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As a girl in seventh grade I hardly thought that writing a research paper would ever affect my life in a big way. When I sat down to write a paper about Yellowstone National Park, I expected to simply belch out the information I had collected, soaking in only what I needed to reach my goal, 10 pages. Instead I found a career choice. There is an organization my junior high was involved in called The Corps of Discovery. This group selected students who have written a 10-page research paper and takes them to tour our nation’s capital. Coming from a small town on the Palouse I felt that Washington, DC was an exotic destination. The trip would be a great opportunity to go on a long trip with friends instead of my family. Now all I needed was a topic. This being my first real research paper over a page or two, I was completely blank. How could anyone find enough information to fill 10 pages? This seemingly insurmountable task was conquered in a simple three-day trip to Yellowstone National Park. My family, including my older brother and sister, and my father, had road tripped to Yellowstone National Park a few months before the paper was due. This is where I began to take interest in Geology. Yellowstone is full of exciting geologic features like geysers, mud pots, and hot springs. As I am sure most teenagers enjoying the excitement of steaming water shooting out of the ground, boiling mud, and the awful rotten egg stench, I began to ask questions. My favorite of course was “Why?”.
Approximate Word count = 1071
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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