One of my favorite hobbies of all is to collect hats. Collecting hats is fairly easy to start. The first thing to do is ask family members if they have any spare baseball caps. Many of your uncles and your grandpa may have some caps with amazing back stories. Next, you could look for them at the flea market. People there sell caps for as little as one dollar. Lastly, when you go to sporting events or other festivals, buy caps from there. Collecting caps is easy to do and even easier to start,…
My favorite place to be is Emerald Isle Beach.It is a beautiful place to be.There are so many beautiful views, you can see all kind of fish. Last year me and my family were visiting the pear and we spotted a shark and it was pink, it was so cool. If you're really lucky you might evan see a dolphin.Emerald is a special place to me and my family because we have been going there for almost 8years now and it is awesome.I love it there. Some places you might see and want to visit are, Wings, The…
Explore these Florida vacation spots before summer ends With a new school year and the final days of summer just around the corner, it appears that many vacationers are still planning for a last-minute escape. With the summer season coming to a close, it seems that most vacationers are still opting for a last minute getaway. This has made it possible for a number of locations throughout Florida to offer last minute discounts to travelers looking to save some money. This summer season has been…
Charleston, South Carolina, the jewel of the south. A town that time has yet to permeate, where horse drawn carriages still serve as a mode of transportation, resulting in over 4.5 million visitors every year (“In Charleston, S.C., Resistance to Cruise Ships”). At one point those horse drawn carriages would have toted around rich white slave owners, today they tote around any paying customer. Charleston has used its charm to intrigue the world for decades, that's why for the past four years…
Andersonville also was known, as Camp Sumter is one of the national historic sites in Georgia that was constructed to act as a memorial to all the American prisoners captured during the civil war. According to the historical research, the building of the site began some months before the US civil war ended in the year 1864. The purpose of this structure was mainly to hold the prisoners who would be captured by the Confederate soldiers (Cangemi, Joseph, and Cash, 26). As the number of the…
How do you know it’s not a column, letter, or editorial? Give proof. First off, I know it is not a column because it is not a recurring piece of writing that has been included in a newspaper or article, this is an original writing. It is not a letter because it does not include “dear ___” at the beginning nor does it have a conclusion such as “sincerely”. Finally this is not an editorial because the article isn’t stating someone's opinion of what they think, they are giving facts, it's not a one…
Sir Walter sent Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe in 1584 to explore the new world and find a place to establish a colony. Moreover, Captain Amadas and Captain Barlowe had landed on the barrier islands of what is known as the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Thanks to the guidance of Portuguese navigator, Simon Fernando. Simon Fernando was an experienced sailor as he had sailed to the Americas before. During their time in the Outer Banks, they made abounding discoveries and traded with the local…
Ashley Kraus Professor McCammon Course Paper May 3, 2017 The Lost Colony of Roanoke The Roanoke Island colony was the first English settlement in the New World and was founded by English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh in August 1585. The first set of Roanoke colonists did not do well, they suffered from dwindling food supplies and Indian attacked. In 1956 they returned to England on a ship captained by Sir Francis Drake. In the year 1587, Raleigh sent out another group of more than 100…
Michael Jordan was born February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn New York. His parents name was Deloris and James. Michael’s family moved to North Carolina while he was very young. He is the fourth of five kids. His older siblings were James jr. , Larry, Deloris. Michael then attends Emsley A. Laney High School. He plays baseball, basketball, and football. During his sophomore year he tries out for varsity basketball but was told he was too short. MJ plays junior varsity and becomes a star. He was…
Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. He was one of five children. His mom is Deloris Jordan, and his dad is James Jordan. His family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina when Michael was only a young boy. Michael has 4 siblings she has a older sister, a younger sister, and two older brothers. The high school that Michael attended was Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington. Michael played basketball, baseball, and football when he was in high school. He…