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Farm Girl by Jessica Hemauer I chose to do my paper on “Farm Girl” by Jessica Hemauer. Jessica wanted people to know what it was like working on the farm and going to school. She knew she was different in her own way no matter what she was doing. She also knew how to manage her time without stressing about it. The main purpose of her essay is to inform others how she learned about time management and responsibility. I think she wrote this essay more towards people who have a hard time managing their time. She is telling us that it is possible to work and be involved in activities, but how you manage your time and becoming responsible is key. This can be proved in the last paragraph when she tells us “And every day people notice that I am different from the rest of my peers. At school, teachers and organization leaders are impressed by my time management skills and the amount of responsibility I take on.” Jessica shows her feelings in this essay when her father tells her that her that she does not have to work on the farm anymore, and can be like other kids and take part in school activities. So she gets involved at school, and when she thinks that by getting involved she would fit in, but she is wrong because no matter if she is a “farm girl” or president of the student council, she always goes above and beyond in all her efforts and is committed to them. Jessica puts a lot of details to when she is describing things. She makes me feel as if I’m in the setting, using my five senses. For example, “The delicious smell of smoked bacon and cheese omelets grows more with each step.” Every time she describes her sense of hunger, and reading about it makes me hungry for food. Jessica takes responsibility to show her readers that time management is important, and that it’s feasible to be involved in several things without being stressed. In

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