As most eighth graders of Hyatts Middle School, I am super excited for the D.C. trip. The anxiety drove me mad. First, the picking of groups. We had 15 days to decide the groups for D.C., and my friend group consistes of 7 people to make 2 groups of 4. That's a problem, but we did find someone in the end. There were big arguments at lunch over who will be in who's group. We decided to pick partners. As a solution, that didn't end well. My best friend and I argue a ton, and its over silly things. It could be math, misunderstanding, and just life. So, my thought was it be a very bad idea to be with her so we cause a bad time at D.C. She thought I didn't want to be her best friend. Which I have no idea where that comes from. Everyone had a partner except 3 people. After lots of crying, phone calls, and angry lunch discussions, I decided to try and suck it up. We made an agreement, which didn't work in D.C. We still ended up arguing, like I predicted. We did find a forth person for the second group. The great D.C. meetings were making me more excited than ever before. Learning about the Lincoln Memorial, Smithsonians, The White House, etc. made me feel a little overwhelmed. This was the first time that I would not be in the same state as my parents. There was also the stress of packing. I've never packed for such a big trip before. What was freaking me out was what if I forgot something? My parents couldn't drive all the way to D.C. to get me the thing I needed. I also didn't have enough room for snacks! But, in the end, I got everything figured out and didn't forget anything! |
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![]() From Episodes 1&2, Emma has embraced her role as the Dark One, which she absorbed the darkness from the last episode of season 4, to save Regina's happy ending. In the first episode, Emma meets Merida, the Disney Princess from Brave, and she helps Emma find a creature that could lift the "darkness" from her. Rumpelstiltskin, the past "Dark One" is Emma's guide with embracing the darkness. Emma tries to fight off the darkness, but it consumes her and she almost kills Merida. Back in Storybrooke, Prince Charming, Snow White, Hook, and Regina try to find a curse that would take them to Emma, and try to save her from the darkness. But the only way to do that is for Zelena to cast the curse, because she is evil. Zelena says she would, if she could go back to Oz. Regina says she can't and Zelena takes Robin and almost throws him into the clock tower. After a few seconds, Regina traps Zelena's magic in an enchanted bracelet. Once they find Emma, she has almost killed Merida, but Hook talks some sense into her. Then King Arthur comes and has them follow him to Camelot. Then they enter the doors to Camelot, then they realize, they are back in Storybrooke and have been gone for 7 weeks! They also realize their memories are wiped from those weeks. And there is only one person who has that kind of power, Emma Swan. In Episode 2, Emma starts to embrace her power as the "Dark One". In Camelot, there is a festival that is held for the savior that will protect them from the "Dark One", and it's Regina. She said she will free Merlin, the wizard, and save Emma from the darkness. In Storybrooke, people find out the curse didn't just bring them back to Storybrooke, it brought everyone in Camelot back with erased memories as well. King Arthur can't find the Excalibur, or the sword he pulled from the stone. He starts accusing others and believes Regina stole it. Back in Camelot, everyone is having a great time, including Emma, when a citizen of Camelot remembers that Regina was the Evil Queen and destroyed his village, including his family. He almost kills Regina, but Robin Hood pushes her out of the way and is impelled with a sword. He's almost dead until Emma saves his life with dark magic. But she has forgotten the most important rule of using magic, "All magic comes with a price". Back in Storybrooke, a creature from the Underworld comes to take a living soul. The price to revise the dead, is another living soul to take it's place. It took Robin, and everyone is at a frantic search to find him. When they do, they all sacrifice themselves and that many sacrifices overwhelmed the creature and made it dissolve into thin air. While this is going on, Emma is trying to pull the Excalibur from the stone so she could have great power, but she forgot one thing. A hero can only pull the Excalibur from the stone. And there is only one person who can, Regina. Once Upon A Time is TV show about a Saviour, Emma Swan, who has to go to Storybrooke Maine, to save her family from the Evil Queen. There are 4 seasons out now. Each season has 2 or more different "problems" that come after each other. There's a whole lot of Irony and plot twists. After each episode, there is a cliffhanger for the next episode. If you love drama and action, then this is the show for you. Get ready to watch Season 5 on September 28th.
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