560-word version:

‘A novel perspective, or is it?’

It has always been with me but I had casually neglected to cultivate it for I had been so caught up in temporal concerns. This year’s trip was the second time and I was able to conceive more thoughts and renovate my insights...

299-word version:
The Rotary Club in my area started the project about four years ago and hundreds of volunteers have helped to build the community. We, a small group from school, became a part of them three years ago...