The Flood There was a ear-piercing screech as the Boeing 747’s wheels connected with the runway. They had arrived. Abby and her mom, Carol, were in Thailand, the land of the elephants, on the trip of her life. Abby and her mom had scavenged and saved every last penny to fly halfway across the world. They hugged as Abby squealed in delight, they would be here for one month to discover the world outside of America. She had escaped from school for a week! She still couldn’t believe that her teacher, Mrs Hildebrand, had allowed her to miss all schoolwork in exchange for an essay about her adventures! Snapping back into reality, Abby realised that they hadn’t moved from the runway. Where was the terminal? She looked around in curiosity when …show more content…
She rolled her suitcases down the aisle and huffed and puffed her way down the stairs. Abby boarded the bus closely followed by her mom, who had a reassuring hand on the small of her back. The bus took off at record speed toward the magnificent t-shaped building with roofs made out of stunning white canvas domes. They pulled up to their terminal and deboarded the bus. Continuing on through a tunnel marked for Arrivals. Abby couldn’t help but gape at the beautiful statues and carvings surrounding her in this foreign airport. They walked through customs and retrieved the rest of their luggage from a conveyor belt. Once they had possession of their luggage, they located a man that held a sign with “Carol and Abby Fonelle” written on it with black lettering. “That’s us,” said Carol to the man holding the sign. “Maa gap chan” said the man. Carol, Abby’s mom, retrieved her Thai-English dictionary and said, “He says, good, come with me.” The ladies followed the man obediently out into a white van with foreign lettering. They climbed in the van and the man drove out of the airport. The air was hot and humid and Abby couldn’t believe she was already sweating. She stared out the window dazed at the sights. There were giant billboards with huge pictures and Thai advertisements. The road was full of thousands and thousands of motorbikes. There were more motorbike than cars! The crazy part was, there were up to 6 people on one motorbike and
The film Raiders of the Lost Ark was directed by Steven Spielberg in 1981. It is the first film in a series of films that follow the adventures of archaeologist and professor Indiana Jones. Some proclaim the Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the best action/adventure movies of all time. Since its release, the film has grossed $389 million worldwide and is ranked #40 on the top rated movies list on IMDB.
I learned a lot from it I think the movie is helpful. I personally did not know
There was a rumor rolling from ear to ear that we were soon going to be arriving. How soon? I wasn’t sure, but I decided to tidy the children up and start to repack everything. After waiting for about an hour, I heard a faint ding run down the hall way. The ship was suddenly in celebration for we had finally arrived to the end of our long journey, America! The hallways began to flood with rushing foot steps and people were
Lexie and Brooklyn climbed into the car for their day of sightseeing. Brooklyn had been looking forward to seeing the space needle since she found out about it’s existence. She couldn’t wipe the cheesy grin off of her face at the thought of getting to tour around the city she had dreamed of visiting since she was a little girl. The thought gave her butterflies as she imagined what everything would look like up close, what it would smell like, how it would feel. She was pulled out of her trance with the stopping of the car. As she turned to look out the front window she smile dropped. “Traffic.” She mumbled.
In a world that is focused on consumption, living sustainably means living against the grain. Our final lecture reflection studied different lifestyles that oppose traditional norms and embrace sustainability. Minimalism is a documentary on people who defy the idea that possessions bring happiness and choose to live with as little as possible. Toke Miller emphasises the importance of changing our ways, to see the world with kindness, love, and consciousness. Finally, Steve Mannell shares the story of the Ark in PEI which promotes a self-sufficient alternative to modern housing. By examining and changing the ways that we live our lives we can approach a way to live sustainably.
A few months later, when the restaurant unexpectedly decreased Evie’s hours to merely the afternoon shift, Mom and Oma were no longer able to commute to work together. Fortunately, Evie saved enough money to solve their dilemma, on a whim, she purchased a brand new Honda 50 motor scooter and turned the car keys over to Oma. With two modes of transportation, Oma drove the car to work in the morning, while Evie rode the scooter to work in the afternoon, it was a perfect situation, moreover, Ellen and I enjoyed hopping on the sporty white motorbike, behind our Mom as we zipped down the road!
Striding confidently through the throngs of mingling people, she glided smiling happily to the outskirts to hail a waiting taxi to carry her and her two rag tag suitcases, the only evidence of her previous life, further inland to Seattle where her new life as a science teacher in a small town in western Washington awaited her. After the driver stowed her meager belongings in the trunk, Mika settled herself into the back seat of the taxi and when asked for her destination, her reply was a simple, “Forks, if you please.”, with her now heavily Tagalog accented
‘After the Last River’ documents the obstacles faced by the Indigenous reserve of Attawapiskat over the course of fours years. Following the construction and operation of a De Beers diamond mine built adjacent to the reserve, the filmmaker highlights how Canada has continually neglected and exploited its Indigenous people with a neo-colonialist agenda; from bad treaties to a vilification by the media to a disregard for them and for the barriers facing their communities.
The flight home was a disaster. At the time, she had no money for a plane ride; she told the travel agent as such. But that was a different day and age, one of more trust. She told them, "I have 500 in the bank at home. I'll mail it to you after I arrive." And so she flew. She flew from New York, to Chicago, to St. Louis Missouri, to San Francisco and finally, to
The airport is seen in the same light by the narrator as one day she hopes to visit it and partake in its rituals. Planes take flight at the airport and leave for their destination just as the narrator wants to take flight and escape into her fantasy.
Victor is a smart and determined man who fabricates a creature. The creature agonizes him and destroys his
The movie Rain man is about Raymond and Charlie Babbitt. Charlie is very self centered and is greedy with his money. Charlie lives in California and is very secluded from his family. Charlie and Raymond father dies and he is only left rosebushes and a car in the will. He goes back to Cincinnati to figure out who receives the money from the will.
Abstract Natural disasters lead to widespread suffering and destruction of property. This paper tries to examine how both the local and national government and other local emergency response organization responded to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina forms one of the extraordinary acts of nature that caused human tragedy. The discussion is based on the movie “The Storm”. Several issues have been pointed out which might have contributed to the failure of various authorities to manage the disaster.
An awe struck twelve year old girl named Aleka Yiorpalidis was traveling alone around 9,219 miles away from her home in Johannesburg, Africa. There she was on March 1984 or 1985, she was wearing her beige and brown skirt dress with her ¨little lady heels¨. ¨I hated those heels my toes were swollen¨ she stated. As Aleka was seating herself in the plane, she was not frightened at all, but it was very different. She thought that America was not so far away, but little did she know that her flight was approximately 30 hours long. Alexa had to leave africa for the reason being that her parents got into a divorce, then her mother got custody and had to move to America with her step-dad. Her step-dad worked for the Martin Marietta company. That is
For my essay I will be analyzing the similarities and differences between the interpretations of Noah the film: Noah (Paramount Pictures and Regency Enterprises, 2014) and the bible story. Writer-director Darren Aronofsky, was brought up with a Jewish education and a deep fascination in the story of Noah 's ark it took him over 15 years to get the film afloat. But with all biblical movies there is always some type of controversy and unfortunately it even comes from people who have never even seen the movie. The intended audience of the film is unclear, which I find a little weird because I expected the audience to Christians and people of the Jewish faith who know the story of Noah.