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Superpowers

If I had superpowers that I never thought possible, I would have flying powers, transferring powers, schedule powers, and money powers.
I would have flying powers because I think it would be really fun to fly everywhere instead of drive everywhere. We would also save a lot of fuel, which could save the environment.
Second I would like to have transferring powers. Then I could snap my fingers, and be anywhere on time. Then I wouldn’t have to drive 3 hours to my soccer practice and 1 hour to my hockey practice.
Third I would have schedule powers, (which would be helped by my transferring powers) so that all the sports practices and games I wanted to play would fit into my schedule. I would have one sport after another and they wouldn’t overlap or conflict.
Last I would like to have money powers! Then I wouldn’t have to worry about what I spend my money on. Then I could afford my own car, horse, new hockey gear, and a big house with lots of land. I really wish I did have super powers!

me too!! I WANT SUPER POWERS

me too!!
I WANT SUPER POWERS TOO!!
I'd be invincible so it wouldn't hurt when i fall.
LOL
Nice Job!
*Hannah*
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wow!!

nice job magda MOO
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**MICHELLE**

:)

i want to fly to!!
u did a good job!!
and u were going to write about flying again
lol
<3 jordan

eoleames's picture

nicee! i wish i could fly..

nicee!
i wish i could fly.. but i cant =[

"flying is being able 2 throw urself at the ground, and miss"

oh and 4 the money thing......... i will sel u one of the money trees fromt the rich club, [[that includes me, kasey, jordan, and chris]] so they come in three sizes. ill order u a large ;]
lol k, great job writing!!!!!!!
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*elena

njandl's picture

3 hours to soccer

This is a very amusing wishlist of superpowers, Magda. Sure, you have the old staples - I'm fairly sure that endless money and and the ability to fly are common desires - but I love how you work in the conflicting sports bit. I've been there, and I have to say, your solution is appealing! (3 hours to soccer though?? That's pretty ridiculous.)

In terms of your actual writing, you are spontaneous and conversational while keeping your "thesis" (in this case, the first sentence) supported. It would be interesting to hear more about the implications of these powers, though - you imply that if people could fly, then we could save the environment, which makes sense. But there are obviously issues if you have lots of people jetting around the sky! And if we all had all the money we needed...well, would we ever have enough?

I'm not trying to make your piece too serious, just throwing out some further thoughts. If you do expand on this piece, I would also consider carefully working through your writing to tighten it up a little bit.

Great job.

traveling 3 hours to soccer

traveling 3 hours to soccer isnt ridiculous it shows that you are very comitted
your a great soccer player
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*Hannah*
just my opinion

:)

yeah it would be helpful to have scheduling powers... so that then we would have been able to play the 3 hockey games on saturday and wouldnt have had to miss one....

traveling 3 hours really doesnt even come close to the 4 and half hours it takes you and me to get to 1 hockey game and then rushing back for another hockey game in brattleboro......

but 3 hours really isn't ridiculous its just your really dedicated to hockey and soocer,and want to get better then you aleady are....

<3 *jordan

so true so truei wish i

so true so true
i wish i could have tranferring powers so i wouldnt have to wake up at 3:00 in the moring to go to a PC rally that is 3 hours away so ill be there by 6:00
if only we could have these powers
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*Hannah*
i bet Loki wishes we didnt have to wake up that early as well
he gets cranky when we wake him up to early
lol

njandl's picture

OK

OK, I feel compelled to chime in again - I wasn't saying that YOU are ridiculous to travel 3 hours (your friends are right, it shows a lot of dedication!), I was saying the NEED to travel 3 hours to a practice is ridiculous.

That's all :)

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