Whitewater Essays

White Water Rafting White water rafting is a great activity for the adrenalin junkies or for family activity. There are lots of different companies that offer guided white water rafting, and all these different companies all use different rivers for their business. Some rivers are harder than others and appeal to different people and groups. White water rafting like most things has its origins. The first recorded of rafting takes place on the Snake River in Wyoming, 1811. Seems kind of late

smell of plants and the overgrowth of algae are pleasing as I calmly ride the current. I spot rapids coming up in the distance, and I get utterly nervous. My brother, Ben, is to the right of me looking just as anxious as I am. As we approach the whitewater rapids, I am not gaining any bit of confidence. I try to calm myself down by humming and looking at the spectacular scenery

In a matter of seconds, the course of your life could be altered irreversibly forever. An individual’s defining moment can come at any point in your life in a variety of ways. As you continue to age, the number of these special experiences will accumulate. The moments that define you will pave the way for your future. It was in the summer of second grade when my mother decided to bring me out of the country to visit my father and spend two months in Dubai. At that time, it has almost been two years

Saturday, September 19th, I did the Big River Sweep with many members in the RLC. At first I was skeptical about doing the sweep, because Andy was talking about how deep the water was and that if I got injured that it was on me. I expected it to be cold, and very deep water. I thought I was going to be swimming in the water, and picking up huge objects that's bigger than Sprinkle. I thought I was going to be seeing big fish, basically I had this idea that I was going to do some form of scuba diving

The Relationship Snowboard Did you know that 7.56 million young people snowboard in the US alone? Or that the average high school relationship lasts around 7 months? Generally, when you hear these statistics or think of snowboarding and relationships, they don’t logically seem comparable, but when you dive deeper into the specific aspects of them, you can see how similar they are. Snowboarding and relationships both consist of living and learning in order to be better, getting hurt throughout your

Crest Illinois. After I was delivered, my family and I moved to Whitewater, Wisconsin, there is when my life took a toll. Living in Whitewater, Wisconsin was a positive and negative experience. I lived there until the age of 12 and then we moved to Chicago, Illinois. Coming from a small town and transitioning into a huge city was such a meaningful process that plays a big part in my story. The positive intake of living in Whitewater was the fact of it being like living in a big house, everybody

The lake was cold as glacier ice, a kind of cold that pierces right through your body. It was just us and the open water. There was no one in sight. I didn’t know whether it was beads of sweat or just droplets of water dribbling down my forehead. At that moment I have realized that in life, sometimes people can make poor decisions unintentionally. We do this because sometimes we can’t take into account every single possible outcome. We tend to think in the moment instead of for the future. This summer

The University of Wisconsin Whitewater (UWW) is a university located in south eastern part of Wisconsin. It is known for their business and education programs, but offers a wide variety of degrees in both undergrad and graduate. It is some of the smaller UW schools, but still has an undergrad class coming in around 11,000. This paper will discuss how keywords are used to help this university be easily found when search and what makes them useful key words. This will focus on five major keywords that

road. After my recent tour at Whitewater I’ve learned that if you aren’t playing a varsity sport, there are intramural sports which I would love to get involved in. I am a very active person and playing sports is one thing I love participating in. I’ve been involved with sports since I was about five years old and currently I play lacrosse for my high school and basketball for

Application Essay My diverse skill set will enhance the campus of The University Wisconsin Whitewater. As an individual, I make the most of my god given skills through a positive attitude while also being a positive influence on others. Effort is one of the only things you can control throughout your life. With all the twists and turns life throws at you, effort will always be an aspect you can control. Effort is an attribute that can’t be taught. It comes from motivation within yourself and the

The Biotope Aquarium Explained In a biotope aquarium, the aquarist attempt to simulate a natural habitat, assembling fish species, plants, water chemistry and decorations found in that specific ecosystem. A “true” biotope should be a mirror of a natural habitat. There are many good reasons for setting up an aquarium that simulates a natural habitat. Those of us who have done everything, bred everything and kept most fish might simply want a new challenge. Another good reason to setup a biotope

Although the world has to many different natural disasters, forest fires seems to happen quite often in California. Forest fires are uncontrolled blazes fueled by dry underbrush, wind, and weather. In the matter of seconds. wildfires can burn acres of land and destroy everything in their paths. For a wildfire to burn there needs to be three conditions present, fire fighters call it fuel, oxygen, and a heat sources the “The fire triangle.” Any type of fuel is flammable material circling a fire,

Summary For the outside resource for my topic, I did a ride-along with the UW-Whitewater campus police officers. Through this process, I also used the department site as a source it should that they even have programs for drug awareness for students to go (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, n.d.). Something that I had never known was that the school has a special program that if a student gets caught underage drinking or caught with drugs they can pay to go to a course instead of getting it

I would like to start off by saying thank you for taking the time to consider my application to attend the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. When looking for colleges, I had to pick which would be the best choice for me going down the business path. When a friend told me about looking into Whitewater, I did and it was at that moment I knew it was one of my top choices. When hearing you have one of the best business schools in the state, I realized that this college was one that would provide me

dogs, Nikki and Buddy. We had just arrived to the place where we were going to rent our equipment from, Yellowstone Whitewater rafting and all of us were filled with excitement and nerves at the same time because,

think nothing of it to try their hand at surfing the torpedoes once they are in a rapid. What is more, you experience true peace of mind, knowing that your life is in the capable hands of rafter guides who have 5 years experience if not more in whitewater rafting. One thing you need to remember if you are adventurous enough to tackle Rafting Rogue River excursions would be to bring your shades along. Guard against bring Billabong or Ray Bans with you as you never know when you’ll go through a wild

When I think of what has brought me on this journey to study Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, I need to go back to high school. Before I ever thought about Psychology or college, I was struggling through high school. Growing up I dealt and struggled with dyslexia, eczema, and self-esteem issues which caused me to be very quiet; always trying not to be in the center of attention. But, because of this, I was treated terribly by others, I was bullied and harassed by upperclassmen

When polling adults belonging to multiple generations from baby boomers to millennials on modern presidential popularity, President William Clinton receives numerous nominations, regardless of one’s political affiliation. William J. Clinton, a democrat and former Arkansas governor, served two presidential terms from 1993-2001. With a presidency riddled with scandal, President Clinton managed to retain high approval ratings with a peek rating of 77% during his impeachment hearings in 1998 (Krishnakumar)

Throughout the novel, Krakauer uses vivid imagery to reiterate the necessary isolation so that an adolescent can find their personal self without influence of society by describing the physical action of removing oneself from civilization through regionalism. McCandless decides to go on his Alaskan odyssey to “no longer be poisoned by civilization” (Krakauer 163), in order to reach his euphoria, identity, and purpose. Krakauer illustrates with maps and describes physically, the way McCandless isolates

that was keeping me from normality. But then I learned of women like Marie Curie and Jane Goodall—female scientists propelled not by their charm, but by their curiosity and ideas—and I was inspired. Now, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater, I am pursuing a degree in Biology (B.S.),