Hannah Crass
Mr. Kennedy
AP English Language 11
19 September 2014
A Most Unfavorable Circumstance
Everyone has had a day that seemed to be progressing fairly well until some unexpected event turned everything around; something so embarrassing, so mortifying that it seemed as if time itself had come to halt and would remain frozen in this moment forever, making it impossible for anyone to ever forget. It is not until after a considerable amount of time has passed that one begins to reflect on what occurred that fateful day and realize that maybe, just maybe, the incident wasn't as bad as it seemed. Over the course of my life, I have had many experiences such as this in which it seemed appropriate to crawl under a rock or remove myself from any outside contact and live in isolation. One occurrence, however, has yet to be matched by any other.
The day began just as any other: simply a typical day in the 5th grade.
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