Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Essays

  • Vacation In Myrtle Beach

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    Last summer my friends and I packed up and took a trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The excitement of the strip and the relaxation of the beach allured me to this particular vacation spot. If you are looking for an entertaining and relaxing way to spend the hot days of summer, Myrtle Beach has plenty to offer. Myrtle Beach stretches up the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina. The drive takes approximately six hours from East Tennessee State University. Our trip during the summer made

  • Public Officials and Conflicts of Interest

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    As the adage suggests, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. This was the case in the seemingly flawless project to revamp the downtown area of Myrtle Beach by replacing the Pavilion with the "New Pavilion." This new entity downtown would bring tourists to the area even during the off-season. With upscale shopping, half-a-dozen restaurants, an amphitheater, and a NASCAR-themed roller coaster, there would be something for the entire family. Before any hype could begin, the master developer

  • Myrtle Beach Research Paper

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    they should surely visit Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. “The Golf Capital of the World,” has gorgeous beaches for any age to swim at. A traveler could spend your day at the, delightful, Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum. For dinner visit the delicious Aspen Grille with a seasonal menu. After a nice dinner back at the hotel one can relax at the beautiful pools. One of the most beautiful and historic places to visit is Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Myrtle Beach has many historic monuments

  • Why Is South Carolina Important

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    Palmetto, Iodine, Carolina State South Carolina is a beautiful and unique state. South Carolina has many famous tourist attractions, extreme inventions that changed the world, beautiful natures and outdoors, and fun facts. Hope you learn about this wonderful state. A.A.A- Awesome, Amazing, Attractions South Carolina has amazing tourist attractions. A famous one is Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter is a seaport in Charlestown. It was the place of the first and third battle of the Civil

  • Persuasive Essay On Beach Erosion

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    The beaches of South Carolina are a prized quality and possession to the state and its people as it provides beauty, enjoyment and the economic benefits of tourism year round. Due to storms, natural processes of sand movement and development, the beaches of South Carolina, specifically the Grand Strand beaches and local beaches of Sullivan’s Island and Folly Beach, are eroding at a rapid rate. Erosion is a natural process effected by sea level rise, storms and currents and many techniques have been

  • Personal Narrative: My Trip To Myrtle Beach

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    A few years ago when I went to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with my mom, dad and sister was the most memorable vacation I had gone on. We had went two summers ago when I was fifteen. I got to do somethings that I had never done, and things I may not get to do again. I got to go parasailing, went on a banana boat ride and went on the Sky Wheel. Parasailing was made my trip so great. There was so many things to see just driving through town. There were hundreds of people, cars driving, lights around

  • Myrtle Beach: A Short Story

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    I have never really been one to believe in fate or destiny, per se. However, I do believe that everything happens for a reason. Many events needed to line up perfectly in order for Trevor and me to meet up in Myrtle Beach that weekend. I was about to start working at my first Army unit. I never expected that I was going to fall in love. Soon after I graduated from Advanced Individual Training (AIT), I flew home to California and purchased a new car. I couldn’t wait to drive it back to Fort Gordon

  • Myrtle Beach vs. New York City

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    Myrtle Beach vs. New York City Picture a beautiful city surrounded by tall skyscrapers soaring into the clouds and the beautiful statue of liberty standing still on the water. You walk down the street passing hundreds of little shops and restaurants, all the while you are taken a back by the breathtaking beauty of the city that you are gazing upon. Now picture laying on the beach at sunset listening to the ocean waves. The air is crisp and the smell of saltwater is bitter sweet. The locations

  • Essay On The Cross Country Challenge: Surviving My Long Road Trip

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    and hitting the road for an adventure. In the summer of 2015, me and a couple of friends, Alex Banuelos and Hyeseong Chae decided to go on a road trip across the United States. I met Alex and Hyeseong when I was in the Army and stationed at Yongsan, South Korea. This was a spur of the moment road trip planned at the last minute. We agreed that my jeep was the best option for our means of transportation. Our long car ride and hitting many stops along the way presented us with our own set of challenges

  • Hurricane Katrina

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    The adverse conditions of Hugo made it the most destructive hurricane to ever strike the United States north of Florida, and one of the costliest hurricanes with over seven billion dollars in damages. When Hugo landed directly in South Carolina, Charleston and Myrtle Beach sustained significant damage from storm surge; the impact was severe. Katrina’s wrath primarily affected New Orleans, causing massive flooding in the city. This catastrophic event nearly destroyed New Orleans, and is responsible

  • Multicultural Fieldtrip

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    Multicultural Fieldtrip In the city of Columbia, South Carolina there is limited multicultural centers that are available to the public. Therefore, in the place of multicultural centers Columbia and surrounding cities have annual festivals in which many visitors and tourists from other cities and states visit to join the festivities. Columbia promotes the Greek Festival annually, North Myrtle Beach has the Irish Italian Festival, Charleston sponsors the Maritime Heritage Festival, Greenville’s Edisto

  • Jenelle Evans Overcoming Life's Obstacles

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    her son Jace. She wrote about her thoughts and feelings in her new blog, Overcoming Life’s Obstacles. Six months ago, Jenelle moved from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to back to her home town of Wilmington, North Carolina. The Teen Mom 2 star said she has worked hard to turn her life around so she can get her first-born son back. “Moving back to North Carolina was also such a big deal to me because, of course, as everyone knows, I do not have custody of my first son, Jace. I

  • A Memorable Journey to Myrtle Beach

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    I awoke at 4:00 A.M. on the dot, that day; excitement ran through my body like electricity, twelve hours in a car had never sounded so appealing. South Carolina was the destination of the long ride, to be more specific Myrtle Beach, with its sandy beaches and its pleasant salty ocean aroma. I had never seen the ocean before, nor had I met my step father’s sister, Mandi, and her family, but I knew in my gut the torture from spending time with people I didn’t know would be worth feelings the sand between

  • Memorial Day Short Story

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    normal Memorial Day weekend in 2017. My family went to our house in Sea Isle City and we were all getting ready for a good summer. I brought my buddy Evan down for the first time and we were having a great time; fishing, boating, and going to the beach. One of our other friends, Cole, was down with his family, and we all met up one night. Evan's girlfriend (at the time), Tori, was also down in Sea Isle with her friends from school. On Saturday night, May 27th, Evan, Cole, and I went to hang out with

  • Family Essay: Defining A Family

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    Family, a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. Although family is a concretely defined term, the idea of family varies from person to person. But, what makes a family? For those who are surrounded by loving blood relatives, for those who have never known the one to grant them life, for those who have left their blood behind for a more loving and nurturing environment, what can commonly define a family? Family is something defined by the individual. Family includes

  • The Life and Times of Earl Victor Patterson Sr.

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    represents the common denominator between my "ancient" past and today. Additionally, his life most directly highlights the aforementioned family themes that have characterized the Patterson family for ages. Pop was born in Alamance County, North Carolina, on December 15, 1890. Born to Eusebius ("Sebe") and Etta Albright Patterson, he was the oldest of seven children. He had one full brother, W. H. Patterson, and one full sister, Sarah Etta, who died in infancy; he also had three half brothers and

  • The Importance Of Death In My Life

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    a part of you away as well. No parent should ever have to bury his or her own child and no thirteen year old should have to face such a loss at a young age, however, on April 21, 2011, my whole life changed. Spring break 2011 I went to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with my family for vacation.

  • Analysis Of Spirit Airlines, Jet Blue And American Airlines

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    bought jet equipment, changed its name to Spirit Airlines, and started services from Detroit to Atlantic City. During the next five years, Spirit expanded rapidly, increasing service from Detroit and adding service in new markets such as Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Los Angeles, and New York. In 2001, Spirit began services to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and performed a fully unified Spanish-speaking customer service plan including a website and dedicated reservation line. Spirit allows you to bring one

  • Fifty Shades Of Greyhound Analysis

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    Harrison Scott Key, who was published in Best Travel Writing 2014, wrote about his travels on one of America’s infamous modes of transportation, the Greyhound Bus. In “Fifty Shades of Greyhound”, Key begins his memoir by recalling the first time he had ever ridden on a greyhound. He wanted to go see West Yellowstone, Montana and despite his friends questioning his sanity and his mother believing that he will die, he left. The narrator returned several days later, promising his mother he would never

  • The American Clogging Dance

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    States around the turn of the 20th century, most often referring to clog dance or character dances done as part of vaudeville shows and as entertainment. BascomOne of clog dancing’s most renowned founders, Bascom Lamar Lunsford of Asheville, North Carolina, helped to popularise the art of team clogging by adding it as a category of competition in the annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival held in Asheville during the late 1920’s. A group called the Soco Gap Cloggers won the competition with a routine