“Open your gifts at the same time,” mom exclaimed in excitement on Christmas 2014. Dad and I opened our gifts, and I could not believe what I had in my hands. I was holding a NASCAR ride along experience gift card in my hands. Dad looked at me and said, “We are going racing!” My dad was holding a NASCAR ride along experience gift card in his hands too. I scheduled our shotgun rides after I hugged my mom tightly. I woke up at approximately 3:30am on August 7, 2015, to get ready for our trip to Dover International Speedway. My parents and I left our house at about 7:30 am to start our journey to Dover. It has been about ten years since I went on a long road trip, so it was fun driving with my parents for a little over three hours to Dover. Climbing into the race car is something I will always remember; it was one of the best days of my life. When I sat inside the car, I saw the driver was in the car ready to go. The driver shook my hand and said hi to me. I said hi to him, and then he asked me if this was my first time. I replied,” Yeah; this is my first time.” The driver joked,” yeah; this is my first time too. They just put me in the car.” I smiled and laughed while the woman who helped me get in the car was strapping me in. The lady who was strapping the belts on me laughed and said,” Oh, don’t listen to him.” After she got me strapped in, the driver turned on the car, and the engine came to life. He asked me if I was ready, I said yes, and then we flew off pit road. Only a true race fan would understand how amazing it felt to be in the race car. There were so many emotions going through my head as I could feel the race car get faster, and I listed to the engine screaming. I thought I might be a little nervous about going approximately 150 mph around the track, but I loved the speed. When the driver got up to speed, I could feel the race car, and my body want to move to the Both of us were thinking,” How does a driver focus with forty-two other cars around them for more than three laps?” I have always respected race car drivers. After experiencing my ride along, I respect race car drivers even more. A week later, my dad texted my mom and I when he was at work and said, “Let’s go back to Dover.” Yep, my dad and I are still talking it, and I think we will be talking about it for a long time. When I was sitting inside the race car, it felt like I was supposed to be there. It did not feel weird being in the race car, it felt right. I want my dad and I to experience a ride along again someday soon. My dad and I will remember our memorable, incredible shotgun rides
Two brothers, Lyman and Henry, had very little in common other than their blood. One day they decided to catch a ride to Winnipeg. The car was introduced while these two were doing some sightseeing in the city. They spotted the red Oldsmobile convertible. Lyman, the storyteller, almost made the car a living thing when he said, "There it was, parked, large as life. Really as if it were alive." (461) The brothers used all of the money they had, less some change for gas to get home, to buy the car. The car's significance was the bond that it created between the brothers. The purchase of the vehicle brought these two together with a common interest: the car. Once the bond was formed, the brothers became inseparable, at least for a while. The boys spent the whole summer in the car. They explored new places; met new people and furthered the bond that the car had created. When they returned from their trip, Henry was sent to war. He left the car with Lyman. While Henry was gone, Lyman spent his time pampering and fixing the car. Lyman saw the car as an extension of Henry. Lyman used the car to maintain an emotional bond with his brother who was thousands of miles away.
On that note, I shifted my truck into reverse and vacated the parking lot of the college I was dual-enrolled at. The thirty minute ride to my high school could not be over soon enough, as my destiny for the upcoming summer was at stake. The multitude of emotions I experienced on the seemingly endless car ride overcame me as my speedometer pushed the speed limit. Feelings of nervousness, excitement, optimism, courage, and anxiety crept into my mind.
I woke up at six to shower and eat breakfast. We were out the door and 6:30 and off to Ashland, Nebraska. We had the hammer down only stopping in Ashland to grab three Red Bulls apiece. We chugged our energy drinks while driving a couple miles out of town to the raceway hoping to get awaken by the rush of the sugar. We parked our truck by our buddy Jacob after getting signed in and paying our entry fees. We made fun of Jacob for awhile for being such a die hard and having to be one of the first ones at the track. Setting up our canopy and unloading our bikes took about 5 minutes because we wanted to hurry up and walk the track. The track was a freaking mud pit. They had overwatered it. I was hoping that it would stay a little muddier after practice until the moto’s because I could out ride three-fourths of the guys in my class in the mud. After the track walk we all walked back to our trucks and got our gear on. The C riders were first to practice. The first kid to start up his bike just revved the piss out of it not letting it warm up like it should. We started shaking our heads because our dads taught us to respect your things and not mistreat them. Leaving our little camp
There is so much to be discovered in our vast world of technology. Scientists and researchers work hard everyday to educate themselves and others on the advances capable of being achieved. There are people learning about new technology, different scientific and medical methods, and most of all medicine everyday. However, there is always a price to pay with hypotheses running their course through experiments, and that is the testing subject. Scientists feel the best choice for such research is to use animals to be tested, and that great achievements in the science world are worth it. Just as these scientists are, testing on innocent animals is completely wrong. Just because they are available for testing, and don’t have any ability to opt out in these experiments, does not mean they are right for the job.
Eggs came first. Millions of years before mammals, eggs existed, their hard shells unlike her mammalian sister who waddles around, heavily crippled with the burden of her womb. Eggs conferred evolutionary advantage.
Have you ever wondered how some athletes have gotten so good at a certain sport? Have you ever thought about what they did in order for them to get this good? For some the answer is simple; workout and train. But for others the answer is different; the use of performance enhancing drugs such as steroids. There are some people that argue that steroids should be legalized and allowed in professional sports. Other people argue that steroids should not be allowed. Today I am going to state my opinion and justify my reason. Steroids should not be allowed in professional sports because it can be very dangerous to the athlete’s health, it is a way to gain and un-fair advantage and it can be dangerous in both social and physical aspects.
Nevertheless, before I knew it, it was our turn to ride the Cork Screw. As soon as I entered onto the platform, I bolted towards the first car seat of the roller coaster. Following me slowl...
Making a decision for the future can be hard, but it can be even harder when people are torn between their passions and meeting other’s expectations. In today’s generation, most students are expected to have their career chosen by the time they are out of High School. They are trained to plan and map out their entire lives. Yet, college students still end up having an undecided major by the time they start their freshman year in college. A huge issue that is present in today’s society is that college students chose their major for the wrong reasons. Parents pressure students to pursue careers in business, medicine, politics, and law; however, unless practiced with passion, those careers are pointless.
With the modern age’s influx of new forms of communication, the skill of writing has taken a back seat for most people in their daily lives as brevity has become of greater importance. The more you can say in fewer – and often shorter – words, the better. While this is acceptable for those who have already developed the necessary motor and mental skills required to write well, it is increasingly worrisome for children who have not yet mastered these abilities, and could potentially set them back for most of their lives. Creative and persuasive writing is incredibly important and should be stressed in education to avoid future academic difficulty and promote a stronger intellectual generation.
A lot of people don’t know that they have to do more with their education and get a good paying job. If you are declined a job that you know you will enjoy, but don 't have the college papers for a job can get disappointing. Some people are not inspired to go to college, and others can’t afford it. Other issues involved with the skills gap for jobs is the high requirements for that area of work, and peoples soft skills. High school is supposed to help you plan you for the real world, but not many classes help teach you the real world. This forms the skills gap in America, this stops people from being able to progress in today’s community.
Since the dawn of humanity, exercise has been crucial for physical survival. In recent times, however, exercise is losing its significance to human survival. Some would argue that it already has lost its significance, and as exercise becomes less important, people exercise less. According to fitness.gov, only 33% of adults receive the recommended amount of physical activity each week (citation). Clearly there is a problem. However, there is still a fraction of the population that exercises diligently. Why do these people stick with it? Exercise has countless advantages that are still extremely important to our lives. So even though the need of exercise may appear to be diminishing, the practical effects should be enough to encourage people
Michelangelo once said, “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” By aiming high, one can hope to achieve his full potential. Clearly, this statement is true. As a society reaching for improvement, we must embrace the suggestion that overreaching is essential to progress. Aiming high is very beneficial as it can push a person beyond his limits.
and waited for my turn to race. Little did I know that my first race would end up in disaster, a blown engine. All of the hard work and dedication. towards my car seemed to be a futile effort because of the bad results. & nbsp;   ; After we pushed my car back to the pit area, we took apart the engine, looking for the problem. I immediately found it to be a bent cam.
A mechanical issue that stumped three mechanics sealed the deal that many of the 104 weekends would be spent on my back or hunched over the engine with my dad. Conversations about life and the world sprinkled in with learning valuable skills on how to fix almost everything under the hood now fill my mind with great memories. Time I at first thought I was wasting turned into time learning, sharing, and laughing with my dad. Every time I get into the cab, start the engine, hear the engine’s loud rumble come to life, I always think of the time well spent fixing the truck up with my dad. This truck will have a lasting effect on
The road before us seems to stretch for eternity. Driving away from home, the anticipation to get there is overpowering. The best way to pass time is singing along to dad’s 1980’s music. As the billboards flash by I can only catch