# Exercise 3: Descriptions

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Describe the appearance of a thumbtack (not a pushpin) without
using mathematical measurements, illustrations, or photographs.

Feel free to use (or ignore) the following template:

    # Description of a Thumbtack

    This document explains *fill in*. This document does not describe *fill in*. 

    A thumbtack resembles *fill in*, except that *fill in*.

    A thumbtack consists of the following two parts:

    *  name of part 1
    *  name of part 2

    ## Name of part 1

    Describe part 1, possibly comparing and contrasting with something that
    it resembles.

    ## Name of part 2

    Describe part 2, possibly comparing and contrasting with something that
    it resembles.