Lake Shore Drive

the Atlantic Ocean, and some provinces of Canada. Maine’s original capital was Portland but it is now Augusta. The most recent population of Maine was 1,330,089 as of 2014 on Wikipedia (2015). According to Infoplease.com there are more than 2,500 lakes and 5,000 streams, and over 30 national…

documented sighting of the sea monster traces all the way back to a saint’s biography. In 565 A.D. Saint Columba witnessed a large sea beast trying to harm another person who was swimming in the lake, and used the scripture of God to drive the creature away (Lyons). A man of God, especially a saint,…

are unable to find any remnants of human life. While their father deserts Ruthie and Lucille, their mother takes care of them. However, their neighbor Bernice watches over the children as Helen works. Unfortunately, Helen decides to drive off a cliff, into the lake, committing suicide in the process. Therefore, their grandmother cares for them until her death. Once their grandmother passes…

Nick is a big character in The Great Gatsby specifically the narrator as he is telling the story. Throughout the story Nick is depicted as an almost dishonest person. This is quite opposite as he does not form biased opinions about anyone. While being Naive, Nick wants to hear two sides to a story when presented new information he takes it all in and takes a new look on the subject or person. Nick as narrator is honest as anyone in the story could be. He himself is telling the story from a…

got to the cabin and we ate dinner while we watched the movies we got at Blockbuster. The next day we got up and ready for the day. We attempted to fix up the boat to take it to the lake but we couldn 't get it going. So instead of taking the boat out we decided to just go and walk the shore. We walked around the lake for a little bit before heading back to the cabin. Now the rest of the weekend isn 't all that important to the story. At the end of the of the weekend we started the journey home.…

over and let my wife drive. It was a very embarrassing time for me to say the least. Even worse, I started experiencing anxiety every time I drove with someone in the car. When I finally had had enough, I decided to do something about my problem. Using imagery, I sat in my favorite comfortable chair at home and closed my eyes. I called out to the anxiety monster and told him he wasn't going to bother me anymore. I focused my thoughts and began daydreaming about taking a drive with my family on…

creaky beds, four strangers, and numerous spiders. But, the fun didn’t stop there. Shortly after my arrival, it was time for my foster group to head to the lake for free swim. With our preparations for the Appalachian Trail, my original group didn’t have the opportunity to have our swimming abilities evaluated, determining how far into the lake we could swim. So, without the permission to enter deep water, I just sat alone on the…

Shared Pain, Reluctant Heroes With a 50 foot extension cord tied to his waist and the other end tied to the back of a truck, Robbie struggled to rappel down a 60+ foot sheer abyss towards the glacial waters of Lake Kachess hidden below the towering alpines, risking his life and his family’s future to rescue a stranger; the father of a teenaged daughter and her mother, whom Robbie, my son, and his wife, Kara, had come across only minutes ago. I was immediately thrown back to this perilous August…

forms, each with a unique perspective. This is present in the stories “Two Words” by Isabel Allende and “I Am Writing Blindly” by Roger Rosenblatt. It is also visible in the collage titled “Always Together” by Philippe Beha and “Translations” a poem by Lake Sagaris. Three themes can be taken from the four interpretations on language. The theme that language is visible in every person, that the same words can have dual meanings depending on how they are used. Language can also effect people’s…

Overholser was not what one might call a beautiful lake; it was remarkably muddy at its clearest and if one walked more than a hundred yards along the shoreline there was sure to be at least one dead fish. During the summer, the tiny asphalt parking strips at the end of the roads were adorned with the bodies…