...Susan Cain John Hunt ENGL 1301 16 September 2013 Narr. Final My Last Adventure Ever since I was a puppy I loved being around people and playing. My favorite thing to do was escaping from my yard to wander around the neighborhood. Every time I escaped it was like a new adventure because I always met someone new and exciting to play with. Most of my adventures began and ended the same, and that day appeared to be no different, but little did I know that I was about to embark on my last adventure. That day started like any other day. After awakening, I got something to eat and drink and went outside to use the bathroom. From my yard I barked and barked, trying to get anyone to come play with me. When no one came, I slipped out through a hole in the fence that only I knew about. After I had made my escape from the yard, I wandered around my neighborhood for a while. I do not know exactly how long I wandered because, after all, I am a dog. I do not wear a watch, and I do not know how to tell time. I wandered and sniffed, not realizing I was hopelessly lost. Then suddenly, I saw something, or someone out of the corner of my eye. It was a lady! I wanted to play, so I walked over and introduced myself. After seeing me, she sat down, then looked at me and said, “I am Susan, who might you be?”, and I licked her on the nose. After we had played on the porch for a few minutes, Susan went inside to get her husband William. I had other ideas, so I followed her in. After...
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...Adventures with God Real Life Inspirational Stories 37 Allan David Weatherall Contents Introduction:.......................................................................................... i Chapter 1: Random Acts of Kindness....................................................1 Chapter 2: What is Eritrea? . ............................................................... 4 Chapter 3: The Power of Faith & Hope ............................................. 11 Chapter 4: Hey, Chuck Norris! . ........................................................ 14 Chapter 5: We’ve Been Expecting You! ............................................ 18 Chapter 6: On the Road to Jerusalem ................................................ 24 Chapter 7: Jerusalem . ........................................................................ 28 Chapter 8: But, I’m not a Catholic .................................................... 32 Chapter 9: America... here I come ...................................................... 37 Chapter 10: My Friend, John . ............................................................41 Chapter 11: Finding God in the Storm . ............................................ 45 Chapter 12: Trusting God in the War Zone ...................................... 49 Chapter 13: Jahzal . ............................................................................ 52 Chapter 14: The Steadfast Faithfulness of God ................................. 57 Chapter 15: Confrontational Love in the...
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....   For Shannan, With love on her birthday Charlotte xxx Once upon a time, in a land far away, a drop of sunlight fell to the ground. It grew into a magical flower that possessed healing powers. An old women named Mother Gothel discovered the flower, and hoarded its power to preserve her youth and beauty. As centuries passed, a glorious kingdom was built close to the cliff where the flower grew. When the beloved queen fell ill, the townspeople searched for the legendary flower, until at last they found it. The flower made the queen well, and she soon gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. The King and Queen launched a lantern into the sky in celebration.   One night, the vengeful Mother Gothel slipped into the nursery, there lying in two cradles, were two baby girls. Mother Gothel looked at the two babies and wondered which one was the queen’s baby child. She decided the blonde- haired girl looked more like the queen, but the curly- haired one had the same colour hair as the queen, she discovered that the blonde- haired...
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...My Adventures In Cake and College The idea of going to college never seemed to be much of a reality when I graduated from high school fourteen years ago, instead I found myself in the position of starting a family. Now that I am in my mid-thirties, with three teenage children, I feel like a kid again with a new passion for things. I have recently found a new passion in my life that apparently I am pretty talented at, which is the wonderful world of cake decorating. I have always been a very crafty person who also loves to cook and bake. A favorite thing to do as a family is to watch all of the cake shows on television, so a little over a year ago when my son turned thirteen I decided I would try my hand at making him a fancy cake like they do on television. I have never had any type of formal training, and really had no idea what I was doing, but I was going to make it work somehow. I did tons of research on the internet, as well as watching several shows to learn as much as I could before I attempted anything. Finally it was time to bake. My son is a what some people would call a legomaniac, so my husband and I decided to make his cake look like Lego blocks that spelled out the number thirteen. It actually turned out to be really cute! Once I had that one under my belt, I did a couple more cakes for family members birthdays over the next couple of months, as well as a couple of carry-in events that we had attended. That is when everything really started to take off. I...
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...Exculpatory Clause Assignment Duluth Outdoor Adventures, LLC Adventure #1: Whitewater rafting In consideration of being allowed to participate in the Duluth Outdoor Adventures, LLC. whitewater rafting adventures, I, myself, have read and agree to the following: 1. I understand and acknowledge that to participate in any activity related to whitewater rafting I must be in good health and in proper physical condition. If there are any, possibly harmful, adventures that I no longer want to take part of I will notify the instructor assigned to my group immediately so that I, myself, can disembarrass from this activity and will no longer take part in this activity. 2.I understand and acknowledge that there are dangerous risks taken with whitewater rafting. I understand that a part of the thrill can cause dangerous, possibly fatal injuries to my person. These injuries include but are not limited to drowning, concussions, broken bones, heart failure, whiplash, cuts, scrapes, contusions, and possible death. I understand and accept full responsibility for all of the possible physical injuries and/or death that might occur to my person during my participation in this activity, whitewater rafting. I UNDERSTAND THAT IN PARTICIPATING WITH WHITEWATER RAFTING, I AGREE THAT I WILL NOT SUE AND HOLD DULUTH OUTDOOR ADVENTURES LLC. LIABLE FOR ANY HARM CAUSED TO MY PERSON. IF ANY HARM COMES TO MY PERSON WHILE USING ANY OF THE WHITEWATER RAFTING FACILITIES, EVEN IF I DECLARE THAT THE INJURY...
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...A Two Day Adventure Therapy Programme for Disadvantaged Youth For the purpose of this assignment I have chosen to work with disadvantaged or disaffected youth from a programme in Dublin called Bradog Regional Youth Service. There are 10 participants aged between 13-18 years of age of mixed gender and ethnic backgrounds. Participants will take part in an intense two day adventure programme, focusing on developing these individuals with skills that will aid there development. The programme will be facilitated by outdoor adventure instructors and psychologists. The programme will consist of two sessions each day. Each session will involve and activity which will indirectly address development issues for adolescents. Through facilitation methods commonly used in adventure therapy the sessions will be reviewed and the relevant learning shall be drawn from the experience. All food and equipment will be provided by the centre. I have first-hand knowledge and experience with working with disadvantaged youth in an outdoor education centre in Ireland and will be drawing on my own experience when designing this programme. I will first outline the issues that arise that are general to the entire programme. Then I will move on to cover the specific details of the programme. Possible problems with the group There are many problems that can arise when people are put into groups. There may be people that are just focused on themselves and find it hard to relate to others, or even...
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...One summer, when I was about 12 years old, I got to do just that. I was very young when my grandpa and grandma got involved in the foreign exchange program. An 18 year old man named Angel Uruchima, from Ecuador, came to stay with them and go to school. Angel now lives in Australia, but he frequently visits his family in Ecuador. On one of his many visits my grandpa and I were invited to go to Ecuador with him. We got on plane and flew all the way to Ecuador, where we met Angel’s family and started our adventure. There, customs were quite different from what I was used to in the United States. I had never left the country before, so I had no clear idea on what to expect. The food that we ate was an adventure in itself. We ate all sorts of vegetable that I had never heard of before, swordfish, and even guinea pigs, which is considered a delicacy. The next journey that we embark upon was whale watching and snorkeling. A local business took us out on the ocean to watch whales jump and spray enormous amounts of water high in the air. After a few hours on the water, we got the opportunity to stop and snorkel. I saw tons of fish I’ve never seen...
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...Jack London began his adventures at a very early age. Born out of wedlock and into a poverty-ridden family he learned to find ways of escaping the dull routine of work. At the age of ten London was selling newspapers to supplement the family income. He labored in canneries, mills, doing laundry and shoveling coal so that he could support his family. Between the laborious chores of earning a living London also had numerous adventures when he tried the other side of the law. The adventures started when he buys himself a small skiff and teaches himself to sail but the pressures of home life take that away from he and he is forced to work at a cannery starting at the tender age of 14. Even at that age Jack London still had continuous thoughts of writing for a living. At the age of 15 London is tired of the low wages and the back breaking work of the factory and decides to take matters into his own hands. He sails out to become an Oyster pirate with the ship “The Razzle Dazzle” that he purchases with money borrowed from Virginia Prentiss. The title “Prince of the Oyster Pirates” is soon given to him, but he soon becomes disillusioned with the rough life and decides to change to the other side of the law again. The next year he joins the Fish Patrol to stop the pirating of the oyster fields. He does not find that to his liking either. His main thought is to get money anyway that he can, legal or illegal, and still have all the adventures he craves. London...
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...Adventure therapy, wilderness counseling, outdoor behavioral healthcare, and recreation therapy are just a few of the many words used to describe a specific form of psychotherapy based on activities and experiences in nature that promote a therapeutic effect. It is defined as the use “of adventure experiences provided by mental health professionals, often conducted in natural settings that kinesthetically engage clients on cognitive, affective and behavioral levels” (Tucker, Widmer, Faddis, Randolph, and Gass, 2016) .The approach focuses on experiences that are facilitated by a therapist in order to promote change within individuals. This unconventional therapy is becoming better known as research and findings continue to point out its...
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...adventurous jet setter. My life would be one long trip around the world. I would have an entourage of thrill seekers to accompany me. Constant excitement and dangerous thrills could be our livelihood. The wonders of the world would become our playground. First I would travel to Madagascar where I would begin with a trek in the Bongolava Mountains. We could spend weeks mountain climbing and repelling from mountain peaks. Swinging from ropes and camping cliff side. Imagine the view in the morning when we would wake up, seeing the sun rise over those African island mountains. Perhaps I could purchase a pet lemur to sit on my shoulder as I venture through the wilderness of Madagascar. Then my team would have to have a canoe safari on the Manambolo River. Without life jackets we would brave the white water rapids and explore the Gorge of Bemaraha, with its steep rocks and grottos. The beauty and sheer wonder of this unspoiled tropical island make Madagascar the perfect place to begin my worldly adventures. Next the team would fly to Cambodia, to see the unexplored and exotic destinations it holds hidden in the jungles. We would bushwhack through the rugged jungles and find ancient and remote temples. Our days would be spent hiking through the lush vegetation in search of the exceptional secluded tribes of native jungle peoples and natural and manmade wonders. In Cambodia I would ride an elephant to the temple complex of Angor. My crew and I would maneuver...
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...My Dream Job (narrative essays) Many years ago, when I was a small child, I admired adventures. I think that since I breathed in for the first time and felt the ground underneath my feet, when for the very first time I looked at the night sky and its many eyes, I wished to live the life of an adventurer. To stride the deserts, to explore the jungles, to wander through the lost cities and to dive into the deep darkness of the ocean I find extremely exciting. My wish is to be an adventurer. To be an adventurer you need some qualities. You need to know how to get out of some risky and dangerous situations. You need to know how to survive. It would also be recommended to know how to sail, because a good sailor a good adventurer. What is more, the most epic adventures are found on the sea. The best thing about going on an adventure is that it is really exciting, filled with thrill and danger. And, I know it is a bit cliche, but danger is my middle name. Another good thing about adventure is the sights you see, the beautiful forests, and the castles... so many wonderful castles that have numerous ancient tales about knights and dragons. But like every human has his disadvantages, going on adventures has its bad sides too. In all the thrill and danger, many have lost their lives. And so 'through the darkness and night a beam of light appears and the Dovahkiin comes,' as the legend says. One day, a man shall appear and repell all the evil, he'll kill all the foes of his...
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...what is real in the now, what happened a while ago and what might occur in the future. People from the past seem to reappear and places seem to shuttle him about based on a plotted story that he has no control over. The general cycle of his endless travels seem to incorporate the befalling on a town where he attains an adventure. This adventure leads him in many directions in and away from the town. Each stage of his planned adventure must be followed to some script that he does not have in his possession nor can he control. Each time he tries to move ahead with his own agenda, he is stopped by whatever or whoever is writing the adventure script, whether it be an empty bar room with no inhabitants or an endless maze through the town that always seems to lead to one location. When our traveler completes his assigned adventure, the town releases him with a narrow memory of what has happened and drops him back in the desert on a travel toward the same town in the distance that he seems to think has been part of his past, but is never sure. It seems to be that our traveler’s life is set to be and endless replay of the same time frame in which his adventures change with the “Luck of the Draw”. In the initial stages of the story, we find out a little of what predicament our traveler has gotten himself into. As he passes along the desert he recalls that he doesn’t remember much of his past or that it seems to all run together, “maybe he was chasing someone or something...
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...My Adventurous Journey Travelling has always excited me and when it gets more adventurous it is more interesting. I love travelling and so do my parents. So whenever they get time, we set out for our great journeys that are filled with lots of adventures, fun and excitement. This time we thought we would go trekking. I was so excited that I could not sleep for days. I have only seen in movies and read in books how difficult it is and how one does trekking. My father told me that I would not be allowed great heights and no fuss at the location and so I had no choice, other than listen to him. We, along with our family friends, on our holidays planned our trip and started preparations for it. We used to do our daily exercises so that it would strengthen our bones and muscles for the climb. On the D-day we were so excited that we kids could not control it. With lots of instructions and warnings we stared our journey and the much awaited journey came to an end. When we reached our destination. It was real fun. First we kids were allowed to climb for a small height. It was really adventurous. Stepping on the foot of a mountain to climb it is really exciting. We tried hard, but could not make it to a good height that we could. Then our parents went and they too had a tough time. Slipping and falling and then again retrying, it was all so much fun. We then took a break and tried climbing once again, this time getting better. We were briefed with the risks involved and so...
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...English essay A teenage-life isne Isaksen like an adventure. Each day brings something new and you never know what to expect. For me, a teenager-life is hard to live. I can feel how the body changes. Many thoughts go into my mind. Many problems accurse; problems I did not have to deal with when I was 13 years old. Problems with my boyfriend and at home; that is a new task for me. It is hard to focus when these problems are in my head. To pretend to be happy at all times is difficult in the age of 13-17. All kinds of problems pop into my head and I have no idea how to handle them. For me the exams are just around the corner and it is not exactly easy to cope with the pressure when I don’t feel ready. Perhaps I grew up to fast; I did not focus on my schooling – it was much more fun to smoke and drink with my friends weekend after weekend. I am paying for it now. I really want to make an effort when it comes to my schooling. My parents are divorced and it is not easy to be a child and listen to what they have to say to each other. My parents’ divorce was stressful to me and I never wanted them to separate. My mother moves to Dubai for five years – I will see my mother ten times during ten years. I wish I could see her more. Love is difficult. It has been a struggle for me to find a boyfriend but I have been very lucky to meet a young man who loves me. He treats me like a princess and I feel happy and safe with him. I have made a lot of mistakes the last two years and...
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...Adventure refers to the exciting activity or unusual experience. These experiences are often of daring or risky nature. There are many people whose life is filled up with adventurous experiences. The definition of Adventure varies from person to person. It is in actually defined as ‘a risky undertaking of unknown outcome’ which means that an adventurer is one who gets a thrill out of exploits, the result of which may also be dangerous or if in favour, then sublime. Let us consider the options individuals have for adventure, in the modern world, to suit their tastes. To start off with, we can consider sports and its varied disciplines, which are adventurous for sportsmen. Ballooning is a sport which has a lot of scope for adventure; of course it is only for those who can afford it, being a costly proposition. The element of risk is always there with the change of weather and balloons filled with helium prone to lightning and leaks. One can imagine the thrill of rising high into the sky without the drone of an engine and with the advantage of being able to control the direction. The risk factor also is great like the attempts at crossing the Atlantic where these contraption have fallen into oceans after facing turbulent weather or landed on top of mountains with the occupant not equipped to get down to inhabited areas. Speed Boating, Car Racing, Buggy Jumping aster all very adventurous sports, enjoyed by thousands of enthusiasts, the world over. There are some people...
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