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Assignment #1 Writing Exercise

Writing Exercise

Writing Mimesis:

The little prince

Once, when I was six years old, I saw a marvelous picture in a book on rainforests called real life stories. It depicted a boa constrictor swallowing a wild animal. Here is a replica of the picture. 

In the book it said: Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole, without chewing. Afterwards they cannot move, and sleep for six months digesting. I thought a great deal about goings-on in the jungle and, in turn. With a crayon, managed to produce my first drawing. My drawing number I. It was like this:

I showed my masterpiece to the grown-ups and asked them if my drawing frightened the. They answered: What’s frightening about a hat? My drawing was not of a hat. It showed a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. I then drew the insides of the boa constrictor

Reflection:

After the exercise and continued back to my prompt my writing got slower. I was thinking about the passage that I copied while I was writing my prompt. The passage that I copied and my prompt were also about two very different things so there were many pauses while I was writing. I didn’t know what I should write for my prompt.  

Writing following Hormesis/stress:

Taking a shower 

Reflection:

After the second exercise I was able to write more since I was thinking about what I should write during the shower. I was able to focus better compared to the last exercise.