Contrast: Beach or Mountain Vacations Jennifer Burmester English 121 Alisa Moore October 3‚ 2010 Beach or Mountain Vacationing People take vacations all the time. There are many choices to choose from. I think that two of the most common places are either the beach or the mountains. Both places offer a ton of activities. The activities in the mountains cannot offer the same activities as the beach as well as the beach not offer the same as the mountain. There are many differences
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Wordsworth attempts to explore and understand how his perception of nature and the world in general has been influenced by an event in which he ‘found a small boat tied to a willow tree’. At first rowing confidently upon the loch‚ the sight of a mountain peak from behind a ‘craggy steep’ scares him and he races back to safety where he returns home in a ‘serious and grave mood’. This memory haunts him in his dreams for years to come. Similarly‚ in ‘Below the Green Corrie’‚ Norman MacCaig recalls a
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the commercializing of mountain climbing has changed that. Now‚ for just about $35‚000 one can have a team of porters to pre-set ropes‚ ensure that you have a hot meal after every day’s climb‚ have equipment and luxury items (at high altitudes with
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Description of Events COP Keating was established in a remote location near the town of Kamdesh of Nuristan province in North Eastern Afghanistan approximately 25 km from the Pakistan boarder along the only improved dirt road in the Kamdesh district. OP Fritsche was established 2.2 Km straight line distance to the southeast‚ non-line of sight with an elevation difference of 2150 ft. from Keating. The COP was surrounded by extremely rugged‚ mountainous high ground and is positioned to interdict
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Two pets in the same household; Two pieces of technology or equipment that you tried; Two places that are special for you in various ways; Two stages of a person’s life; Two ways of losing weight: one healthy‚ the other dangerous; Volcanoes and Earthquakes; Weeds to flowers; William Shakespeare with William Wordsworth; Your best birthday to your worst birthday; Your happiest day to your saddest day; A big college campus to a small college campus; A female friend and a male friend; A good
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the narrator describe his experience of coming down a Scottish mountain range; he describes the mountains as highwaymen‚ pirates and bandits which makes nature more animated and entertains the reader‚ he also appears to take riches from the mountain. In the prelude we see a more traditional view on nature as being more controlling over man unlike in below the green corrie where it appears that the narrator takes away from the mountain‚ the language used by the narrator is more formal which proves
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lonely beaches‚ paris in the snow. I see your face Reflected In puddles and fiull moons‚ Echos of a smile in smoke strung night‚ Drunk on wine. Yputh crowned in glimmer like Patters of jazz across rooftops. I can see you‚ Across blue mountains stretched over shimmering sea; Yoga to the sunrise. Conversations as Forgotten seashells strewn over sores like driftwood; Jungle ruins slung with vines. I remember you‚ Glittered in laughter and youth. As innocent as first snow on forest
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take a nap which was the most comfortable nap I’ve ever taken. Then after a 9 hour flight on flight heaven I was all refreshed and ready to try to climb the mountain. Then I proceed to walk out and to my surprise there was nothing that exciting other than a huge mountain. My dad called me out to tell me our bus to the lodge near the mountains is ready and we have 2 minutes to mess around. After I boarded the bus I was still a little bit sleepy‚ but I want to see what was in Tibet because that would
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views‚ from sandy beaches to thousand year old rocky mountains. Why should you choose Ha Long bay to visit ? The word Ha Long in Vietnamese means the dragon descends into the sea and he legend says that the island of Ha Long was created by a great dragon who lived in the mountain‚ it sounds very interesting. First‚ I will let you know about the wonderful scenery. When you come to Ha Long‚ you can just describe as a "wow" ‚ from great father mountain to thousand year old caves‚ from sandy beach to diving
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troposphere‚ A.K.A. the tallest mountain in the world‚ Everest was also known for its quite lofty death rate. Especially in the summer of 1996 when three mountain climbing teams had decided to try to achieve the feat of reaching its summit. Jon Kraheur was one of the few survivors that year but to this day still holds the memories of the events that had taken place. Rob Hall‚ Doug Hansen‚ Scott Fischer‚ and many others had fallen victim to the mountain. What had ensued on the mountain were examples of both
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