SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN

THE DESIGN SCHOOL

FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT

NAME: CASSANDRA WONG XINYUE

STUDENT ID NO: 0313365

TOOL SELECTED: PURSE

WORD COUNT: 682 words

ENGLISH 2 (ENGL 0205)

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: NARRATIVE ESSAY

LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA

SUBMISSION DATE: 15TH NOVEMBER 2013

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“What is the most important thing that you need every day in your life?” I asked my

friend. She answered me “my smartphone”. Well, that is not the answer that I was

expecting from a normal teenage girl. In this globalization, almost everyone will say that

the most important thing that they need to complete their day would be their

smartphones. But no, the thing that I’m going to talk about is something that brings you

to many places, pay for your bills, keeps your money in place; it’s something that you

have to bring before you go to work or university. Yes, for girls, then it would be your

purse, and for guys it will be your wallet.

Purse plays an important role in everyone’s life. Although it’s just a normal purse

made of leather or cloth, who would have thought that it would be the most important

thing in their life. It has a smooth surface depending on the type of purse you’re using.

There are a lot of brands of purse, for example, Jimmy Choo, Lacoste, Nike, Adidas,

Prada, Yves Saint Lauren, Polo and more. It comes in various kind of colors and design.

Well, most girls would say that purse? What kind of purse? A square one? A rectangular

one? A round one? With only one zip? Double zip? With buttons? With magnets? In my

opinion, I think that most girls would prefer purse which opens and closes with magnets.

It is far more easier comparing with purse with zips.

Other than that, with your purse with you, it can bring you to many places. When you

need to pay for your food, you take it out. When you need to pay for your car petrol, you

take it out. When you need to pay for the groceries you take it out. See? No matter

what, at least everyone takes out their purse to pay for something they buy during the

day or night. Your purse will follow where ever you go in this world, because without it,

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you can’t go anywhere. Why? It is because your money, your credit cards, your

identification card is all inside. It is stick with you where ever you go. When you go

travelling too, you will also bring your purse with you. It is like an automatic reflex to

have your purse with you no matter where you go in this world, may it be north pole or

south pole. Having your purse is the most important thing because it contains the most

important thing a person should at least have to complete their day.

On the other hand, purse are important because it contains money which can pay for

your bills, petrol, groceries, your needs and many more. What if purse were never

invented? Then everyone would have to squeeze their money in their pockets. Not only

money, your credit cards, identification card, and receipt. But, what if one day you forgot

to take them out and just put your jeans or shorts into the washing machine? Everything

will come to an end, especially your credit cards and identification card. You would then

need to apply for a new identification card and a new credit card. It would take months

just to get them done, not only that, you also have to pay a certain amount of money

too! How inconvenience.

In a nutshell, purse plays an important role in everyone’s role. It’s just that some

people never realize how important they can be. It brings people to places, pay for your

bills and keeps your money in place. Find the purse that you can put all your important

documents inside so you don’t have to squeeze them in your pockets ever again. You

wouldn’t want to have flying receipts all over the place, right? Choose the purse that you

love, make sure it feels nice when you are holding it like it is your one and only

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precious. Most importantly, choose the perfect purse like you are choosing a lifetime

partner that will stick with you till the end.

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