W-2 Assignment 3
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Final Draft
Writer’s Choice: Photograph of My Cousin and I
As a child at the age of five, my cousin and I had pictures taken together by her mother, I call her
Aunt Elena. My cousin Emily and I are four months apart. Emily is very pretty, smart and thoughtful. In
this special picture, she and I looked identical. Our slanted, brown eyes and our big smiles resemble two
calm little girls, enjoying the moment with peaceful smiles on our faces. In our knee- length dresses,
red as a fire and blue as bright as the ocean, we sit straight up in front of our grandma’s house
surrounded by beautiful flowers such as red, yellow and pink roses, daffodils, and tulips. Our dark
brown, wavy hair even matched. We both had red and blue bows off to the side of our heads that
resemble our dresses, and grandma’s beautiful flowers. My cousin and I have both been there for each
other through “thick and thin.” For example, when I’m depressed because I lost my first job as a cashier
at Bradlees because the store was closing down, she was there to fix it by comforting me and reassuring
me that everything is going to be OK. Another example, when I got really sick with the flu, she was
there to help me get better. She took care of me like the way a mother would when their child is sick.
My photograph of my cousin and I reveals how close we are in age and also reveals how close we are
when it comes to love and friendship. This photograph still hangs in my bedroom wall in a simple
burgundy wood frame.