A Summer Love William Shakespeare wrote about many people, places, and things throughout his life. What he might be most remembered for are his writings about love. None might be better than his sonnet 18. Shakespeare uses imagery, personification, unusual techniques and remarkable feelings in this declaration. Few have matched such a task including himself. This short sonnet number 18 is one of the best known and most loved of all 154 poems. Mabillard states that “It is also one of the most straightforward
Summer at the Cabin The cabin was built in the 1950's when my Great Grandpa rode up there, and it looks like not many repairs have been made since that time. The cabin is about 15 feet by 20 feet, and is made out of pine logs. There are places where you can see between the logs because the chinking is falling out. The cabin faces to the east. It has a small porch that was made by leaving the first four logs of the cabin about six feet longer than the rest. There is a small set of corrals in
I still memorize those hot humid nights in Bali, Indonesia. I thought I fainted when I got of the plane at the airport. The heat of the air, hit me in the face, and felt like it threw me on the ground. We settled into the airport which was just one large hall which was a un organised position and uncontrollable from all passengers coming of their planes. We got our luggage and made our way to Ubud our first destination for seven quick nights. The reason of visit to this part of Indonesia was because
three-month vacation from learning every summer. This allows them to work, travel, and spend time with family. Most importantly, it allows them to sit back and relax after a long nine months of taking tests, writing papers, and stressing out about grades. However, despite all of the good things that come from it, summer break may be hurting students more than it is helping them. Recent studies indicate that students lose a significant amount of information over the summer due to inactivity of the brain, and
What does going to “summer camp” really mean? The phrase “summer camp” means many different things to many different people. It has been portrayed in T.V. and in movies as a place with clumsy counselors and nerdy campers. It is also stereotyped as a setting where awkward teenage romance comes to blossom. Having been a summer camper myself I've found neither of these Hollywood notions to be accurate. There is much misinformation as to what summer camp truly is and what it is not. This report intends
Education experts every year pose the question, do children really need such long summer breaks? Apparently, such a long break disrupts their development and comes in the way of their learning process. But perhaps educationists aren’t really aware of what all do children do during their vacations these days. A plethora of courses, classes, camps and workshops involving swimming, art, personality development, music, coding (few years back it was just general computer studies) and the like has given
negative effects of summer vacation on students’ educational achievement has lead to the development of out-of-school-time (OST) programs. Loss of academic skills and knowledge attributable to being away from a directed learning environment over the summer months is referred to as summer learning loss. All children are susceptible to summer learning loss however, research often show that low-income students tend to lose two to three months of reading ability during the summer while their middle-class
The article “15 Critical Facts Everyone Should Know About Summer Learning Loss”, made me rethink about how I spend my summers. Over the summer, school is the last thing on many students minds. The schools did start up summer work. Summer reading projects are not put in place at Mount Carmel Area and have been for the past couple of years. Summer is not only about students losing the knowledge they gained during the school year, but it's also about the care the school gives them diminished. Many children
of dirty industries to less-developed countries. Larry Summer challenges that the World Bank should persuade such a migration. Others contend that these less-developed countries, despite their economic plight, should not be coerced into harboring dirty industries, a position I support. (A1) In his first argument Summer wants to force a sudden increase in pollution, which would cause an improvement in the economy, of lower wage countries. Summer justifies his beliefs by giving an example of circumstantial
Over the course of this summer I read four books. The books I read were Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling, The Giver by Lois Lowry, Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Number the Stars by Lois Lowry again. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling was the first book I read this summer and I really liked it. I decided to read the 5th Harry Potter book because I had it and I never really got a chance to read it. The book begins were it had left
also expressed. Clearly the focus is on the carefree nature of the season itself. “During that summer, when unicorns were still possible.” It is a known fact that unicorns do not exist. In referring to when they used to be possible, the author is mentioning an earlier point in life when the imagination was most important. The watermelon that was being eaten is usually served during barbecues during the summer months. This is a common theme in describing good times. Most people have a childhood filled
Some students tend to wonder what would happen if they had a year round school year, what would happen? Changing summer break into much shorter, but more frequent breaks would be beneficial for many reasons. Most students lose up to one month of knowledge over the summer. Although most students could go to a learning camp over the summer, lower income students cannot afford this as summer break is financially taxing on them. Because basic items cost hundreds of dollars a week, they have to worker harder
The poem, “Summer Dawn”, by William Morris is narrated from an extensive perspective. It gives a comprehensive description about a particular transition time. The poem’s title encompasses two diverse words which depict a second in time. The title’s contradicting phrases give one a hint about the poem’s mood of uncertainty. Based on the title, the poem’s setting is in two different time frames. Dawn is a reference to a new beginning that is anxiety filled. The speaker attempts to convey a message
with a couple of bored children knows that summer is the longest season. The school year has ended and children move from a highly regimented routine with scheduled studies and activities to almost unlimited freedom. Lazy, unstructured summers can lead to children spending too much time in front of the television or playing video games. Research shows that children can lose up to 60 percent of what they most recently learned over the course of the summer. Freedom from school obligations means that
Albert Camus': "Summer in Algiers" This early essay by Albert Camus presents an eloquent picture of his understanding of what it means to know. But in order for us to assimilate it, we must recognize that Camus is not celebrating a hedonic naturalism, nor engaging in an existential anti-intellectualism. Rather, his articulation of lucidity and the exemplification of it in the artistry of the essay itself presents us with a challenging concept of knowledge. I attempt to explicate this concept with
The Summer of The Falcon Every popular novel must have an interesting story, suitable conflicts, and a theme. In the novel The Summer Of the Falcon, the author Jean Craighead George parallels the maturation of the main character with the teaching of a bird to fly and take commands. June becomes mature and grows form childhood to adulthood, In the end of the story, June is not a child anymore. Neither is the falcon. It has fully grown and has decided to live independently, without any of June's
THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME It was summer break, in about mid-July; I decided to take a little trip for my birthday weekend. Feeling the fitful breeze as it passed through the tiny hairs on my hands and feet soothed me. It was at that moment, it really hit me! I was no longer home, but in a place I would love to call home. The trip to Hawaii was really like no other. People were hurriedly moving to get to their different destinations and I was amazed how they were moving but still took the time
Summer and Smoke Mr. Thomas Williams (Tennessee,) was born in Columbus, Mississippi to Cornelius Coffin and Edwina Dankin Williams, March 26 1911. Thomas' family moves to Missouri in 1918, and between the years of 1929 and 1939 Tennessee attends three different universities. After having written his first Blanche DuBois scene, from A Streetcar named Desire, in December of 1944, he took a few months break and wrote his first draft of Summer and Smoke. As a result, the character Alma is seen
For students, summer can be a time of chaos, because after the school year ends, all daily routines crash and burn. It can feel like crazy and the wish to go back to school and to a routine slowly but surely builds up. Instead of waking up every day at the same time, eating breakfast, and getting on the school bus, kids have plenty of time to sleep and do whatever they please without the factor of time coming into play. During the school day, kids have to learn and participate in a variety of activities
or the dazzling, bright warm weather? In my opinion, going on week long trips or even small trips I would much rather visit in the summer. In the summer there are more things to do, school work isn’t as important, and it’s safer for everyone. Of course a small amount of people do love winter and all the snow, but from what I know, the majority of people enjoy summer much more than winter. It's lots of fun going on a grade eight trip with all your friends is lots of fun in winter, but when you have