Lazy river

the dock to wait yet again. Nonetheless, we had to move past the fact that we had been waiting for hours. We had to get our game faces on. When it was time to actually shove off the dock, nobody was truly “in the zone”. The row up the Mississippi River to the start line, which was against the current and the wind, also didn’t help. Plus, once we were at the start line, we had to wait a few more minutes for the other boats to get there also. I have never wanted to just race as much

Once Upon a Time, a botanist named Tyrone, a scientist named Bill, and a biologist named Molly went to the amazon rainforest to search for a rare species of fern plant called “Ptisana salicina”. The group of scientists decided that they would fly down to the amazon rainforest and start looking for this rare fern species. They flew to Iquitos, Peru to start searching for the mysterious plant. When they arrived to Iquitos, they were greeted by many Peruvian people. Many of the villagers knew about

Nelson Nelson is perched on the shores of Kootenay Lake and offers a wide-range of world class recreational activities. The stunning geography and outdoor activities, however, are only part of Nelson’s overall charm. The community still holds true to its silver mining roots as is evident with its impressive selection of over 350 restored heritage buildings and many of these unique buildings make up the bustling downtown core of the city. Besides being a historical hub, Nelson is also home to a thriving

incredible. It stretches for less than 300 km, yet the range of topography, vegetation, wildlife is remarkable: indigenous temperature forest, pine plantations and ‘fynbos’ (thick bush), mountains running alongside rocky coves and beaches, gorges, rivers, lagoons and mountain passes. While tourism may have taken over much of the coast, and tree plantations for commercial use may have taken their toll on the forest and

Rivers are the key aspect of civilization. The early civilizations are usually found by rivers. The reason is these rivers give early civilizations certain gifts, or the essentials for survival. The rivers give people silt. Silt is a very wet clay the makes soil fertile for farming, no matter your location. In turn, the plans grown in silt give the civilizations food and items to trade. Another, gift is fresh water. You cannot drink salt water, or water your plants with salt water or they would die

his life and everything around him. Like most children, he lives freely, has an open mind, and takes on any task that comes to him without any caution or doubt. He gets into fights with other boys in his town of St. Petersburg near the Mississippi River. As with his friend Tom Sawyer he just follows him and Huck does not think for himself. They go off to

On May 10th, 2010, a 16-year-old high school sophomore was walking home from a party in the Bronx when he was stopped by the police for allegedly stealing a backpack with a camera, $700, a credit card, and an iPod. With his mom unable to make bail he was sent to one of the toughest prisons named Rikers Island. He was locked up for a crime he didn’t commit. His name is Kalief Browder. He spent over 1000 days in Riker’s Island and 700 of those days was in solitary confinement. President Obama was the

The Louisiana purchase was Spain’s territory of about 828,000,000 square miles. Louisiana being Spain territory made it extremely difficult to move goods because, without access to the Mississippi River, the goods had to be moved through the mountains. With access to the Mississippi River, the goods could be taken by boat. Thomas Jefferson knows that Spain is struggling, so he knows he is more likely to be able to purchase Louisiana from them because they needed the money. Spain signed the Treaty

The memorable mornings of waking up on a rocking ship in the vast ocean cannot be properly described without experiencing it first. When I look off the balcony of our ship and see rolling waves of deep blue water, I imagine the strange and wonderful creatures of the ocean. The miles and miles straight down into the abyss can only be imagined, yet can never be understood or fathomed by the mind. While the ocean is incredible, so many other things are happening around you on the cruise ship. My family

John Clemens, Samuel's father, was a farmer, merchant, and postmaster in a Missouri town, called Florida. His wife, Jane Clemens, was a stirring, busy woman, who liked to get her work out of the way and then have a real frolic. Her husband did not know what it meant to frolic. He was not very well to begin with, and when he had any spare time, he sat by himself figuring away on an invention, year after year. He spent a good deal of time, too, thinking what fine things he would do for his family when