Living at Treasure Island

Ming Chuan University
葉琇娥 Linda Yeh
TIME: 65202-Th 6:30~8:15
Essay 1 -10/06/2005
Presentation

TITLE: Living at Treasure Island

OUTLINE:
Paragraph 1: Introduction
Treasure Island is a small community inside St. Petersburg, Florida. The island is only seven miles long and a half-mile wide. It is directly in between St. Pete Beach and Madiera Beach. (reference for Florida’s map in my power point)
Paragraph 2,3and 4: Body ( reference to thesis statement )

Paragraph 2:
Tourism is the business in Treasure Island, because the weather is warm all year. During the winter months, elderly people come from the cooler states to escape the cold weather. The Florida natives call these tourists "Snowbird" or "blue-hairs."
Paragraph 3:
Everyone who lives on the island is very friendly and extremely easy going. For example, people who attend church at the beach do not even bother to dress up. Churchgoers wear shorts, tennis shoes, and a sun hat.
Paragraph 4:
Native born beachers seem to look at life from a practical point of view. It is not uncommon for the temperature to hit 101 degrees in the shade on Treasure Island.
Paragraph 5: Conclusion
When the beautiful, orange sun rises and reflects thousands of tiny prisms off of the water to wake everyone, life could not be better. Having breakfast on the porch, and watching the dolphins slowly rolling in pairs looking for their breakfast is the best part of living at the beach.

Supporting idea
The weather is warm all year.
The ocean is very suitable for tourists.
Their resident's attitute is very different.

Topic sentence

Paragraph 1:
The sun is slowly melting into the ocean and the sky is the shade of bright purple that can only be seen at dusk.
Paragraph 2:
Treasure Island is a small community inside St. Petersburg, Florida.
Paragraph 3:
Tourism is the business in Treasure Island, because the weather is warm all year. These are usually families driving mini-vans with ten bratty kids who are all out of school for the summer.
Paragraph 4:
Everyone who lives on the island is very friendly and extremely easy going. This type of person seems to be bred at the beach.
Paragraph 5:
Native born beachers seem to look at life from a practical point of view. It seems that no matter how many times one sees the dolphins, the thrill never goes away.

Concluding sentence
It seems that no matter how many times one sees the dolphins, the thrill never goes away. It feels like maybe they are not a part of our world, but we are a part of theirs.
Concluding
Although I never been to here, I just see the pretty pictures on the website about it. I thought many people saw that pictures, they must be wanted to go there to play. It is a nice place, especially on vacation. If you want your soul relax and nobody bother you, you would choice it.

Summary:
Just imagine that you are sitting on the beach, smelling the salt air, and feeling the cool breeze. The sun is slowly melting into the ocean and the sky is the shade of bright purple that can only be seen at dusk. It has been a long, hot day in the sun, and it feels nice to finally let it end. This is what living in Treasure Island, Florida is all about.

Title of Essay: Living at Treasure Island

Just imagine that you are sitting on the beach, smelling the salt air, and feeling the cool breeze. The sun is slowly melting into the ocean and the sky is the shade of bright purple that can only be seen at dusk. It has been a long, hot day in the sun, and it feels nice to finally let it end. This is what living in Treasure Island, Florida is all about. Treasure Island is a small community inside St. Petersburg, Florida. The island is only seven miles long and a half-mile wide. It is directly in between St. Pete Beach and Madiera Beach. There are not very many full-time residents on the island beca use there are so many hotels.

Tourism is the business in Treasure Island, because the weather is warm all year. During the winter months, elderly people come from the cooler states to escape the cold weather. The Florida natives call these tourists "Snowbird" or "blue-hairs." These tourists really do earn these unsavory titles because they all drive five miles an hour. This makes the locals crazy. After the snowbirds leave, all of the summer tourists arrive. These are usually families driving mini-vans with ten bratty kids who are all out of school for the summer.

Despite the fact that these tourists are a pain, life in Treasure Island is wonderful. Everyone who lives on the island is very friendly and extremely easy going. This type of person seems to be bred at the beach. It seems as if no one really has any worries or complaints when they live at the beach. For example, people who attend church at the beach do not even bother to dress up. Churchgoers wear shorts, tennis shoes, and a sun hat. Their attitude is very different from that of an urban area.

Native born beachers seem to look at life from a practical point of view. I believe that they do this because of the heat. It is not uncommon for the temperature to hit 101 degrees in the shade on Treasure Island. The ocean breeze is nice, but is does not always help. For example, my mother once left a cassette tape in the back window of her car and when she returned two hours later, is was liquid plastic.

Nevertheless, it is definitely worth all of the pains just to wake up and see the beach. When the beautiful, orange sun rises and reflects thousands of tiny prisms off of the water to wake everyone, life could not be better. Having breakfast on the porch, and watching the dolphins slowly rolling in pairs looking for their breakfast is the best part of living at the beach. It seems that no matter how many times one sees the dolphins, the thrill never goes away. It feels like maybe they are not a part of our world, but we are a part of theirs.

Reference website:
http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=15267
http://www.visitengland.com/destinationguides/East_of_England/east_of_England.aspxhttp://www.sinorama.com.tw/en/show_issue.php3?id=200529402090e.txt&page=1