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As I walked down the cold hallway with my mom, I began to hear the subtle whine and noise of vehicles scurrying around. Reaching the end, the shiny paint and the smell of jet fuel had an almost hypnotizing effect. Walking through the steel doorway into the plane, the flight attendant and the captain greeted us. He stood there with a smile that could cheer anyone up. The gold wings pinned to his chest that reflected the light of the sun with a blinding intensity. As I walked closer to the captain he reached out to shake my hand and asked if I would like to see the cockpit after the flight. I jumped at the chance hollering a "Yes" that echoed from one end of the plane to the other.
The flight attendant said to us, "Welcome aboard the Pan Am 747 to London" while looking at our tickets to point us in the right direction. As I walked down what seemed to be an endless aisle of seats, I noticed a graceful all metal staircase that spiraled into the ceiling. The stairs gave off a feeling that a person has to have privileges to walk them.
When we finally reached our seats, the seat belt signs turned on. I quickly hopped into the window seat and buckled my seatbelt. Soon the soothing voice of a flight attendant was giving instructions over the intercom on emergency procedures. I began to hear the whining of the engines, and with a clunk, we began moving. As the plane began to roll backwards, the captain announced on the intercom how long the trip would be.
When the plane finally reached the runway, the engines started to scream as more power was wanted. Rolling down the runway all that I saw was a blur as everything raced by the window. All at once the plane rocked back and began to lift off the ground, like a bird taking flight. Climbing up into the air, I sank into my seat ...
My first impression of Miss Vicki was a highly authorative figure towering over me. Her voice boomed and the earth shook whenever she marched. She seemed like such an unapproachable and distant person. That was in the first year of High School. She was my Literature teacher then. During my first year in school, she struck terror in my heart. And e...
Life in Junior High was easy. The day began with a sparkle, as the spot of meeting friends, and attending class with fun-filled activities, come to mind. School was not boring, it was fun because the teachers who cared made it fun. Knowledge learned from school kept students focused and made students strive to keep learning. In those days, 'Gan...
Dear Paul, About 2 weeks ago I went on an exciting trip along the Ganges River. In this letter I'll tell you all about it. It turns out that the Ganges has its beginning in an ice cave 10,300 feet above sea level in the snow-covered Himalayan Mountains of northern India. From there, the river flows towards the southeast and goes through East Pakist...
As Edna Pontellier stared out into the vast sea, she attempted to catch the wind in her hands, and failed. The wind was much too free for her to try to hold in once place for such a long time, much like her emotions. She contemplated whether or not she should continue with her mission. To end the scandal before it leaked; to spare her children the...
I used to work for the F.B.I., in the Portland office. It was my childhood dream to be the one who gets the bad guy. My fiftieth birthday was in just three months. I had a wife and three children, still do, and the same job I'd had since my graduation from Quantico. We were living just outside Portland. My oldest son, John jr., was in his third...
It was going to be different this year. I was sick of the good girl image and I wanted to change. We all wanted to change. We wanted to do something spontaneous to start our sophomore year off with a bang. It was time to have a some fun and make our lives interesting. So what could make life more interesting than drugs, right? We had a half...
One day, Dorko walks into a popular fast food joint for no other reason than that is where his feet took him. Taking haphazard bites from other customer's food, he crookedly makes his way to the line at a cash register. Of course, the act of getting in line was a complete accident. He stares at the menu; he stares at the employees; he stares at a...
Life in the city is full of activity. Early in the morning hundreds of people rush out of their homes in the manner ants do when their nest is broken. Soon the streets are full of traffic. Shops and offices open, students flock to their schools and the day's work begins. The city now throb with activity, and it is full of noise. Hundreds of sight-s...
Another 20 years had past. The winter here was always exposed in chilling glaze, surrounded by the depressing, smothery air. It seemed to be the single one that time could not alter. Unexpected, the sky eventually got rid of the dusk, brightening the street even though just for a while, which was enough for Bob. Walking along the street in a daze...
We were going to Las Vegas for vacation. I was looking foward to having a lot of fun there. When we finally got to Las Vegas,it felt like an oven jacked up all the way. When we got to the room it felt like when you open a refrigerator. Then we went to see all the major attractions, like Cesar's Palace, this was one of my favorites because when you...
It was 1744, a young man named George Mason, sailed into the port of a tropical island called Agricola. George was a man around 27 years old, who was bored with his life in Liverpool, England. He had a scruffy face that looked like he was trying to grow a beard. All and all, George looked like a man with a nice disposition. When George arrived at A...
Over the course of my life I have been faced with some uncomfortable situations due to the racial diversity of my family. I have seven cousins that are mulatto, two cousins that are Chinese, one aunt who is Japanese, and one of my uncles is engaged to a Korean woman. When I was younger it would really bother me to hear people say things such as n...
Your getting another one?' Harley asked. 'Yea I have to I want people to know why I got who he is and it's not like a complete new one I'm just adding on to another one' I justified. Harley was trying to talk me out of yet another tattoo. I only have 7, I don't see what the big deal is but eh whatever. Harley would never be able to talk me out of...
The night started out wonderful. The mead-hall looked its best during the evening meal. Food of all sorts were scattered among the vast, wooden table. As the women brought out the many assortments of food they were captivated by the smiles of every man. The bread was freshly made and right out of the oven, the soup was piping hot but that was only...
