Roller coasters

Approximately 20 percent of teens will experience depression before they reach adulthood. Neal Shusterman’s character Quinn, is apart of that percentage. The story Blue Diamond tells the story of a teen boy, quinn, whos struggling with depression. His best friend Doug is there with him as quinn told him his plan on ending it all. Quinn is not only spontaneous and manic - depressed, but undoubting in his friend Doug. In the story, Quinn acts on an inner impulse leading him to kidnap Doug. Quinn

Rush is about my personal conflict with roller coasters. Throughout the poem I use plenty of imagery to give the reader how it feels for me to get on a roller coaster. An example is when I say “ Tracks clinking like riding on a bike, hearing loud laughter in the back” This is giving you a feeling of what it sounds around me before i hop on the roller coaster. Another view point i set in was when i was talking about how the seat belt felt loose as if you didn’t have any socks on. Toward the end

kids, she has a flashback from a few years ago at Silver Dollar City, “Come on Abby, it's not a bad one.” Anna says. “Fine but I won’t like it”Abby says and gets in line for a wooden roller coaster. And sure enough, she hated it and hasn't gone on a roller coaster since. Even though she didn’t go on the roller coaster, she had fun watching the kids. After a few more rides they go and get some

of a rollercoaster: dazed, confused, and uncertain. I was not sure how difficult this new chapter of my life would be. Is it going to be easy, hard, or a roller coaster? We had just arrived in Elon, NC and were directed to the parking area where we were to unload our stuff to move me into my dorm. I was at the highest point of a roller coaster, we were going up slowly and I could see nothing but the clouds in the sky. The anticipation and nerves inside of me were killing me. I just

with roller coasters. After being a skilled carpenter by the age of 12, L.A. Thompson went to Hillsdale College, which is a private college in Michigan. He attended Hillsdale in order

Cedar Point, in many people’s opinions, is one of the greatest roller coaster parks ever. It has high rides, fast rides, and many others. But one of these, made in 2016, is better than all the rest. The Valravn. With a ninety-degree drop, it is a very unique roller coaster. It can reach speeds of over eighty miles per hour! There is only one problem: the line. To begin, an hour and a half wait is not terribly long for Cedar Point, but it felt like it took ages. The sun felt like an open flame being

An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force (Newton’s First Law). To determine if a person should run or walk, you will have to understand the Second Law of Motion. The second law states that force equals mass times acceleration. In order for a person of a certain mass to accelerate, that person must use some force, so the force must overcome gravity, friction, and

get one of my migraines. Just then we were next in line, so we took our seats. Although four seats were together, we each had our own section that we were buckled in. By now, my head was really pounding, but it was too late to get off the roller coaster. After being

Reading Responses: Behind the ride This extract from David Mumpower’s book ‘Behind the ride’ discusses the origins and story behind the invention of roller coasters. The first chapter discusses the various claims on conception from across the world, focusing on the three nations who all believe to have a claim on the creation of the roller coaster. The chapter starts off in 17th century Russia where an idea was formed inspired by mountaineering thrill seekers. Naturally, the cold snowy conditions

atmosphere of concert, depicted by the music and musicians, was sort of a roller coaster. One minute the mood was down and like a lullaby; next it was expressive and full of emotion; then it was up and intriguing. The first song played was from the genre, Sonata. The musicians played the song by the book. There were three movements and polyphonic texture. It was even fast and jerky. Nonetheless, this is the part where the roller coaster went down. The first movement was fast, yet not an attention grabber