Personal Narrative: The Twisted Jackson Hanson

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The Twisted
Jackson Hanson was working on his one of a kind 1958 Flathead V8 motor in the pitch black, Jackson was beat after working his midnight shift at the local car shop. He was trying to improve the flathead V8 motor because he was set to compete in the Frankfurt Motor Show. The car show was in the next two days so he wanted it ready for this great event.
After a while, Jackson had to go to the bathroom and he heard something drop from the building. He rushed outside to check what fell. He saw a teenagerwith long black hair,a red baseball cap, white shirt and blue jeans run and throw the motor Jackson was working on in the back of one of Jackson Hanson's Model T. He raced away in Jackson’s car.Jackson could only watch his car disappear
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Jackson looked closer at the motor and he noticed the impressive detail that only the young thief could have added.
After the car show, a hot rod collector by the name of Bruce Myer approached Jackson to offer he couldn't refuse, one-million dollars for the purchase of his V8 Flathead.
Jackson was so proud of his accomplishment that after the people left and he had signed off the title to Mr. Myer, he thought of one more thing he had to do. He went back to the automotive shop to find the teen with the long black hair and red baseball cap, white t shirt and blue jeans. The punk who had artistically engraved the V8 motor was surprised to see Jackson at his counter. Jackson had one-thousand dollars to give to the kid who but a few days ago almost made it so Jackson would not have been able to enter the Frankfurt Car Show. The teen shocked and amazed Jackson forgave him,watched him walk out for his vacation in Hawaii.
When Jackson returned there was a note on his door that said, "Thank you for giving me an opportunity to show my talent. I decided to spend it and go to art school. One more thing, Mr. Hanson, I was wondering if I could work with you. By the way, my name is

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