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Essay Name       : 687.txt 
Uploader         : Zach
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Language         : English
Subject          : Education
Title            : Imagination is the Highest Kite One can Fly
Grade            : 98%
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Country          : USA
Author Comments  : Good essay, Well Written 
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Date             : 11/5/96
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                             IMAGINATION IS THE HIGHEST KITE ONE CAN FLY

My family has a very close friend, named Alex Wannamaker who was born with a severely damaged central nervous system. This birth defect has left him somewhat paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. Alex was limited to doing basic daily activities with the help of others.  Alex is able to take educational classes from home using his voice-activated computer. He sometimes asks me to type his homework, to-date he is an A student. I have become his best friend and I have enjoyed talking to him on many different subjects.

One day Alex asked me to help him with flying a kite. I must have looked somewhat surprised and startled with this simple request, because kite flying is one of those things I take for granted.  So I asked him why.  To my chagrin, he replied “imagination is the highest kite one can fly."  Alex added:  

· There is no limit to your imagination or how high you fly your kite.
· As long as there is string  you can fly a kite 
· Kites, like imagination can come in different sizes and shapes
· With imagination you can get the soaring feeling of flying a kite in the sky

I  bought a box crate kite, a Japanese fighting kite, and a special Disney character kite and lots of string.  The day I took Alex to the park was bright and clear, not a cloud in the sky.  I put the Disney kite together first and got it soaring into the sky, then tied the string to his wheelchair. I saw a small smile on Alex’s face. :)  Next I had a little difficulty putting the box crate kite together and getting it to fly because I’ve never flown this type of kite. It was a challenge for me, but I got it up. Again I tied the string to his wheelchair and I saw Alex’s smile get bigger. :) :) 

I was also smiling because I started to realize what Alex meant by saying “Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.” I became all fingers with anticipation as I put  the Japanese fighting kite with its beautiful colors together. I could not wait to get this kite up and going high  into the sky. When Alex saw me with this kite his eyes began to gleam with joy and I could see his mind, his imagination was working. UP IN THE SKY, UP IN THE SKY, what a thrill for both Alex and me!  I tried to imagine what Alex was feeling at this moment of time, I know what I was feeling. It was just great to let my imagination soar like the kite too.
 
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