Write a version of the same story, this time starting the story in the middle.
Last May, I decided to swim a mile without stopping. I knew I would need to be able to do it to join the Coast Guard, so I spent every morning practicing with my father. I thought of giving up many times. "I could be sleeping right now," I would cry out as my muscles ached. One morning, I started to doubt myself, so I imagined swimming to a person in need. Before I knew it, I could hear my dad clapping. I had done it!

The above question wants to assess your writing ability. For that reason, I can't write the story for you, but I'll show you how to do it.

First of all, you need to understand that rewriting history means that you must modify some elements of the original text, allowing the new text to be different, but still relatable to the old text.

Based on this, to write a different version of a story you must:

Regarding the story presented in the question above, you can modify the tiredness that the narrator feels when training with his father. You can make the narrator more excited and feel that training is more fun than tiring.

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"I could be sleeping right now", I thought as I felt aches shoot down my arms and legs, struggling for breath with every stroke. I started to doubt myself, so I imagined swimming to a person in need. 

Last May, I decided to swim a mile without stopping. I knew I would need to be able to do it to join the Coast Guard, so I spent every morning practicing with my father. I had wanted to give up so many times, including the day I succeeded.

Thinking of saving a drowning person pushed me forward. Before I knew it, I could hear my dad clapping. I had done it!

Explanation:

pre-writing

why we feel good, or better, when we laugh?

is there a scientific explanation for this to happen?

which are the sources?

rough draft

laughter has a way of instantly connecting people and is one of the most basic and fundamental ways in which we communicate as human beings.

newport academy: endorphins reduce stress and strength social connections.

they combat anxiety and depression.

final draft

we know that when we laugh we feel better; when something is making us laugh it means we thought it was funny at some point, even if it was not meant that way. what we know is that it made us feel good. that is something we all can realize easily, but is it a chemical explanation for it to happen? of course there

according to joe bluett, laughter has a way of instantly connecting people and is one of the most basic and fundamental ways in which we communicate as human beings. also, he says that laughter can increase confidence, self-esteem, creativity, positivity and resilience, bringing positive changes to all aspects of our lives.

the newport academy says that, when we laugh, we release endorphins and that makes our body feel instantly relieved from tension and worry. endorphins also reduce stress and strength social connections.

therefor, laughter is the best to combat anxiety and depression.

so is this a rhetorical question?