I had to go to the apple store on 5th avenue this week to buy my mom a birthday present. I had never been there before, so I was nervous that i wouldn't be able to find it. When I finally got out of the subway, stubbed my toe on a door so hard that it started gushing blood, and walked the few blocks to the store, I amost started laughing at myself out of the perposterousness that i woudnt be able to find it. There is no way that anyone wouldn't be able to find this particular Apple store.

Read first paragraph slowly with a lot of dramatic pauses.

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On a break between classes the other day, I met up with a few friends in Madison Square Park. While walking along observing all of the different people and hearing the mumbled chatter of hundreds of conversations, I saw a golden retriever laying on the ground. As I followed the dog's leash up to the hand of his owner, I noticed that in the man's lap was a large piece of canvas and scattered around him were various painting supplies. I noticed that the painting was a self-portrait which displayed both the painter and his dog just as they appeared at that moment.

I felt so grateful to have had the opportunity to hear Thomas Neff speak about his experiences as a photographer and to see all of the work he did to capture the images of the people affected by the devastating Hurricane Katrina. I could write and write about numerous aspects of the presentations and elaborate on the many different thoughts I had while listening to Neff speak, but I think that the most important detail to take out of this presentation is to understand his approach.