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=Exposition/Inciting Incident= One day I had invited some friends over my house. It was as hot as an oven while we were playing capture the flag outside. My friends were Bob, George, Zack. Bob is shorter than me and has brown hair and brown eyes. George has black hair and brown eyes and is the tallest of us all. Zack has black hair and brown eyes and is pretty tall. My mom called to me" Jack come inside for a minute." "One minute mom. guys I'll be right back." I walked in the shady air conditioned house. "What's the problem mom?" "Your uncle is in the hospital with a heart attack." "How?" "They don't know." I walked outside and finished our game but it was on my mind the entire time we were playing. When my friends left I asked my mom, "Anything on Uncle Lenny?" "Not yet." Later that dark cool night the phone rang loudly and my mom answered the phone and she told me, "Your uncle may die tonight. A prayer is a cure so say a pray tonight. We planned to visit my uncle the next day. When I slept I prayed and went to sleep at 1:00 or so because I couldn't get it off my mind and I was hoping nothing serious would happen the next day.

WHAT ROOM WERE YOU IN? HOW DID YOU FEEL? CAN YOU REMEMBER A SPECIAL TIME WITH YOUR UNCLE?

=Rising Action= We visited my uncle Lenny the next day. My uncle Lenny is short and big, he was fifty-nine years old with brown eyes and grey hair. He was doing fine and we left. My aunt Sharlien is short and skinny with brown eyes and blond hair, she is about fifty-five years old. left. He kept getting better by November 15, 2006 he felt healthy and looked it. He couldn't get out of the hospital and still had to be checked out. My mom or aunt couldn't go in because the surgeons said he was in surgery. When he was done we still weren't allowed in. By December of 2006 they let my mom and aunt to finally see him. My mom and aunt picked him up from his check-up. On the road no one talked until my mom broke the eerie silence, "Lenny how do you feel and what did the professor say?" "He said I'm on the road to recover and everything looks normal." "That's good because I need some help and without you it's hard." My mom drove to my uncle and aunt's house and dropped them off there. It was a cool day and the wind seemed to whistle when my mom dropped them off and when my mom was driving. At the Christmas party mom parents throw my uncle ate right and felt better. It's an immense party with twenty different families. My mom said to my brother and dad,"I'm so happy Lenny feels better." "Yes he did look better and was happy. He seems to be taking care of his body more." "Well dad, why won't he. He just had a heart attack that's really scary." "I know but people often can't help their food issues like Lenny." I overheard the conversation and remember what my mom used to tell me when I ate wrong a healthy heart is a happy heart. I thought the saying sort of matched my uncle's position because he had a heart attack but ate right and you would have never guessed someone like him had a heart attack. After Christmas my uncle had another heart attack he couldn't walk. The doctors didn't know what exactly was wrong with him and he had to go to Florida for health care. He had to get organs transplanted because they were failing and the doctors didn't understand what was happening. He was eating fruits and vegetables but it didn't help so it sent a chill up my mom and aunt's spine. He had to go through surgery and stood in Florida at a hospital that was for diabetes patience and other heart related problems. It had special care where my aunt bought a small two-story house that was in Miami, Florida. As she waited she told everyone who knew about it to stay at home because no one could see him for a couple of weeks. By Febraury 2007 he was released and flew back home. He was really scarred and didn't want this weird disease ruin his life.

DESCRIBE THE RIDE TO THEO HOSPITAL. DESCRIBE WHAT WHAT HOSPITAL LOOKED LIKE. WHAT DID HIS ROOM LOOK LIKE?

=Climax= My mom and I were driving to Brooklake Elementry School on a warm sunny Friday during the Spring when my mom's cell rang and she answered it. "Hello." "Hi Kate it's Pat." "Oh, hi how's everything." "Everything is good. Uncle Lenny is coming by my house this afternoon would you like to come?" "Yes I would like that." The day seemed to fly by I was in health and my teacher Mr. Perusso taught my class about the human body. I said nothing about my uncle during it. So I finished school and surprisingly my mom picked me up. My aunt Pat's house is a hour away from here and she told me my uncle is coming over for the day. I went to a practice and I showered when there was a knock at the door it was my uncle and he told us that he just had a clot that had to be removed. My uncle came over and relaxed and my parents that his flight was good. During night my uncle left around 10:00 p.m. When my uncle left we were so happy to finish that chapter in our life. He was home and was happy and healthy. I went to school the next week knowing everything was going to be alright.

WHAT DID U SAY TO YOUR UNCLE WHEN YOU SAW HIM? CHANGE YOUR TEACHER'S NAME. DESCRIBE THE SETTING. HOW DID YOU KNOW EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT? WHERE DID YOU UNCLE GO?

=Falling Action= Thing's got better and better for my uncle after the transplant. Before I knew it I was at my uncle's retirement house with my cousin Vinny. Vinny is eight years old and looks a lot like me except he has short hair and he is really short. It was Easter day and we were looking around the immense house for our baskets. It took us almost two hours just to find one. We found one upstairs under the bed surprisingly we found one in an unused garbage bag. After we finished it was lunch time and we had no breakfast so we could almost eat a horse. Our uncle cooked us some spicy, hot meatballs. My uncle said across the table" As soon as your parents get here we will look for the eggs." Vinny and I agreed but it seemed to take forever for that to happen. For Easter my uncle gave me a board game and chocolates. My cousin got chocolates and legos. We played the board game until. Knock knock. Someone was at the door we heard our uncle greeted them we ran downstairs but quickly ran back. Downstairs was our bratty cousin, Kimberli who annoys my uncle and aunt for a gift even when he was in the hospital. We waited for what felt like a century until our parents got here. The doorbell rang loudly and we heard the glass chandelier shake like how it usually does when the bell rings. We were outside and from inside we didn't realize how bright and warm it was until then. Vinny yelled" I found one! I found one!" "good for you!" "Nice job Vinny and don't worry about what she said." "I know. She's just prevaricating." On the ride home my parents told me we would have one more party tomorrow. I had forgotten what happened this year to my uncle and everything washed up after April. The party began tomorrow and we first went to church. After church we went back home and our house was filled with the smell of chicken and fish. It was a small party it only consisted of ten people but not including us. It was Vinny my uncle, and aunt and some family friends who I don't know that much. We had another egg hunt and basket hunt. The eggs had to be hidden inside because it was a dark gloomy day and it began to rain. My dad cried out" How is this going to work Kate?" "Just hide the eggs inside Al." "Okay." It was a bad Easter but at least Vinny and I had two egg and basket hunts.

HOW DID THINGS GET BETTER FOR YOUR UNCLE?

=Resolution= It was Halloween and my friend Arnold was throwing a party. It was a boring Halloween because we only went through one neighborhood and I didn’t like it that much. It got so dark a couldn’t wear my mask I was a rapping pig with my friends Bob and Zack. We were all one kind of animal Zack was a werewolf and Bob was a monkey. The party was two hours and thirty minutes long. We were trick-or-treating for two hours. I came home a little happy but not really so I just ate candy showered and went to bed. When November came bad news came with it. My uncle was in a vegetated state and they were getting a courts a approval from his will which stated “he wanted to die in a state like this.” The court approved and he was to die on Saturday. When it happened we set up where his memorial was to take place. The days in school got sadder and sadder as I remembered good times I had with him. I persevered in school even though I felt terrible. I skipped school one day and I went to his funeral I cried and cried. After that my mom and dad said” We were lucky to see him for Deanna’s Birthday before he died.” “I know but I remember the Easter Vinny and I spent with him.” My family began to sob it was as sad as my grandfather’s death. The way home was quiet and dull and I stared blankly out of the window for the duration of the car ride. We got home and my mom called my brother Danny and told him everything. When I ran in my room I thought to myself how come my mom didn’t call Danny earlier. I shrugged and took out my guinea pig and played with him. I couldn’t keep my mind off what happened in this month. After holding my guinea pig I went outside and played some lacrosse but I still felt low in spirit. It was hard loosing Lenny but I was able to keep going even though it was hard I knew I had to keep going and not dwell on this for too long.

SHOULD THE PASSING OF YOUR UNCLE BE IN THE RISING ACTION? THEME? REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR THEME IN. WHAT OTHER DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS CAN YOU ADD?