Personal Narrative: Something I Love About Christmas In Florida

Terry Fox was a hero among Canadians. He inspired many to run and fundraise for cancer research. Though he had his leg amputated, he still ran across Canada and almost achieved his goal. He started in Newfoundland and sadly had to stop his run in Thunder Bay because of his cancer coming back.

Ancient Greeks have had an significant influence on the western civilization. Greeks were the roots of many important contributions to modern culture. They were home to multiple beginnings in philosophy, architecture and medicine.

I first encountered the ocean in 1958; I was ten. Being a map enthusiast, I knew exactly where Florida was, and I was excited to swim in the salty Atlantic Ocean. Born and raised next to frigid Lake Michigan I understood a large body of water as well as a sandy beach, but no book or encyclopedia prepared me for understanding the flavor or immensity of an ocean and its adjoining shore. Arriving at the beach I raced across the hot pure white sand to keep my feet from burning, stopping in wonder when I saw ocean waves gently caressing a seashore that seemed to go on and on forever. I knew I was somewhere special.

So my first two weeks at Florida Southern have been exhausting to say the least. One does not really know how flipped their sleep schedule is until they have to wake up early to drive to 8 am classes every other day. The bright side to these days, however, is that I end up making it home by about 11:00 am, where, beforehand, I might have even woken up at this time. I honestly don’t know what I expected from college, but I knew that the college that I planned on attending had a very beautiful campus. Living in the area, you always hear people talking about how world class architecture is located within the city. Florida Southern, along with Publix, and the location between Orlando and Tampa were the reasons everybody talked about

A few days in the marina, savoring the last little bits of our time in Florida, ended abruptly with an early morning trip to the airport in the dark. With spring break coming up and missing grandbabies, not to mention kids, we planned to fly back up north for a visit. We had to wear long pants and carry coats because we knew it’d be cold in Maryland. Ohhh…the horror of it.

I am the happiest when me and my family go to the beach. I love going to the beach because it is so relaxing and you kind of put all of your worries and problems away. My favorite part about going to Florida is laying on the beach and listening to the waves crashing on the sand, it is just so relaxing. Last summer my dad, my grandma and I all went to Florida and just had a really great time. We layed on the beach, went out to eat at some really good restaurants and got ice cream almost every night.

One day in Florida, the sun is shining two 9 years old kids were playing in the park where they found a dead body.

Last year, the year of 2016 I went to Miami Florida. We have family up there, who also fish. So he took me and my dad lots of places. From the ocean to canals to alligator infested ponds. We caught many types of exotic fish. Not only that but I saw many kind, and interesting people and exotic plants and animals. The experience was remarkable. Everything was so pretty, from the mornings and all day to night time. So me and my dad had a great fishing experience. We caught so many fish we never would've thought to catch before. And then one day I went out to a canal to catch tarpon on the shorelines, there were dolphins and manatees all over the place. Everyone hooked into the game fish, the tarpon except for me. I hooked into lots of other fish

A few weeks ago I went to Florida with my grandparents, they are the best. I was so excited and the drive to the airport took forever. The plane ride took a really long time, and when we finally got to Florida it was late. When I woke up the next morning I went to the beach and the sand was super-hot on my feet, but once I went in the water I cooled off. The sun was always shining and it was really hot. I forgot to put sunscreen on one day and I turned bright red. There were a lot of palm trees in my surroundings. The condo that we stayed was a very popular place because a lot of people stayed there. There was so much stuff to do and see that we couldn’t do everything that we wanted to. We went and packed oranges from the trees, ive never seen

From childhood to now, going to Florida has played an important part in my relationships, culture, and personality. I think that the trips to Florida started when my little brother was born. Having to take care of two toddlers and an infant and work full time was hard on my parents so, my aunt offered to take me and my sister home with her for a while. Being in Florida was slightly unnerving because my sister and I were alone. We sneaked into each other's beds, comforted one another, and told lame jokes to get rid of homesickness. Eventually, when my little brother was old enough and he joined in on the fun. The three of us had the best times in Florida. We ate foods like Haitian pate, diri ak djon djon, pikliz, fried plantains and other Haitian

The book by Wolf (1991) redefines the relationship between beauty and female identity by introducing the concept of the beauty myth. To explain the origins of this idea, the author mentions the rebirth of feminism in the early 1970s. Even though in most cases women were treated equally by law, there was a significant division in gender in society. Women were expected to follow the beauty trends and they felt unsatisfied with themselves when they failed to look like the “role model”, indicated by fashion industry, advertisements and pornography. According to the author, the beauty myth does not come from evolution, sex, gender, aesthetics, it is not even about women themselves, but about men’s institutions and institutional power.

"Stop asking questions!" my mom had told my brothers for about the one hundredth time. We were in our family minivan on our way to Florida. My mom and step dad would not tell my younger brothers where they had planned for us to go. I could see Bailey and Lucas Jr.'s ( We call him LJ) frustration and boredom as we passed the "Leaving Louisiana" sign. Though I knew we were going to Florida, I didn't know exactly where or why. My mom, Tonia, sat in the passenger seat; the entire ride all I saw was the back of her reddish-brown hair. I could see Lucas', my step dad, light hazel eyes in the rearview mirror hanging in the middle of the roof. The two youngest, Bailey and LJ, sat in the middle seats, and Timothy, my other brother, and I sat in the

Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. I love seeing the shinny Christmas lights that decorates my street and the sound of fresh fallen snow on the ground. Christmas reminds me of family, the laughter and loved we shared, and the gifts we gave to each other. My house on Christmas became the center of my joy.

I think Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays. Maybe because of the special atmosphere that you can feel everywhere, in shops, restaurants , pubs and even streets, where you can hear the magical carols, or maybe it's because of its religious background, but what I can tell you for sure is that I can't think of anything more exciting than the image of the entire family preparing the Christmas Tree or fixing the Christmas dishes.

Year by year, day by day, a force seems to push me through every Christmas year. Santa has his reindeers and elves, but me, I have no one. It’s just me, myself, and I and Christmas lights. Ho! Ho! Ho! cough, cough, cough. Christmas comes around and it’s just me, myself and I, in the skin cracking arctic winds. I literally decorate the entire house with every detail at perfection. What gets me to do it? To be honest, I have no idea.