... when you drive down that main street with the art galleries, boutiques, wine and gourmet shops, small diners, and fine restaurants flourish the street in Cannon Beach. While driving a little further up the street, we saw various buildings with historical information to be seen on a billboard from a different prospective. After passing ... the Hallmark Resort where our room was reserved for a week. Our room was ocean view, so we could see a spectacular view of the broad sandy beach, where the beach isn't considered a state highway. The darkness started falling not long after we got to our...

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... seagulls flying freely in the clear blue sky. The most pleasant sound to me was the laughter made by the small kids playing and running around on the beach. Listening to their happy voices made my mood become so good and relaxed my whole body. It was noon time. The sunshine was very strong and violent, ... but it was not a problem for us because there were big palm trees on the beach. Sitting under the big shadow made by the leaves of the trees was the best way for us to get away from the sunlight. The shadow also protected ... our skin from burning in the sun and made us feel very rela...

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... the gulf coast near Biloxi, Louisiana. Every time I am here, there is nothing else but the beach and me. I"m walking barefoot in the sand, reveling in the serenity of the scene before me. The sand feels soft, mushy and slightly abrasive. With each step I leave a footprint in ... echo of the waves, like the sea itself was contained within its small chambers. I put it in my bag, along with all the other things I have taken away from "my beach." I continue my walk along the water. It is getting dark now and the sky turns to a soft gray. The colorful horizon is an artist's dream. The sun i...

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... the gulf coast near Biloxi, Louisiana. Every time I am here, there is nothing else but the beach and me. I"m walking barefoot in the sand, reveling in the serenity of the scene before me. The sand feels soft, mushy and slightly abrasive. With each step I leave a footprint in ... echo of the waves, like the sea itself was contained within its small chambers. I put it in my bag, along with all the other things I have taken away from "my beach." I continue my walk along the water. It is getting dark now and the sky turns to a soft gray. The colorful horizon is an artist's dream. The sun i...

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... face with losing a sister, all the arguing, screaming, and fighting seem of little importance. I realized this during a blistering hot July afternoon sojourn at the beach. The long drive felt like a never-ending adventure. Instead of cool air, the air conditioner blew air from the gates of Hell. My sister and ... the radio and forty-five minutes on a road with no name. After hours of driving, which felt like an eternity, we finally arrived at the beach. Running toward the ocean, I felt the cool sand squish between my toes. The water was clear and inviting, seashells cover the bottom, and...

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... the never ending shore, I can feel the soft smooth sand beneath my tired out feet, giving them a massage. The soothing atmosphere takes me into a world of peace. This beach is a cure to all my problems. All my worries are erased once I'm here. I am bathed in sunlight as I let my body absorb the rays of the sun on this ... ; its strong force knocks me to the bottom of the ocean. I am awakened as I am carried back to shore. I return to my peaceful little spot back on the beach. I quickly find myself once again baking under the warmth of the blistering sun. As I walk along the never ending...

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"Crossing the Bar" and "Dover Beach" are two basically unlike poems that have something in common. Both poems have different themes, but they both use the same metaphor. The ocean is metaphorically used in the two ... retains the hope that he will look upon the face of his pilot when he has crossed the sand bar. In "Dover Beach", Arnold uses the ocean as a metaphor of the sea and faith. This is a poem about sea and a beach that is truely beautiful, but hold much deeper meaning than what meets the eye. When the sea retreats, so does faith ... is certain, because where there is light there is...

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... to escape all the pressures and worries of life. There is always that one spot that can soothe all your problems and troubles in times of stress. For me, the beach is the ultimate cure to all of my problems. While I am there, all of my obligations are suddenly erased. As I stroll along I can feel the soft smooth sand beneath my ... me; its force knocks me to the sandy bottom of the ocean. I am refreshed and awakened as I am carried back to shore. Exhausted, I return to my peaceful spot on the beach. I quickly find myself once again baking under the warmth of the summer sun. Now that I a...

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... day was warm and muggy; it was the perfect weather to go to the beach. The water was clear and a rich deep blue in colour. Not a patch of sea weed in sight. The fine white sand is burning your feet as you hear the sound ... a getting way to big for body surfing I better leave it to the surfers. I got back out to the warm sand and already I was hot, as I joined in on a game of beach cricket with my mates!! By Brendan O"Connell ...

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... , coarse-grained sand and swiveled my toes around it as I sat peacefully near the ocean water. It was a warm, summer afternoon when I vacationed with my friends at the sensational Pismo beach. The sun smiled at me as I sat on the moderate, warm sand alongside my friends and looked out at the translucent, sea-green ocean. The dazzling sun sparkled over the ... and algae were disposed out of its freezing body. Sometimes it even reached out and viciously washed away sand castles that children built playfully along the shoreline. Around the glamorous beach, people of all ages set themselves ...

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... sea. The beauty of the sun that was just about to set amazed me as it reflected off the blue water. I wanted to go down to the beach before it became dark. I grabbed a huge beach towel and ran towards the water. So excited to be there, I totally forgot that it was the middle of November and that the water was anything but ... ...

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... in a while a bird would get lucky and snatch a fish from the water, the scenery was all laid out like an exotic nature drawing in an art gallery. Everything on Lekki beach has its own unique feel and it has its own way of making you feel calm and relaxed. The sun is so warm against my hot skin, the salty air ... the shore and listen to the sounds of birds singing and chirping away as if they are creating a song. After sitting for a few minutes, in a fairly secluded part of the beach, I'll hear the light breeze coming down through the trees, rustling their leaves I relax as I watch the s...

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... free and careless. Their grayish blue color shimmers in the fiery orange sky making me feel happy that I got to see them, even for a split moment. Couples decorated in their beach attire briskly pace in front of me. I cannot help but to wonder what their rush could be. Children feverishly dance around mounds of sand that within a short amount of time ... ...

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... and a food concession with an overtone of Jewish flavor. Children had the freedom to play, roam and explore in a safe environment at Brighton Beach Baths. The sense of security and safety at "The Baths" contrasted the need for the extensive security precautions taken in today's ever changing world. ... recall was at the age of three when I was diagnosed with an expressive language disorder. I had difficulty with articulation and language disfluency. At the beach, my mom and dad would encourage me to do my speech homework as I built sand castles. For each new sound that I mastered my fathe...

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... were very eager to continue our day of adventure, even though our bodies might not have been. We had not anticipated driving all the way to the beach, so none of us were prepared. Quickly browsing the tourist shops, all four of us bought swimsuits and headed for the waves. Shortly after arriving, we ... for help remembering that I was not to put myself in danger. However, there was no one else in the water and only a few scattered people on the beach. After trying to encourage him to swim many times, I began swimming towards Andrew. I could not let myself stand by and watch my precious f...

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... everyone on the planet. Out of all the issues we have covered this year some have pertained to me more than others, especially issues concerning the beach. The beach is a very important aspect to my life. It's my favorite place to be, it provide so much entertainment, it's a great place to relax ... and it also provides me with a job for the summer. I spend my summers at the beach and when people take it for granted by polluting it, this makes me mad. Pollution is a problem almost everywhere on this earth. People shouldn't pollute no ... matter where they are but it especially upsets m...

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... fact, during the depths of a strikingly ice cold winter, I carry the picture perfect mental picture of a perfect scorching day at the beach with ice-cold long islands and my best friends. Here's exactly how I envision this perfect day: I"m lying on a azure lounge chair on ... shining extensively. The sky is clear as cleaned crystal and bubblegum blue. I hear the crash of waves braking over the soft pearly sand of the beach. Straight ahead, I see the ocean stretching to the horizon in various shades of undulating green and blue. There is no one else in sight. ... only my friends and I. I...

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... become a professional football player. At the age of ten my parents took me on a holiday to the Maldives. Every morning we would wake up with the beach at our front door. The sun would shine directly in my eyes and briefly blind me. After a few days of convincing I finally agreed to try and ... just as rememberable as the massive barrels you would come out of in front of the boys. When I wasn't surfing I was at the beach. I would sit on the beach for hours just watching the ocean. To this day I still haven't found anything or anyone as beautiful and interesting as the ocean. The fact .....

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... struck the sandbar head on and the whipping winds caused the boat to turn broadside and burrow deeper into the sand. Once the ship lay on the beach, the captain ordered distress signals to be sent immediately. At 2:30 in the morning the signals were seen by the Ocean City and Middle life saving ... 15) Once the wrecking crew abandoned its operations on the vessel and the work was done, it became a popular play place for children and families visiting the beach. My Grandmother can recall playing in and around the ship as a child. In the pictures taken of the deteriorating ship you can see ...

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... the countless whitecaps. What made this location such a great place to sail was that the waves broke about a mile from the beach, which allowed for freestyle tricks to be done closed to the beach and huge tabletops farther out. I slid down the opposite side of the dune, my feet sinking into the soft white sand, ... little holes in the sand making tiny balls out of the sand. I was thankful for that though for I enjoyed walking on the soft tiny balls spread across the beach. I stepped cautiously over a sun-cooked jellyfish. As a young boy, I learned the excruciating pain derived from eve...

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... visited friends' houses. These things brought back many memories. When there were three days left to my seventeen day vacation, my family and I piled into two vehicles and headed to a beach house. The house was located in a little town called, Sabaneta. I was excited to see more family and friends and also to see and the ... beach. Living in Vermont, I had missed the beach very much. Growing up in Venezuela, I had always loved beach, the sun and the hot weather and humid weather. As a child, I also loved the holidays and I would wait eagerly for them to ... come so my mom would take me...

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One of the best vacation spots and most fun are in Wildwood, New Jersey. Wildwood consists of a boardwalk with tons of rides, a beach with a beautiful ocean, and little summerhouses with ocean-side views. The best attractions though would probably be located on the boardwalk. There are so many things to see and do. ... pretty expensive, or a bracelet that will let you ride any ride you want to unlimited times. Another place in Wildwood that is always packed on a hot, sticky day is the beach. People are all over the place on towels, underneath umbrellas, and in the ocean. People laughing, com...

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I always thought I would live at the beach when I was older. My entire childhood was spent there. I remember the first time when I realized I never want to leave this place. I was four years old and my dad was holding ... paradise for so long, but until this moment I wasn't old enough to understand what a magnificent place it was. One of the fondest memories I have about falling in love with the beach was when my dad first showed me how to surf. My feet sank into the wet sand and gave me goose bumps. As my dad laid the surfboard out onto ... be afraid I am right here next to you." It was so...

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... surrounded by different shade of pinks blues and purples, along with shadows being cast by the tall palm trees swaying in the ocean breeze. Envisage standing on the beach and not knowing where the sky ends and the ocean begins and then realizing that everything comes together in perfect harmony. The exquisiteness of all the colors are ... out from the sand as if they were running away from the ocean. The sand is so clean and so pure that shoes are not a necessity. The beach is so immaculate almost anyone would be fearless for no impurities such as glass and waste are present. The beache...

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... approached the painting. Yet this painting especially made me think of so many memories of the ocean as to when I was a young child. My family and I would go to Long Beach Island every year when I was younger. Yet it wasn't just my family that went it was my Mom's sister and her family and my grandmother that would go as well ... overcast you couldn't that day. My father kept driving south through Holgate until there was no more road. We then got out and began to walk up on to the beach. It was very windy that day as well. The wind was whipping the sand up against me very hard, and it h...

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