Aria's blog

 The Deepwater Horizon was an offshore drilling rig that was located in the Gulf of Mexico. On April 20, 2010, an explosion occurred on the rig, causing it to catch fire and sink two days later. The incident resulted in the deaths of 11 workers and one of the largest oil spills in history.  This image is the Deepwater horizon on fire, with boats trying to make an effort to contain the flames.  The incident began with a blowout, which occurs when drilling mud. The mud is used to keep the pressure under control and is displaced by the oil and gas being drilled. The pressure tests the staff ran was okay at first. All of a sudden, a burst of oil and mud escaped from the well. The gas also then started overheating and the deepwater horizon went up in flames. The fire burned for two days before the rig sank. During that time, efforts were made to control the flow of oil and gas from the well. However, these efforts were unsuccessful, and the well continued to spread throughout ...

 Spending the day outside can be so rejuvenating. Some people don't understand how important going outside is. Nature has been shown to reduce stress levels, improve mood, and boost overall happiness. Let's dive into my experience while I was outside. I have been going through a very hard time recently. I am currently a journalism major, and I love to write little stories about strangers passing by. When it is a nice day out, I like to bring a notebook with me and sit outside my dorm and on a bench. But this day, I went to a lake called surrey lake. It was beautiful. There was a small little waterfall that I set a blanket up next to and just listened to the water hit the rocks. I started off by coming up with some story concepts I like. Then, I look around for someone that catches my eye. My favorite little, short story I wrote was called The View from halfway down. It was about a love triangle but from the guy's perspective. How the guy felt when he saw who he thought was ...