Discovery

One day I was walking down the road and I saw a group of people walking to the woods. They looked like a police officer or detectives something like that. I decided to try to see what they are looking for. So I tried to sneak behind them so they wouldn’t know that i am there. So I followed them for a ways with out them noticing me at all. We had to of walked for miles and when we finally stopped it was out in the middle of no where. They stopped near some cave and they walked into it. It was a large cave and it was all lighten up.

The explorer rushed through the bushes hacking his way
He knew he would find a great discovery today
A discovery so great that the world would stand in awe
Looking at his findings so new and raw

He was on an island seven thousand miles away
From any modern civilization known today
He had on a shirt filled with stains
Covered in dirt and thousands of sand grains

He heard a growl and then a ferocious roar
He ran away from the tiger as he swore
He jumped over a tree with a loud scream
The scientist rushed away from the ferocious tiger that could demolish his dream

“Ouch” said the man who would discover an object greater than gold
“Woaaaah” screamed as he fell into a hole
Where am I what happened, he asked to himself
He thought he was ruined; he would never gain his wealth

He felt for the ground and looked for a light
He couldn’t see anything a monster blocked his sight
He saw flames and smoke rise out of the air

Remo Plunkett October 2, 2008
YWP Discovery Prompt Honors English 9

Sam and his men found a lake,
Not long after 1608,
“We’ll name it for me,”
His men all agreed,
And now it is named for his sake

The wonderful lake was a reef,
Long before any Indian chief,
Upon it some battles were fought,
And many large fish to be caught,
Today no more coral or chief

We’ve even got a white whale
Discovered while building a rail,
Some men came upon it,
And thought something of it,
And now its complete tip to tail

No more warships patrol the lake,
Now it’s ferries for the citizen’s sake,
Much fishing is done,
Some enjoy the sun,
Fun for all to partake

There is some suspicious activity,
Champ is quite the celebrity,
He rarely is seen,
Some say he’s mean,
I’m convinced it’s because he’s wary

My feet stood in a shroud of dust,
And my eyes were pensive
In the melancholy sun of an August afternoon.
Nestled in among the pebbles
On the side of the road
A brilliant sapphire,
Dropped from the finger
Of some foreign noble lady,
Lay gleaming amidst the earth and stone.
I flipped it over with a stick
And wondered, as it scurried away,
Whether it would ever know
That I saved its life

Discovery

I am called Rowtag, which means "fire" in my language. I am a translator for the great Samuel de Champlain. I am a Wendat. The French call us "Huron" because they say our hair is bristly. Champlain discovered many things on his voyages to North America. We Wendat guided him through our culture.
We made Champlain discover many things. He likes hunting, but has much to learn. We showed him how to use everything from an animal, even the parts white men waste much after a hunt. We also taught him how to trap deer in large numbers. First, we have men beat sticks together to make much noise and drive the deer in one direction. Then, we use fences with only one hole in the middle to trap and kill them. The French say Champlain is a great explorer, but we Wendat aren't so sure. He says he discovered a lake and gave it his name, but we've known about that place for many years now. And one time, he got lost for two days in the woods.

The closed glass case protects the artifacts of a powerful ancient civilization, Egypt. Though the artifacts are within the ancient Egyptian section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they are not recognizable for their placement within a small room among larger galleries. The room is filled with small and unimportant objects to the average eye: beads, small broken artwork from the Armana period, and pieces of linen, along with papyrus wreaths and shoes. As I stumble upon this room with my costume history sketchbook, my eyes are caught by the papyrus wreaths that remain intact, especially since they relate to the history of fashion in ancient Egypt. Before documenting these funeral wreaths with my camera, I quickly read the description that goes along with them. The wreaths and the belongings on the wall related to King Tutankhamen, one of the most famous pharaohs of ancient Egypt.