Slide, Roll, Slam
In the first paragraph of the essay, I was immediately captured by the imagery and audio components of the writing. I found myself hearing what the author spoke of the bowling alley, picturing the people that made up the leagues and the alley itself. From the first Iresearcher essay to this Lay of the land essay, I feel as if I have a very good idea of the look of the Bowladrome and what it is all about. What I found really key about the essay was that the author decided to take one night to observe, and would ask questions at another time. This let the essay be easy to follow, where it was not overwhelmed with questions, comments, and observations. The separation of all the league teams made the descriptions and identifications easy to follow.
"The man with the gold earring is collecting his turquoise bowling balls and placing them in his small black bowling bag. He pulls on a gray sweatshirt while singing the words to Toby Keith’s Who’s Your Daddy. I guess he is a fan of country music. This guy just makes me laugh because he is so random. It is freezing cold out but he has on shorts, and he is loudly singing while he is gathering his things. He is probably leaving so he get home to watch his wrestling."
The author picks out a such detail about some of the bowlers, and can even make assumptions about them simply by what she sees. The author looks forward to learning more about these people, but for now is left to know what she has seen. Especially about the man with the gold earring.
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