Jumping

whistling wind. I can taste the lake water spraying me every time a gust of wind blows. I can almost imagine the process in my head; running cautiously to the edge so you don't slip, hesitating because you are wondering what on earth you are doing jumping off a cliff, and then taking the plunge and pushing off the rocky surface with your feet. It took a little convincing that I wouldn’t die, but I ended…

in Seattle to get his demands, the plane refueled and took off again. Today, there is evidence that people use to debate whether the person who committed the crime was DB Cooper or someone else, and if the criminal would have been able to survive jumping from that high of an elevation. It is possible that DB Cooper may have not been the person whose name was presented on the plane ticket. According to Brad Meltzer, “The name DB Cooper, short for Dan Cooper, is nothing more than a fabrication…

When I read “it’s jumping Double Dutch/until your legs pop ...” (11-12). I could see a group of kid’s double dutching in the streets and the fire hydrant shooting water out. She talks about dropping food coloring in her eye. This, to me, paints a picture of any girl trying…

Seven feet. Without a semblance of graceful high-jump technique –Thomas hardly arched his back and his legs flailed in the air like the streamers trailing a kite –he cleared it.” Gladwell is claiming that thomas didn’t have any practice for long jumping, but his achilles was longer than others so he jumped alot higher than others, so he naturally had a higher advantage. Another example, as stated by Gladwell.“ The guy in pole vault shoes who thinks high jump is “kind of boring” was crowned the…

Did you know that the Clinton park has one of the largest horse stables?Horses are very interesting animals and should be treated nicely because horses are very smart. Horses are like people they need food,water,and a home just like us. so you should always treat horses nicely. because not all of them have nice homes. Did you know The Clinton park stable holds 39 horse carriages and 78 horses? There are 68 horse carriages altogether in new York city. so the Clinton horse stable holds more…

During the time of the French and Indian war, this movie shows the main character, Hawkeye, a Mohican, who saves two daughters of the British commander, Colonel Munro. He does this when the British commander and his army are ambushed by a bunch of Indians that are on the French’s side. Hawkeye saves Munro’s two daughters and flees the danger of the attack with them. They run back to the British fort, and there Hawkeye is thrown in jail. Once the British march back out with Hawkeye as a…

training that my horse and I had put into it. Eventing is a thrilling three day event that a master and his or her horse perform in. It is not just to show how well a horse and rider can perform the games, but to show how well they work together. With jumping, dressage and endurance tests, eventing is an old but challenging event that horses and riders work daily to prepare for. Eventing has been around for decades. It was originally created to be used as a training competition for horses and…

the children were saying the lyrics of the nursery rhyme song, the adult also said it along with. After that, the adult put a music video 5 Little Monkeys. When the monkeys in the screen were jumping, the children were jumping along with the monkey, and when the doctor monkey said “No little monkey jumping on the bed!”, the children were motioning their finger left and right, gesturing the word no. By the end of the video, the children clapped and some of them said “That was awesome!” After that…

surface of the trampoline. Someone using a trampoline can obtain a serious injury by hitting the exposed springs on a traditional trampoline. 2. The steel frame. The steel frame located on the outer edges of the trampoline can cause injury to anyone jumping on a trampoline. 3. The ground or any obstacles located on the ground. Anyone using a trampoline could obtain a serious injury if they fall on the ground. Dr. Alexander used his research on the tradition trampoline to redesign a…

statue represents not only Stuart perfectly but Florida as a whole. The full round three-dimensional sculpture represents Florida at each angle. It is not only a sculpture that defines Stuart but Florida as a whole. The sailfish in the statue is jumping toward the sky, toward the sun which defines us as the “Sunshine State”. The “sail” that is on back is curved like it is sailing into the air and through the wind. And the fountain sounding the statue represents how we are, as a peninsula, nearly…