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Essay #1: Death of My Grandma Noffsinger
Organizational Approach: For this particular essay, I am planning on using the second approach. I am going to start my essay with a flashback to December 24th, 2007, the day that my grandma passed away. Then I will return to the present and reflect on the significance of her death and how it has shaped me into the individual that I am today.
Rough Outline:
· Begin on December 24, 2007
o I am sitting in church with my family singing along to Silent Night.
o Shortly after arriving home, we receive the dreaded phone call informing us of my grandma’s death.
· Provide background on my Grandma Noffisinger and the woman that she was.
o Strong, Independent, Inspirational, Knowledgable, Unselfish, Warmhearted
· Describe my favorite memories that I share with my Grandma Noffisinger.
· Describe the importance of my grandma’s death in relation to the young woman that I am today.
o Her favorite prayer was the Serenity Prayer. To this day, I read the prayer every single morning and every single night to remind me to stay strong and accept the things that I cannot change.
o Every Christmas Eve as we sit in Church singing to Silent Night, I reminisce my grandma and the amazing woman that she was.
Ideas for Introduction: Lyrics of Silent Night
· “Silent night, holy night All is calm, all is bright Round yon Virgin Mother and Child Holy Infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace”