Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Diagnostic Essay Time Traveler

Sergio Sanchez
English 111-49
Diagnostic Essay



It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s the Time Traveler. With my superpower I will have the ability to alter the course of my history and that of mankind for the better. I believe that most people at some point in their life wish that they could go back or forward in time. They may want to change a horrible experience, or they may wish to see what the future holds for them. Whatever the case may be we could all benefit from time travel.


One particular day I would like to revisit is July 8, 2002. This is the day before my son was injured at the hands of our former babysitter. I have always sat and stared at my son and wondered what he would be doing if he were a “normal” seven year old. I painstaking detail I can almost reconstruct his movements in my head. I can see that he is talking up a storm, playing with kids his own age, and riding his bike around the neighborhood. With this ability I would be able to give my son back his life.


The second day I would like to revisit is May 5, 1997. This is the day I arrived at my duty station in Gaeta, Italy. The reason I chose to revisit my first duty station is because no one wants to repeat boot camp. I have always wondered what my life would be like if I had done all the stuff I thought of after the fact. I would want make my second time there more enjoyable, save a lot more money, and get in less trouble.


After dealing with some of my missteps I would then journey to places in history where we could have used someone to talk us out of some situations that would then create a ripple in our existence. I would go to 1441 when Gonsalves accidently creates slavery. Then I would like to go to the Ford’s Theater and stop Booth with the assassination of President Lincoln. I would then want to go to the future to see what effect our inability to curb our appetite for raw materials has on our future.


As a time traveler I will always have my own interests at heart, but I also believe that that shouldn’t keep me from allowing mankind to benefit from my power. That’s all from the Time Traveler for now.