Creative Writing: Unexpected Horizons Wow! I love going deep sea fishing on our boat. I was excited when my dad had asked me if I wanted to go this weekend. We departed that Saturday morning after almost a week of sheer anticipation‚ our destination‚ Port Canaveral‚ home of of some of the best fishing on the east coast of Florida. The sea is a very dangerous place when riled by a storm‚ even a mild one‚ so we always made sure the day would be at least close to perfect before we ventured out
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strength in academics was English. Starting in elementary school‚ I had continuously been placed in advanced English classes; this continued throughout high school. It has always been evident to me that there was room for improvement in my reading and writing‚ but it was not until the completion of this course that I understood to the extent of growth that I was capable of. We started the semester by reading chapters in the book The Blair Reader‚ which explored various issues and ideas. After reading
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In the fall that I turned fourteen years old‚ a deep depression crept over me like a fog. I would have expected it to come crashing in like a bolt of lightning‚ but it appeared so quietly and gently‚ settling on top of everything. If it hadn’t been for the ache in my bones and the dullness in my mind‚ it could have come by entirely unnoticed. I spent that year like a ghost‚ wandering the hallways of my home at night. When all became quiet‚ I would arise from the dead. My feet moved softly on the
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Assignment B: imaginative writing “No Mans Land” A cold wind blew across the barren landscape. shrapnel and rifle magazines were discarded among the wreckage. The survivors of the onslaught looked more dead than alive‚ their pale green-grey flesh almost rotting. Blisters bubbled like lava‚ their crimson spots cracked and flaking. The atmosphere was cold and distant. Not a sound could be heard‚ not even the morning bird song. No mans land was like a corpse. Not a sign of life could be found‚ not
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As I review my work that I have completed thus far in this course‚ I find that I continue to make progress in each assignment that I write. In the first reflection‚ I expressed that I wanted to learn how to improve my grammatical errors‚ sentence fragments‚ and getting straight to the point. And this is something that I am consistently working on. For example‚ the assignment that I worked on that embodies what I need to improve on is shown the bad news memo that I drafted for class. I re-wrote the
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Fearon Walking‚ out of the door‚ I saw the moon in the distance. Harmlessly‚ I stood there sobbing the moon‚ was glistening as bright as the sun would and It was so luminous I could see the reflection of myself and the monstrous red creature in the shadows of the snowy woods. I couldn’t think straight as the scenes of people being murdered replayed over and over in my dismayed head‚ and the sounds of dogs howling as they were searching for us
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Creative Writing: My Summer Off Memory can be so fickle. Like some great book that is slowly loosing its pages‚ you begin with an entire novel full of details and descriptions and‚ if you’re not careful‚ you end up with nothing more than the cover and the brief synopsis on the back page. My novel on the subject of the end of summer school debate has lost its share of pages but the back-cover synopsis‚ the essence of the entire experience‚ is still with me. "We are about to begin our annual
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see it how many will know he was killed by small arms fire just 3 weeks after arriving at Vietnam? Its chilling to think that every name on the wall has a story and a reason that they were fighting. I continue to stare at the name. I could see my reflection through the polished granite right where his name was engraved‚ and couldn’t help but imagine myself in his position. Too young to even drive‚ would I sacrifice my life for the safety of millions of people I haven’t even met. Its very hard to imagine
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The first to arrive is Clint and he loves to dance. His favorite move is the “Chunky Monkey". Although his legs are slow to go‚ his stomach is always on the quest for the next delicious snack. Look out! Crashing through the window is Tito. He’s creative and brave. His inventions tend to get him in and out of trouble. Next time‚ use the front door! Little Randals can make a BIG mess‚ but Barney’s Mom would like the house clean before it’s torn down. Be careful with that‚ Clint. Stinger loves to talk
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always struggled with writing. My mind will draw a blank‚ or I will panic that my writing is not good enough or meet requirements. I have always been well-organized and allow for efficient time to complete assignments. What stuck out to the most was no matter where I was in the writing process‚ I always fall into the same difficulties of worrying about the assignment and how well I will do. I have found the two most important elements of the questionnaire to be my approach on writing and getting started
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