Seaside Living Book Review

We have always gone to this beach because when all of us kids were little the adults made a pact stating that they would never take us to Ocean City or any other place that is built up with boardwalks or other distractions. They wanted us to go the beach to just enjoy the ocean and our surroundings. We never got a beach house with a pool for the same reason; they did not want us to have that as an option--it was the ocean or nothing.

With the recent development of cottages, the rental business is starting to become more competitive due to baby boomers. The location of any cottage is a key factor to make it stand out from the rest. In Grand Bend, waterfront cottages have limited frontage space due to the large erosion which affects the cottage size (Creces, 2009). As waterfront cottages are more desirable, they can cost up to three times the amount of a second-row cottage. Although, the coastline is the property of the municipality which results in waterfront properties do not own the beach. This means that all second-row cottages have access to the entire coastline of Grand Bend. With larger building sizes and limited restriction, second-row cottages are three times the size of waterfront cottages are becoming more appealing to larger families and groups as these cottages can have upwards of six bedrooms. This trend is starting to become clearer throughout Ontario as waterfront real estate is costly and have many building restrictions.

I write to follow up our recent conversation regarding New Leaf Custom Homes’ (“New Leaf’s”) infringement of Eddie Maestri’s copyright in the architectural design of the Maestri – Moore Residence. In response to your inquiry, Mr. Maestri is the owner of the United States Copyright, Registration Number VAU001139864, issued April 24, 2013. Registration includes first story and second story floor plans, as well as two elevations, the totality of which provide full disclosure of the overall form as well as the arrangement and composition of spaces and elements of the Maestri – Moore Residence.

A new construction serves as the backdrop for an amazing transformation in the heart of the Long Island Sound. The homeowners, a young family with two children, were in the process of completing work on a GREEN home when they realized that they needed some help with the interior design work. Wanting to ensure that their home would be both comfortable yet environmentally sound, they turned to the experts at Linda Ruderman Interiors for guidance.

The city council should consider building on seaside cliff because the value of homes on the cliff will be worth the most out of the three locations. In the city council report they say “Homes will be worth more (higher property values) than homes built in other areas. Which means that when people buy the homes the council will be making more of an income. Plus there is a great view. The disadvantage of this is that because of the house being more expensive some people may not be able to afford it.

If you were thrown overboard a ship and had to survive in the freezing water of the Atlantic Ocean, how would you do it? How would you survive that? Anyone to ask me that question would receive a strained, “I don’t know?”, accompanied by an odd look. What person goes through that and lives? In The Speck of the Sea by Paul Tough, he details for us the experience of John Aldridge; a middle-age fisherman from Montauk who with only the clothes on his back and his brain survived for hours in the salty Atlantic. The telling of his experience is an exciting story that really shines a light on the human spirit, specifically on our willpower and resourcefulness.

nspired by the enchanting city of Bristol, this dynamically-built home located at the coastline of Santa Monica Pier defines extreme elegance. Just a few blocks away from Santa Monica high school, it is surrounded by one of the most peaceful neighbourhoods around. With four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a skylight, and a marvelous chandelier, it provides the perfect amount of comfort and delight. Highlights of the property begin even before entering the home. Enjoy the exterior painting detailed with high quality textures and colors.

The Shore explicitly exposes a third-world culture so, ignored by modern society that most will be surprised to learn it exists in the United States. The author provides raw insight into an impaired society that resides in the gorgeous islands of the Chesapeake Bay.

A few miles northeast of Bath ME, down the stretch of route 1, to the right, you come to a dusty road covered in rocks and leaves. The rocky dirt road comes to a stop were a small, rough path takes you through the peach colored brush to a hot sandy beach. The beach glimmers in the sunshine turning the grainy sand into a golden blanket. The beach winds around westward clifts for four miles. Towards the east, segmented by a river emptying its contents, the beach gradually plunges down into the chilly Atlantic ocean, where rushing water from the river clashes with the salt water. The waves roll and crash on in like the sound of African drums, on rhythm that never stops. On the horizon where the water meets with the sky an island sits with a lighthouse perched on the land looking out for dangers that lurk. The sky continues on to the animated clouds, carrying one's eyes up to the heavens.

"So there you have it…" Arnold took deep breath as he finally finished his story. He leaned back against his chair and waiting for Gerald reaction.

Dover Beach intrigued me as soon as I read the title. I have a great love of beaches, so I feel a connection with the speaker as he or she stands on the cliffs of Dover, looking out at the sea and reflecting on life. Arnold successfully captures the mystical beauty of the ocean as it echoes human existence and the struggles of life. The moods of the speaker throughout the poem change dramatically as do the moods of the sea. The irregular, unordered rhyme is representative of these inharmonious moods and struggles. In this case, the speaker seems to be struggling with the relationship with his or her partner.

Matthew Arnold is one of the many famous and prolific writers from the nineteenth century. Two of his best known works are entitled Dover Beach and The Buried Life. Although the exact date of composition is unknown, clearly they were both written in the early 1850s. The two poems have in common various characteristics, such as the theme and style. The feelings of the speakers of the poem also resemble each other significantly. The poems are concerned with the thoughts and feelings of humans living in an uncertain world. Even though Arnold wrote Dover Beach and The Buried Life around the same time, the

The building we know today as Lopdell House has had an eventful history. Nestled in the heart of Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand, the “castle on the fringe of heaven” has served many purposes from a hotel, a nightclub, an educational institute and now as an art gallery today. The Lopdell House has faced many obstacles throughout its history, and it could be argued that most of its lifespan is surrounded by negativity, however, it remains today as an iconic feature of West Auckland, and as a contrast to the past, as popular than ever.

The Beach is a written in the style of a narrative as if it is telling a story. It begins “at daybreak” and describes all the people on the beach at this time of day. It continues to talk about all the different folk that come to the beach displaying the disparity between people and the walks of life they come from. This choice to represent the beach as a whole rather than focus on one particular group of people is a fairly unique concept and has to represent the disparity within Australia.

There are some travelers who see a “paradise” as their final destination; however, it may end up to be exactly opposite of what a paradise should be. This can be seen in Alex Garland’s The Beach. The novel is about several backpackers, Richard, Francoise, and Etienne, who come together and travel to an island community, their paradise, within Thailand. Ultimately, the story portrays the idea of a utopia-like society taking a turn for the worst and becoming a dystopia, something that the backpackers would not have expected. Throughout the story, the theme of a utopia turning into a dystopia could be seen through symbolism such as the “cancer” of traveling and the destruction that it brings.