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Hersheypark was an enjoyable experience. Since youth I have been in the Hershey area many times, playing in the Ice Rinks around the immediate vicinity of the park, yet actually going to the park as alluded me. The first ride was Skyrush. Traveling at speed of around 70 miles an hour it is an exhilarating ride. First, using power from electricity, gears and pulleys do work to move the full mass of the cars, in which the whole train has a mass of 13 tons, up a steep incline to increase the…

Vallarta - An Affordable Slice of Heaven Puerto Vallarta, also referred to by locals as just Vallarta, is a resort town on Mexico’s Pacific coast that has been a tropical haven for leisure travelers, celebrities and expatriates for decades. Vallarta offers an attractive year-long climate, with winter temps averaging in the mid 60’s. You see why many snowbirds flock here each year. Beyond a mild climate, Vallarta offers visitors and residents alike a unique blend of colonial charms, stunning…

homeland, England.He told his men that if anything went wrong, they were to carve signals on a tree indicating what they were going to do. When John White came back from the grueling three year journey to England and back, he found nothing left of the great colony established. The only remain to ever indicate the settlers were ever there was a tree with the word “CROATOAN” carved into it. Firstly, the Roanoke…

In Chapter 1 of Dear John, John Tyree, the main character, was introduced. He’s 23 and grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. He talked about his dad's hobby of collecting coins ,His dad never talked much and when he did it was only about coins. After high school he realized he needed to do something with his life, so he joined the military. One day he went surfing, and saw a blonde and brunette girl walk to the pier. Two guys came up to them later, and one of them accidently knocked the…

Businesses in La Grange Have you thought of all the businesses in La Grange? While there are a lot of businesses in La Grange there is still some we need. There are businesses that La Grange have too many of and businesses we need. We have too many restaurants in La Grange and feed stores. With all the restaurants here people don’t really have to go out of town to eat with people. We do have a lot of feed stores but it’s good because we also have a lot of cattail and houses.…

The book I read is called Minions based on the movie called Minions. This is a good book. This book is also funny, entertaining and good to read. I think people will really enjoy this book. If you have seen the movie Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2.In this book there will be three Minions and how they need to find a leader because they killed or destroyed their past leaders and they find a leader and that leader gives the minions one task and they do it and then they let her do what she wants…

considered the first successful commercial roller coaster made its debut in 1884 at New York's famous Coney Island. LaMarcus A. Thompson constructed the first roller coaster, the primitive Gravity Switchback Railway. The ride was an instant success, drawing long lines of eager riders and yielding returns at an astounding $600 a day. The idea of the gravity ride spread quickly, leading to great diversity in early roller coaster design. Rides similar to Thompson’s,…

battle. Even the less important facts are interesting, like how the very first Miss America Pageant was held in New Jersey. Or how the first nearly complete dinosaur fossil was found in Haddonfield. As you can clearly see, New Jersey is a very great state, not just for insane beach parties, but also amazing scientific…

These Hawaiian Islands have been inhabited for centuries before the first ships sailed across the Pacific. Hawaiian Islands have been shrouded in mystery since their history had been passed along vocally for centuries. Hawaiian culture hasn’t changed drastically ever since they inhabited the islands, until European and American explorers discovered the islands. This pair interested me the most because both nations have two completely different identities, but the Hawaiian Islands later become…

dared to live in that area for a long time. However, there is no evidence that cannibalism was practiced in Hawai’i, but it was practiced in Fiji, Marquesas Islands, New Zealand, and sometimes…