Descriptive Essay: The Birth Of Manatee County

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Descriptive Essay It’s early in the morning, first week of September, and I find myself headed to the GOP Headquarters of Manatee County. My phone rings as I’m driving, and although I don’t recognize the number, I answer. "Hi, Jessica! This is Joanie from the GOP Headquarters of Manatee County, just making sure we were still on for today! Looking forward to meeting you." Her bubbly voice was almost unbelievable. I assured her I was on the way, as I imagined what this woman would look like. Before getting off of the line she says, “Oh! One last thing, Jessica… you ARE a Republican, correct? We think it’s very important to have only those who are on our side, helping us out.“ I hesitated, and said, “Yes ma’am, I am.” Immediately I feel blood rush to my face, and I wanted to turn…show more content…
It appears there is someone is struggling, as the door violently and repeatedly opens farther, then slams down on whoever is trying to get through. I run over to help, and I see a man carrying a bunch of signs and posters. We share a laugh, as I help him with his load. He introduces himself as James Harmon, and I told him I was here to volunteer. He informs me that we will be going on a door-to-door campaign route, for three hours. I was excited to see what this entails of. Since there were a few other volunteers on the list, we wait fifteen minutes for them to arrive. As it turned out, they did not show. I follow James out to the car, carrying a tote bag full of pamphlets. We start with ordinary small talk about each other’s origins and interests, and conversationally make our way to discussing the current election. I tried him on questions I’ve diligently researched, and he had no input. I broadened the questions in a playful nature, and still, James had no interest in debate. I began to feel a little dizzy from the heat, and repetitive nature of leaving pamphlets at front doors. I felt like it was never going to

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