Ways to start a composition To captivate the reader right from the start! 1 Dialogue Pete! Where are you?

? My mothers cries penetrated the fire that surrounded me. Shewas the person I loved most, yet showed it least to. As the reality that I might lose herslowly sank in, memories of the events that led to this flashed through my mind 2 A Proverb Blood is thicker than water. There are so many acts of kindness that we so often take forgranted and willfully let pass by, but there are few that can surpass the love of a family member 3 A Question Have you ever been in a brush with dangerous so perilous you could have lost your life? 4 A startling fact My reckless actions nearly caused the death of my best friend. I remember it like it wasyesterday 5 A description The alley was dark and silent, but it was not dank like I would have expected. Anunusual warmth permeated the place, like as if t h e r e w e r e a s o u r c e o f s o m e t h i n g hopeful and expectant. 6 A sound Beep, beep, beep The repetitive beeping resounded in my head. I wondered if it wasthe alarm clock that I so dreaded imprinting itself subconsciously in my head. Still, Iignored the distant signal and carried on with the errand my mother had tasked me. 7 Complication + Flashback Fear and trepidation seized the crowd. There were hushed whispers and stifled sobs asthey dreaded the worst in things to come. It did not help that the victim was in completehysteria, which fuelled the robbers arm to tighten around her neck. The knife he wieldedgot dangerously close to piercing her skin. Thoughts raced through my mind. Oh, how Iwish I had not ignored that instinct to inform the police before all this even started 8 Outcome + Flashback Paramedics rushed to my side and gingerly lifted me onto the stretcher. It was nowheren e a r t h e i n s t a n t r e l i e f I h a d e x p e c t e d . I n s t e a d , t h e v e r y fact that I was about to betransported away from the proximity of m y p a r e n t s , w h o s e w h e r e a b o u t s w e r e s t i l l unknown, worried me further. It all started like this 9 Conclusion + Flashback Even on the most weary of days, I make it a point to spend time talking to my mother. Asshe sits on a wheelchair silently and stares ahead of her, something in her eyes tells me

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