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    3/31/14 Roller Coaster Ride Every single person on this earth has experienced their emotions fluctuate throughout the day. This mood change can be very disruptive and difficult on oneself. So imagine if for the rest of your life your emotions were like a roller coaster of ups and downs. A few years ago at a family gathering I found out that my cousin was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. At first this came as quite a shock. Mainly because I was not very knowledgeable on just exactly what was bipolar

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    and kinetic is what makes the roller coaster ascends up the hill and it descends Roller coasters the change of ds down the hill. Potential and kinetic energy is what makes the roller coaster move. What some people may not realize is that the roller coaster has no engine. When you’re going down hill they use different types of wheels to keep the ride smooth. A roller coaster is not pulled by cable. The 3 types of wheels are running wheels which guides the roller coaster‚ Friction wheel which controls

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    Tick‚ Tick‚Tick went the sound of the coaster as I watched it go up the 300 foot drop. Tick Tick Tick. The screams were overtaking the sound of everything. Blood was rushing through my head as I watched the blue cart zoom around the track. My uncle trying to talk me into it. "Come on" he said "No"‚ I replied "It will be fun"‚he said "NO" I said "It is the only ride at Knott’s that we haven’t been on"‚ he said "NOOOO" I said "Were not coming back" he said "So" ‚ I said "It will be fun"‚he said "How

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    are many things that factor into the making of a roller coaster. Beside the fact of making it fun‚ exhilarating‚ and decently scary you also have to think about the scientific principles. As these will all be defined by Oxford’s dictionary. One of the most common scientific principles is kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is energy that an object possesses by virtue of being in motion. Kinetic energy increases as motion increases during the roller coaster ride. Potential energy is the energy of a body

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    Samantha Robinson Math105 Math and Roller Coasters It’s not something that most people think about when they’re standing in line for an hour waiting for two minutes of thrill‚ but math has a lot to do with building a roller coaster. The engineer needs to know how long and how high the ride needs to be before it can begin to be put together. These measurements have to be precise because the first drop has to give it enough speed to carry it through all the features of the ride. They would

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    My first ride on a roller coaster was a scary experience! I never had a thought of wanting to ride a roller coaster for different reasons. The reasons for that fear was the fear of heights and the thought of me falling off the ride or some type of malfunction causing the roller coaster to collapse. I would just watch other people get on the rides and listen to them scream their hearts out. One summer night‚ my friend called me and told me that the fair was in town for the weekend. She thought it

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    Roller Coaster Rush I walked out of the car. “Have fun!” my parents shouted. “Okay!” I replied. I walked across the street to the bleak concrete sidewalk to the entrance Great America. My friends and I had spent a week planning this meetup for the day. As I walked towards the entrance I saw my old friends Theodore and Oliva. Theodore was a normal sized boy and had short‚ black hair and dark brown eyes. He was wearing khaki shorts and an orange t-shirt. Wow‚ I forgot how long Olivia’s hair was

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    11-2-12 Love is Like a Rollercoaster Nowadays to many people think or would say that love is like a rollercoaster. They have their ups‚ downs‚ twists’‚ and turns. When we are up high on the top of that rollercoaster we feel happy‚ excited‚ and anxious to see what’s next. As when we are in love or have love for someone we also feel happy‚ excited‚ and anxious. When we are down low on that one rollercoaster we start to feel sad because the ride is over as when we are not in love we start to feel

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    An unforgettable day at my life The days which I can’t forget in life are my school days. The School in which I studied was SSV East Tambaram. The days were sweet and pleasant and I used to wish that night should not come through my life‚ because I wanted to stay in school but the nature didn’t allow me. I studied there till I entered my graduation course. Let me share some of my sweet memories. One fine Morning‚ my parents took me into the school campus while I was holding their hands tightly

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    friends. “Stop being a baby‚ it is really fun. We are in middle school‚ how are you still afraid of roller coasters?” Mocked My friends. Ever Since my childhood I have had problems with rollercoasters; the speed does not bother me‚in fact I find it exhilarating‚ it is how high they go that is the issue. I have had a fear of heights for as long

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