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Kyra's Diary Essay

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Kyra’s Journal:
Journal Entry 1; Night Day 1 (Introduction)
Dear Diary… my new friend. Shall I call you “friend” from now on? Yes I will.
Without this pen that washed up on the shore, you may have never been written in. But you are being written in, so that is good! Right? Anyways, this day was filled with much progress and I feel that we can make it! We will make it to the day when we can gain a signal from a ship, or a plane, or maybe a UFO, with that radio the captain had courageously salvaged from some of the ship debris that came ashore today. Am I too optimistic right now?
It was a huge surprise. My group and I were scavenging the island and taking “stock” of all of the resources on the island earlier today, in the scorching hot afternoon sun. We discovered some fruit trees, I think it was a banana… or …show more content…

The captain disappeared from our site as he went behind the wreckage. We were literally biting our nails for him, since he was our only source of leadership, aside from the council who was just too busy watching our every move. It must have been hours, but finally, the captain emerged with a radio set… it seemed like it was in perfect condition. It was only five minutes. It was like gold. After that, it was back to seeing what we have on this island. Things have changed a lot after almost two full weeks. Hopefully a buffet comes floating ashore!
We reported back to central camp, as I call it. Everyone gathers here once they complete their tasks, and we were second to last. I think we are getting better… working together… after almost two weeks. The leadership of the council and captain is getting better. They are trying to establish a positive relationship with us. Politics in the work! Leaders gain respect and they get more authority. We give them a lot of respect, they give us choices, and take everything into consideration. I like our system. They will get my vote for best government

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