Mount Olympus Research Paper

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“We are going to Mount Olympus!” dad said
My dad brings me to Mt. Olympus every summer. We always go when Adidas has their Big Tent sale. We always go because my brothers need shoes for soccer. This time my older brother Korbin didn't go with us. He was at a soccer game up in Racine. Korbin is on a travel team for The Lakers. So you could say he is picky about his shoes.
The first day we arrived was a day when could we put our stuff away and just relaxed. I was putting my clothing away and getting ready for dinner. We went to a Vegan restaurant. I had vegan salad.
The second day we went to Mt olympus. I was so excited to be there. We went on the roller coasters first. I jumped on the biggest coaster they had there. It was called Zeus. It was called Zeus because it was the biggest and fastest coaster, just like Zeus. The roller coaster went
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This was where all the hurt was. I went into the wave pool and started to swim in it. The wave was so close to showing itself to me. I wasn't really expecting the wave. The wave was so big that it looked like something you see in the movies. The wave push me under water like a bully would do to a victim. The wave shoved me all the way to the side of the pool. I was pushed with a force that was inhuman. The force had pushed me at the concrete wall. The wave stopped and I came up from the water with my face flooding with blood.
The third day we went was the same schedule. We went to the coasters then to the pool. I thought that I was going to be good in the wave pool.
I got into the pool and was waiting for the evil wave. The wave came unexpectedly. Just like last time I was forced under water. This time I hit my nose against the floor. I was under water for about a minute. That minute was the longest I have ever had. When I got up I went over to my dad and a bunch of First Aids came over and put stuff on my nose. I was bleeding so much. But you know what they, say no pain no

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