Trees and Trains

         When I was eleven years old our family gained an additional family member on a now infamous Easter day. While in Michigan visiting family we were gifted a young rabbit. Bella previously resided with my aunt along with her 8 pit bulls. Upon our return home Bella cautiously explored our house. Bella was very nervous at first, showering us in bites when we would pick her up. This adjustment period didn’t last long as she soon became comfortable with us interacting with her. Now Bella lives in a large indoor pen, intended for dogs, where we are able to see how she is aging during her time with us. During Bella’s first years with us she enjoyed hopping around our living room, relaxing under furniture and climbing on us. Now she prefers napping on top of her deconstructed shoe box.           One of Bella’s favorite pastimes during the first two years with us was hopping around our backyard, hiding under the gre...

I personally believe that the United States could benefit from a universal commuter high-speed rail system linking the country. This is because of the personal relationship I have with trains dating back to my early childhood. I feel that this should be accomplished through a federal partnership with foreign experts aiding American locomotive engineers. This would, hypothetically, be undertaken by labor brought in from foreign countries with pay and citizenship given in exchange for their hard labor. This high-speed rail network would be electric powered, liquidating carbon emissions, and leaving the only step left in complete carbon free grid to the electric production system. That being said I have an intimate relationship with trains that has been carefully built over time.             Ever since I was a kid I have had a fondness for locomotives. I spent my childhood days playing with Thomas the Tank Engine sets and build...

As long as I can remember, I have always had a problem with sharp acute structures. Ranging from thorns to pigeon repellent spikes, and all other objects similar have always made me feel uncomfortable. When I encounter these shapes, I will often feel as though my eyes are about to be poked by the object near me giving me immense fear. This phobia will be heightened or diluted depending on the objects proximity to me. For example, when stuck with a needle prior to my wisdom teeth removal, I had full body shakes which only subsided when the anesthesia took hold. I have learned to live with this negative reaction to sharp objects over time and have enhanced strength when encountering sharp objects.              Another miscellaneous fear of mine is specific to swimming in the Arc pool. I have an irrational fear that the pool bottom with fall revealing a large body of water underneath the pool where a giant shark will emerge fro...