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Persuasive Speech On Chasing A Dog

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When a dog goes chasing after a rabbit, it should stop to smell the white picket fence that it passes, to mark its territory on the fire hydrant, and make friends with the other dog that always sits on the corner. Life is like chasing a rabbit through the neighborhood, and I believe one should take advantage of every opportunity given to stop and enjoy life.
As a freshman art student, I never thought my weird art teacher would make an impact in my life. He walks into the classroom every day a few seconds late and announces “GREETINGS ALL!”and then usually followed by a weird comment about our drawings or just his thought of the day. He is full of personality and opinions, although he never forces us to believe them, he always speaks his thoughts …show more content…

Although there is still time, the dog runs forward now looking at his surroundings, the world is his, he can smell all the fences, bark at all the dogs, make friends with all the future runners up ahead, and enjoy its life for everything it is given.
My art teacher pauses, “Stop worrying about getting things done and just enjoy what you have in front of you compared to where you where when you started, not when you finish cause you’re not there yet.” I look back down at my drawing and think about how I started with a white piece of paper and now I have every inch of the paper covered with pencil marks and eraser scraps, it is a starting point not the finish. I remember how others have dropped this class, but I decided to stick with it and push myself.
A few weeks later I had fixed my drawing and I have to admit it was looking pretty great. As my art teachers comes into the room with his usual “GREETINGS ALL!” he continues “Now I don’t want to say any names, but Mackenzie over here is almost to a finish point with her drawing as are many of you so keep an eye out for your next project.” I believe that the journey one takes is more important than any destination one is trying to

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