Write a letter as a citizen of Pompeii, describing the day Mount Vesuvius erupted.
Consider the abrupt shift from commonplace activities to wailing chaos and fear. This exercise would require some research about daily life in Pompeii and the drastic changes this event brought. How do you perceive this calamity? How does your understanding of the world, your belief system, interacts with this deadly phenomenon? It allows you to weave personal emotion with history, making it a rich narrative piece.
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