Yellow raft

As we drift down the river on our raft my mind begins to wander, I start looking back on all that I have experienced since my escape from Pap. My thoughts start to focus on the various places we have stopped on the river. The different rules and people that we find are truly tiring, it makes me feel as though life on the raft is the only way to go. On the raft I have a sense of freedom, I do not have to be someone else like I have done many times before. The raft allows me to do things unfathomable

Roles of Women in A Raisin In the Sun, The House On Mango Street, and A Yellow Raft In Blue Water       A Raisin In the Sun, The House On Mango Street, and A Yellow Raft In Blue Water all contain strong, defined images of women. These women control and are controlled. They are oppressed and liberated. Standing tall, they are confident and independent. Hunched low, they are vulnerable and insecure. They are grandmothers, aunts, mothers, wives, lovers, friends, sisters and children. Although

As the gentle Colorado sun peaked through the hotel blinds, serenely flooding the room, I dreamt that I was drowning. My hands are frantically grasping for a flipped raft, my body haphazardly tossing and twisting through the rushing current like a rag doll as my mind flashes with some last fleeting images of my terrified family a few feet away. And right before the water closes in, I catch a quick glimpse of the sign directly above me--Snake River, Yellowstone National Park. Coming to a conclusion

Spending quality time with family is one of my favorite childhood memories, whether it was spending time outdoors, playing ping pong, or watching a movie. My most meaningful family memory came from our vacation to Colorado back in 2004; yes, 2004. Although I don’t remember all of the events that transpired, I’m able to recall most of the memorable events that took place. It was a cool, misty morning in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, and I could distinctly hear the unmistakable elk calls that echoed

through my head. Our raft almost sank a few times because of the constant splashing of water into our raft. Each time we passed a stretch of rapids, and especially when we made it to the top of each fall a sense of anticipation would come over me I didn’t know what would happen next. There was always a chance that our raft might hit a boulder and flip, or that someone might fall out. We were always passing these jagged rocks and giant boulders that could have easily flipped our raft or got us stuck

This was my personal favorite event out of my entire trip. My cousin Nicole and I sat in the front of the raft. These two seats were the ones that obtained the most splash. During the one to two hour of rafting, we were attacked by giant waves. Every few minutes, we would be bulldozed with the freezing water. It was so intense because there were many small waterfalls. We almost fell off the raft!! By the end of our adventure, we were soaked. This event drained all our energy out. We went to our hotel

rafting, I’m just going to say what is about to happen, I never expected I would have to experience in my life. Nevertheless it happened to me when I was 10. We were in Moab, Utah and we had arrived at the rafting place. We were waiting for the rafts to come back and be prepared for us. While we were waiting our family and about twenty-two other people were waiting in a cool forest like area. We had some snacks and started to meet everybody there, but the only bad thing was that there were so

crashing down as their turn concluded. The overpowering roar of the water almost drowned out the shouting voices of the sun kissed guides. “Grab a life jacket and a helmet! Then go by a raft! Hurry it up, let’s move!” Feeling not quite as prepared as I would have liked, I was nonetheless ushered onto a blue raft. We were told to shove one foot under the inflatable seat in front of us in order to not capsize during the excursion. An increasing numbness crept up my leg as my foot began to throb, diverting

As soon as my other cousins get off the raft, my uncle asks “Who’s next?” Joe, Ethan, and I responded by shouting “Me!” Before getting on the tube, I saw a design that looked like a face on the raft. It seemed to be laughing at me, and I couldn’t figure out why. After the boat’s engine revs up, the raft gets wrenched out of its position. Soon after, I hear a roaring “thunk” and see the shapes of immense mountain peaks in the water. I had tried to think of what caused these large waves, but by the

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