Largent 1
Michael Largent
Mr. Boyt
Advanced Writing
6 October 2008
Journey to Engineer
Throughout my childhood I was heavily influenced by my father’s love of space, aircraft,
and astronomy.
Together we looked through telescopes, watched the shuttle launchings, and
even traveled to nearby airports just to watch airline jets takeoff and land.
When I was ten years
old, my father and I registered for a week of space camp in Huntsville, Alabama.
During the
week full of space-related activities and astronaut training, I began to fall in love with the same
interests as my dad.
Fast forwarding seven years into the future, with my affection for flight and space just as
strong as my father’s, I took the controls of a small Cessna aircraft.
I completed the preflight
inspection with my instructor and jumped into the captain’s seat in the cockpit, preparing to taxi
to the runway.
My stomach was fluttering with excitement, my hands were quivering with
anxiety, and my forehead was sweating with fear.
The world stood still as I peered out the
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