tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52550056660023073882024-03-05T02:05:22.205-08:00English BlogCAGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867341771972504189noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255005666002307388.post-64128489476445386622009-05-04T07:16:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:20:16.978-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9owzwdozXAPb0rjeoW8nslMgugWLD1p_6tIkRZWXhL2qm_u0WXBb70usHMjsREgOtjAIyQ4kJ0s-Fh3CrcPST6uG9IjJnWQH07YgLY9GIgd4n2rg1-94E2nR0wgQOM_m5sS4IwVezgU/s1600-h/More+Pictures+158.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331973290070069970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9owzwdozXAPb0rjeoW8nslMgugWLD1p_6tIkRZWXhL2qm_u0WXBb70usHMjsREgOtjAIyQ4kJ0s-Fh3CrcPST6uG9IjJnWQH07YgLY9GIgd4n2rg1-94E2nR0wgQOM_m5sS4IwVezgU/s320/More+Pictures+158.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>CAGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867341771972504189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255005666002307388.post-33188306257295744472009-05-04T05:18:00.000-07:002009-05-04T06:26:54.808-07:00Reflections on English 111<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SAfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:11;" ><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-: nonefont-family:Calibri;" ><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SAfont-family:Calibri;font-size:11;" ><a title="Tcc logo.png" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tcc_logo.png"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-ascii-font-family: 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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>interesting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>entered<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>course<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>expecting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>constantly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>tested<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>things<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>been<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>drilled<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>into<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>every<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>students<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>head<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>since<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>preschool; <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>grammar,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>punctuation,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>writing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>structure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Due<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>modern<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>word<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>processors<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>most<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>grammar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>punctuation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mistakes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>thing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>past.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>didn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>really<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>expect<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>get<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>anything<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>out<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>first<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>week<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>pleasantly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>surprised<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>instructor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>showed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>class<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Rhetorical<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Analysis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Though<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>its<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>value<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>wasn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>immediately<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>visible,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Rhetorical<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Analysis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>something<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>use<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>almost<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>daily<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>often<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>find<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>myself<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>looking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>catch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>people<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>using<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>one<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>appeals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>want<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>see<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Rhetorical<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Appeals<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>use<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>just<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>turn<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">TV</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>watch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>commercials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>there<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>hidden<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>gem<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>taken<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>away<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>English<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>111<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Rhetorical<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Analysis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>beauty<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Rhetorical<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Analysis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>simple<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>applicable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>someone<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>tries<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>persuade<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>they’ll<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>do<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>so<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>through<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>use<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Rhetorical<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Appeals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Rhetorical<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Appeals<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>follows;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Pathos,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Logos,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ethos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Pathos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>attempt<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>win<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>over<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>through<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>emotions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Anytime<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>somebody<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>asks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“How<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>would<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>feel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>if,”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>they’re<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>using<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Pathos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>appeal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Logos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>works<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>through<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>intellect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>see<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>statistics<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>anti-smoking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>advertisement<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you’re<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>seeing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>appeal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>through<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Logos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ethos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>way<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>convince<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>through<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>credibility<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>trust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>someone<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>asks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>do<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>something<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>no<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>reason<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>than<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>trust<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>person,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>then<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>person<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>using<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ethos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>appeal.</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>way<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>person<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>uses<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>appeals<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>can<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>tell<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>little<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>about<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>their<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>argument.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>strong<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>argument<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>will<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>use<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>three.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>person<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>heavily<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>using<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ethos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>they’re<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>probably<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>relying<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>fact<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>trust<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>they<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>use<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>lot<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Pathos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>they<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>likely<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>don’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>enough<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>person<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>uses<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Logos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>while<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>ignoring<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Pathos<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ethos,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>they’re<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>either<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>interested<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>opinions,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>they’re<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>trying<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>avoid<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">English<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>111<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>wasn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>what<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I’d<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>imagined<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>would<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Instead<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>focusing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>how<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>write,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(though<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>there<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>little<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>too)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>English<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>111’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>main<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>focus<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>presentation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Most<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>lessons<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>about<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>research,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>putting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>argument<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>together,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>source<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>citations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Near<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>end<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>end<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>course<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>learned<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>how<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>use<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.msn.com">Microsoft</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>PowerPoint,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>made<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>presentation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>lot<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>these<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>things<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>good<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>most<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>jobs,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>especially<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>jobs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>involve<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>conducting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.google.com/">research</a>,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>writing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>reports.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>important<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>understand<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>English<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>111<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>also<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>sets<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>standard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>reports<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you’ll<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>write<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>rest<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>your<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>time<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>college.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Looking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>back<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>semester,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>point<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>English<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>111<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>seems<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>preparation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>more<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>advanced<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>classes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>can’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>see<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>point<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>PowerPoint<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>presentation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>class<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>teaching<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>English<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>itself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>However,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>can<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>see<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>its<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>importance<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>preparing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>students<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>course<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>public<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>speaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>English<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>111<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>seems<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>kind<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>business<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>English.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Most<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>assignments<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(research,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>argumentative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>essays,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>presentations,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>blogs)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>use<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>skills<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>are<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>commonly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>used<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.wikipedia.com/">businesses</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>With<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>being<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>said<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>feel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>lot<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>more<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>confident<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>looking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><br /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" >I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>taken<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>few<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>things<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>away<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>English<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>111.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Another<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>side<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>benefit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>computer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>skills<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>improved<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>significantly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Before<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>course<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>had<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>never<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>used<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Rhetorical<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Analysis,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Microsoft<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>PowerPoint,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>even<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Blog</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>can’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>overestimate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>value<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>knowing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>these<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>After<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>taking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>English<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>111<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>feel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>equipped<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>handle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>whatever<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>studies<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>require<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>me<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>no<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>essay<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I’m<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>ready<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><br /><br /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></span><br /><br /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>My Diagnostic Essay</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>By CAG</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>I wanted to sleep until noon. But, that wasn’t going to happen today. I’d rolled off</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>of my bed and worked my way downstairs. I was never a morning person. My Dad </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">brother and I threw a few bags, a cooler and three fishing rods into the back of his truck </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">and drove away. After a pit stop at the gas station, we turned onto the interstate. The trip </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">had officially begun.</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span>The next five hours were uneventful. In Colorado you get used to hills and slopes.</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>As we entered the mountains things started to get amusing. Due to altitude, you start to </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">feel pressure on your head. This happens while you’re going 70 mph through and around</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">mountains. The deeper you get into the mountains; you start to see signs warning you </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">about falling rocks.</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span>We got off the highway. For a second I think were done driving, and I let my</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>guard down. Then I see another ‘falling rocks’ sign with over a dozen holes in it. This </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">did not bode well. It wasn’t hard to imagine some idiot with a shotgun, and an orange</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>vest shooting it. Whoever did it was long gone, and clearly as bored as I was. Another </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">half mile up the trail we passed an outhouse. I was beginning to wonder if camping was a </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">bad idea.</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span>Driving up the mountain itself was not the same as driving around them. Now we </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">were going 30 mph, and hoping not to slide off the trail and fall to our deaths. Slowly but </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">surely we made it. Now at the top of the mountain we still had to find a campsite. After </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">another hour we found the lake and our site. I stepped out of the truck to stretch my legs. </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">That’s when I discovered the air was colder than anticipated. We didn’t bring jackets.</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>August in Colorado is usually 80 degrees. The mountain temperature was closer to 40. A</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">thousand feet makes all the difference in the world.</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span>By this time we were all hungry. We assembled the camping stove with no</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>trouble. Then we almost blew ourselves up using it. For future reference, know how</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>much propane to use before igniting it. After eating we unloaded our stuff, pitched the</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">tent, and went fishing until nightfall. It was pretty nice. We didn’t catch anything.</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>Between two novices and one guy out of practice, we didn’t expect to. After dinner we</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>built a fire. We would have told stories if we had any, instead we just tried in vain to</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>amuse ourselves. </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span>We tried to sleep when we realized we set the tent on top of rocks. That and my</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>dad’s snoring ensured my brother and I didn’t sleep on that trip. When morning finally </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">came along we went fishing again. Dad planned on the trip lasting three days. After </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">another hour we decided to go home. The ride back wasn’t too horrifying. Three grown</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>men in a truck, reeking of dirt and body odor, sunburned was still a sad sight. Next time </p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" >I’ll stay in a hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></span><br /><br /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></span><br /><br /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" ><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">CAG</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">111-29</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Revised Diagnostic Essay</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">04/25/09</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center">My Last Camping Trip</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center">By CAG</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span>On<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>any<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>weekend<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>would<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>slept<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>until<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>noon,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>but<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>father<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>had<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>plans<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>rounded<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>brother<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>got<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>us<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>into<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>truck,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>drove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>picked<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>few<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>items<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>local<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>gas<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>station,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>double-</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">checked<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>our<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>surprised<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>see<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>tent<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>packed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>back<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>truck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Usually<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>father’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>idea<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>camping<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Holiday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Inn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>guess<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>he<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>serious<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">about<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>camping<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>After<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>turned<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>onto<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>interstate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>marked<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>beginning<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>our<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>trip.</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span>It’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>hard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>get<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>bored<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you’re<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>highway<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mountains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>After<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>pass<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>first<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>group<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mountains,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>start<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>feel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>increased<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>air<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>pressure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">One<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>side<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>highway<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>shows<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>side<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>cliff,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>other<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>side<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>showing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">hundred<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>foot<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>drop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Occasionally<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you’ll<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>see <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>nets<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>side<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mountain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">ensure<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>loose<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>rocks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>won’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>fall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>into<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>highway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>All<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>this<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>happens<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>while<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you’re<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">going<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>70<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>miles<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>per<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>next<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>five<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>hours<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>spent<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>dad<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>driving,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">me<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>enjoying<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>view,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>brother<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>asleep<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>back<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>seat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span>It<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>almost<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>noon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>before<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>turned<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>off<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>highway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>second,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">let<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>guard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>down<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>thought<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>finished<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>driving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Then<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>passed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">eighth<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>falling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>rocks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>warning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>one<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>had<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>half<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>dozen<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>bullet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>holes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">wasn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>hard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>imagine<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>somebody<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>camouflage<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>orange<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>vest<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>getting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>bored<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>shooting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Whoever<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>did<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>clearly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>bored<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>After<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>another<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>half<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">mile<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>began<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>drive<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mountain.</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span>Driving<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mountain<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>wasn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>same<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>driving<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>around<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>them<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">highway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>trail<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>leading<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>top<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>could<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>barely<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>fit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>one<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>truck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>couldn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">pull<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>over<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>side,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>had<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>find<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>spot<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>pull<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>over<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>let<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>people<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">going<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>down<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>nervous<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>way<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>up,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>because<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>parts<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>trail<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">had<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>no<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>rails<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>protect<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>against<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>falling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Little<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>little<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>made<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>our<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>way<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mountain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>reached<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>top<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>could<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>see<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>highway<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>over<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>mile<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span>After<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>reaching<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>top,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>quickly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>found<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>our<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>campsite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>first<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>time<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>eight<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>hours<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>stepped<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>out<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>car<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>stretched<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>when<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">noticed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>change<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>temperature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Nobody<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>brought<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>jacket<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Being<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>August<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Colorado,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>expected<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>temperature<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>around<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>80<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>At<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">campsite<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>around<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>50.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>An<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>extra<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>thousand<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>feet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>altitude<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>makes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">difference<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>After<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>setting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>site<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>almost<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>blew<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>ourselves<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">using<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>too<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>much<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>propane<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>camping<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>stove.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>ate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>lunch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>went<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">lake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span>Fishing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>can<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>very<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>relaxing,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>especially<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>if<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>you’re<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>looking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>get<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>away<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>from<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">people<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>didn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>catch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>anything,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>but<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>didn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>expect<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>went<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>trip<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>chill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>out,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>actually<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>catching<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>fish<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>really<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>afterthought.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">kept<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>fishing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>until<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>nightfall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>After<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>nightfall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>went<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>back<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>camp,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>built<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>fire<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>ate<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>amused<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>ourselves<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>few<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>hours<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>called<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">wasn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>until<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>tried<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>sleep<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>realized<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>set<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>tent<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>over<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>bunch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>rocks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>That<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>father’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>snoring<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>guaranteed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>my<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>brother<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>didn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>sleep<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1"></span>When<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>morning<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>finally<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>came<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>around,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>went<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>fishing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>After<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>an<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>hour<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>decided<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>go<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>My<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>father<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>planned<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>trip<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>lasting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>three<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>days,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>but<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">lack<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>sleep<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>boredom<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>too<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>much<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>even<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>packed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>left<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>quickly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>we <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>could.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>drive<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>home<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>wasn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>too<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>bad,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>but<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>three<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>sunburned<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">guys<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>truck<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>reeking<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>dirt<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>body<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>odor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>brutal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>next<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>time<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>go<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p></o:p></p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-: EN-USfont-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:12;" >a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>trip,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I’ll<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>stay<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> 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