SAMPLE ENC 0021 TIMED ESSAYS
Thanks to Tyrica for sharing this essay. (This essay was the second essay written in class in one hour by Tyrica)
I arrived in Washington DC on a cold winter day. I was very excited to see my father. I knew that visiting my father would be fun because I was the only child he had. I was 9 years old and could not wait to meet my father's side of the family. When arrived to my grandmother's 2 story home I was excited; because, the house was so bug and beautiful. My grandmother Be Be answered the door with a old house dress on and stocking rolled below her knee. Her hair was grey and she looked like an old maid. After living with her for two weeks, I decided I never wanted to visit her again. Be Be was too strict and stayed fussy all the time.
Be Be was elementary substitute teacher so there were several rules the abide by even in her home. I was only allowed to watch two hours of television each week. She only had one TV in the entire house and it was in her room. Tuesday and Thursday were the only days she would allow me to watch 1 TV show with her approval. On Tuesday I would watch The Cosby show for 30 min and different World for the other 30 min. On Thursday I would watch I movie and was only allowed to watch an hour. Be Be had a schedule for each day of the week. For example, she would wake up 8 am each morning and prepare breakfast and my cousin and I would eat breakfast at exactly 9 am every morning. Dinner was prepared each day by 6 pm and we ate at exactly 7 pm each night. We were allowed only two hours of play time during the day from 2 p until 4 p and she was never off schedule. The rest of the time we had to sit n the hallway at our own desk and read 3 or 4 books a week while we were on Christmas vacation. She was so organized that every 1 min of the day seemed like an hour. I felt like was in boot camp instead of enjoying my Christmas vacation with my father.
Be Be stayed busy all the time. You would think that the weekend would be a break, but Be Be still had plenty to do on her schedule. At 10 am on Saturday morning, after breakfast we all had weekly chores. My job was to vacuum the entire 3 story house, including the stairs. The 3rd story was the basement. The amazing part about this was that we had to be done by 12 p, because we had to go to the bread store then go clean the church for service the next day. The church also was 3 stories and I had to vacuum those stairs too. However the church was not has big has the house, so Be Be gave me a dusting rag and a bottle of Old English to wipe all the wooden benches lined in the church. We were always done cleaning the church by 3 p. We would leave the church just in time to go to the bread store by 3:30 p, and Be Be was never late. Be Be would buy 10 loathes of bread, danishes, donuts and muffins to serve at Sunday morning service. The bread was stored in the freezer in the basement. Throughout the week she would allow me 30 min a day to deliver a loaf of bread to each of her surrounding elder neighbors. Now this was a busy lady that maid my trip busy as well. My father had to ask permission to take me out a few times during the entire trip and that is when I had a break.
At home I watched TV when I wanted. I ate when ever I was hungry and never read books. There was no schedules and stains to vacuum in mother's 1 story house. This is why I decided I would never visit Be Be again. Although, I missed my father, but I was not able to spend much time with him anyway. Therefore, I never saw Be Be or my father again.
My Favorite Athlete
Thanks to Landys for sharing this essay. (This essay was written in class in one hour.)
Among all the great athletes I hear about every day, there is one special person whom I really admire and respect, his name is Alonzo Mourning. He is my favorite athlete because he is a very dedicated sportsman, and he also is a very generous person.
Alonzo Mourning is great basketball player who daily gives his best in the basketball game. He plays for the Miami Heat team, and although he’s been back and forward from other teams, he is most respected in the city of Miami where he started his great career. He has played for the Miami Heat for over fifteen years, and in every game he still shows his great efforts toward winning the game. Mourning has been the M.V.P in several occasions; he won that title in 1992 playing against the Chicago Bulls, who back then had Michael Jordan as its star player. Mourning also won the M.V.P recognition in the year 2000 where after the last game of the basket ball season, he announced his retirement for an indefinite period of time. While belonging to the Miami Heat team, Mourning gained all of his teammates respect. He did this by interacting with the newest players in the team and by giving them advises of the way they should behave when playing for the NBA league.
Most recognized for his generosity towards his teammates, Alonzo Mourning became very appreciated for his involvement in the city charity events. All the time Mourning was unable to play basketball due to his sickness, he dedicated that time to create certain events that would prevent to the well being of the less fortunate people. One of his first events is called “The ZoZone”. This event is held every year in the month of July. Another great event that is also held annually is called “The Heat RedZone”. These two events mainly consist of little kids and elderly people to go and receive prizes from the Heat players themselves. Alonzo Mourning is also a man who loves his family. In every single game that he has ever played, he would show up carrying his son and holding hands with his wife. After every game, when he is interviewed by the media, he always refers to his family as his main inspiration. Finally, I see Mr. as a very religious man. From what I heard and see, he prays before every game together with his teammates, and he also after the last minute of the game, he looks up and points to the sky as a way of thanking God for the way he, Mourning, has played his game.
I believe every athlete should be conscient and certain that just because he or she may have a lot of money, and they might be recognized by almost everybody, they must maintain certain gestures of generosity and appreciation towards his or her fans who really have looked up to them for so many years.