Lake Shore Drive

Pui Tak Center: 2216 S. Wentworth Pui Tak Center was once the On Leong Merchants Association Building where the On leong group used to be. The society also once resided in Mott Street in New York's Chinatown. The Chinese started coming to Chicago in smaller numbers after 1870, After the 20th century less than 1,200. Until the 1940s when federal laws only allowed men to enter with only a few exceptions, chinatowns over america were populated with chinese men. Groups called Tongs were formed…

I stopped in Toledo for a late lunch. My nightmares had abated, and as I looked at the Ohio Road Map, I decided to take the 90 to the 77 and drive near the river and through Cleveland. I knew traffic would be bad but told myself that I should see what I fought for. For some reason I felt free, and started to believe my nightmares were connected to my aunt’s power. Once I returned home, I would be under her influence. It took a lot of energy to break the hold she had on me. I wondered if she had…

white bobber on the Rainy River. I said nothing, I simply just sat. However, my mute watchfulness somehow made Tim’s problem real. “Ain’t biting,” I said. I broke the silence with those wordslasted for about two hours. My voice echoed throughout the lake. I waited for a while to seem what Tim was going to do. Once I was sure that he was not going to jump, I pulled my line out of the water. I turned the ignition, and steered the boat back toward…

Beginner kayakers will enjoy the tranquil water that Shoshone Lake offers. An advantage to beginning on this lake is that no motorized watercraft is allowed, keeping the water calm. This lake is great for practicing basic strokes, edging and balancing. A leisurely kayak trip will allow you to enjoy the wildflowers and wildlife which include elk, moose and bald eagles. Intermediate kayakers will enjoy the upper mile of Shoshone Lake where the water is rapid. Another favorite location for…

I thought of beating lake shore and blocking all my blocks and having the whole team yell common Josh Arnold from the sidelines. That was one thing I thought about when I was going through camp week and practice everyday. When I would feel tired in football I would think about…

Is Gatsby really “great”? Lavish, Extraordinary, Legend, these are just few words that F. Scott Fitzgerald expressed to us throughout the novel, The Great Gatsby to describe Jay Gatz. Jay Gatsby started out very poor, but worked his way up to greatness. He went through many obstacles to be the person he ended up being. Gatsby was full of hope and believed that if you work hard for what you want there will always be a good outcome. No matter what he went through in his personal life, his name as…

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journey from Ireland to upstate New York and, a generation later, his son to Vancouver, BC. When questioned on the subject of his wanderings, my father would offer anecdotes about the mountains of snow and bitterly cold winters on the southern shore of Lake Ontario as the reason for picking up roots and leaving family and friends, but I’m sure the real explanation behind his exodus…

November 10th, 1775 Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, PA. This date that is drilled into the head of every man and woman who chose a place among the few. I am of course talking about the men and women who earned the title of United States Marine. This is not just another date however, November 10th of the year 1775 is the day that the Marine Corps was born. Since that day the Marine Corps has fought in every battle of American History. From the Mexican war where the “Blood Stripe” were earned for heavy…

The author of the Little House series, Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was a mother, a teacher, a farmer, a journalist, a loyal democrat, and an active political protester extraordinaire. However she is also the mysterious writer with her fans always asking what is true or fake in her books. ⅝ of her “Little House” books won Newbery awards. Laura even has a literacy award named after her called the “Laura Ingalls Wilder Award”. She was the first awarded in 1954. l. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls was…