”“What subject?” Jack asked knowing that almost every student was willing to talk about their major and career plans.“European History with a ...pecialization in the High Middle Ages in Germany,” Melissa asked.“Oh, the eleventh through thirteenth century,” Jack said remembering it from an article that he had read about medieval communes.“You know about the High Middle Ages?” Melissa asked raising an eyebrow.Shrugging his shoulders, Jack said, “I read a little about it.”“In what context?” Melissa. At first it was a variety of choices, many of them in different countries. Oxford in England, Edinburgh in Scotland, then there were Princeton and Harvard here. It took me months to come to a verdict and I finally chose Queens in Canada. Why? Because I thought it’d be fun to live on my own for a while, that and the fact that post-secondary education cost far less in Canada than here in the United States, even with the scholarships. But then it arrived, a letter with a wax seal like something. If you continued to pull back, it would reverse at half speed until you pushed forward again to stop the motion.At first, I'd designed a hand control that fit on the end of the bed. However, as we tested the unit, we had some problems. The hand control only had a forward and a reverse switch. This created a problem for people, because they couldn't figure out which direction they were going. Then I found these servos and bam! What a difference. To support the servo, I placed a closed cell. It was one of those nights that you feel free and glad you're alive.He knew there weren't many nights like this. Most nights he would stay in and relax but not tonight. He knew it was time to go explore the other side of town. He walked out of his house and waited for the late night bus to arrive. He looked around and saw many young people like himself waiting with looks of excitement on their faces. He smiled knowing he wasn't the only one anxiously waiting to be free tonight.The other youths.