I remember looking at the water and all the seagulls flying up from the water. There was so much noise. Kids screaming, seagulls screeching, and dogs barking. There were so many things to do. Swimming, eating, playing, and talking. I was dressed in a baby pink swimsuit with a bow as an embellishment. I had my hair in pigtails with bright pink rubber bands. My mom and dad were walking from the car with the basket filled with my favorite food suck as applesauce, cookies and watermelon. I couldn't wait to go in the water. I started running towards the water but, my dad in and swooped me up before I could reach there. I sat down for a while and looked around. Everyone got to go in the water but not me. Why? As my mom was setting up everything, I …show more content…
I thought I was so fast that I could go in and out of the water before they could turn around. I started but my mom came and took me in her arms and made me sit down on the blanket she set up. She gave me a tiny price of watermelon just the size of my tiny hands. I stared at the watermelon first to see if it could move and then slowly started devouring it. It was nice and cold for the hot day. By the time I was done, my mom had already taken her book out and started reading. My dad was taking off his cap to come in the water with me. Soon, my mom realized that I have finished and told my dad to take me in the water. I was so excited. I knew how regular water felt but not the beach water. Was it hot? Was it cold? Was it tasty? Was it sweet? Was it yucky?
The closer we walked towards the water, the different color it started to change. First it was blue, then it was green, then it was a combination. Then it was clear. We slowly submerged in the water. It was cold for sure. It felt nice on my skin that was burning from the sun. I laughed and splashed the water when I touched the water. It was a magical moment. My dad had taught me on the car ride how to take a
Commencement speeches are meant to be these happy and optimistic things that are supposed to motivate the listener, since they will be moving onto a new and important phase in their life. These speeches are not supposed to warn them about the horrors of freshman chemistry, or that their boss will have to lay them off because the company is suffering, or that when they realize their childhood is gone, they’ll want it back but will never be able to. “This is Water” by David Foster Wallace is a commencement speech that does exactly the opposite of all commencement speeches.
The smell of the restaurants faded and the new, refreshing aroma of the sea salt in the air took over. The sun’s warmth on my skin and the constant breeze was a familiar feeling that I loved every single time we came to the beach. I remember the first time we came to the beach. I was only nine years old. The white sand amazed me because it looked like a wavy blanket of snow, but was misleading because it was scorching hot. The water shone green like an emerald, it was content. By this I mean that the waves were weak enough to stand through as they rushed over me. There was no sense of fear of being drug out to sea like a shipwrecked sailor. Knowing all this now I knew exactly how to approach the beach. Wear my sandals as long as I could and lay spread out my towel without hesitation. Then I’d jump in the water to coat myself in a moist protective layer before returning to my now slightly less hot towel. In the water it was a completely different world. While trying to avoid the occasional passing jellyfish, it was an experience of
I have never seen such clear, blue water like that in my life, I felt like I was on a tropical island. I could only see the sky and the water, because we were surrounded by mountains. I didn't mind though, because they were beautiful shades of brown that I had never even seen before. The sky was a beautiful blue and there were no clouds to be seen. At night I enjoyed lying on my back and looking up because every inch was covered in stars. I can't even describe how beautiful the scenery was.
I shucked off my sandals as I ran to the beach right where the waves ended. I asked my dad if I could put just my feet in the water and before I knew it I was neck high in the water.
Rough, strong hands clutched the sides of her waist and she was pulled backwards. The water was so much colder than she had expected, but balanced evenly with the dry air. Her nose filled with water and her blurry eyes registered the streaks of sunlight woven throughout the crystal pool. It was so beautiful, and it could have been even more beautiful if she wasn't gasping for
I intend to argue that the water crisis in Africa and its horrid details should be portrayed more in pop culture by exploring the ALS ice bucket challenge, the horrible living conditions caused by the water crisis and the diseases and death caused by it. I am well qualified to discuss the water crisis due to the fact that I have invested a lot of work researching it. I wrote a paper in high school about the water crisis and I presented an informative speech about this issue last semester. I am interested in pursuing the water crisis because I believe it is an enormous problem and that the majority of Americans overlook it. I feel inspired to pursue the topic in the hope that Americans will learn about the water crisis and donate to the organizations
My cousins and I swam for hours. My Aunt called us fish because we never wanted to come out of the water. At noon, to our own reluctance, we were forced out of the water to eat lunch. I ate peanut butter and jelly. By the time I had finished ea...
Recently, water scarcity is a critical issue that has been increasing human attention. Unfortunately, approximately one-fifth people who suffer from water scarcity (FAQ, 2007:P.4) that meant people who live a region is below 1000 m³ per year Pereira(2009). On the other hand, this situation has not changed; likewise, it become more serious due to population growth as well as pollution that lead the residents have not enough water in daily life. Therefore, the following paper would analysis the cause and the effects of the water shortage.
It was this summer when 12 other people and I were going to the Florida Keys. We all spent the night at a hotel, the next morning everyone wanted to go swimming at the pool. I wanted to go too, but little did I know I would have to do something I knew I shouldn’t have.
On that fateful day in March, I was a couple months shy of my third birthday. My family and I lived in New Mexico at the time and were renting a house with an outdoor in-ground pool. The day was beautiful. I was outside with my oldest sister Rachel and my father. Rachel was diligently reading curled up on a bench that sat against the house, and my father was mowing the backyard. My mother and my other sister were in the house. Off to one side of the house there was a group of large bushes. I was playing over there with one of her large cooking pots, off in my own little world. At one point while amusing and en...
It might be easier to live a healthy life for many people, but for others it can be very challenging. I have tried to be healthy so many times, but I always fell off the wagon. For many days I would “feel” healthy, but in reality I was not the healthiest person mentally or physically. I knew that I had to change my behavior, and become healthier (or at least almost healthy) if I wanted to live a longer life. I began my journey by drinking more water, balancing my eating with exerting, all while trying to stay mentally well.
I was very excited to go swimming and meet other people to hang out with while I was outside. After, I went to my room to get a shower and put on some comfortable clothes I walked to the very front of the boat and the wind was blowing like 60 miles per hour. When I looked once again, I could see this little island with many lights on it and it was called the Bahamas. The Bahamas was very enormous and there were different shops to buy things at. When the boat finally arrived their everyone got off to go explore the island and buy thing, so I decided to look around and I bought different drinks to try. When I got to the edge there was very blue amazing glimmery water reflecting to me it was so cool to see kids playing and swimming in the water and on the
This lukewarm water was deceiving though, because it only seemed lukewarm due to the drop in temperature and misty rainfall. The waves were rushing toward me like a bull to a matador’s red flag. My mouth tasted as if someone dumped a whole shaker of salt on my tongue. The wave pushed my further and faster as it I could feel the wave breaking on my body and there I was back at the shallows again floating in with the white wash and was ready for another wave. As I stood back up and ran back out to the deep water I saw one of my surfing mates catch the most perfect barrel it was rad. It would have been a great snap shot. I caught another wave, this one was even bigger. The thrust of the wave was twisting my body and I was pulled towards the sea
Water is one of the most essential non-renewable natural resources on the Earth. Technically, an un-hydrated human being can live no more than three days. In the United States, people consume water mainly from tap water and bottle water. However, the consumption between these two sources is not even but lean to one side heavily. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, people consume from 240 to over 10000 times more per gallon for bottled water than they usually do for tap water. (NRDC) In addition, according to a survey from US National Library of Medicines, only 17% of the participants prefer to drink tap water exclusively.(US National Library) Compared to the bottled water which is shining like a superstar, tap water is like a diligent worker in the shade, unpopular but useful. The extremely unbalance of bottled water consumption implies that a commonly hold conception exists: bottle water is superior to tap water. In fact, scientific evidence proves that tap water is nothing different than bottle water. More importantly, the excessive consumption of bottled water is an irrational use of resources and creates severe environmental issues.
Less than 1% of the water supply on earth can be used as drinking water.