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Hi! My name is Delaney McDermott. I am 16, and an 11th grader. I play varsity basketball for Kempsville High. Feel free to browse through my essays.

My favorite piece of writing was my Gatsby rap. This was my favorite because you have to be very creative and you have to try very hard to make it interesting for other people so they'll like it. Rapping is just a fun challange!

A. SOL Pretest................. (September 17, 2010) In my SOL Pretest esaay paper I was given a topic and had to choose whether the government should remain solving problems or not. I chose to argue that the government should keep solving the world's problems. B. American Dream........... (September 13, 2010) In this piece, I discussed what my dream is. American Dreams are what make me happy, and this is what I talked about in my paper. C. Gatsby Essay............... (November 5, 2010) The midterm essay was about the Great Gatsby. I wrote about how different the article "What happens to the American Dream in a Recession" was from the book. D. Persuasive Essay-Topic Strip.......... (December 21, 2010) The topic i chose to write about was the positive affect celebrities' have on children. E. Persuasive Research Essay............ (January 20, 2011) In this essay i wrote about sex education and why it should be taught in high schools. F Midterm Essay.............. (January 31, 2011) In my midterm essay I wrote about my goal for the last semester of my junior year and how it will help me become a better person. G. Narrative Essay............ (January 2011) For my narrative essay I was able to choose what I wanted to write my paper on. I decided to write my paper on Leadership Workshop and how wonderful of an experience it was. H. Extended Metaphor Poem........ (March 24) This was a poem that i wrote using a method of writing i had never used before. It helped me a lot with being able to write poems. I. Self- Reliance Project................ (April 7, 2011) In this project I chose the quote "To be great is to be misunderstood" -Emerson I made a glogster with pictures and also wrote a paragraph about how I was too misunderstood. J. Cover letter and Resume........... (April 25, 2011) In my cover letter I wrote to the University of Longwood telling them that I am interested in attending their college. I also wrote them a Resume telling them about my accomplishments. K. SAT Essay............................. (May 30, 2011) In this essay i wrote why success is disastrous. I got to pick this essay from a tons of SAT practice essays. L1. Gatsby Rap............................ (April 2011) This was a rap i wrote with a class mate. We made up a rap using vocab words from The Great Gatsby. M. Course Reflection..................... (May 31, 20011) This was a paper I wrote telling about how much I have grown as a writer this year. I also told what was my favorite piece of writing this year, and other things.