mountain bikes on the ground and join the line of people waiting to perform the ritual belly flop into Fan Lake. The crowd cringes in sympathy as each body hits the water. My heart races when it is finally my turn to jump with my arms and legs spread from the diving board. My stomach aches when I hit the water‚ but not as much as my legs do from riding 300 miles in a week. Splashing in the lake‚ I am amazed to have just completed the bike trip that begins the transition from camper to counselor at
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Death at Lake Mungo 1. In what circumstances were the skeletons of Mungo Woman and Mungo Man recovered from the site at Lake Mungo? Both of the discoveries of the bodies were made by accident‚ the first discovery of the Mungo Woman being made when a geomorphologist‚ Jim Bowler‚ was looking for evidence of climate change‚ instead finding the remains of the Mungo Woman and the Mungo Man‚ six years later and 500 metres away. The Mungo Woman was found charred from cremation and her bones smashed into
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Crow Lake – ISU Essay Spencer Mason Mrs. Dawson English 4U: Rm 179 Thursday May 14th 2015 The novel Crow Lake by Mary Lawson is a fictional story about a zoology professor named Katie Morrison who teaches at the University of Toronto. The novel follows the emotional struggle and memories that Katie experiences as she prepares for a birthday get together with several people from her past. Her parents died in a car accident when she was very young and the novel portrays the grief and psychological
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The novel‚ Crow Lake‚ by Mary Lawson portrays a family that suffers from the great tragedy of when the Morrison parents are unexpectedly killed in an automobile accident. This tragedy created a great change of lifestyle to the seven year old protagonist‚ Kate Morrison‚ her older brothers‚ Luke and Matthew‚ and her younger sister‚ Bo. After the accident‚ the remaining of the Morrison family greatly attempts to prevent the family to be separated and sent to relatives. This novel is wisely written and
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Thelma and Louise are two friends who decide to take a weekend trip into the mountains. However all does not go according to plan when in a diner parking-lot Louise shoots a man who attempts to rape Thelma. From here Thelma and Louise go on the run - robbing a bank and blowing up a gas tanker on the way. ’Thelma and Louise’ is essentially a road movie‚ which embodies the spirit of the crime‚ thriller and buddy movie as well. As the film progresses the pair become closer‚ revealing more to each other
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I went to visit the North Lake College art gallery during the Faculty Art Show. I attended this event on November 10th before I knew the assignment in this class. When seeing this was my first essay it was exciting because I already knew of a piece I vividly remembered. The art that caught my eye was the one entitle “Big Bang by Steven Benezue. The art looked like something exploded on the canvas. This one was intriguing because of all the colors the artist used. Benezue’s main visual element was
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Cross Lake Event Reflection The workshop opened my eyes and help me understand how the people of the Cree Nation are living in the reserves. The reserves lack the adequate services‚ have limited accessibility and employees have insufficient training. There are no birthing services in their community and the pregnant are forced to fly to Thompson alone without any family or close peers to support them. I learned that the people of the Cree Nation values the process of birthing and dying significantly
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Jeni lake was a young girl who had 3 tumors on her brain and 3 others on her spine. After she started her chemotherapy‚ she was not supposed to get pregnant. However‚ during her treatment‚ she discovered that she was pregnant and now she had to decide. Keep the baby and stopped the treatment or abort and continue the care. She decided to keep the baby‚ despite the fact she knew the tumor could get bigger and she can die. She delivered her baby and died few days later. This child was orphan before
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“Click‚ click‚ click” I stand up after buckling my snowboard bindings and glance out across the horizon. I see the deep blue’s of Lake Winnipesaukee and the cool icy blues over the scattered coves. I look ahead and realize that I am the last one to start down the fresh packed powder trail. Quickly I hop along to gain speed to catch up to my family. My twin brother Alex is leading the pack. He turns around gesturing the race is on‚ but he quickly flies out of sight around a bend. I lift my
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Thelma and Louise This film attempts to deconstruct gender roles‚ particularly those associated with women‚ and redefine a new feminine space outside of patriarchal control The film attempts to do this in a number of ways: generally a male genre because it involves outlaws and fugitives who try to confront the Establishment ; however‚ Ridley Scott re-appropriates this genre for female characters who become fugitives after leaving stereotypical feminine roles of wife and waitress‚ drive a
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