Camp Persuasive

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A Convincing Essay

Written By Noah Solovey

Introduction

The place, the people, the passion. Only three of the billion words that describe the best place on planet earth. Who in the entire world doesn’t love it, it has the best of activities, fun everyday, and friends that are always by your side. The traditions, too, are unforgettable. Independence, experience, love. Three more words to describe it. I could really go on and on. Anybody who knows it loves it. And I especially love it. In my case, I want to go the whole summer. It is just my happy place. It’s just amazing. It, meaning Camp Airy.

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By Noah Solovey

Table Of Contents

Part One: Passion For The Camp

Part Two: Love For The Camp & The People

Part Three: Experience I Would Never Forget

Part Four: Activities With My Best Friends

Part Five: Summer Home: But Are There Downsides?

Part Six: Excitement & Extra Reasons To Go

Now, without further ado, Please. 

Part One: Passion For The Camp

Passion: a strong and barely controllable emotion. My passion for Camp Airy is strong, and I can barely control my urge to live there. Camp Airy has it all, and I am passionate for the camp. The activities, people, and the traditions are only a few words to describe Camp Airy, and everyone who attends knows that the camp is a special place, that just gives you a passion for the camp. As Oprah Winfrey once said, “Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.”

I know what you’ve been thinking this whole time. Seven is too much. Too much what? Time, fun, activities, excitement? It's probably time. But time is determined by passion, love, and focus. There is no such thing as too much time, if you're doing what you love and doing what excites you. Do you mean too much time away from home? Airy is my summer home, and passion is the reason for that. Fun fact, I get the school year with my family, and then when the time comes, the people at camp are my family. First of all, the camp traditions that engrave you in the camp is one part of my passion for camp.

Friday evenings to Sunday mornings, song sessions to - dinner, to songs and the bunk family you have by you. Traditions make you feel part of something, and all campers and counselors feel part of Airy. In the traditions, camp even lets you take part. If it's - or writing for the traditional D’Airy, you can take part in the traditions. Traditions are one of the many reasons my passion is strong for Camp Airy.

Second of all, the people there add to your bucket of passion. If it’s the friends you make or the counselors you have, they are there for you every second of the day. If another person wanted to go to a sleepaway camp, not Camp Airy for seven weeks, it would be impossible. That person wouldn’t have the people to stick by them for the 49 days. The friends I have made in the past years such as Jordan, Mason, Drew, Micah, Ari, Ely, Andrew, Cooper, Everett, Brendan, Gavi, Emmet - I can go on and on. These people are always there for me, and a summer with them would be amazing.

Finally, the activities that you do everyday are fun, and best of all, you get to choose them. When doing activities, I get to try new things, learn new skills, and do things I have never thought I would be able to do. Camp is the home of those things, and best of all the people who lead the activities are patient and make sure you are safe. If camp didn’t have activities, I don’t know what I would do with myself. I would get sick of the people real quickly.

After all, passion contributes to why I want to go for seven weeks. I have a powerful connection to the camp that could never, ever be broken. Passion keeps me thriving and ready for the next day. If you went to camp, you would develop a passion that would be so strong, you would want to go to camp, and maybe you would want to live at camp - like me.  And that is what passion is.

Part Two: Love For The Camp

Love is a word that can be used in many ways. It can be used to describe someone, something, a place, or even a game. In my case, it is being used to describe a place. A place that I like to consider my summer home. A place by the name of Camp Airy. A place where I want to spend my whole summer. A place I can describe in so many ways. A place where I have friends. A place where traditions are held. A place with fun activities. A place that I love.

Sorry, I know that was a very powerful introduction. I added way too much feeling. That almost made me cry! I probably don’t need to keep writing, as that probably convinced you. But I will keep writing. In all let me summarize it up, hopefully with less feeling.

First of all, I love the people, and family there. The counselors, the campers, even the dining staff that supply me with food. All the people, as I like to say the camp family, I love. My friends, who are always there for me. My counselors, who joke around and love to play card games. The people are always there for me, and they are the ones in the driver's seat, driving through a road of fun. Driving my experience.

Secondly, the camp itself. The camp where I want to spend my summer. Even though I don’t walk the hill, I am part of the classic Airy hill, the hill that defines a camper's experience. A hill that can be looked at in many ways, such as good and bad, but it is a part of the camp. The activities run by the people at camp are another part of my love for the camp. I love Camp Airy, so much.

Third of all, the love all the campers have for camp - links. When everybody was sad about the dining hall, people helped each other. When the green team lost the Airy Olympics, everyone was still a camp family and realized, it’s just a game, and a game with loads of fun and competitiveness. Everyone stood by each other when they were sad.

Finally, the aspect of the camp that you are a part of. This aspect represents the acceptance of everybody, the Airy family, the CIT celebration, where everybody cries together, and looks back on camp, and even the times when you are swaying side to side singing, “Rock Me Mamma Like A Wagon Wheel.” These parts are the parts when you realize, I’m in the middle of nowhere, having the time of my life, bouncing up and down signing songs about tomatoes, how am I here right now. This family I have made, this family here with me, is camp. I love camp.

After all, love for the camp is another reason you should let me go for seven weeks. Love that keeps you coming back for more camp each year. Love that has me hooked to camp. A man named Sam Solovey once said, “Roots are where you come from. Connections are what you have to people, places, and things. It is okay to leave your roots, but you want to keep your connections forever. And our connections are in Maryland.” Sam Solovey said this in the car, when he was talking to his son. They were both in Maryland, both sick. His son was there to have a reunion with his school friends, and see his camp friends at bowling. Sam explained to his son how the school reunion was a way of keeping a connection. I wanted to thank Sam for saying this. He gave me another reason to go to camp for seven weeks. Because I have so many connections at camp. - and that is love for camp.

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Part Three: Experience I would Never Forget

Whenever a camper comes back from Airy, they look over their whole experience and probably will start asking, one more week? I want to do this all over again. This is the power of an experience. At Airy, you get an experience that you can yap about for hours, and that very experience is the reason why all campers come back summer after summer. Seven weeks at Airy is like a math equation - 7 + Weeks = An amazing experience. That amazing experience that I can possibly have, will be unforgettable.

“There is a difference between experience and adventure: you survive an adventure and have an experience. An experience can be an adventure but adventures are unique. I know they might seem like the same thing, but today, boys, we had an adventure.” After a windy day, the president of LYC Sailing Camp announced this to the kids. It was a day where boats flipped, and kids swam to shore. I don’t mean for this to be an analogy to describe camp, but if you let me go to camp I would get to experience an awesome adventure; that would not contain boats flipping and little boys and girls swimming to shore.

First of all, when I grow up, I would be able to tell my kids about the time(s) when I went to sleepaway camp and had the best time of my life for seven weeks straight. I would tell them about the people I met, and the activities I tried. I would tell them about how the guy next door I met at camp. And how I made these lifelong relationships, that I still know. Seven weeks is not too much, in fact, call it a time where I can be in my “happy place.”

Finally, just wait until I’m back, I could tell you about how I had such an adventure, the downsides, and the upsides, and this time reflecting on the last adventure I had at camp, when the dining hall burnt down. I also would talk about my Airy Olympics experience.

After all, an experience is unforgettable, and camp is the definition of unforgettable. Camp is defined in many ways. It is defined by its people, and its activities, and its busy med center. Camp is defined by everyone that has stepped in it. Camp is defined by Marty’s joke: “Velcro, What a Rip Off.” Actually, speaking of velcro, letting me go seven weeks is not velcro. In other words, it’s not a rip off. It is an experience I will never forget.

Part Four: Activities with my best of friends

Camp friends: people who are the nicest people and are always by your side. Activities: fun things that Camp Airy is made up of. When you combine both of them you get the best summer of your life. I have to admit, I would not survive a summer without my camp friends. If I could spend my whole summer with anybody, even a celebrity, it would be my camp friends. The best part though, is the activities I will get to do with them. I know all of this is offered in 3 weeks, and four weeks, but I have a special connection to camp, and three weeks and four weeks is not enough time. seven is.

No, I would not get sick of my friends for seven weeks. I have the best time of my life with them. They are always by my side, and we share so many similarities. The activities with them is a whole ‘nother story. Once, in Mrs. Hete’s writing class I wrote a warm up paragraph that stated how much they mean to me. Here it is:

My camp friends and I share such a great bond. First of all, they are so kind. My camp friends are always there for me, and always love to joke around. Secondly, they share so many similarities with me. We love to talk about soccer and have fun messing around. Finally, the bond we have between us. I have such a special, powerful bond with them; it’s like a family. In conclusion, there are so many reasons why my camp friends and I are great friends, but these three describe it all.

Before I finish this part, I want to acknowledge where I am right now. As of right now, I am sitting in my grandma's house writing this, and later today I am going to see my camp friends at bowling. I feel pretty sick, but I want to see my friends, and I am probably going to feel better by the time I see them later today. I really cannot wait. They all really mean so much to me. And to not forget about activities, bowling is a great fun activity with my camp friends.

After all, activities are the filling in my day, and friends are the icing. Camp is just amazing with those two aspects. Activities and friends are all it takes to make a camp experience an amazing experience. “There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.” This quote by anonymous describes it all. My camp friends are truly family, and activities with them lightens my day.

Part Five: SUmmer Home: But are there downsides?

Camp is my summer home, my happy place, and I would definitely live there, but are there downsides? Sadly but surely, the answer is yes. From injuries to sicknesses, and from being away from family to leaving for an entire summer; you would not let me go seven weeks if I ignored these. An unknown person once said, “There is always a pro in a con.” This part will show you how every pro has cons and all cons have a bunch of pros.

First of all, injuries. I am fully aware that this aspect is the main thing that is keeping you from sending me for seven weeks. Well, I am here to tell you not to care about injuries. In the first place, getting injured is part of the fun. Unless you're badly injured. But if you never got injured, and never hurt yourself, where is the fun in that? I see that you disagree, but injuries are a mark that represents a story. When Adam broke his pinky, he had a brace that had a long story to it. Oh, and yes, I will be careful and not try to get injured.

Secondly, illnesses. I see that seven weeks at sleepaway camp also means seven weeks to get sick but remember last year when I went five weeks, I came back with strep but it wasn’t that much of a big deal. Getting sick is a huge downside, but there is a med center that is here to help! Mom, you also said that they were fast and reliable with Adam, on the other hand, Dad, just listen to Mom on this one. Just know that like in a test, the more questions there are the more you could get wrong without losing too many points. Like that, the more weeks you go to sleepaway camp the more times you can get sick but I probably won’t come home with a sickness.

Third of all, being away from home for “too long.” But remember what I said when I was focused on passion. The second paragraph explained why seven weeks was not “too long.”

Fourth and final, a whole summer is “too much.” Before I repeat what I said about being away from home for “too long.” I will admit to some things that you are saying. First, I won’t have that much time with my family during the summer. Secondly, I won’t be able to do Fourth of July with my family. Third, I would miss out on the beach. Fourth, - . - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After all, there’s always a pro to a con and a con to a pro, so you can disagree with things I said in this part. I am just clinically stating my opinion on what you see as downsides. Camp is seriously a place where injuries occur and people get sick, but it is not that hard to do what you can to stay safe. I don’t share food. I don’t eat stuff off the ground. I wash my hands. Too much. So I will stay safe, Mom and Dad. I will take care of myself. Part of camp really is being independent.

Part Six: Excitement and Extra Reasons to go

Obviously, there are way more reasons to go to Airy for seven weeks. Also, I would have more excitement than ever to go for seven weeks. An unknown person once said, “Reasons are endless.” In my case, they really are. In this part, I will list more reasons why I can go seven weeks, and have the best summer of my life.

First of all, I will get to meet new faces from other countries, and see familiar faces that I am good friends with. Making friends defines Airy and represents why I want to go too. Everyone at camp shares such a great bond and seeing them all again means so much to all the campers. 

Second of all, the opportunities I am going to be offered. Remember last year when I got to try rock climbing on real rocks? I also remember learning pickleball at camp, and I learned how to win the Olympics every year too. At camp, opportunities fly at you like confetti.

Third of all, I get to write all summer long. Don’t tell me camp is not educational because I get to write, learn new skills, learn about nature, and best of all, try new things. Writing is my favorite subject!

Fourth of all, I get to have 2 carnivals, 2 Airy Olympics, A Fourth of July Carnival, CIT Day, Outdoors Day, and 7 song sessions! Now I just wrote a lot of fun things that lightens up a camper’s day

Fifth of all, I get to have two different bunks and meet 24 different people. How fun will that be! I’ll also come back playing football like Messi. Yeah, no.

Finally, I get to extend my connection with Camp Airy, which is always a special thing. Having a connection to a place means so much, and Airy especially.

After all, camp has meaning. When you drop me off at camp this summer, I will be more excited than ever. There are over 1 billion reasons to love camp, and hopefully I listed a good amount. Seven is not too much. The only thing that is too much is the amount of time I will get to spend with my friends and my people. Because camp is the people. Camp is the activities. Camp is the excitement you get after winning the Airy Olympics. Camp is it. 

So Mom & Dad, what do you think? Can I go for seven weeks? Please.   

You might as well continue reading.

Part Seven: Conclusion

It’s a place that I love, with billions of words to describe it. Seven is one. Noah is another. Please is another. It is my summer home, or my happy place. It is where all my friends are. It is where I want to spend my summer. It with activities. It contains the best people. It has a hill. It is full of fun. It I love. It is where I want to go for seven weeks. It is Camp Airy. If you let me go, look forward to part two: AGAIN.

Update: It took forever to get an option. First, my parents said "no" right away, and then there were billions of other flaws. Like, the amount of weeks my brother is going for, or the idea of five weeks not being an option.. That was it. Five weeks, the amount I went the year before, secretly was. My parents emailed with Marty, the camp director, and he somehow approved it. Woohoo! The perfect amount.