Hayden Gregory and Ben Ludwig Creative Writing
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“Stop Larry!” shouted Harry as Larry discombobulated Harry, as he was working on the toy flux-capacitor next to the toy chainsaw. Larry was frolicking around instead of doing his chores. Larry and Harry are brothers, so close they gave each other anklets. Larry wasn’t a very good student, although he was extremely smart. He doesn’t turn in his homework on time or study enough to get grades he deserved. One day, he was throwing darts instead of doing homework. When he got to school, he was full of despair. This was on the fourth Thursday of the quarter, and his average was a measly 72.34. Harry, on the other hand, was a great student. Although he is not too smart, he received good grades. …show more content…
He heard a quote in English once: “The one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention”. Although he didn’t know many things, but he knew that. Larry knew a lot but missed the point of life, hard work. One day, Larry had a ton of homework due. Although he knew that he had to do it to keep his grade up, he decided not to. Instead, he decided to put stickers on his bedroom wall and go out to eat at McDonalds! Later that night, he fell asleep with his stuffed animal giraffe, filled with guilt. Larry had a realization that night. Instead of his normal dreams about BBQ beans he dreamed about what it would be like to be a good child, like Harry. He in a sense grew up that night, figuring out what his point in life
Opportunities
“Stop Larry!” shouted Harry as Larry discombobulated Harry, as he was working on the toy flux-capacitor next to the toy chainsaw. Larry was frolicking around instead of doing his chores. Larry and Harry are brothers, so close they gave each other anklets. Larry wasn’t a very good student, although he was extremely smart. He doesn’t turn in his homework on time or study enough to get grades he deserved. One day, he was throwing darts instead of doing homework. When he got to school, he was full of despair. This was on the fourth Thursday of the quarter, and his average was a measly 72.34. Harry, on the other hand, was a great student. Although he is not too smart, he received good grades. …show more content…
He heard a quote in English once: “The one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention”. Although he didn’t know many things, but he knew that. Larry knew a lot but missed the point of life, hard work. One day, Larry had a ton of homework due. Although he knew that he had to do it to keep his grade up, he decided not to. Instead, he decided to put stickers on his bedroom wall and go out to eat at McDonalds! Later that night, he fell asleep with his stuffed animal giraffe, filled with guilt. Larry had a realization that night. Instead of his normal dreams about BBQ beans he dreamed about what it would be like to be a good child, like Harry. He in a sense grew up that night, figuring out what his point in life