WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a dual point-of-view scene in which the right part of the brain and the left are disagreeing about a topic.
Think about the characteristics associated with each side.
Controlling?
I can see her making faces at me from the corner of my eye, trying to get my attention. Instead of looking, I keep my eyes forward and focused on driving.
“Look at me!” She yells.****
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**NOBODY gets to talk to me that way.**
_She was just joking, chill._
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**No, that’s not okay. She doesn’t get to tell me what to do.**
_She’s my friend. I know that she doesn’t mean it like that._
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**NO. Now if I do it, I’m letting her control me.**
_I need to let go of my pride. This isn’t anything to feel forced about._
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**That crossed a line. She shouldn’t talk to me like that. She is not in charge of me. I don’t have to do what she says.**
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_Okay, now I’m overreacting. If I ignore her, it’ll be rude because we’re just hanging out._
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**Screw her. She deserves to be ignored!**
_I’m going to look at her. I know she didn’t mean to sound controlling._
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**I’m going to glare at her so she knows she doesn’t get to talk to me like that.**
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I look over at her, glaring.
