write a story which includes the sentence " When I was at last alone, I felt surprisingly happy"
I need a very full of vocabulary narrative essay of 500 words max. please help me someone
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Explanation:
This narrative question was very popular but not always successfully handled. The best answers responded
fully and credibly to the key words ‘at last’ ‘alone’ and ‘surprisingly’. Various scenarios were developed based
upon the writer finally achieving some time ‘alone’ following a well-described stressful or traumatic event or
even simply following the arrival and departure of noisy relatives with boisterous young children. These
scenarios usually involved the approach of exam time or assignment writing, the illness of a close relative or
an argument with a boyfriend or girlfriend. Although facing several hours’ work, or the consequences of
illness or upset, the writer explained that it was surprising how happy he or she felt at being able to get on
with things. These scenarios worked well but, inevitably, a significant minority relied on a familiar essay and
contrived to slot in the topic sentence, occasionally with little or no relevance to the given narrative. These
produced barely believable stories where, despite a catalogue of unhappiness, the writer still managed to
feel happy but did not explain why. Equally, some described a great achievement or victory and said they
were ‘surprisingly’ happy whereas it was obvious why they were. Also, some did not give enough weight to
the word ‘alone’ because they were often congratulated or rewarded in a group and yet were supposed to be
alone. It became clear that such candidates were mistakenly using the word ‘alone’ as meaning ‘the winner’
or the only contestant left. It must be said that some of the least convincing stories here were those about the
‘surprise’ birthday party which come up every year. Sometimes they can work but in response to this topic it
was unconvincing to be told time and again that the writer was completely unaware that it was his or her
birthday or that in the midst of friends and family wishing the writer a happy birthday, they felt ‘alone’ as well
as ‘surprisingly’ happy.