Tree Of Life example essay topic

Jordan Case When I saw the sixty-foot drop from the top of the ramp, I had never been more terrified in my entire life. My mother and I were at Disney World for the first time, and I was sitting beside her on this monster about to plunge into the waiting waters below. She had surprised me with this trip the summer of my sixth grade year, probably because she had not heard the end of it once my cousin went and told me all about the fun he had. I convinced myself on the plane that I wasn't going to ride with my mom on the roller coasters, all I could think of was flying out of my seat to a certain horrible death. Yet here I was, ready to take the final plunge to the ground so far below. All I could think of was how young I was, too young to pass away this early.

I still had so much to do and see. I rode that roller coaster; I think Space Mountain was the name, at least fifteen more times that day. Never before had I experienced the incredible sensation of flying through the air, twisting and turning, flipping and rolling, I was hooked. I had to be convinced that there was other rides and adventures just as good in different parts of the park. And there was, not just roller coasters either but shows and games and all kinds of great restaurants and stores, even a gigantic arcade. Even the hotel we were staying in had tons of fun all over the place.

It was called the All Star Hotel, and we were staying in the basketball section. There was soccer, football, tennis, golf, and many more with a huge pool in the middle with artificial waves. The second day we were there we went on about a fifteen-minute bus ride to Animal Kingdom. There is only one word to describe this place, wow!

The first attraction you saw upon entrance was the Tree of Life an enormous tree with sixty different animals carved into the sides. We went on a safari ride where I photographed lions grazing, tall giraffes munching on tall trees, monkeys swinging from branch to branch, even an underground section with hippos swimming no more than two inches from your nose. Near the tree of life was an amphitheater with a 3 D show of the movie A Bug's Life. There was so much to see and do we couldn't fit it all into one day. As it came time to leave, I remember wishing I could run away and work in the park for the rest of my life; I could make a home in the Tree of Life. As it turns out I would visit several more times over the course of my life, but none were quite as fun as that first time, going sixty miles an hour next to my screaming mother thinking we had left the ground never to return, which was just fine by me.