Rough Draft of Introduction:

“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.” These were the precise serene words that I quietly sang at the midnight church service as my grandmother passed away on Christmas Eve of my freshman year of high school. Despite the several deplorable days that I spent preparing myself for the loss of my grandmother, I was nowhere near ready to face the agony and affliction that I felt the moment I was told that she was actually gone. Losing my grandmother was an extremely difficult, yet momentous time in my life because I instantly knew that I was losing more than just a grandma; I was losing a mentor, a role model, and most of all, a forever friend.

***Last sentence is my idea for my thesis!