’Pinkie’. A ruthless youth who will stop at nothing for
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A new sunny day has just begun. The beach is silent‚ but only for a while. Very soon crowds of people will flood on to the beach. The bright‚ burning ball blinds and rises like a sunflower on the distant horizons. The subtle sea sparkles preciously as it strolls up against the shore spilling the previous day’s remains. Crashing against the shore‚ small waves flash the night’s debris onto the beach. Untouched golden sand‚ so soft and smooth‚ glistens; reflecting the sun’s rays. A soothing‚ light
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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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potentially suffocating warmth. The beach was tiny compared to the resorts further along the coastline‚ sheltered by the surrounding forests of palm trees. It was an almost perfect semi-circle of fine‚ dark volcanic sand‚ with not a trace of the inland civilization in sight – an unspoilt‚ secluded paradise on an island gradually being colonised by armies of skyscrapers‚ strip clubs and tourist traps. There was a humble building near the eastern end of the beach‚ a traditional affair on stilts with
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Those who are opposed to the idea of men and women playing baseball together‚ often defend their argument with the belief that women are not physical capable of participating in sports. In addition they often entice the belief that women are more susceptible to injury than men. This is not a valid reason to exclude women and there is an abidance of research that refutes this claim. In addition to excluding women based on their sex‚ the sport of baseball is connected to racial segregation. It was
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