Your exercise today is to incorporate all of the following words into an article, short story, poem or whatever comes to mind. You must use all of the words (in any order) to complete the exercise, but the context in which they are used is up to you. Think about the words for a few minutes before you start to write and see what pictures come to mind - then see if you can weave them all together into a piece of writing.

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Movies are released with ratings which enable adults to see whether or not each film is appropriate for the age of their children. However, youngsters below these recommended ages are getting into movie theatres and viewing "inappropriate for age" material. How do you feel about this? Should movie theatres enforce the age restrictions? What happens once the movie goes on general video release and is more accessible to younger viewers? Can age recommendations be enforced, and if they can, do you think they should be? Write a letter to the editor of your local paper on this theme.