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IEW Structure and Style for Students: Why We Have Fly Swatters

John Paul Hill
7/30/2020

                  Why We Have Fly Swatters


  One summer, a tired traveler sat down to rest. A fly came and started buzzing around the traveler's sweaty head. "Get away, fly," he mumbled (almost incomprehensibly). He tried to smack the fly, but instead succeeded in hitting his own head. When he hit his head, it stung, but he still slapped at the fly. When he failed, he became even more frustrated and angry. Finally, he realized his mistake. He thought, "We are likely to hurt only ourselves when we get so angry."

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