Annie Dillard Quote

Annie Dillard Essay Ð'- Option Two

The best part of waking up is walking outside and taking a deep breath of fresh morning air. As I stroll out the door I pause a moment and I breathe. After all, I have a Spanish exam to take today, and exams aren't as easy as they may appear to be. Sure, it's only a few pieces of paper with a little bit of printer ink on it, but all the same, it is intimidating.

I approach the school and I see a few familiar faces. I have attended this school since kindergarten. Almost every day for the past nine years I have walked inside that school and heard my feet tapping quietly on the linoleum flooring. I have memorized every corner, every wall, every sink, and every classroom. The floor pattern becomes well engraved in your mind after a while in that building since it is a small school.

I sit myself on a bench in front of my locker. Next to me is a girl I've only really known for a year. We talk every morning about what's on our minds, because at 7:30, no one else is around. In walks another girl, ZoÐ"«.

ZoÐ"« is an interesting character. You see, her dream is to be a Broadway actress. It's true, she does work towards her goal, but she does have the strange belief that she's closer to her aspiration than she really is. I admire ZoÐ"«'s work ethic. She always aspires for the best. She dances almost every afternoon, and goes to voice lessons once a week.

There is only one thing that is negative about ZoÐ"«. She does not realize that in order to be a very well known Broadway actress you must have three things. You need an excellent voice, you need to be able to dance, and you need to know how to act. Acting is the last thing on her mind, which is what provokes me to ponder, how can you be an actress when you cannot act? Well, you can't.

I have known ZoÐ"« for nine years so it is very difficult to disagree with anything she does. We befriended each other when we were about three feet tall, so she is one of my closest friends. She has a life that almost everyone wants because she has a very positive attitude about everything, she is a good student, and she excels in performing arts. These are the only reasons that I perceive her as "perfect". She isn't rude or cruel, she's very nice and she has excellent morals. She always helps people, and that's