Prompt choice 1 (narrative essay) read the prompt below and write a well-developed narrative essay. have you ever had to adapt to a sudden change? how did you do it? what you prepare? write a narrative of your experience. **be sure that your narrative has a clear beginning, middle, and end. use your mature voice, specific details, sensory descriptions, and dialogue. proofread your work before submitting.

Mother’s decision was final. “We have to leave as soon as you finish the final test.” “But, Mom…” were the only words, I and my brother were able to say. Right there and then, we saw her book our plane tickets; call the cleaning maid to help her pack our stuff and leave some which would be donated to charity and to the maid’s children.

We tried to keep our departure secret but our classmates noticed our lack of enthusiasm when they discussed about the end of school parties and outings. The feeling of parting overwhelmed us. We had no choice but to leave. My Mom would be assigned to our home country as the head of office. We had to be where she was.

Luckily, I and my brother were allowed to join the swimming party on the last day of the exam day. We went home very tired and were off to the airport after a few hours of sleep. We barely had enough time to recall the other day’s event when we landed and met our cousins for the first time after six years. We were awkward at first but when we began talking about where we used to hang out and enjoyed the local food, we felt more at ease.

The next few days were spent touring our favorite places in our home town such as the old church, our grandma’s huge house, the biggest mall in the place. We sang, danced and ate a lot. Just then, I realized, “We’re finally home!”

burn the midnight oil

Meaning

work long hours and hard

to be working until late in the night

to work very hard and for long hours into the night

staying awake in the night either studying, reading or working

Example Sentences

It is very very hard assignment, and I had to burn the midnight oil to get it completed on time.

The assignment was very lengthy so she was forced to burn the midnight oil to get it done on time.

My brother has a big exam next week so he is already burning the midnight oil. I keep advising him to take it slow.

The assignment is to be submitted first thing in the morning when they get to school so the children are burning the midnight oil

Origin

In 1635, this phrase was used by Francis Quarles in literary work which was a synonym to the word 'elucubrate'. It literally meant to work by the side of a candle. To burn the mid night oil was the English way of saying that someone was working hard through the night because candles were used in the olden times to provide light at night. The word 'elucubrate' was defined in 1623 as doing things by the candlelight.

Recently candles are no longer used as a source of light during the night but the phrase is still popular and has been used in an album by Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner.

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