Personal Narrative: My Trip To The United States Air Force Academy Summer

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I found out about Particle Acceleration when I went to the United States Air Force Academy Summer Seminar in a class where we learned about propulsion. The topic covered was electrodynamics and it related to a particle accelerator. I have researched the particle accelerator online and watched videos over the CERN, largest particle accelerator in the world. I would like to further my studies in this topic so I can develop a large understanding of exactly how and why the particle accelerator is used. Also, if possible, make one on a way smaller scale than the CERN. If I could meet a character from a book, I would like to meet Ender Wiggins form the book Ender’s Game. I would like to meet Ender because he has a very large grasp and understanding …show more content…
Whenever I watch inspirational videos, whether they are to inspire people to respect the troops more, workout harder, or even study harder, they always make me want to work harder for whatever it is about. My ideal weekend would be a weekend where I spend time with my friends. First, I would like to go eat food. Then, I would go play some frisbee, basketball, or volleyball. After, I would want to go get drinks to cool off. Finally, I would like to end up at someone’s house where we can play video games together and talk. This would be an ideal day because I enjoy conversing with my friends, laughing at past events, and creating plans to hang out in the future. Then rinse and repeat for the next day. My favorite compliment was from midshipmen Karls from the United States Naval Academy. I attended the Naval Academy Summer Seminar and I really enjoyed it; however, it was a lot more physically demanding than I thought it would be. On the first day, I got a cramp in my calf. I was in excruciating pain, and the thought of using it as excuse came through my head. But, I always wiped it off and kept running with my squad. At one of the evening formations, another squad leader, third platoon, fourth squad, wanted to recognize me in front of my whole company, about 200 people, but they ran out of time and he personally recognized me for how hard I pushed myself. At the end of the seminar, our squad leader, midshipmen Karls, talked to each …show more content…
Sleeping and eating help me calm down and cope with whatever happened. If physically challenging, sleeping and drinking water is what I do. After a nap, I enjoy talking to my friends or watching YouTube videos about almost

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