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    Crack! Boom! Pow! Went the thunder I was so scared I started shaking. My family and I were on a iceberg suddenly the iceberg broke I was drifting away from my family I tried to swim, but the waves were to big. I drifted far away and I couldn’t see anything but fog so I went to sleep and decided to find a way home tomorrow. When I woke up I saw a boy and a girl staring at me “are they going to hurt me”? I thought I looked around and found out that I was on a small Beach and in the distance I…

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    Steve, led us and told us which way to paddle. “Right! Right! Right!”, he yelled. The water splashed into our boat, it was like getting hit with little ice cubes. My hands were gripped tightly around the paddle as we steered clear of the next big wave. “Good job, that was the easiest one.” I looked over at Ashli and shock flooded our faces. The next set of rapids was coming up, we prepared our paddles. The flowy water turned into a big white bear. The water was the bear, and we were…

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    unbearable as its tentacles wrapped around my back. It sent a tingling sensation up my spine and around my ribcage. The jellyfish felt as if it were fastened to me and repeatedly sent shocks through my body as I tried to get away. It was when the waves knocked me over time and time again that I realized I should not have swam out to ten foot deep water. About three hours ago I watched someone carry at least forty sand dollars up to shore. I heard others saying things like “If you wade into…

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    end of “The Seventh Man”, the author, Haruki Murakami, had finally realized that in order to obtain closure from the terrible events he experienced, he would have to overcome his fears. In the story, the narrator’s best friend is killed by a giant wave right before his eyes. The narrator feels as though he might have been able to save him, but he was too scared to try. Consequently, in the closing paragraph, he states, “Oh, the fear is there, all right. It comes to us in many different forms, at…

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    Chuck Passed Away Essay

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    Another example is when he sees a light out in the distance of the ocean. He hops on the raft and tries to paddle all the way out to it. He passes a couple of waves then sees a huge wave brewing. The wave flips the whole raft over and a coral reef stabs Chuck’s leg. Knowing the power that the waves have is essential. If there was no waves Chuck could swim all the way out to the light. Another example is Chuck using things on the island to survive. Chuck becomes pretty good at collecting food.…

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    Hilbert Museum Analysis

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    exhibit on Severson and Griffin at the Chapman Hilbert Museum, this exhibit contributed to a deeper understanding of the surf culture. Severson and Griffin were two passionate artists who loved nothing more than waking up in the morning and riding the waves. These two young men founded what is now known as the Surf Art Culture across America. Rick Griffin began surfing when he was 14 years old and has enjoyed the beauty of it ever since similar to other professional surfers I have learned…

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    the mass change direction as quickly. This increases the time period of the oscillation. The greater the inertia of an oscillating object, the greater the time period which therefore lowers the frequency of its oscillations. Depending on how the waves are displaced indicates how big the oscillations. The elasticity of a spring also can be quantified by a measure of a spring’s compliance. Compliance is inversely related to stiffness, which means that springs that have relatively little…

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    confusion, sadness and panic. She begins to watch the constant movement of people. It reminds her of the sea at high tide, when the waves are strong enough to knock you off your feet. At that moment Sarah is swept along, floating on the crest of the wave towards the train, bobbing along the platform buoyant with hope. Confusion, sadness and panic floating away with every wave she rides towards the train. Boarding the Grand Central train heading North on autopilot her head filled with…

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    Inconsistent, small waves. Tremendous pressure and quick tugs. Bright red water. What would you do if your arm was bitten off by a shark? While most people would freak out, Bethany Hamilton did the complete opposite. Even though many people thought Bethany’s surfing career was over, she proved them wrong. Hamilton is best known for her positive attitude throughout all the struggles she went through after losing her arm (Bricknell). Thirteen years later, she still continues to be a role…

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    I understand you might have issues with humans but I don’t know what you have against them I mean what did they ever do to you? Polyphemus! Polyphemus?” Bill looked around, when he realized everyone had left he lay back down on the sand and let the wave go back into the ocean. Polyphemus, shocked and tired walked slowly back into his cave and collapsed on the floor while saying, “I will find them and crush them.” The next morning Polyphemus woke up to the sound of low voices coming from the…

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