Topics: Select one of the following topics for the Essay 1 assignment. Do not use any other topics. Essays using other topics will not be graded and will receive the grade of 0/F in the grade center.
Write the essay from the perspective of an observer—third person point of view.
a. Recount an unusual situation that took place recently at ___________________________ (You decide, for example, at school, the grocery store, the airport, down the street, etc.)
b. Edwin Muller’s “The Galveston Flood” narrates the onslaught and aftermath of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. Present a frightening weather event that has taken place recently. (for example, one of these: a snowstorm, a tornado, a hurricane, a flood)
c. “In “Living Simply in a Dumpster,” James Hamblin narrates how Dean Jeff Wilson’s experiment with sustainability has resulted in his unusual living space. Present a narrative that focuses on another unusual situation or event occurring nearby. This will need to be a real situation or event, so do not make something up. (For example, this situation could be someone’s using an uncommon mode of transportation or someone’s learning to live in an unusual way).
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