FREE WRITING ACTIVITY

This is a free-writing exercise. Write a paragraph (not exceeding 200 words) on any topic you like. Please be serious about this writing activity as I need to know exactly your personal style of writing. Do not cut and paste - I need to read a genuine piece of your own writing. You can start writing below.

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On days, I lie in my bed, staring upwards, wondering what the whole fuss is about going to school. What is it about students crying over not getting all A’s on their academic certificates? I just wonder what the world would have been like if mankind had just remained primitive and enjoy a simple carefree lifestyle. On sleepless nights, images of a primitive society where school was never heard of and being intelligent was of use flicker through my mind. At times I can almost see myself waking up to a day with no worries about my future or about teachers chasing us at our heels for late homework.

Usually, ten minutes later, that fantasy bubble pops and brings me back to reality. Yet, even with all the good things about not having teachers and all, the fact that there will be no computers and phones make me even more grateful of my life now. Even with the added stress put on us everyday, I manage to by hook or by crook to endure on and carry on liking this society I am living in.

Comments :

You try hard but your sentences do not flow smoothly. Read through your writing again and see which areas you can work on to make it a better piece of work. It's a good thing that you do not have much of a problem with grammar, which means that you can concentrate on improving your style.

2 Paragraph-The Da Vinci Code

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. Solving the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci…clues visible for all to see…and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion—an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others. The Louvre curator has sacrificed his life to protect the Priory's most sacred trust: the location of a vastly important religious relic, hidden for centuries.

Plan- Running Away

Intro

-Vicky's parents both passed away when she was still an infant in a freak accident. Both parents were burned alive when a truck carrying oil crashed into their car. Both parents burned to death. Vicky miraculously survived the crash and was by a divorcee. Vicky never met her adoptive father before in her life before. Relationship between mother and adopted daughter had always been sweet. Vicky had always been in an all-girls school since young. She had many girlfriends but none male acquitances. Her mother had always expressed displeasure at the thought of her befriending guys.

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-Years passed. The once chubby freckled face girl blossomed into a curvy blond beauty. Vicky was the talk of the town. Heads would turn whenever she made an entrance. Vicky was well endowed; she had a chestnut shaped face and lime-green eyes that all girls would kill for. She had a golden brown tan. She was perfect in almost all ways. Vicky graduated from her all-girls high school with grades that students dream off. In less then 3 months she would be enrolling into the university. It was a bitter-sweet feeling for her. She would have to leave her adoptive mother and stay in the boarding school but it would be the first time she will be in the same school as guys.

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-The 3 months passed by in an instance. Soon she realised she was on the bus heading to her new home for the next year. She stared out al the endless trees lining the sides of the roads. Eyes drooping over, images of the endless line of trees soon faded. She awoke to a sudden halt, she shifted to the windows and saw the facade of the university. Roman pillars as thick as fully matured trees flanked both sides of the stairway. The pillars supported an open pavillion. Above that was a dome, images of people, books were edged onto the granite stone.

-She attended her first period class which was chemistry. Her teacher was Professor Laurence.

-The moment she first met him, Vicky fell for him immediatly. He was her first love.

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-Every lesson, Vicky's eyes were always focused onto her professor. Whenever their eyes met, Vicky would turn look in a other way face blushing.

Summary NOV2003

-the state guaranteed the value of the coins

-recognised shape and design

-strung together through hole-encoraged trade, ensured use of coins would flourish

-the pieces of paper were issued under the authority of the state

-it was guaranteed in value by the state

-convenient form of money

-eastern europe-emergence of gold and silver coins

-value of the coins made them money worth collecting

-production in leading cities in eastern europe-make them most successful trading centres

-modern banknotes have this official guarantee to their value

-modern money system followed closely to china because to much money spent re-issuing coins

-cheap imitation circulated then, made of worthless value

-undermined value of real coins

-people also scrapped and chipped some of the valuable metals from the coins

-governments repeatedly forced to collect all the coins, melt them down and re-issue again

-too expensive for production

-gradually, coins lose value in terms of metal in it

-buying power/value of inferior-metal coins of cheaper/inferior metal coins and banknotes guaranteed by governments

-lead back to chinese model

Index No : 22

Name : adriel chua

3 Good sentence/starters for sentences :

-His passion stems from..

-Over the next decade, he made a name for himself..

-Word spread and..

3 Good phrases to "borrow"

-Soft-spokem and humble

-Gruelling intensity

-Known affectionately

November 2004 (2)

The past few hours were a blur. I was unable to recall the events that took place in the past hours. I woked up, finding myself in a car. Slowly, I gathered my strength and stepped out of the car. The moment i stood, a sensation of dizzyness overwhelmed me. My head felt as if it was spinning, the strength in my legs were waning, I felt myself falling to the ground, a pair of mascular hands grabbed me round my waist. I spurned round and noticed his police badge. My eyes widen in shock. The police officer, not noticing my expression, supported me to the car seat. I sat down. adjusted my legs into the most comfortable position. The officer handed me a warm cup of coffee. The aromatic smell of coffee perked my senses. That sensation was nowhere near to what i felt went the warm liquid flowed down my throat. It was a feeling of heaven. After a few minutes, I looked back at the officer and requested of him to recall all the events that took place in the past few hours.

The officer cleared his throat and began

Prelim examination:

1a. The rowers are putting in immerse effort in rowing the boat. ('Effort" already used in Q. Try other words)

b. They were squinting as the light was very bright. (why?)

c. They were watching the race with anticipation. (No)

2. There would be a difference in judgement which could lead to disagreements and favourism. (OK but one word has to be changed. Which is it?)

3. There would be a conflict between the two opposing teams and the judges which may result in a fight. (Q asks what had happened, not what will.)

4a. The word is altercation. (Yes)

b. He was using the eku to swip(SP) up the sand towards the two teams. (More precise please)

c. He managed to move with ease as the two groups of people were too busy arguing with each other. (No.)

d. He created a whirlwind of sand which hindered their visions to stop their fighting. (OK)

e. The old man managed to stop the fight without causing any serious injuries. (Yes.)

5. The author is trying to say that we should learn from old man's ablitiy of self-control and apply it to our daily life. (No.)

6. Many martial artistes believe that the difference between martial sport and martial art is that martial artistes practice to apply what they learn in actual circumstances. (and martial sports??)

7a. They stop their attacks before hitting their targets and they limit their targets.

b

CHIJ TP

1. People used to paint on beaten mulberry bark and the walls of caves.

2. Real paper was cheaper to produce and could be produced in greater quantities as compared to papyrus.

3. The Chinese forbade anyone to step on a written piece of paper.

4. It means it started the trend.

5. The word is reach.

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