vacation I remember taking was to Disney World in 1996. I remember very clearly most of every moment of that trip, it was a very hot summer that year, but yet it was so beautiful. One thing I remember most about that trip is a quote that was on a sign right as you entered the gates; “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Ever since that hot summer day, that quote has stuck with me, and I still refer to it when times get tough. In the 5th grade, I met this wonderful little
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WEATHER DERIVATIVE- A TOOL FOR WEATHER RISK HEDGING Most of the industries in the world are directly or indirectly affected by weather changes. Due to the adversity of global warming and the burning of fossil fuels, the weather has become quite unpredictable. Every now and then occurrence of drought, heavy and scanty rainfall is seen. As a result agriculture output becomes very irregular and this entails heavy losses not only to the farming community but also to the related industries. Although
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home in Southwestern New Mexico is a memorable place. To this day I will smell the smoke from a chimney or fresh baked cookies and it takes me back home. The heat of summer gives you the feeling after baking something when you put your face in front of the oven as you open the door. That blast of hot, dry air sucking all the moisture from your lungs. It has always made me chuckle when I hear people say, “But it is a dry heat”. The summer time also brings the monsoon season toward July and August
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Period 2 October 26, 2012 Stepping out of comfort zone The warm summer breeze swept by bringing with it the delicious smell of hamburgers, hot dog, and chicken being grilled out in the backyard. As I ate my enormous hamburger, I sat still amazed at what I had accomplished that day. This was one of the best summer vacations I had spent with my cousin and it was one day that I would never forget. Beep! Beep! Beep! I opened my eyes and turned to look at the alarm 4:15 AM, just fivsse more minutes
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that have changed the way that people of the United States live today but there are two inventions that I believe are very important. The Air Conditioner and the Oven. Both of these inventions have changed the way that people go about daily live every day. But both of these invention have changed America forever. And I believe that both of these invention might be the most Important ones. The Air Conditioner was created in 1902 Willis Carrier in Buffalo New York. Air conditioning is the process of removing
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A. Topic This is a recommendation to start a new summer program for children with the purpose to encourage reading. The new program will be entitled “Read and Feed Crafts Program” and will be available to children ranging in age 18 months to 16 years. The children will receive a hot lunch, and a free library card. They could spend time reading, playing games, or learning different crafts. It also includes reading incentives for independent reading for reading to others. The program would
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and lashing wind, things are always bright and glorious when the sun shines again. NATURE POETRY SETTING The poem is set in Jamaica. The poet uses nature and describes the weather being hot and wet. The poet also uses trees, bushes, flowers, and fruits to portray nature as alive and abundant. The weather is seen as bright and sunny with flowers in full bloom. If it turns wet with its torrential rain and gushing wind, or when water swirls
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and Howard’s Drive-In, a restaurant open only in the summer, known for its old-fashioned way of service and inexpensive ice creams larger than your head. During the summer, Howard’s was is a place you could go to at any time of day and see at least one person you know. Anyone who lived in the area went at least once a week. Lucky should this be "luckily"? not sure for me, I knew the boss very well and was able to land myself a job at the local hot spot when I was 15. Howard’s Drive-In (commonly
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a family Christmas trip. This would include me, my brother, my mom, my dad, and my grandparents. I was so excited ever since I had heard the news in October. I had only been to Colorado in the summer before and I had never spent Christmas away from home before. My grandparents had retired to their summer home in Colorado the year before to live full time. My story begins at the threshold of my trip the night before we left for Colorado. We were all at my house so we could open our presents from
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was homeschooled as well, I had met at the Baptist church we went to. When we weren’t doing school work we were outside playing. In the fall, we would put on light jackets, and make piles of the brown and orange leaves and jump in them. During the summer, with our shorts and
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