Cedar Rapids

Kings Island We got to King’s Island and we started to plan where we were going to go. “Why don’t we go to the flight of fear” mom said.So we started to head over there I’m scared,why'd I come here.I hope they don’t drop me of the roller coaster I thought to myself.”clink clank” the sound the roller coaster made on the wood as we got closer and closer.We stop at a concession stand “How high is it does it go upside down did they lie to me about how high it goes”.We got to the flight of fear.It…

Because everybody probably feels the need to set aside all the stress, Six Flags is the best solution to feel free for once. Six Flags is my perfect getaway place and it is filled with a lot of fun and excitement. The roller coasters is what I liked the most about Six Flags. Also it is somewhere that gives me good memories with my family. Lastly, what made Six Flags even more thrilling was when I found a one-hundred dollar bill lying in the ground. Although this place might be an ordinary…

I. Introduction: A. On October 30th, 2005, Houston, Texas lost its only major amusement park when Six Flags decided to close the gates to AstroWorld after operating since the summer of 1968. B. AstroWorld was once full of history and thrilling attractions, and although some of the rides have been taken elsewhere, it may soon be open for business under a new name. C. Now, unless you are a native Houstonian or visited Houston when AstroWorld was still up and running, then you probably weren’t…

When I was ten years old, I decided to try something new. I was with my bestfriend, my cousin, and her boyfriend at Dollywood. It was the summer before fifth grade, so I wanted to try something adventurous. My cousin and her boyfriend were about to ride Thunderhead, and they were pressuring me to ride it too. They told me I need to ride a roller coaster before middle school and it would make me cool. Well I thought if anything could make me fit in more, I should do it. When we were standing in…

Roller skates first came into American history when James Plimpton, an inventor, found a more usual way to design on land skates. After roller skates had been made more functional The Coliseum in Chicago had opened a public skating rink. After that Madison Square Garden had become a skating rink. Hundreds of rink openings followed. The roller skates had been made for the rich only. During the golden age of roller skating, 1920’s- 1950’s, the roller rinks were segregated. Then the roller derby…

Roller coasters have always intrigued me. It amazes me that people eagerly exchange the safety of the ground for the well sought out moment to be tossed through the air like debris in a hurricane, flying around in the sky. Someone at some point in history thought that people would enjoy such crazy experiences, and that person engineered what some of the first of these terrifying machines. What I find most interesting about these marvelous death machines is precisely the thrill and excitement of…

("Amusement Park and…”). Florida has 7 of the top ten amusement parks in the world. 6 Flags magic Mountain teamed up with samsung to get a rollercoaster using virtual reality (Yarborough). The Valravn rollercoaster is the newest roller coaster at cedar Point. It has a 223 foot drop. And it go as fast as 75 MPH that makes it the fastest dive drop in the world. Disney owns the top 5 amusement parks in the world (Yarborough). About 290 million people ride roller coasters a year. Normally roller…

Skating My Way When will we get there? I think over and over again while closing my eyes, listening to the noises. Hearing engines flying across the roaring road. For when we get there I’ll be able to hear the loud music and the wheels move across the floor as people skate. Me I can’t skate at all unless you can count hanging onto the walls skating. As we finally get there I see someone that I would’ve never expected to see. A girl my age with a bob-cut and hot pink highlights. “Hey…

the journey to Cedar Forest clear while he speaks to Enkidu, saying, “If I fall on the way, I’ll establish my name: / ‘Gilgamesh, who joined battle with fierce Humbaba’ they’ll say.” (111). Gilgamesh gets caught up in making a name for himself because the attention Enkidu receives when he arrives in Uruk makes him uneasy. This uneasiness shows as Gilgamesh relates his dream to his mother, and then again when Enkidu actually arrives in Uruk and the people celebrate. The journey to Cedar Forest to…

When we look around us we do not even think about it, we check both ways before crossing the street, we admire the sunset early in the morning, or we read a book. But, we never think about how we see things, how does what we see get translated into things that we can understand? It starts in the retina, where the receptor cells are. There are two types of receptor cells, rods and cones, both are only sensitive to visible light. Rods are chiefly responsible for night vision and respond to only…