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.
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I get it, the connection to what you believe. I wish you could change that.
ReplyDeleteI hope you wouldn't create any time paradoxes or awful parallel timelines in which Lincoln would grow to be hated or you didn't eventually end up in my course.