Parks and Recreation

aren’t very fun to me. However, small roller coasters with loops and twists generally entertain me a lot. Thinking back, it wasn’t even my decisions that made me reluctant to ride the roller coaster. It was my mom’s. It was the only ride in the entire park that she disliked. Usually I have similar opinions to her, so this really influenced me. I snap back into focus after hearing the voices of the people around me. I divert my attention to fastening my harness, and I try not to get nervous. A…

to meet the characters. So, in 1952, Disney began making plans for a family-friendly amusement park. Disney and a group of animators began designing a theme park based on imagination and storytelling of his popular films. He created WED Enterprises, standing for Walter Elias Disney, of course. This group was responsible for all the creative ideas and designs that made up each part of their theme park. And after many years of hard work, WED Enterprises finally opened Disneyland in California in…

On a peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio located along Lake Erie, lies America’s second-oldest amusement park, Cedar Point. People throughout the entire world know about it. With a history dating back to the 1800s, the number-one rated amusement park on the planet has seen its share of rides, rollercoasters, and trends. In the nineteenth century, Cedar Point housed a lighthouse, as well as a fishermen port, and was mainly used for fishing and hunting. However, this all changed in 1867 when a local…

differences within the same residence? Trailer parks contain a diverse group of people, not a single person is the same. Although it might be difficult for one to believe that someone willingly chooses to live in an area such as a trailer park, personal identity might…

“Stop and put your hands where I can see them!” The officer hollows as he continues running after the boy, who has the stolen loaf of bread cradled in his arm like a running back running a football. Donny bolts through the busy sidewalks filled with people. The officer continues behind him and radios in but is slowly losing track. “We have a 10-43 requesting backup on Yawkey way.” Donny has a 100 foot gap on the enervated officer. Donny reaches the street corner and makes the split-second…

On the evening of December 1, 1955 after a hard day’s work as a seamstress at a Montgomery department store, Parks took a bus from Cleveland Avenue heading home. She sat down in the first row of seats assigned for colored passengers. In Montgomery’s city code, it was required that all transportation be segregated into white and colored by assigning designated…

transforming an enemy into friend” (King Jr.). Love is of all not just of one. Women, and blacks were separated from white men, and they were sick and tired of it. Both fought for their equality; not with violence, but with love. December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks sat at the front of a bus, when she was asked to move because she was a black. A white person wanted her to move. Rosa refused; she kept sitting there. The police came and arrested her. February 1st, 1960 four black students from North…

Life can be compared to a roller coaster, for it's similarities and it's differences. The similarities are obvious; Life has it's ups and downs, the ride can be scary and thrilling at the same time. Once you're strapped in, you're in until the fat lady sings. The differences are that with a roller coaster you know around how long the ride will last. You know who is going to be sitting beside you the whole time and you know where the highs and lows are going to be. Life is different because you…

visiting Southwestern University Park. It’s the home of the El Paso Chihuahuas; a Triple-A baseball team that our town supports. The Chihuahuas play against other minor league baseball teams from different cities. The games are enjoyable, fun, and exciting. You can bring your family, friends, and I guarantee that you will have a great time watching a game. The park offers food, a beautiful atmosphere, and merchandise to remember the amusing experience. The ball park is located in the heart of…

archaeologist when I have always loved the movie Jurassic park. When ever I went to my grandmothers house we would walk across the creek to look for fossils, and I always loved the way dinosaurs looked i think they look like giant man eating lizards to some people that's weird but to me its not. When I first saw the movie Jurassic park that's when it all started I was kinda little then so there were parts that scared me. I thought that Jurassic park was the best movie ever. My mom and dad knew…