Created from a daily writing prompt from Figment.com (will probably turn into more, a full length essay hopefully, maybe more).
The prompt:

Same shapes

Take the first page of a story you love and mirror the shape of it. Without using any of the same characters or subject matter, copy the structure. Try and make your sentences and paragraphs the same length as the original. When the original uses description, describe. When the original uses dialogue, use dialogue. 

You can go even further by trying to match nouns, adjectives, and verbs as well. If you post your result on Figment, make sure you mention what story you're using as inspiration!

Inspiration from The Sun Also Rises and the character of Robert Cohn. 

Joseph Paterno was once the most winniest coach in all of college football. Now, many are not impressed by this title, but to the true Penn State fans Paterno meant a lot. Actually, this is even an understatement, because he built the University, the legacy of Penn State, and some even argue college football. There was a certain something about him that made you feel like you were talking to a family member, a grandpa, even though you knew that you weren’t related to him at all, but there was still that certain comfort that family would give and this you got from him. He was Rip Engle’s most celebrated pupil. Rip Engle taught his athletes at Brown University and then at Pennsylvania State University to give their best no matter what the situation. Rip Engle taught them to always be the leader, not the follower, no matter what position they played. This fit Paterno. He learned fast. He was so good, developed into such a leader, that Rip persuaded him to sign an assistant football coach contract at Penn State, following Rip from Brown to Penn State. This lead Joe to a new location, sixteen years later, Joe would succeed Rip as Penn State’s head coach, but it gave a new purpose, and it gave him a new home. In his last year at Penn State he coached while secretly battling lung cancer and secured the wins that would give him more wins than any other college football coach. I never met any one of his power who cared so much for each and every student. They were students first before they were his athletes.