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I believe in poker night. It’s a night where friends get together and enjoy themselves. There is no need for money, just competitiveness. There is nothing to lose except the gratification of victory.
It’s a night of six friends, sitting around a round table sharing stories or their week and making jokes to make the others laugh.
It’s a night of doing what you want. There is usually a bowl of chips and dip, nachos, sandwiches, sodas, water, and more often than not beer.
It’s a night where guys can just be themselves. Unless your significant other is part of the group they are not invited because at Poker night there is no need to impress anybody, just be yourself and have fin with your buddies.
It’s a night of bonding. You can invite new people over to play and see if they fit in with your crowd.
On poker night the card games, whether it is Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Five Draw, Five Stud, or Seven Stud, or who knows you may throw in an occasional game of Black Jack just to mix it up a little more, the game is not even the main point of the night, it’s just a setting for the fun.
Poker night is about hanging out with your friends you haven’t seen after a rough week of work or school.
It’s a time away from reality. Nothing else matters, it’s just about being with your friends and playing cards and getting away from all the problem you have.
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I really liked how you chose something outside of the box. You didn't refer to an emotion or an action like most people did. One thing you could do that might help your paper would be to start with the description of poker night, the drinks, food, the ambience. By doing this you will draw the reader to want to know what makes this night so special to you.
ReplyDeleteGood essay, you showed that this is important to you and really what you believe, and like Bianca said it is a unique topic. However, your thesis statement is in your conclusion! Your last statement sounds much more like what would be this essay's thesis than what you bolded.
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This is a pretty good one. It was unique and definitely stood out. The only thing I would suggest is to maybe very the sentence structure a but, because almost every sentence starts with "It's a night..." Also, you wrote,"just be yourself and have fin with your buddies" but I'm sure you meant "fun" instead of "fin". Good job
ReplyDeleteI love how you chose something different then everybody else. Like Brian said I believe your last sentence is your thesis statement. I know you believe in poker, but you believe in more of the hanging out with friends than the actual game. However, the paper was great.
ReplyDeleteI liked the idea that was behind your belief. However I don't feel the suspense or moment behind it. Sometimes it seems like you paper is going in circles like you couldn't find enough to talk about. But I do like how many ways you were able to discuss poker night. I was definitely drawn into the paper from the beginning.
ReplyDeleteI'm really glad you chose to write about something different, definitely an original idea! In your last line of your first paragraoh you wrote "there's nothing to lose except the gratification of victory" which seems a bit contradictory because wouldn't you want to be victorious? You might want to consider revising that. Otherwise good essay, really drives home the point.
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of your essay, it is very orginal. I like the organization and the detail you included what goes into a poker night. overall, really good essay.
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