Using the picture on this page explain what this place use to be and why it looks the way it does now. Be creative. This is an opportunity for you to use those literary devices: similes, metaphors, alliteration, anaphora, etc. Make the story so interesting your classmates want to read it.
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This place in the picture was probably used as a place where the "cool" people went to hangout to do various activities. They went there to have a spot to call there own where they can go and vent about how they feel and also to get away and think about things. They would go there to draw, or write something. It was used for something to show what that place used to be like compared to what it is now. some kids might go there to do bad things just so they can get away from it all and feel normal, feel at ease.
In the beginning, there only existed people. People of many shapes and sizes, people of larger or smaller minds. People of the earth. These people, while simply existing and traveling in the land they were brought in weren’t people of great measure. During this time, there was no one better than the other; there were only people who were of equal value. They had created places to live, places were they could call home. These places were labeled on their own regard since they were all within each other’s own mind set; most of the places were amply named home. Some were called home and ended up being a shop or a bank. These places don’t directly seem to be places one would call home, but they do hold a person and their being and keep them safe. This was the way of the world, and the world itself is never forthcoming about what is to happen next.
Until, of course, something changes.
While these beings were considered people, they were also what we like to call, man. Men like to do things their own way and to achieve only for themselves. It is within their undying spirit that exists something that all people share, and that is desire. With desire comes the need to be better and that need caused the fire-red rage of what was so innocent in one to become a raging inferno of conquerors. It is these people who change the world, for better, or for worse. So, these men and woman alike decided to become unequal and uncivilized. They fought between each other and destroyed what they held dear, only to find that what they had really destroyed in the end was they themselves. The most famous of these places that would be constructed only to be destroyed in a matter of moments was called the “Cool Zone.” Here, the planning for this building is always the same, it is a flimsy framework with the only redeeming factor is the pleasure of being inside if only just for a moment. It will be destroyed in a matter of minutes at times and at others a matter of years. However, the result is always the same, it becomes absolute and defined by what it was and not what it is.
When the first time this building was destroyed, an image was taken by a youth and he had treasured it. He had wished that he had seen what the others had seen in their conquests, he wanted to be there, be someone.
But it was all an illusion.
This youth, being only what man calls a child, was sitting at his desk with a computer terminal in front of him. He had been working on a tiny paper to publish onto his teacher’s website for a weekly grade. He was always prestigious in what he would write and he would try his best to take his readers on an adventure through his own mind. He smiled, knowing that through his life he had learned that being cool wasn’t always the best thing in the world, and that he had better things to worry about even if he wasn’t popular.
He grinned as he submitted the paper, and went out to see his true friends.
And that, was really cool.
The place in the picture used to be a place where the cool people would hang out. Where cool was fun, like roller coasters and theme parks. Until these places became dark and corrupt, where no one was safe to be. From fun and games, to violence and drugs this place turned into a nightmare for the young people.
"Cool Zone" amusement park was wildly popular and crowded with visitors every day that it was open. There was something fun for everyone to do, such as rides, games, shows, and other attractions. Parents would take their children, boyfriends would take their girlfriends, large groups of friends would all go together. That was before the roller coaster accident of '74.
The train cars of the Dragon coaster climbed slowly to the very top, while riders giggled and screamed with anticipation. When they reached the top, the roller coaster slowly inched over the hill, only to find that part of the track had mysteriously come loose. The entire car crashed to the ground, and there were no survivors.
The park closed for a few weeks so that they could clean the park, check the other rides to make sure they were all functioning properly, and deal with the legal matters of the accident. "Cool Zone" did reopen, though, and they threw a huge bash. Just like that, everyone quickly forgot about the crash.
Something was different about the park, though. The strange occurrences started off small. More and more children were being separated from their parents, small fires often started in the concession stands, bathrooms flooded multiples times a day, and strange markings were discovered on the walls each morning when the park opened. The guests didn't really seem to mind too much though, and the park was just as packed as ever.
Fourth of July weekend had always been a busy time for the amusement park. Families traveled from all around to hang out at the park and experience the amazing firework display that was put on every year. This year, though, would be the last time Cool Zone was ever open. Once the sun went down, people reported seeing strange shadowy figures standing along fences or lurking around corners. People of all ages were going missing and could not be found anywhere. The staff tried their best to help and keep the other guests from going into a panic. They started the fire work show as planned, but when they started playing the patriotic music, it turned to an eerie tune. The person running the music tried their best to turn it off, but even after they unplugged the stereo, it played on. They decided to set off the fireworks, but when the first three were lit off, they spelled the word "RUN" in the sky. Immediately afterwards, a haunting laugh erupted over the scary music. People began panicking, and ran straight out of the park, leaving their belongings behind.
Cool Zone never officially closed. Everyone, including employees, vowed to never return to the park in fear of what evil could be living there. The park slowly deteriorated. The rides rusted and grass and weeds grew through the pavement. While the gates stayed open, the amusement park turned into a ghost town.
Every now and then, people decide they are brave enough to spend a night at Cool Zone. No one ever lasts the whole night, though. They claim that just as the sun sets, they can see a ghostly silhouette of the train car and passengers on the Dragon roller coaster.
Originally, the place was an amusement park. One of the most popular places to take your family to. A family could spend the whole day walking around and enjoying the rides that the park offered. Then, teenagers started going with other teenagers to this amusement park without adults. The teens started getting rowdy and rude towards the families that would go.
The formation of several gangs became prevalent in this park. Violence kept rising, up to the point where a family would pay to get into the park, and would leave by ambulance. The several gangs that took control of the park started fighting amongst themselves. Gang war raged on within this park, and eventually, the owners shut down the park. Families could no longer go near this place for fear that they would get hurt.
The last gang standing started spreading the terror to the city that surrounded this old amusement park. The government sent the SWAT team to handle the last gang that brought terror to the city. As the last gang member was about to be caught, he wrote "cool zone" across the amusement park entrance as a permanent reminder of the gang that ruled over this place. He wanted to show the gang would always lived on so long as people remembered the history of all that occurred here.
B. Geiss 5/6 Period
Many years ago, the “Cool Zone” was an amusement park of high esteem, although, only for some. This place—as the name might suggest—used to be where all the cool people could go and hang out. This place was somewhere to go to escape the mundane happenings of the lives of those who were not cool. This place was an area of exclusion; only the coolest of the cool were allowed in. For a long time the park business was booming. However, now, this place is run down and dilapidated. All the buildings (similar to the one shown) are falling apart and they’re covered in graffiti. All of the plants are grossly overgrown and some are even dying. The rides no longer run. The food carts lay strewn about the walkways, empty. The gates have been permanently closed. Why? You see, just as all other things that are cool, this amusement park was merely a passing fad. It enjoyed a number of glory years, but even from its first conception its days were limited. As soon as the park’s patrons heard about the next best thing it was all over. Now the buildings and the rides have nothing to do but sit there in ruin for the rest of eternity.
This place was once the most popular amusement park. People of all ages came here to have fun and enjoy themselves. What was once filled with laughter and happiness is now something that looks like it’s from a horror movie. This was a place where people could forget about their problems. This park became less popular when a better and newly improved park was built right across the street. Compared to the new park, the “Cool Zone” was not so cool anymore. Eventually this park was shut down and became a hangout spot for the homeless, drug dealers, and some mischievous teenagers. What was once a symbol for excitement and joy; it is now a symbol for sadness and depression. This park became obsolete like drive -ins and old technology; forgot about forever.
~Becca Gardella 5/6 Period
This picture symbolizes the decay of the meaning "Cool". In the old days the only entertainment was through outdoor activities and game such as an amusement park as shown. Everyone went here it was the hot spot of town. But, eventually people found other things to do that they considered more fun. For example, electronics started to play a big role and as higher the talk about the electronics got the less fun the amusement park seemed. Before the towns people knew it the amusement park was not so amused and shut down due to getting no attention. Its a cruel word these days where our mind is so over controlled by our cell phones and laptops, its disgusting. If It were up to me I would turn that amusement park around back to a fun hangout place and grow up in a non-electronic era.
-Ally Modie 3rd period
The “Cool Zone” used to be a place where fun and excitement took place. Its central location made it the “place to be.” It is located just outside an amusement park and it was always packed with people from open to close. Now, it is rusted and run down, nearly falling apart. It was neglected and abandoned. Nobody goes there anymore and it just rots away until it will eventually be torn down and replaced with something new, years from now. Just like the fads of society, it has changed to be something different. It is no longer “cool” and even its name is just something in the past.
This place represents how the opinions of what is and is not “cool” is always shifting. “Cool” is something that is temporary, not permanent, since society is constantly changing; not always who they are, but what they want.
Muha, J 5-6th period
The "cool place" used to be a place where kids would go hang out with their friends and have fun, but as our society has become more advanced people's idea of fun has changed. Having fun is no longer going outside and hopping fences and playing catch. Now having fun consists of get high or drunk and sitting in the dark playing videogames. So this cool place ran out of business and closed down.
The picture in this blog looks like a old an amusement park that was abandoned and it has a sign that says "Cool", metaphorically speaking this really was not an amusement park, it would be seen as a place were people who believed they were better than others would belong. In the picture the park looks old, rotted and just not as "cool" as it used to be, explaining how people who believed they were cool ended up to be.
The picture is sort of ironic, the sign says cool zone, but the place behind it looks pretty pathetic and gross. This may be the same for the people who thought they were once cool in high school or college and they held that title but in reality they didn't really go anywhere in life, they just grow old like everyone else, but believe they hold a higher title.
It can be seen that the "Cool Zone" was a place of fun and excitement where everyone wanted to go or how everyone wanted to be. In reality things didn't end great for those people who thought they were cool and thought they were the shiniest and fastest roller coasters in the park.
M.Al-Zarraq 5/6th period
This place used to be an amusement park that families would pay top dollar to go to. full of cotton candy machines, games, and rides this place was where every kid dreamed to be at. As years went on this park aged. The owner was an older man who was aging as well and couldn't keep up with the park financially. So eventually the cotton candy machines no longer twisted the fluffy cotton candy. The rides needed to have minor issues fixed but since it was not kept up on those minor issues turned in to major issues. Families saw the change and once the park ran out of money because the families decided to take their families else where the park eventually shut down. The old man was too old and couldn't keep up with his amusement park physically and financially. Years later a few teenagers who had some of the best memories here walked around visiting the old park. The teens were decided it to make it their own.The park was so old and rusty so the teens added color with spray cans. The entertance was renamed "cool zone" reflecting back to their memories when they were all littled. In the teens' younger days they would refer to the amusement park as the cool zone because their was so many cool things about the park. The teens now use the park to hold events like skate boarding and just a hang out for all teens who had childhood memories at the amusement park.
Giavonna Gilbride 5/6th
This place used to be an amusement park, where teens and young kids could ride rides and hangout in the cool zone. But, all of these rides were very dangerous, leaving some people hurt or even dead. This reminds me of Facebook and how popular it used to be it and how quickly the trend of cool can change. Now this park and a Facebook are where boring things go on.
Eric Bulic 1st
This place was a very cool place to hangout with family, friends and other loved ones. Something drastic had to have happened to make the park look the way that it does in the picture. Something happened to keep people from coming to this place and my guess is that it was something pretty bad. This picture shows something that used to be fun and great as something sinister and scary.
Husak, Lina 5/6 period
This place used to be the spot for all the kids and teenagers to gather on town. Laughs were shared, smiles were made, and fun ran throughout the park. This is where memories were made, and where they shall remain. The effects of time have withered and damaged the park, but the true meaning will always remain where it was left. The park may be physically damaged, but to many that remember, the park will live on forever.
Cool Zone was an amusement park many years ago where every kid would die to go to. It could be said that its modern day equivalence would be Cedar Point. And first everything was looking great for the park owners. Kids were having fun and prices were soaring, but it after sometime things began to take a turn for the worst. It all began with the mysterious death of Jimtomathy Ake. Don’t get me wrong the reason why he died was obvious. Anyone to fall from the top of Tsunami would surely meet their death. Strangely, right before the incident there was a sting of vandals in the park that would destroy or damage certain parts of the park overnight. It was suspected that the vandals were either kids or employees from another nearby amusement park trying to scare away customers. At the time no one was quite sure, but sadly after the owners of Cool Zone thought they case was over another kid died on another ride, and another after that. It wasn’t long after until the park gained a reputation for being haunted. And day by day the attendance at Cool Zone began to go down. Eventually the park was forced to close. It seemed like a victory for their rivals. Years had gone by and the park had deteriorated to the point where it look as haunted as it was said to be.
It was towards the beginning of the 21st century that human kind reveled in its own glory. We had just created AI, or artificial intelligence. What a mistake that was, but it's too late for that now. The machines at some point decided that humans were irrelevant. We did not matter anymore. We don't really know who started the war, but we do know that we were the ones that scorched the skies. We believed that without solar energy, the machines we so greedily created, for our own selfish gain, would not be able to survive. Unfortunately, the machines found a solution to this...and it was far worse than using solar energy. The human body produces a certain amount of electrical energy, every day. It also produces about 25,000 BTU's of body heat every day. The machines had found their solution. There are fields where humans are no longer born, but are grown. Along with these fields, the machines created a system, built to control the people they were gathering energy from. The system is a version of reality, so strong that people do not recognize it for what it is. They believe they are living their lives, but in reality, they are plugged into this system. It is a prison, but not a physical one. A digital prison built to control the minds of every man, woman and child on the planet.
This is where we are today. The Cool Zone. It is one of our last hopes. The Cool Zone is the entrance to our base of operations. It is where we execute our mission; to rescue the people imprisoned by the system. This Cool Zone is our front, and thus it must look the part. You might notice the darkened skies. That is our failed attempt at cutting the machines off from power, as I mentioned earlier. The machines will not think to look for us in a place of former happiness, especially as it is now very depressing. The overgrown vegetation and dank atmosphere creates a perfect cover for us. We hide underneath this monument, in the hopes we can complete our mission. While it may seem hopeless at times, we take solace in one thing, and one thing only. That one day, a man will rescue us. This one man will change the system, give people freedom and rescue us from the tyranny of the machines. It is this belief that we will be saved, that drives us to find him and rescue our people.
Paul Smith 3rd Period
This place is a run down amusement park where back in the day was the hangout place for the "cool kids." As our society has changed this is no longer the cool zone because of the way kids have fun now a-days. Kids no longer go outside and have fun, they sit inside and use technology. It looks old and worn down because its not used anymore now that fun has a different meaning for kids in this generation.
This place was an environment for hose to believe themselves as "cool". This amusement park used to be the hit of the town and many would flock to spend their time here. Although time changed and so did many of the people. From what many people thought was once cool has now faded and has turned into a deserted area that now is abandoned and unkempt. This area is very similar to many fads that pass through generations and shortly after disintegrate and become something of that past. Similar to Myspace or any other social media that was once a hit.
This was once a place where everyone went to have fun. Teens and adults would spend hours and hours at the "Cool Zone". Everyone knew about this this. It was the place to be. There were so many memories from everyone. The fair food, rollercoasters and carnival games made it all happen. Then technology got in the way of this amusement park. Technology has had a major impact on our lives today. Every person relies on technology in some way. kids don't go out and have fun like they used to before video games and cell phones and social media. As time went on, the place that was once "cool" became different. They couldn't afford to keep it open. It is now a place where no one is allowed to go and have fun anymore.
Krencisz, A 3rd period
Oh man, the "cool zone", that was the place to be. Those who weren't involved in the "cool zone" were left out. Everyone's "cool zones" were different though, that's how we get our group of friends. Personally, I like to call it common interests. Some peoples "cool zone" were video games, sports, music, the great outdoors, or anything that people could relate too. But overtime people tend to change and have new interests. Most people move on and start on a new path. The "cool zone" represents peoples old interests. It is still there, but people don't tend to revisit it, as they have moved on. The "cool zone" is our past, old and unappealing to us. We as people want new and better things. So we leave our past behind us, and get bigger and better things.
Pelka, E. 1st period
The place in the picture was once a very popular amusement park where everyone would go to have a great time and enjoy life. Metaphorically "cool zone" was a place where all the cool people would hang out. Its abandoned because being cool nowadays involves drugs, and alcohol. "Cool zone" was once a place where everyone went to have a great time. now, it lays a ghost town.
To me, I believe this place is where the kids or teens of a previous generation went to have a good time. It was called the "Cool Zone" because it was considered cool if you went there. Though as time passes and what is considered "cool" varies as generations pass, things change. So as kids/teens perspectives of what is cool or hip changes, the old perspectives are forgotten in the past. This picture is an example of changing perspectives or opinions. The theme park was once the place to be for kids or teens, but as time went on, things had changed. The kids or teens of new generation didn't find this place to be "cool", so it was forgotten and eventually went out of business. It is now a sanctuary for forgotten perspectives of definition of what is cool.
-Mike Glencer
5/6 Period
The place that is on the screen used to be a place of fun and enjoyment. This place would have been the spot to hang out and enjoy the company of your friends. In the back ground there is a roller coaster, and this would have been the main attraction to drag people in to the Cool Zone. The Cool Zone doesn't allow people who are lame and never have fun because that would not be cool. looking at the picture now we can see that the place is run down and closed forever. I believe this is a metaphor for that the time has changed from being cool to cool being out of style. Now the time is hard work and perseverance is the way to go. Being cool will get you no where in life and the only way to get somewhere is hard work. Yet like they say hard work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. So we still need to make time for fun.
This picture displayed is a roller coaster park. It is very dark and looks out of business. The sign in the front of the park is labeled “Cool Zone,” with graffiti all over the walls. This could be a metaphor for high school students. To fit in and be “popular,” you might not so what you believe to be the right way and might veer off the path to become popular. This could lead you down a bad road, like smoking and drinking and distract oneself from what they really want to achieve in life. They could end up like this roller costar park, down at the lowest point in life because of the effects.
N. Pozna 5/6
The "Cool Zone" was a place for a lot of kids and teenagers to go in their free time when they wanted to have fun. It was the place to be, if you wanted to be known as one of the "cool kids." Many young people enjoyed coming here, flirting with the girls, eating too much junk food, and riding all of the rousing rides. As time went on for the kinds and teenagers who loved going to the 'Cool Zone" amusement park, they got really bored. They were realizing that they were going on the same rides, they were seeing the same people, and they were eating the same unhealthy junk food. The things that they all once enjoyed were becoming very bland; what happened? It is the same stuff that they enjoyed before, nothing changed! The truth of it all is that they outgrew all of their old childish games and thoughts. Much like people outgrow clothes, people outgrow trends. The trend of the time was to go to the "Cool Zone" and have a lot of fun, but now it is at a new place. Is it at another amusement park? Or at a movie theater? Or maybe an outdoor park? Who knows. The thing we do know, though, is that it is not permanent. Eventually, just like what happened to the "Cool Zone" amusement park, it will be left in the dust and forgotten about because people outgrew the trend.
Bloxsom, N. 5/6th period.
To me, this picture shows a place were you hang out as a teenager. This was the cool place to chill out with friends and have a good time. This was the place for cool people. Times have change now. There is no such thing as a "cool" person. Everyone is unique and different. Everyone wants to be cool as a cucumber. Different qualities make you cool in your own group. The picture shows a broken down roller coaster because having a cool zone is no fun anymore.
-Alexa Shaneyfelt 3 period
The place in the picture used to be a place for "cool kids" to hang out. An amusement park. It was where everyone wanted to be. It was constantly buzzing like a beehive with people, coming and going, going on the rides and snacking on the various foods there were. But then, as time went on, new technologies came into being. Phones, computers, tablets... you name it. Those were then new things that everyone was on. Twitter, Instagram, Facebook... that's where everyone wanted to be. Soon, the amusement park came abandoned, no one visited. It came sad, dark. Lonely. It was like a old toy that a kid threw away because they were too old for it. Then again, that time comes around for everything eventually in this world.
This was a place where families would spend their summers and the kids would run around with their ice cream and funnel cakes. Summers were accidentally and contagiously consumed by the bright sun and cool summer nights. On the 4th of July, everyone gathered here to watch the fireworks under a big moon with their trademark carnival food in hand. This park is now abandoned after it was shut down one summer due to it being the crime scene of a series of murders. For obvious reasons, when it reopened, no one was interested in taking their family to such a place.
-Megan Zajkowski 5/6
This place pictured looks like an older place that used to be the hangout. This could be assumed through the name on the building where all of the kids went to hangout and have fun. It was a cool hangout place. A change could have happened where the generation, that would go to this cool place to have fun and hangout, grew up and moved on; while the newer generation that was coming up never go too into the place and it began to lose popularity. Eventually, the place could have closed down due to lack of business and remained vacant while the building decayed and everything. The lack of color in the picture could symbolize the older times and represent the past. Now, maybe rumors about this abandoned place being haunted have come up and thats why it closed down, and in turn the popularity has risen a little bit even though it is not in operation. Kids will sneak in for the adrenal rush of it being haunted in hopes to maybe caught a glimpse of something spooky. Therefore, this place still remains "cool".
Renfro, B 1st period
The cool zone was once the hottest place to go throughout the summer, it was just as good as cedar point is today. This was a place where you could go with your family on the weekend and have an absolute blast. Many memories were made it and lots of flash backs occur. Society had changed and the cool zone was a place for murders, drugs, and other activities. Needless to say the park shut down for some time but reopened. The park was not the same as it once was before. No one came to the park after this had happened. The cool zone was meant for families but then got changed quickly. Don't try to base your life on being cool. There is a lot bigger things in life than being cool or being the wrong cool.
Humans often think that the things they built will last forever. They assume that everything will have an imprint on the earth forever. Humans construct monstrous structures out of metal, and even though they know better, they think it will not rust over. This amusement park, usually a symbol for flourishing consumerism fun, is rotting away. The bright colors are washed away, stands that once held prizes are slowly being rooted into the earth. The roller coasters that once carried people up into the sky, is slowly being brought back to the ground. There isn't any fun happening in the park, only a long process of Mother Nature getting her land returned to her. The 'Cool Zone' is just another example that nothing lasts forever.
- Jenny Wiley 3rd Period
This was the “Cool Zone.” A place where families would go to laugh, bring home their children holding stuffed animals smiling from ear to ear. A place where even though they only got one little stick of cotton candy, they would come home bouncing off the walls not wanted to go to bed. Everyone knew about this park. It was the place to be on a sunny day and people would line up at the gate before it even opened. But now it’s just a rusty old abandoned park, where people just drive past and say ‘remember when’. As generations grow older, society changes. Things that were “cool” one year may be old news the next. As technology becomes a larger part of people’s lives, no one even thinks about going out on the weekends to the old amusement park. It’s all about how many likes someone can get on a picture, or snap chatting your favorite selfie to the ‘bff’. People’s opinions change, and even though we don’t think it would happen, places are forgotten, and memories are kept just to explain things in the past.
-Winston S 5/6*
The "Cool Zone" used to be the most thrilling amusement park in the world, until the Unspeakable Event happened. I remember being able to walk to that place from my house with all of my friends as butterflies flew around in our stomachs. We lived for weekends spent at the Cool Zone laughing, eating, and meeting a ton of new people. My friends and I always rode this one ride, which now haunts everyone's dreams, called "Plunge To Heaven." People who were brave enough to ride this coaster were shot up to unbelievable heights and then brought back down to ground level, all within a minute and a half. Everyone talked about this ride, but only a few had the guts to actually ride it. One boy, bless his heart, was very confident about his ability to make it through this ride without puking or passing out. Unfortunately, a lot worse happened. Mid-ride, he was thrown out of the car and plummeted to his death. Research later revealed that he wasn't big enough to ride that coaster. Ever since then, people stopped going to the Cool Zone. It was shut down and has been untouched for about 5 years now.
Just like everything in life, ideas, beliefs, and hobbies all come and go from time to time. In this picture it refers to a place where everyone at one point was welcomed and this particular place made majority feel "cool". The park being closed just goes to show that in our world there is not many public places that make everyone feel comfortable about themselves anymore. In society it is seen more frequently that public places only hold the belief of being constantly being critiqued off of every little thing one does. This will cause destruction from within an individual just as corruption slowly had taken over this park causing its failure to overcome what beauty that once was there.
Jeff Anzo 3rd
This use to be a place where everyone would go. Where everyone brought their family and friends and had the most laughs they have ever had. A place the has unforgettable memories. Many people could have met here, a person that someone could look up too like a best friend or maybe even the person they want to spend their future with. But now, it is abandoned. The owners weren't making as much money as they were once before and had to close down the amusement park. Many people were sad and upset and some were even angry. But even though the park wouldn't be a hang out spot anymore, the memories people have there will never go away.
The "Cool Zone" was the most popular amuzement park in the world. It had the highest, fastest roller coasters ever made. Everyone wanted to go there until the worst accident imaginable happened. One fateful day a car plunged right off the track sending everyone in it to their death. After that people could hear screams and moaning all throughout the park. Shivers would run through the veins of anyone standing in line for a ride. It did not take long before people stopped coming to the park and soon it became as cold and barren as death itself.
"My mommy said she would come back," the little girl had said. It had been ten minutes when she told the tall lady. She had kids, but they were all really big. And they were scary. The sky was also scary, it felt like a monster was waking up in the clouds. They made the little girl even more nervous. The woman had to ask something, it was taking too long.
Twenty minutes had passed.
Sweat started accumulating on the woman's forehead. The woman wasn't coming back. This girl was alone. She needed to do something. "Listen, do you know where your mommy is?" She asked.
The girl responded, "My mommy is coming back for me. We'll have ice cream and we'll get to play. Lots of fun."
Thirty minutes. The sky got worse. The monster was awake.
Forty minutes. The winds picked up. The monster was angry.
An hour. The woman made a call. The rain started falling. The monster was coming.
The girl didn't say anything more than what she would always said: "My mommy is coming back for me. We will have fun. We'll have ice cream and we'll get to play. Lots of fun.
The storm was here. The monster came. The tidal wave came, and it went. They all were gone. The girl died, but she knew.
She loved her mommy and her mommy loved her. Her mommy was coming back.
1 Colton Kemp
The "Cool Zone" was a place where people would go after their school to hangout. It is place where people go to relieve their stresses and forget the rest if the world around them. As time goes on in the real world, it too went on in this park. Less and less people would go to the park simply because time would not allow it. In the present, there is too many safety protocols, too many restrictions. This park represents the lives of those in the late 1900's to the early 2000's. It shows that in the past, when the park was full of life, teens would be out doing activities with their friends and having fun. In this day and age, we are so caught up in technology and the advancements that there is no time for teens to go out in play or there is no want for them to go out and be active. The park is old and worn down, even shut down because teens are more active in front of a television screen rather than being active on a basketball court or a football field. These things that were valued in the past are seen as nothing more than a past time because it is seen so little in the present.
This place seems to be the place where all the popular young kids use to hangout. But now that these kids seemed to grow older and became mature, they decide this isn't the place anymore. It seems to be that they out grew this place, they decided they were too old for it. Along with a few exceptions it seems to be a place where the kids just grew out of.
The picture is what used to be the cool zone. Where all the "cool" kids would hang out. Like anything, time is the enemy. The kids everyone thought were "cool", really weren't so cool. The amusement park in the background is where everyone else would hang out and have fun together. The cool zone looks the way it does because the cool kids that would hang out there realized they were missing out because they were to concerned about being cool, that they weren't worried about fun. When they realized fun was what they wanted, they migrated out into the rest of the park. However, the uncool people didn't want them there because the cool kids thought they were better than them. They saw this as something that was unfair and pointless, but they didn't want to associate themselves with people that thought like that. So with the infection of the "cool" kids in the rest of the park, everyone else left, and with no one there, the cool kids were forced to look at who they really were. Disgusted with themselves, they too soon left, and the park went abanded and is now left to rot into the ground
every kid growing up has that "cool" hang out spot. this picture doesn't just represent an amusement park but stands for everybody spot. sure in the picture is looks like an ruined torn and avoided and old amusement park that would entertain kids but to me it represents my friends house because no matter what we would always meet up at his house. for my friend group, its the "cool zone" whats your cool zone as a child? eventually and due to time that spot isnt the same anymore and you become bored and displeased with that spot until you dont even visit orthink about it anymore. now that cool zone is nothing but an old thought that is in the dumps.
The place shown in the picture above looks as though it used it to be somewhere for people to go to really enjoy life. It looked like it used to be a safe place which families, friends, and strangers would come and unite to have a great experience. As time went on, society began to change. This "cool" place began to be corrupted and out dated. The safe feeling may have gone away. As it became outdated because of new developments and definition to the word cool, it became "dead." It almost looks like a scene from a zombie show/movie which tells people to stay away now.
The place in the picture shows a old hangout place were probley all the kids went to, to see eachother, and hangout. Then places like this they all became deserted, empty. they turned out to be not safe for anyone. it went from hugging, eating candy riding roller coasters, turned to doing drugs, and fighting.
The "Cool Zone" used to be the place. For starters, this was Mrs. Perrin's hangout in her hay day until one very, very bad day. On this day, little Timmy was ejected from the Swirling Ride of Terror. That was the end of the amusement park, and it is now an old, run down place for teens to do illegal activity. The "2 kool 4 skool" kids came in and kicked Mrs. Perrin and her squad out. Mrs. Perrin was very sad. Since then, teens use the "Cool Zone" to shoot up heroine with their buddies while Happy the clown lurks in the background.
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