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Example 1: ‘First sentence is given. — (That was going to be my ideal house: Yes that pile of rubble was once my dream home. Overlooking San Francisco Bay with an Olympic size pool it was truly a work of art. 1 first began planning my home about three years ago. It was going to be built on three acres of prime real estate, a project which cost me a million dollars. I went to the bank and sat down with the bank president and told him what I wanted to do. After a few hours I finally convinced him that I could afford a million dollar loan Before I knew it my wonderful home was finished but then tragedy struck. ‘Almost before the paint had dried on my new home the ground began to shake. My French chandeliers began to sway, as I slid across my marble floor. I could hear sirens, people screaming and then silence. My exquisite palace was now history with nothing to salvage. Example 2: Last sentence is given. Well my parents had decided to leave me alone at home on Wednesday night so I decided to have a party. You see on Wednesday night at 9 pm there was an important football game so I called a few of my friends over to watch it and have some beer and pizza. ‘At 8 0’ clock on the very night of the game I began to roll the dough for the pizza. The beer was ice cold waiting in the fridge for the game. At 8:40 I placed the pizza in the oven and set it at 180° Celsius. Then the doorbell rang and my guests began to arrive one by one and we all sat down to watch the game. I insisted that my friends make themselves at home with their greasy pizzas, napkins and cans of beer. Before the end of the game there were beer cans, napkins and dirty paper plates all over the room. We shouted, laughed and had an all-around jolly good time! (And that Example 3: Jane had just had a terrible argument with Joe, her boyfriend. She stormed out of his house and walked towards her car. As she approached it, she noticed another car was parked behind hers which surprised her because Joe lived alone in the country. She got into her car and drove off as quickly as she could. While she was driving she kept looking in the mirror and realized that she was being followed. Suddenly, she felt very, very nervous and scared. She stopped her car at her house and the other car stopped right behind her. She jumped out and ran to her door. She could hear someone running behind her. She banged on the door and screamed for her roommate to let her in. ‘As the door opened she fell to the ground......she had been shot in the back and lay dying on the doorstep. ‘The Biography of a famous person Gen. George Patton George Patton was born into a wealthy Californian family in the 1800s. From the time he was a child he knew that he wanted to lead men in battle. He came from a long line of war heroes in his family and he wanted to continue the tradition. When he was 18 he went to Virginia Military Institute and later transferred to West Point graduating in 1909, 46% out of a class total of 103. In 1912 he participated in the Olympic Pentathlon finishing in 4" place among the military athletes of the world. Patton participated in the Pancho Villa Expedition in 1915 and became an expert in tank tactics in World War I. He was wounded while leading six men and a tank in an attack on German machine guns. His orderly, Private First Class Joe Angelo, saved Patton by dragging him to safety. During the years between WWI and WWII Patton continued working with tanks and perfecting their use. Patton ’s way of conducting war was to always move forward and never retreat. His philosophy won him the respect and honor so many cherish. 185 words

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