College Essay Workshop Practice: Object In Room
Skeletons are often thought of as frightening, scary, and creepy objects because of their close and obvious association with death. To most, they are things that belong six feet under in a grave, in a doctor's office, or out on a porch as a Halloween decoration. But not for me. Ever since I was seven years old I have proudly displayed a fifty-four inch tall model skeleton in the most prominent location of my room, on top of my dresser. This is not your average halloween gag model skeleton. It is the real deal. All bones from skull to phalanges, toe bones, are a realistic ivory hue and are supported by a sturdy metal shaft that connects to a green base, stabilizing the model. Even before receiving this model …show more content…
At my sister’s 9th birthday I made a skeleton build a bear, I had a skeleton halloween costume that I wore the week preceding and following halloween for four consecutive halloweens, Bones was my favorite show simply because of its name, and I consistently drew skulls onto things. I thought that my skull sketches were masterpieces, although my mom disagreed after I decided to move my drawings off of paper and onto a more permanent and visible canvas, furniture. Needless to say my mom was not the biggest fan of that exhibition. I was given this particular model by my Mom to help me forget the death of my beloved pet frog, Augustus. As if any material object could ever make me forget the tremendous loss I felt after the death of Augustus I thought to myself. However, after a few hours my Mom’s devious plan began to worked. I was absolutely captivated. This model wasn't like any of my adolescent drawings. I began to notice the intricacy, symmetry, and beauty of the object before me and still do today. Now, I am not a morbid person and do not enjoy skeletons or bones because of their affiliation with death. Instead, what
Skeletons are often thought of as frightening, scary, and creepy objects because of their close and obvious association with death. To most, they are things that belong six feet under in a grave, in a doctor's office, or out on a porch as a Halloween decoration. But not for me. Ever since I was seven years old I have proudly displayed a fifty-four inch tall model skeleton in the most prominent location of my room, on top of my dresser. This is not your average halloween gag model skeleton. It is the real deal. All bones from skull to phalanges, toe bones, are a realistic ivory hue and are supported by a sturdy metal shaft that connects to a green base, stabilizing the model. Even before receiving this model …show more content…
At my sister’s 9th birthday I made a skeleton build a bear, I had a skeleton halloween costume that I wore the week preceding and following halloween for four consecutive halloweens, Bones was my favorite show simply because of its name, and I consistently drew skulls onto things. I thought that my skull sketches were masterpieces, although my mom disagreed after I decided to move my drawings off of paper and onto a more permanent and visible canvas, furniture. Needless to say my mom was not the biggest fan of that exhibition. I was given this particular model by my Mom to help me forget the death of my beloved pet frog, Augustus. As if any material object could ever make me forget the tremendous loss I felt after the death of Augustus I thought to myself. However, after a few hours my Mom’s devious plan began to worked. I was absolutely captivated. This model wasn't like any of my adolescent drawings. I began to notice the intricacy, symmetry, and beauty of the object before me and still do today. Now, I am not a morbid person and do not enjoy skeletons or bones because of their affiliation with death. Instead, what