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INDENT Essays, essays, essays, we want more. I’m sure I can speak for everyone in my class when I say this--but, we want more! None of us want to have time to eat, sleep, exercise, or work; sadly, I know that the actions I just listed are necessary to live. But, I want to be able to not fully concentrate on anything that I am doing. When I am working, I want to think about essays! When I eat, I want to be thinking about possible thesis statements. When I sleep, I want to be dreaming about re-writing my conclusion to make it flow perfectly. When I am flying through the air because a friend slammed into me at derby practice; I want to be fretting about how I am going to get my essay in on time. INDENT I keep having this super annoying thing called ‘spare time’. Like gosh, isn’t that the most annoying thing ever? I keep having all this extra time in which I could read, exercise, do homework for other classes, and work; I even have the chance to make 40 …show more content…

With all these glorious essays being assigned, over, and over, day, after day; I barely have time to eat and drink. Isn’t that genius? I get to write-- which I absolutely love-- and lose weight at the same time! My mom brings me food since I don’t leave my room much, but I give the food to my dog since she’s hungry and I’m busy. It’s a win-win situation, wouldn’t you say? There are also other benefits to not leaving my room: I get to achieve a ghostly pale complexion that I have always wanted, but I could never achieve because I always used to be outside: I used to hike in the woods, go for walks, and go camping. That means I used to have this absolutely horrendous, healthy glow and perfectly bronzed skin tone; but now I get an amazing new look that I have been striving to achieve for years. I hope the look will stick ‘till the day I die. It’s a look I used to only be able to pull off on my favourite day of the year,

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Eagerness to learn, attention to details, and willingness to put in required effort and time, all qualities I wish to continue to practice as a student in AP English 12. As a student of organization and willingness to participate in classroom discussions and interactions, I believe those attributes of me as a student set me up for success in this class. My enthusiasm in learning has been a leading factor in my decision to apply for this rigorous course my senior year. While there are other options available this is the course best suited for me due to my attention to details and readiness to dedicate time and effort into this class. As an AP English student I am mainly interested in continuing to practice and develop reading and writing skills

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These practices turned into good habits; and now when I am at home, I can use my time wisely and type thoughtful papers while still not taking all the time in the

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