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Old 12-24-2008, 01:32 AM   #1
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For the second essay topic (describe the community you come from), is it okay to describe just one aspect (one family member, one school, etc.) of the community I come from?
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Old 12-24-2008, 02:04 AM   #2
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I am. I'm doing my school and the ways that it has helped develop me as a person. I don't think you could fit more than one or two in 500 words very well.
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Old 12-25-2008, 01:42 PM   #3
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Yeah I talked about my grandma and how she basically was my world when I was younger.
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Old 12-25-2008, 04:28 PM   #4
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yeah, I think they intend one. I did mine about the community band I'm in.
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