Essay
1.
The choice was red, green, or blue. It didn't seem like an important
choice when he was making it, but it was a choice nonetheless.
Had he known the consequences at that time, he would likely have
considered the choice a bit longer. In the end, he didn't and ended
up choosing blue.
2.
At that moment, she realized that she had created her current life. It
wasn't the life she wanted, but she took responsibility for how it
currently stood. Something clicked and she saw that every choice
she made to this point in her life had led to where her life stood at
this very moment even if she knew this wasn't where she wanted to
be. She determined to choose to change it.
3.
He collected the plastic trash on a daily basis. It never seemed to
end. Even if he cleaned the entire beach, more plastic would cover
it the next day after the tide had come in. Although it was a futile
effort that would never be done, he continued to pick up the trash
each day.
There was a reason for her shyness. Everyone assumed it had
always been there but she knew better. She knew the exact moment
that the shyness began. It had been that fateful moment at the lake.
There are just some events that do that to you.
4.
One can cook on and with an open fire. These are some of the
ways to cook with fire outside. Cooking meat using a spit is a great
way to evenly cook meat. In order to keep meat from burning, it's
best to slowly rotate it. Hot stones can be used to toast bread. Coals
5.
are hot and can bring things to a boil quickly. If one is very
adventurous, one can make a hole in the ground, fill it with coals
and place foil-covered meat, veggies, and potatoes into the coals,
and cover all of it with dirt. In a short period of time, the food will
be baked. Campfire cooking can be done in many ways.
6.
Greg understood that this situation would make Michael terribly
uncomfortable. Michael simply had no idea what was about to
come and even though Greg could prevent it from happening, he
opted to let it happen. It was quite ironic, really. It was something
Greg had said he would never wish upon anyone a million times,
yet here he was knowingly letting it happen to one of his best
friends. He rationalized that it would ultimately make Michael a
better person and that no matter how uncomfortable, everyone
should experience racism at least once in their lifetime.
MaryLou wore the tiara with pride. There was something that
made doing anything she didn't really want to do a bit easier when
she wore it. She really didn't care what those staring through the
window were thinking as she vacuumed her apartment.
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