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Dave on Dave: RESPONSIBILITY FOR OTHER PEOPLE
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Taking an honest look at stuff I wrote as a teenager. Saturday, March 17, 2012. RESPONSIBILITY FOR OTHER PEOPLE. The following was a 10th grade writing assignment. I was 15 years old. My comments are in the red. February 15, 1994. I think humans should have to take responsibility for each other. I’m reading this novel by Steven King called The Stand. In the story, a superflu spreads throughout the country and everyone responsible dies. How is that fair? CONS: Hard to reason with. Hoot zombies in the head,.
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Dave on Dave: January 2011
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Taking an honest look at stuff I wrote as a teenager. Wednesday, January 26, 2011. The following was a 10th Grade writing assignment. I was 16 years old. June 1, 1994. I don’t have very high standards for dates. I just have to like them. I am a little picky, but I would date roughly half of the sophomore class given the chance. Have slept with. I should note that unlike the kids on MTV’s Skins, I wouldn’t have known what to do. Has to have some sense of humor. 4 I try to keep these journal entries as hon...
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Dave on Dave: November 2010
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Taking an honest look at stuff I wrote as a teenager. Monday, November 29, 2010. HOW GETTING RICH WOULD CHANGE ME. I wrote the following in 10th Grade as part of an English class assignment. I was 15 years old. December 1, 1993. If I get rich and famous, my lifestyle won’t change much. I would pay the field hockey team to take a shower with me every morning. Also, I would pay people to do my homework and take my tests. 2 I liked school, so I don’t know where I was going with that. I got cut from the bask...
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Dave on Dave: September 2010
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Taking an honest look at stuff I wrote as a teenager. Saturday, September 18, 2010. ARE ALIENS OUT THERE? The following was written in 10th grade for an English class writing assignment. I was 15 years old. February 2, 1994. I want to believe that there is intelligent life out in space somewhere. Growing up watching Star Wars and Star Trek, seeing all of those life forms working together, it makes you want to believe there is something out there. 3 I’m going to say I’m 73% sure there is no go...It would ...
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Dave on Dave: July 2010
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Taking an honest look at stuff I wrote as a teenager. Sunday, July 18, 2010. Dave on Dave - Behind the Scenes. I have been asked a few times about how I "really" do this blog - implying that the source material from my childhood is in some way fabricated. Outrageous! For the sake of transparency, I put together the following to show the process of putting together a Dave on Dave blog post. STEP ONE - GRAB MY WRITER'S NOTEBOOK. STEP TWO - OPEN MY WRITER'S NOTEBOOK. STEP THREE - SELECT AN ENTRY. Next, I gi...
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Dave on Dave: December 2010
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Taking an honest look at stuff I wrote as a teenager. Wednesday, December 15, 2010. January 18, 1994. That’s a tough one. I suppose I admire my father (I’d never tell him that though). I admire him because he’s my father – I don’t know how to explain it. He did a lot for me and I hope I can pay him back someday. Frame 1 - George Segal finally calls his son who hasn't talked to in years. Frame 2 - His son starts to pick up the phone. Frame 3 - They never get to talk because the world blows up. 3 I must ha...
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Dave on Dave: DRINKING AND DRIVING
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Taking an honest look at stuff I wrote as a teenager. Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The following was written as a 10th grade writing assignment. I was 16 years old. April 6, 1994. Once someone is arrested for drunk driving they should be locked away forever. Who’s to say they won’t do it again. The laws in the United States are pathetic. We should have stricter like Singapore. If you do something wrong there they flog you. Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? 2 This was in reference to an international incident th...
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Dave on Dave: June 2010
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Taking an honest look at stuff I wrote as a teenager. Tuesday, June 22, 2010. If I Designed the New High School. The following was a tenth grade writing assignment. I was 15 years old. September 27, 1993. I have some good ideas for the new high school. First off, I think we should change our school colors from orange and blue to clear. Second, the new school should be a skyscraper towering above Hershey. 4 Reasons why this diagram is awesome:. There will be escalators moving up four times the normal spee...
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Dave on Dave: LIVING IN A DIFFERENT CULTURE
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Taking an honest look at stuff I wrote as a teenager. Sunday, December 11, 2011. LIVING IN A DIFFERENT CULTURE. The following 10th Grade essay was written in response to a story we were assigned to read in English class. I was 15 years old. In the short story “Chee’s Daughter” the little girl was taken from the husband and forced to live in another culture with her dead mother’s parents. I jumped onto Amazon and easily found books that would have been more relevant and practical. Another culture change I...
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Dave on Dave: RANDOM THOUGHTS IN SPANISH CLASS
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Taking an honest look at stuff I wrote as a teenager. Wednesday, July 6, 2011. RANDOM THOUGHTS IN SPANISH CLASS. The following was a 10. Grade English assignment. No topic was given - the only limitation was that it must contain at least 100 words. I was 16 years old. March 4, 1994. It’s March 4 and I’m writing in Spanish class. Tonight we perform Barnum. My grandparents are coming from Columbus to see it. I have five lines, but I am on stage juggling and singing quite often. I don’t want to overst...
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