Ocean City Narrative

I got out of bed and grabbed some breakfast pancakes, bacon, and some orange juice. It was delicious. After breakfast, my uncle, grandpa, brother and I loaded up the boat and got on the road. We were headed for Mille Lacs Lake. After about an hour of driving, we pulled into the boat launch and backed the boat in, then my grandpa got bait from the bait store by the launch.

The Emberley family from Ontario Canada had been staying at the Sirenis Hotel for a family vacation when the storm hit. Due to the extreme weather conditions, the pool, beach, and many other area’s on the resort were closed. “I walked up the beach for half an hour, it’s destroyed all the way” said Jessica Emberley, the eldest child in the Emberley family. For approximately 20 kilometers in both directions

In the 1910s and 1920s, the Philadelphia Waterfront was the home of one of the most enduring, multiethnic unions in the United States at the time. Most unions during this period segregated and rejected blacks; the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) wanted racial equality. In particular, Local 8 had a majority of African Americans, Eastern Europeans, and Irish Americans. Local 8 was an interracial, multiethnic labor union. When the United States entered the war, the longshoremen in Philadelphia helped to serve the nation, yet they used the war as an opportunity to improve their wages.

Once World War I came to a resolution, the United States began to industrialize. The Americans had discovered new technology and started a new era. The people of the middle class were amazed by the new advancements that were being created. We had advanced in transportation, communication, and manufacturing. Leisure time in the 1920’s also included going to the beach, sporting events, and Coney Island.

It was a hot day in June when my husband pulled into our driveway with a huge U-Haul truck. A few friends came to help load our meager belongings into the

Besides, I was going to a beach for a week, it's basically a vacation, right? After ending up at my destination, i quickly learned I would really be doing some work. I was assigned to work at a homeless shelter from 8 am until around 3 pm. When we got to the destination, I learned my group would be putting together new beds that were going into the new building that would allow 700+ homeless men stay. We also sorting clothing that would soon be given to the many men, women, and children.

Smitty was sick of the sour, stingy smell of the bait tackle shop. Local faces would pass through the shop, getting their usual haul. The lake near Cypress City would soon be filled with the boats of old fishermen. Cypress City was not, in fact, a city. It was a run down town in Maryland, too old to be of any use to the world.

From Leaguetown to Sea Town Being a senior in high school is hard enough, with college applications, leaving family and friends, and growing up, but drifting 180 miles offshore during spring break is something Daniel Palacios could not have been prepared for. It was spring break when Daniel Palacios, a senior at Leaguetown high school, wanted to spend his last high school spring break with his family. Daniel and his father, his grandfather, and two uncles decided to spend spring break fishing off of the coast of Port Aransas together on Daniel’s grandfather’s 27-foot boat.

Cannon Hall 3rd Hour Don ‘Butch’ Hall I never was really close with my grandfather. I’ve pretty much lived in Utah my whole life. I was born in Richland, Washington, but I have no memories of living there because my family moved here, to Utah, when I was two. The majority of my family, from both my mother’s and my father’s side, live in the northwest.

Atlantic City was once the powerhouse of the east coast raking in tourists, large sums of money, and monopolizing the gambling industry. Nick Paumgarten wrote “The Death and Life of Atlantic City”, which states “The casino closures in Atlantic City have contributed to the loss of nearly 10,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics” (102). Four out of the twelve casinos closed which contributed to 8,000 of those jobs. Three of the remaining casinos are currently facing bankruptcy which contributes to the other 2,000 people left jobless. The question Atlantic City is faced with a matter of needing more gambling or less?

Crash! Boom! BANG! There was a huge storm in the area. The tornado warnings were on TV.

I think that about all five of us were set on unpacking and hitting the pearly white sand and crystal clear water. That was all that happened then. The sixth hour was boring because everyone was just ready to get out of the car. The good thing though is that we could smell the beaches. That meant one thing.

*1. " Something new." "Never been guessed before." "A very fresh note. " The critics agreed there was something different going on here.

Being very fortunate to travel, my wife and I decided to traveo to Hawaii. It was our first trip to that paradisaical place. The experience was fabulous from the very beginning. We flew to the island, and before the plane could land, we were amazed at beautiful blue and clarity of the sea. As we reached towards the beach we were able to see the bottom of the ocean.

My friends and I put down our towels to go swim. Sydney, my friend, and I went into the water first. We felt the waves tugging at