Horizontal plane Essays

  • An Ekphrasis of John Hedjuk's Drawing 'Study for Wall House'

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    something if you understand or are willing to.” My first task is not to create a descriptive narrative of the... ... middle of paper ... ...of the “wall-house,” one can integrate with the horizontal and vertical spaces. On the lower left hand corner of the drawing displays another line of text, “the plane of present.” The “wall-house” not only integrates visitors with their surrounding through selective openings and tranquil qualities, it also conveys an essence of time. Hejduk states “the wall

  • Formal Analysis of Art Works: Three Examples

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    a tree branch. There seems to be two diagonal planes as the tiger is leaning forward and sitting erect. There is a horizontal plane from what appear to be branches above the tiger. The painting has asymmetrical balance as the elements are equally distributed to balance the top and the bottom of the space. The artwork demonstrates several types of line. There are curved lines used in the tiger’s stripes. There are also diagonal, vertical and horizontal lines used in the background for the grass and

  • Drop Tower Short Story

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    Drop Tower I was eight years old when it was my very first time at King’s Island. It had been a very exciting day so far. The weather was perfect, the sun was shining, yet it was very crowded. My grandma, aunt, brother and my three cousins came with me. We rode rides and watched my aunt and my brother do a fun ride where you fly around with strings holding you up on your stomach like superman. The summer light was finally fading after being at the park the whole day. I

  • White Woman Monologue

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    I was 2:00 pm a quiet afternoon on the Air Canada Airlines. Everyone was silent until a 50 year old white woman came into the plane and began a rukas. As she arrives to her seat she has a disgusted look on her face. The passenger next to her was a black man who was in his mid 30's minding his own buisness. But he couldn't help notice that there was a furious white woman calling out to the flight attendent. The flight attendent arrived and asked, "What's the problem, ma'am?" The white woman yells

  • Personal Narrative: Rushmore Helicopter

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    Flying High Few thousand feet into the air. Looking out at the ant sized houses. Then up close to a national monument, flying over Keystone, South Dakota gave me views I’d never had.I learned that flying is fun. And I want to get my pilot's license someday. First I was this place in South Dakota That had a helicopter, when I got there I wanted to scream out in excitement. I saw the sign that said Rushmore Helicopters, Inc and I know I was in for the time of my life. We stepped into the place and

  • Costa Rican Air-Personal Narrative

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    stuck on. I switched off my seat display, to find myself getting lost in the eighty’s style blue pattern that covered the chair in front of me. “You okay?” Kyani asked, “Yeah, I’m just ready to get off and get out of the airport.” Everyone on the plane start shuffling around, anxious to get off this stuffy tin can. “We are all going to meet at customs!” My teacher announced to the group. I looked to Kyani for the look of reassurance, knowing that neither of us knew what we were doing, and after the

  • Traveling Before Thanksgiving

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    don’t forget to pack a few of their favorite snacks and toys in your carryon bag. Make sure to bring a device to listen to some calming music or catch up on your reading while you’re on the plane. Get to the Airport Early Holidays like Thanksgiving mean long lines at the airport, so don’t risk missing your plane. Always get to the airport at least two hours before your flight when you fly during a holiday. Spending two hours at the airport is far less irritating than waiting around for half a day

  • Personal Narrative: My Trip To Cochabamba, Bolivia

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    On Feb 23, 2016 I left for the airport to catch a plane to Toronto. From Toronto I flew to Panama City, then to Santa Cruz, and then finally to Cochabamba. I was going to be in Cochabamba, Bolivia for almost two weeks on a missions trip with twenty- some other people. Some of the people were from my church, some were from another church, and the rest were from NBBI. Our group was going down to Bolivia to work with a Bolivian couple, Jamie and Sandra, and their two daughters, Kendra and Cassandra

  • Personal Narrative: My Trip To Hawaii

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    about going to Hawaii that we barley slept. Me, my mom, stepdad, brother, and sister only slept for hour or two. We got to o’hare airport in Chicago so we can got to the excited trip to Hawaii. When I got on the plane I was scared and anxious cause I never been in a plane. When the plane started I started to panic and I also started to cry cause I was terrified. I started to feel better so I just ate food that my mom ordered for me. I was sitting separately with my sister and my stepdad, brother

  • Personal Narrative: My Trip To New Orleans

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    At the end of June, my family and I set out on an almost week long vacation to New Orleans, Louisiana. We headed to the Cedar Rapids airport on Saturday June 27, and our plane was scheduled to leave at 11:30 am. After we boarded our plane in Cedar Rapids, we had to travel to Atlanta, Georgia for a connecting flight. There would have been minimal layover time because our flight from Cedar Rapids left late, however, when we arrived in Georgia there were some delays because a strong storm system was

  • Cobra Island: A Short Story

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    My family and I were traveling to the Bahamas in search of a new island called Cobra Island that was supposedly off shore about 150 miles. The plane finally landed into the small island of the Bahamas. All I could see for miles was the nice beautiful Atlantic Ocean. As soon as we got off the tiny turboprop plane, we were greeted by our wonderful tour guide named Xavier. Xavier was the best tour guide you were able to get throughout the whole island. Xavier took my family and I to our hotel

  • Personal Narrative: My Spanish Class Trip To Costa Rica

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    perspective on life in just two weeks, but it happened to me. Initially, as I sat there on the plane and looked out the window, all I saw was pitch black and panic hit me. I was on my way to a foreign country with no one but a few friends and chaperones to rely on. I had never been away from my parents for more than two days and now I was going to be away from them for two weeks. From the moment the plane hit the ground in Costa Rica, I was forced outside of my comfort zone. The first week I lived

  • Personal Narrative: My Trip To Mexico

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    at that point I felt like his mom almost as I began without though comforting him that everything was going to be fine and he followed me out. When we boarded the plane and took our seats a flight attendant helped us out which put me at some ease since our parents had paid for the flight attendant to care for us. But while on the plane as looking at my 6 year old brother and 9 year old sister, I felt I bit nervous as I was going to be there almost mom like figure toward them, but looked at them with

  • Bullying Creative Writing

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    are going to crash!” Laura screamed from the back. My mind was spinning, what was I thinking saying say to stalling the plane, now we are all going to die. We were plummeting down toward the Lake. This is it, I thought, date of death September 13th 2014. Suddenly, the engine roared back to life. Relieve flooded through my veins. Strangely, I wanted nothing more than for the plane to be stalled again. “That was amazing!” I said to Mr. Stacey with a grin. Earlier that morning at Freemen field airport

  • Personal Narrative: My Immigration To Canada

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    in the summer of 2014 that I learned why our family came to Canada. My parents had everything packed and ready for the upcoming visit to Guangzhou. They were busy calling my family in China who offered to pick us up at the airport. As we board the plane, I began to wonder how

  • Personal Narrative: Jet Skiing

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    Our lives flashed before our eyes, as we sped through the water. It all started on a crisp Saturday morning when I drove to my friend’s house. We loaded up into their family’s car and headed out for our exciting destination; the Delta. The Delta is a body of water that is located near Sacramento, California. This was my first year going to the Delta, and my friend had told me so many thrilling stories of tubing, jet skiing, and boating. I was beyond excited to feel the refreshing water on a nice

  • Use of Symbolism in Golding's Lord of the Flies

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    understanding, but also enjoying the novel. After tying many of the symbols together, you can figure out more about what the author is trying to depict, the overall scene. This story takes place during World War II on a deserted island. After a plane, transporting about a dozen young boys, gets shot down, they are trapped on an island without any adults. Throughout a few week period, they become separated through many difficult, and trying times. Each character and object that is frequently used

  • Flying Solo

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    Flying Solo Today is the day of my first flying lesson. For the last month I have been putting together a model of the Spirit of St. Louis, the plane Charles Lindbergh used to fly from to New York to Paris in May of 1927, the first transatlantic flight. I love putting together models; I love the intense concentration it requires, the knot of tension that forms at the back of my neck, the dizzying smell of glue. Charles Lindbergh was not the first pilot to attempt this flight, but he was the

  • Lord of the Flies

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    period is important to the novel because it is the reason why the boys in the story end up on the deserted island that there on. During this time period, the reader assumes that widespread war has broken out across the world, and the kids are in a plane to escape their destroyed home country of England. The story takes place on a deserted island that is somewhere near the Pacific Ocean. The island on which the characters land is unique in that it has a small mountain on it and plenty of wildlife and

  • The Story Of The Munich Air Disaster

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    February 1958 one of the greatest tragedies in world sport occurred. The Munich Air Disaster. 23 passengers and crew who were on board the plane, including 8 Manchester United footballers, were killed when the plane crashed in West Germany. The team were triumphant following a victory in a European cup tie against Red Star Belgrade of Serbia when their plane crashed in appalling weather conditions following its third attempt at a takeoff. What followed were some of the darkest, most distressing scenes