The Dragon Blood Tree is a roller coaster that goes up 400 feet in the air, with a top speed of 100 miles per hour. This ride has a track that is just over a mile long, and it lasts for around 62.5 seconds, the train can hold 16 people it total with there being 4 individual carts put together, and there are only 2 carts that go through the track at a time.…
In 1991 Cedar Point creates a wooden monster called Mean Streak. In 1993 Snake River Falls opens. Another record breaking roller coaster is built in 1994. Cedar Point will help make you fly with Raptor. Cedar Point will take you high up in the air with a drop tower. In 1998 Cedar Point builds Power Tower. In 1999 Cedar Point has another big year. “Lucy, Linus, Charlie Brown and everyone’s favorite beagle, Snoopy, help Cedar Point open Camp Snoopy, a family playland that features seven rides, including the Woodstock Express roller coaster. The Aquatic Stadium, a 1,600 seat capacity complex featuring Splash!, an innovative and daring high diving demonstration opens (originally opened as Oceana dolphin stadium in 1980. Breakers Tower is added to Hotel Breakers. "Extreme" is shown in the Cedar Point Cinema.(Park…
There is a fine line between holding on to something sacred to you and becoming obsessive over it. Nostalgia can be a beautiful thing. Afterall, it triggers a sense of happiness and bliss within the individual reminiscing on the past event or thing. Though in some cases nostalgia can be quite crippling to one's life. It can prevent an individual from being able to move on from the past as a result of the euphoric feeling it gives off. In the documentary, The Rock-afire Explosion, a man by the name of Chris Thrash is heavily focused on throughout the film because of his obsession over everything that involves the The Rock-afire Explosion. The Rock-afire explosion was an animatronic band that performed throughout the ‘80s for children at an…
"Oh my gosh, that ride was so boring!" That is what traveler's say when riding on the interstates. People on route 66 say amazing things about their adventurous ride. For example, in the story, "The Best of America is on the Blue Highways," it really does get into detail about all the amazing characteristics on Route 66. Taking this sight seeing route is an amazing experience. It is not as busy as those interstate, and is way better than any other ride. Route 66 is a non stressful ride you do not have to worry about getting from point A to point B as soon as possible. So, take the time for a ride you will never forget.…
Whilst this was known to be where rap music began, the activity of rap music very first started in 1978. This was when DJ Hollywood, a DJ who played locally to a large crowd in mid-town Manhattan and a DJ who occupied his mixes with brief rhymes. DJ Hollywood has a big claim as to being the first rapper, however the precise identity is likely to never be found. DJ Hollywood once stated in an interview “Im like, basically one of the first rappers in this particular mode, Kool Herc they say is like the founder of Hip Hop and to a great degree I guess I can agree with that but so far as rapping on the mic and creating a flow for people to just wanna sing along and for people to just wanna scream and shout. All that comes from me, i’m the first…
The movie crash is a combination of many different things including labeling theory. Crash is not just a movie about car crashes, but also of cultures and values. There are several intertwined lives and personal relationships with a common point of prejudice involving ethnic issues.…
In roll of thunder hear my cry cassie the main character is in the time period where racial division was alive and cassie expercines several indices of racial division during her visit to strawberry, mississippi trough these indicates cassie learns that the blacks are being mistreated by the whites because of their skin colors situations that happened in this time period stirred up conflicts.…
Death Valley is one of the most iconic places in America due to the aridness of the region as well being the lowest point in the entire North of American Continent. Death Valley received its name after a group of travelers headed west got lost after trying to take a shortcut almost leading towards their demise.2 Located in California just behind the Sierra Nevada Mountains the valley is the direct result of rain shadow effect and being a salt flat due to a pluvial lake. The lake in question that was above Death Valley is referred to as Lake Manly. Back in its prime Lake Manly used to be very large however, meteorological changes caused the tributaries to evaporate and become extinct. As time went on the same unfortunate result fell upon the…
"Lights! Camera! Action!" the dramatic yet traditional prompt associated with Hollywood and the pictures. Hollywood appears to be this extraordinary glamorous world; however, in reality is it? Many people dream of being in the limelight of Hollywood; where there is an endless amount of money, power, and fame. Society fails to examine what's behind fame; the dark, twisted, and the ugly truths hiding within those exact words. Billy Wilder explores and divulges the dark yet unknown, harsh realities of fame, following Hollywood's transition from silent pictures to talkies; with his film Sunset Boulevard.…
Crash Smack is the sound me and my board make as I fall off. “THIS SUCKS” I yell as I throw my brothers old skateboard against the ground from anger. The next day I hop back on the board and start skating around the parkwich is alawys empty and no one uses any of the old equpment “CRAP” I yell as I fall off my board. The next afternoon i look up how to skate videos an hour later i hop back on my board and get on for a decent amount of time. The next day i feel comfortable enough to skate to get somewhere. Ater that I thought I should try somthing different. I thought of some ticks that I knew the name of so i tried kickflip the video it said i would need a solid ollie then i tried a ton of other tricks they all said i would need a solid ollie.…
Have you ever wondered about MTV and how it became as big as it is today? The reason for this is that it has been around a while and your parents may have even watched it when they were younger. So, they have a little experience in how to draw young teens to watch their programs. MTV got its big start and revolutionized television as modern viewers know it today.…
The tale of Rip Van Winkle has been enjoyed by children of all ages throughout the years, however time reveals the truth behind the story. Rip Van Winkle is a story written by Washington Irving under the alias of Diedrich Knickerbocker in 1819. It has kept its popularity through the years because of the morals it teaches to children. The story is a statement about the danger passiveness in society. As children this is incomprehensible, yet as adults this becomes tremendously important. Passiveness in society is dangerous no matter what events are missed, there is always a cause and effect, and it still plagues, not only the American Society, but Society as a whole, today.…
Look, I dig Ghost Rider. As I said when reviewing the first Ghost Rider movie (one that I still believe holds up as a passable guilty-pleasure) the comic-book antihero's appeal lies in his darkness, his badassery and his extreme heavy-metallitude.…
Jailhouse rock was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who also wrote "Hound Dog," and became a huge hit when Elvis recorded it. Leiber and Stoller excelled at writing catchy pop songs with elements of blues music. Their songs could be very funny and clever, and often take place in unusual situations.…
Warped is an adjective defined as disapproving, humorous, strange, and unpleasant. One would think that a music event titled Van’s Warped Tour would be crazy or different; some may even think badly upon it. To the fans who attend this concert every summer, it means so much more. It is a replacement of all negative aspects of outside life with a unity bound by a common love of music. I can guarantee that anyone who goes to this concert will be able to experience a different atmosphere that differs greatly from that of everyday life. It can be said that Warped Tour can be looked as the modern day Woodstock.…