It was the best summer of my life. I made a lot of friends, and at the end we got Junior Guard bags, T-shirts, and of course Junior Guard Stripes. This stripe has a lot of sentimental value for me because this is a symbol of the Junior Lifeguard camp. I went through a lot of things at this camp, and I am not going there again, so it can be a very good reminder of time I spent there. This stripe was given to me by the Junior Lifeguard couch.
I AM NOT AN ASSIMILATIONIST! Shanticia McFarland Literature 118, Woods April 19, 2012 In the short story A Raisin in the Sun, Mama’s dreams portray a family-oriented individual. She is very devoted to her family and enjoys being with them. The decisions that she made were for the benefit of her family, not just herself. For instance, she was expecting a check from the insurance company for the death of her husband.
Berlin always looked forward until the morning so he could adjust the leather binding on his helmet and clean his rifle. He wanted the feeling of being safe and escape the world he lived in and what he fought for. The next literature work, “The Friendship” written by Ms. Adams, speaks of taking someone’s place and becoming the person who is needed by the loved one in the “last few seconds of their life” (Adams, 10). They would call for a loved one and she responded and became them. Even though she never lied to them, she met them and became a friend in their last few seconds.
Year- Round Schooling Benefits Summer break is something that children all round the United States look foreword to every year. Who would not want to have a long break where you have nothing to worry about but jumping into a cold pool or driving up to the lake? But what these children and their parents do not realize how beneficial it is to keep your children in school year-round. The amount of knowledge that is lost in these three months and the amount that United States children are falling behind other countries is tremendous. There are many upsides to this new modernized system of schooling that is becoming more popular across America.
He had since returned from a deployment to Afghanistan and gotten divorced, so we started the summer off with a weeklong hiking trip, reminiscent of the early summers. It was a great bonding time and my dad seemed more lighthearted than he had in years. We talked a lot about my plans for college and I was hopeful that this trip would be a positive experience. We were to spend the rest of the summer in Eagle Mountain where my dad moved with his new wife. I got a job as a lifeguard at the family pool facility on the military base, working everyday trying to save money for school.
It was an amazing time the summer of 1998 and the last time I ever went to camp Edy. Though I'm grown up and 25 and live in a different state, I'm happy to know camp Edy is still open and running for girls to have adventures and over come there fears every
Two years later and I am married now, madly in love. I'm living a happy life; all because my decision two years ago to trust and let fate follow through. I was fast forward to Buffalo Mountain in the heat of summer, only this time I was alone because David, now my husband had to work. I made my way over to the creek as I reminisced on all the emotions and thoughts I experienced two years earlier when David took me on our first date. I felt calm and content remembering how I fell in love in the majestic fall.
FMLA helped my wife out during a very difficult time in our family and because of it she was able to focus on the situation at hand and not worry about if she will still have her position when she returned. Many employees have benefited from FMLA because it gave them a sense of peace to allow them to focus on the needs of your family. Taking a Leave of Absence from a because of having a baby, adoption of a new baby, from caring for a terminally ill parent or family member, is covered in FMLA and that alone is a good
#Camp Have you ever had a friend or family member try to get you to go to camp. Well four years ago my parents sent me to Pine Cove. Now you might think I would have wanted to go to camp, but in fact I hated not staying in my own bed, but in the end I had a great time. Four years ago my sister was signing up for her second year at Pine Cove. I had been going to Pine Cove’s family camp for a few years and didn’t want to change my plans.
The Definition of Sacrifice: Hunger Games Sacrifice is an action people avoid because it usually brings unhappiness. It takes a great deal of love and care for one to sacrifice for another. Suzanne Collins portrays this definition of sacrifice in her novel, Hunger Games. The main character and the story’s lone heroine, Katniss Everdeen learns a lot of life’s great lessons throughout this capturing story. In this story sacrifice is the main theme because Katniss sacrifices her life for her family.