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Absolute Monarchy 10 Social Studies - Essay
Brett Mulligan
10-2-12

Space Command

Year 4096: "I remember when I was just about your age all I ever wanted to do was go to space,” Said the old man sitting in his rocking chair. "Well did you go to space grandpa,” the little boy said who was just about to turn five years old. “Yes I did Timmy, I went to the deepest reaches of space explored places no one has ever even heard of, I even captained my very own ship for twenty-five years", he leaned back in his chair to get more comfortable, "I hope that when you turn eight-teen you enroll into space command, you know when I was just about your age I had a field trip to space command that's what changed my life forever.”
70 years earlier: "James get up you’re going to be late for school the transport bus comes in twenty minutes", said a very irritated mother, she had told her son to get up out of bed and get ready for school three times prior to this”, If you don’t get up right now you’re not going to go on the school field trip to space command.” Within three minutes the young man came running down the stairs with his automatic tooth cleaner still in his mouth. "I forgot gall abouf da deild drip,” said the boy with the cleaner still in his mouth. "Take that thing out of your mouth and speak like a normal child,” his mother said getting more irritated with her son. James takes the tooth cleaner out of his mouth and spits in the sink. "Sorry mom, I've just been waiting for this field trip for three months I can't wait to see all the starships and crew that were going to meet.” "Well if you don't get your things together you're going to miss the bus and you’re not going to be." Before she can say anything else the boy was running down the road to meet the bus, she just sighs with relief, cracks a slight smile and goes to her room to get ready for work. At school all Jim can think about is the field trip and in no time at all, all the children are on the bus to go to Space command. When they

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