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    surpass 400 feet with its strata-coaster, Top Thrill Dragster, in 2003” which reaches a “face-melting” speed of 120 miles per hour (Levine, 2). With Cedar Point’s impressive collection, it is now often referred to as, “The Rollercoaster Capital of the World”. Each rollercoaster showcased something that had never been seen before which encouraged guests to keep coming back for

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    The drawing activity  Why this is a weakness: I thought it will motivate Maylee to find out the main idea behind the text in order to have a chance to draw it. Instead, Maylee got sad because she never went to a carnival and didn’t know what a rollercoaster is at first. She got embarrassed, even though I told her I haven’t been to a carnival neither and showed a photo of

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    to recover from after a recession. Stocks go up, consumers continue with their purchases as some of them release times are getting better. However the economy is a rollercoaster, it goes from being at the top of the track with stocks high, and jobs growing each day to slowly descending to a crash, or in the reference of the rollercoaster descending off of the hill that it climbed to. Consumers in today’s society see a recession as a new trend, and the way they spend reflects as such during this time

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    The most memorable day that I could recollect would be a visit to six flags in Maryland. My trip to six flags was special, due to the fact that I had a chance to spend time with my family. The colossal amusement park where both family and friends can retreat was exciting to me.. It was more nostalgic for me when I visited the amusement park because I was a minor at that time. The cause for me and my family going to six flags was for my birthday. My birthday was November 27th that same weekend we

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    Redback Car Physics

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    Explanation of the Physics Involved For a thrilling experience in a rollercoaster ride, there is a wealth of physics involved. A part of the physics of a rollercoaster includes the physics of work and energy. The Redback is a pendulum type ride at Aussie World that includes many types of physics concepts. These concepts include the conversion of gravitational potential energy to kinetic energy, G-force, the conservation of energy and simple harmonic motion. The calculations of the ride of the Redback

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    Beethoven The Symphony 5

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    movement: Allegro con brio, kicks it off with the famous four-note motif and once it begins it instantly creates the feeling of suspense and it immediately grabs my attention. Throughout this movement he uses high and lows and it reminds me of rollercoasters. In the second movement: Andante con moto, is in A flat major, and contains two themes that are presented and varied in alternation. The first theme is more pleasant and lyrical, however

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    grows bigger. My heartbeat starts racing as cords are tugged on. My fear of heights hasn’t bothered me and this far in 12 years of life it really hasn’t, but now it does. I go on rollercoasters, I do things with huge drops, and I love it. I only get scared when I feel insecure. Usually I put my foot up against the rollercoaster car or the seat in front of me to give me leverage. Not today, today there are no seats, just a cord. Keeping my attached and kept safe, not to be safe, but for my sanity. I

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    car cycled and came to a stop. Summing these values together with respect to time helps us to see how much of the cars original potential energy is lost through friction as it travels down the track. The second type of experiment simulates a rollercoaster coming down a hill, converting its potential energy into kinetic energy, and

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    Medal, NJ LEEP: Summer Law Institute Mock Trial, and NJ LEEP: Vocabulary Competition. In terms of personal growth, I overcame my fear of heights and public speaking. I was once afraid of riding rollercoasters because I was afraid of falling off the ride; however, the older I grew up, I began liking rollercoasters because the more I rode it, the more fun it became. I found that my fear of heights was a mental challenge I had to face myself, and, eventually, I overcame this challenge. In addition, as a

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    advantage. Along with a rigorous course schedule and joining several campus activities became challenging due to the lack of time management skills. Concluding my first semester of freshman year was a like rollercoaster ride that I enjoyed. However once final grades were given that rollercoaster ride I ended up with a C+ in Biology. Disappointment, and questioning my actions in college flooded my mom mind when she found out I had gotten a C+. All the negative

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