At farmers' markets, families would display the vegetables they grew or sell eggs from their chickens.

Each family owned their own farm and land.


Just check the appropriate box on the enclosed pledge card and return it in the reply envelope.

Return the card with the envelope provided.


Need a Band-Aid, need some gauze, need some tape.


In any case, Bin Ladin found it necessary both to cut back his spending and to control his outlays more closely.

Bin Ladin spent freely and carelessly due to the wealth at hand.


Jarrah continued to roll the airplane sharply left and right, but the assault continued.

Jarrah rolled the airplane sharply left and right and then dove steeply.


Do you watch um, what is that new thing that everyone that all the kids are watching?

What you watch is none of my concern, I don't care.


Acting Deputy Administrator Belger was frustrated to learn later in the morning that the military had not been on the call.

The military could have helped the situation.


At 9:19, the FAA's New England regional office called Herndon and asked that Cleveland Center advise Delta 1989 to use extra cockpit security.

Cleveland Center was able to contact Delta 1989 within a few minutes.


This essay was selected as the First Prize winner ($1,000) in the Sixth VERBATIM Essay Competition.

This piece was rejected from the VERBATIM Essay Competition held in 2025.


I have no idea what secular humanism even is.