Compare And Contrast Essay -- essays research papers

One of my favorite things to do is to reminiscence with my father. It is so relaxing just to sit back and talk almost old times. Something that it really funny when my father and I discuss things from the past is the major differences between our pasts even though we both grew up in the resembling town. Now when people say that "times are a changing" I really know what they mean.     In my town there is a beautiful lake. The scenery around the lake is absolutely breath taking. When my father was younger, him and his friends would always swim in the lake. He would tell me amusing stories of the bike rides and walks down to the lake. My favorite part of the stories of the lake get to to be what him and his friends did before they actually jumped in the lake. They had to throw rocks in the water to scare away the snakes I couldnt even imagine swimming in a lake knowing that there were snakes in the water.     When I was younger, I was never aloud to go to the lake. The bike ride was extremely to far away for me and my friends to take on. The lake was post private property by new owners of homes in the area. Plus, as rumor has it, the lake is contaminated from a new large company in the area. Hence, I never spent my summer days swimming around in the lake in my town like my father did.     One of my beloveded memories deals with going to the local park. My mom or dad used to bring me there wi...