Grief is the human way to deal with a loss. It's an emotional response to something we love being taken away. The most often associated cause of grief is the death of a loved one, but there are several other causes of grief, such as relationships ending, injury/illness, loss of financial stability, moving away, and so on. Different situations will trigger a diverse response for each person involved. For some, the death of a pet is devastating for others it isn't. What you grieve and how you…
“How am I on this!” I yell as I wrap my sweaty hands tightly over the black side bars. The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka. It looked down on us above our miniscule heads. I was with my best friend Jimmy, who is the crazy side of me. He asked me if I wanted to come to Six Flags with me one day. Of course, I said yes because Six Flags is a lot of fun. Why would I decline? Little did I know that I wasn’t getting the full experience unless I went on the big rides. The biggest thing I…
Jack A. Quist Eric Bartel Physical Science November 11, 2015 Roller Coasters Roller coasters originate from Russia, and they are one of the world's top thrill givers. They can be made out of a few different materials. There are a vast range of roller coasters. Roller coasters can be small or big, they can be on land or in water, There is wooden roller coasters and metal roller coasters, and they can be inside or outside. Two of my classmates and I created a roller coaster of our own. We…
The history of the roller coaster is vastly spread across the centuries. So we are here to tell you all about the “ups and downs” of the roller coasters’ legacy. If you have been on a roller coaster, you know the thrill of the amazing ride. So let us get started. Roller coasters were first built in the Russian Mountains near towns in the 15th and 16th centuries (Source A). The coasters were ice sleds and some were as tall as 70 feet in the air (Source A).The sleds had seats of straw which were…
Flags is the largest amusement park company in the world, boasting more than 800 attractions and 120 roller coasters across 18 parks in North America. The Company’s more than 50-year history began in Texas in 1961 with their first park and continued with the building of two more unique parks. In 1977, they began acquiring other amusement parks, starting in New Jersey, and eventually coming to California (1979 and 1997), Massachusetts (1997), Canada (2001) and Mexico (1999). Though they had to…
Paranoid that one of us would disappear at the airport, my mother kept a close eye on us, for us kids though, it’s a blast being in a new place, seeing different sights and hearing different accents. This the first time my parents had taken all five of us kids overseas. My aunt and uncle, who had been planning this trip for weeks, met us at the airport, thereafter we headed to Long Island. An hour and a half later we arrived at Paul and Shauna. They welcomed us so warmly, moving out of their…