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Goodbye, Colorless Town People thought it was funny, the curiosity that drove me into anxiousness for my first plane ride. “Being on a plane is no fun, you know,” everyone complained. But I was experiencing something for the first time, something people rarely have a chance to do. My stomach did that thing where it churns, and makes your throat burn with impatience, as soon as I approached security. The inquisitiveness which sparked my excitement masked the subtle panicking that slightly…

really uneasy about it. Then they brought me into the cockpit and let me see all the instruments and we talked about how planes worked. My fears all turned into fascinations and I realized how relaxing being in the air really was. After that I was almost sure that I wanted to get involved with planes. I found out about a program that could help me become more involved with planes and maybe help me get a career in an aviation field of work. The program I got into is called Civil Air Patrol.…

“Don’t stop trying Don’t! You can get out.” This is what the boy, Andrew says when the bird gets in the airport in the book “Fly Away Home” By: Eve Bunting. Andrew is hopeful for looking for a home. Andrew and his dad are hopeful for a home because the boy and the dad are both saving money and that the boy is always positive and hopeful. The most important reason Andrew is hopeful and positive is because one sunny day a bird flew the airport door trying and trying to get out. Andrew was very…

Today, I’m going to visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park . I ‘m really excited about the trip to the National Park; however, the twelve hour flight will take forever. As I get off the plane, it’s sunny, warm, and bit humid. I am glad I chose October because it's a dry mouth, so I don't expect rain. To begin I have booked a Camper Cabin at the Namakanipaio Campground which is nice because tomorrow I’m going hiking. I booked a five hour visit to explore the summit of Kīlauea volcano along with…

Him and whoever- or whatever- was sitting next to him. Dylan said into his walky-talky,” HEy, Adam, there's someone or something next to me that looks like you, but I think it is asleep, so we have to be quiet. Okay?” It took a couple minutes for adam to respond, and when he finally responded he said,” Are you still on that ski lift, because it should be over by now.” Just then Dylan realized that the ski lift was stopped and he was in the middle of it. The figure was nowhere in sight. Dylan…

Brian Doyle’s short essay “Joyas Voladoras” gave his audience more to think about than the physical characteristics of an organ that circulates blood through the body. Though Doyle started off with facts of the hearts of some animals, he quickly changed the topic to the differences and similarities of living things. By providing facts and statistics about the heart and showcasing how organisms need to be surrounded by others, Doyle’s descriptions of the hearts of hummingbirds, blue whales, and…

splattered with blood and there were bodies everywhere. I saw my mom’s car the right door was open, and it was covered in bullet holes. I ran to the car, and my heart dropped. My mother lay dead on the road with a hole the size of a fist in her chest. A plane started to strafe the road, and blood and concrete flew into the air, I picked up my mother’s body and ran to the hospital. The bullets missing me by inches. I knew bringing her to the hospital was useless, she was dead, but what was I…

gates and made it onto the plane, they could barely breath. They were trying to relax once they were on the flight but, when they sat down it only got worse. While they’re talking and having fun on the plane suddenly, an announcement came on,as the brothers waited in anticipation the pilot finally said he can not take hold of the plane, the brothers looked at each other in disbelief, everyone started to panic, the attendants were trying to calm everybody down.The plane went…

year old boy traveling to see his dad suddenly the worse happens and the pilot has a heart attack. Whenever the pilot had a heart attack he shifted the plane and it threw Brian off course. Brian had to survive in the Canadian forest for fifty four days and the only valuable thing he had was his hatchet his mom gave to him right before he got on the plane. After reading the book and reflecting on Brian’s situations and decisions I think I would be able to survive for fifty four days in the woods.…

Louis Zamperini once said, “I’d made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race” ( Louis Zamperini Quotes). From the terrifying sea to the torturous prison camps, this is how Zamperini lived his life. In his younger years, he experienced more than a man should in an entire lifetime. Throughout his incredible journey, he was mischievous, resilient, and courageous. Born to Italian immigrants, Louis Zamperini experienced a rebellious childhood, always in…