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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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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The night sky was upon us; the diamond had no illumination except for a single bulb mounted on the side of the equipment shed. Tryouts for the 10U fastpitch team had run late and were finishing up under the light of the stars. In any case‚ I felt perfectly content and in my element‚ as though this sport had chosen me; not the other way around. Its complexity challenged my cognitive abilities and electrified my motor skills in a manner unlike any other. As I packed up my gear‚ the coach’s voice could
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Harvey Pearce Elizabeth Baker English 111-FW01 January 24‚ 2015 Magical Memories The night before Christmas‚ the smell of warm homemade chocolate chip cookies baking for Santa filled the air. Our tree stood so tall and was covered with colorful bows and bright twinkling lights; the fragrance of fresh pine was simply divine. As the bright beautiful sun began to set‚ I knew that it wouldn’t be too much longer before Christmas was finally here. Bedtime came and so did the rain‚ but I snuggled
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thought. In the security lines‚ tons of people were wearing shiny red and white Bulls jerseys and talking about who they thought would win. Once we got past security‚ we could go inside the stadium. As soon as I walked in‚ I felt like I was in a dream. My bones were shivering at how amazing it was. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I saw thousands of more fans in the ginormous stadium. We decided to find our seats. The entire concourse smelled like delicious cheesy nachos and warm‚ fresh out of the oven
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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 no trees‚ no grass and no shrubs. We’d heard that Iceland was
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expedition teams have traveled to the demoralizing southern continent for fame or to claim the land. Many did not return from Antarctica with their full crew. The parties that did return‚ were the teams that had the right men doing their own crucial jobs‚ and were the teams that worked together to accomplish their goals of earning recognition‚ fame‚ and fortune. There is a vast amount
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a Caribbean getaway. Our plan was to stay in this meager town called Usvalde. As we drove through city after city‚ it became apparent that the world around us was changing. As each city brought new surroundings‚ our anticipation builds‚ and our dream vacation seemed closer and closer. Arriving into San Antonio we begun to notice changes. The trees appeared to be touchable‚ offering soft‚ plush leaves which swayed in the breeze. The grass actually invited us to share its place rather than scare
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Annie Normile 11/22/14 College Writing I Professor Liddle Exploring Authentic Experiences The ground beneath the stiff leaves is frozen. The cold‚ brisk air invades my lungs‚ I exhale‚ my breath visible. I step over fallen branches and get tugged on by thorny vines. The untrailed path I forge to the top of this mountain is steep and difficult‚ but worth the work to be a new explorer on the fresh‚ dewridden ground of this lonely mountain on this brisk morning
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Descriptive Analyses of the Essays and Short Stories Narration and Description THE STRATEGIES Although the narrative and descriptive essays are often given as separate assignments in composition courses‚ they are combined in this first section so that teachers can present expressive writing and still reserve time for the many forms of informative and argumentative writing. This choice is tricky because it confirms the folk wisdom about expressive writing and rhetorical difficulty. According to
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