<p>yeah i took it really literally (as i'm sure many others did) and my page doesn't even start off with a sentence, it's like a continuation of the previous page. like:</p>
<p>just so sick of Grandpa's outlandish career suggestions," I said angrily as my father steered me out of the room.</p>
<p>and the end was kinda like the end of a chapter so i put in a ~***~ at the bottom lol.</p>
<p>i took it as a 17 year old, i know most people dont have much to talk about yet but my dad's a diplomat and my family moves to a new country every couple years, so i had a ton of stuff to talk about regarding diversity and stuff. </p>
<p>might seem cliche, but it turned out well. and i made it a book format too, i put the page number at the bottom and at the top i had like the title of the book "a portrait of aakash as a young man" (playing on the book "a portrait of the artist as a young man" by james joyce.)</p>
<p>well see how it goes... only 4 days, 20 hours, and 46 minutes left</p>
<p>scagneas, does your dad work for the us foreign service?</p>
<p>yeah he does... how did you guess?</p>
<p>this essay question is evil...</p>