DESCRIPTIVE WRITING DESCRIPTIVE WRITING is the clear description of people‚ places‚ objects‚ or events using appropriate details. An effective description will contain sufficient and varied elaboration of details to communicate a sense of the subject being described. Details used are usually sensory and selected to describe what the writer sees‚ hears‚ smells‚ touches‚ and tastes. DESCRIPTIVE PROMPTS 1. Think of an animal you have seen or that you know about. The animal might be someone’s
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friends’ house‚ Josh and I had dreamed to traveled extensively through the world together‚ from the canals of Venice and Amsterdam to the mountains of Austria and Italy‚ but Iceland was our main place of excitement to visit. The surrounding lava field resembled something you would only see you in your wildest dreams‚ with huge moss-covered rocks haphazardly compiled on the ground‚ and funnels of steam rising to meet low-lying gray clouds in the distance. It was a formidable and alien landscape with
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In the evenings light‚ my car rolls up the white gravel and creeps to a stop. It has been eight years since I have last seen my beloved grandmother. She owns a retirement getaway between two snow-capped mountains‚ in a tiny‚ yet glorious country ranch. Everything was so familiar and untouched. Orange and red tulips‚ that grandma and I planted‚ still surround the base of the house. The large weeping willow‚ that danced with the wind‚ still shades the garden that is on the side of the house. I anxiously
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Essay Prompt 2 We can only try to pay tribute by devoting our time and energy is the great search for explanations of God and what he has done. Science can be a form of praise and reverence and in that same mind it is a spiritual thing while being performed. They can work together helping some understand and experience faith in a completely different way. The first time I got a grasp of how much I like to indulge in science and religion: I was having a “civil argument” with other scientific minds
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English 28 Description Descriptive essay topics are those that explain or outline processes involved in getting something done. As the word‚ descriptive suggests‚ they describe. Descriptive essay topics also touch on how something either happened or came to be. These topics should be laid out in such a way that they give a visual impression of the object being described or the notion in question. They may be used to reflect an action of the way a certain thing works‚ its motion
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Softball vs. Baseball The love of the game‚ loud cheering of the crowds‚ school colors spread throughout the bleachers‚ and the smell of fresh boiled peanuts; all of these things are the essentials of what makes the perfect baseball or softball game. Although the two are similar in many ways‚ they have some notable differences. These sports may not be for everyone‚ because you have to have a lot of strength‚ courage‚ and the ability to keep going. Also they both take a lot of time and dedication
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Field Hockey is one of the top 3 popular world sports.It’s equally as fun as it is competitive. It shaped me into a better athlete‚ made me a better person‚ and gave me something to be passionate about. With field hockey I know I can go a long way and make something out of myself with it in the future. Entering middle school I hadn’t planned on doing field hockey in the future‚ but my gym teacher had recommended it for me after watching me play floor hockey. Being told that I was good at something
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for my tuitions too. In my sophomore year‚ I did participate once in helping handing out the welcome back package/souvenirs to freshmen and current/returning students on the third floor of the administrative building facing the bookstore. I did a field work study/survey with UHD students in order to get their opinions what they think about communication diversity at the University of Houston-Downtown. I was in the Student Government Association (I think that I’m still part of this organization because
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experience? Field trips should continue throughout the remainder of the school year‚ because students can put skills into action‚ learning in new environments‚ and enhance the curriculum. The way students can put skills into action is by working together with classmates to achieve one goal. If field trips are abolished students that do not learn well in the classroom may lose interest in a particular subject. Field trips teach students that they can learn everywhere. To begin with‚ field trips are
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“Less than or about 10.5% of NCAA baseball seniors will get drafted‚ and out of those players only a few will become great” (Hume). “One thing that Derek Jeter‚ Hank Aaron‚ and Babe Ruth all possess is the drive and the will to become a great baseball player” (Hume). “When the coaches of these players saw how they handle themselves on and off the field‚ it shows that they have the characteristics of becoming a great baseball player” (Hume). “MLB recruiters are looking for someone who not only excels
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