Descriptive essay is one of the many types of writing styles that provides a detailed description for a particular person‚ place and things. Descriptive essay is purposely created so readers can readily imagine its particular subject matter. There are many different ways of making a descriptive essay really effective. Here are some of them: 1. Imaginative language – this makes a descriptive essay really effective. The power of words is immeasurable if it is appropriately used. The art of playing
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Quickly turning the corner‚ I strode down the alleyway and escaped the pandemonium of the city. The alley was dark and had an eerie look. Old vines climbed up the sides of tall apartment buildings and trash was strewn across the ground. I looked to the ground and saw a dated coca-cola bottle whose label was half gone and the glass was almost stained black. Slowly I bent down and picked up the bottle and began weighing it my hand and looking it over. Still capped and full but it did not seem to be
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Samples of descriptive paragraphs: Sample 1.The sample below is an opening paragraph from a student essay on the development of entertainment media. In it‚ she describes TV-watching in her family to make a point about how central TV was as a form of entertainment in the 60’s. (1) As I was growing up in the 60’s‚ television was the only entertainment my family knew of the electronic sort. (2) The 7 o’clock nightly news was such an important part of our family that my dad knocked a wall down and
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AWARENESS OF NATIONAL IDENTITY ORAL EXAMINATION BEACH BURIAL KENNETH SLESSOR Softly and Humbly to the Gulf of Arabs‚The convoys of dead sailors come; At night they sway and wander in the waters far under‚But morning rolls them in the foam. Between the sob and clubbing of the gunfire Someone‚ it seems‚ has time for this‚To pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows And tread the sand upon their nakedness;And each cross‚ the driven stake of tidewood‚Bears the last signature
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maintain the changes to ensure sustainability. The section chosen for this investigation was the Urangan beach‚ adjacent to Churchill Street. Its main issue it faces is beach erosion. Erosion is caused by the slow or gradual wearing away of sand‚ and is especially common during storms‚ high tide and rough weather. 2.0 Methodology Primary data was gathered in the form of images taken at the beach and guest speakers (Acworth and Broadstock from FCRC) speaking on the issues‚ solutions and management
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Descriptive Writing Assignment: A Day During My Favorite Season The most important aspect of descriptive writing is focusing on precision. Precision begins with word choice. When writing‚ ask yourself: which word can I use that is the most exact concerning what I am trying to describe? Which words are the most accurate for creating the same image in the imagination of all my readers? Assignment: Think carefully about a day you have spent during your favorite season (spring‚ summer‚ autumn‚ winter
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Descriptive versus Narrative This essay is to compare-contrast a narrative and descriptive essay The essays I chose were‚ “Are the Rich Happy?” written by Stephen Leacock (1916) for the narrative essay and “Homeless” written by Anna Quindlen (n.d.) for the descriptive essay. The title of both essays is what caught my eye and the reason why I read them. Although‚ I enjoyed reading both essays‚ I felt the descriptive essay “Homeless” had more value and was the better read. Therefore‚ in this essay
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7 kind of people you will most likely spot in a beach The beach‚ one of the favorite hot spots to hang out in Singapore. Without a doubt‚ Sentosa comes to your mind and the large crowds you will see during the weekends. Here comes the interesting part‚ out of the hundreds of people‚ there are certain classifications for all of them. In this essay‚ it will consist of the seven kinds of people who most likely stand out among the rest. In a beach‚ highly populated with different people‚ these are
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The poem Woman on a Beach written by Anne Michaels does an exquisite job at making an everyday event‚ seem so unique and unordinary. The author is really able to capture the reader’s attention by using exceptional adjectives to describe the setting and environment of the beach. This author is able to make the reader feel like they are actually there‚ through the use of their imagery. She is really able to describe the setting‚ so that the reader can almost feel the relaxation the women are feeling
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I. INTRODUCTION Located just southwest of St. Louis‚ and 2 miles east of Eureka in an old flood plain used for farming‚ lies a ghost town called Times Beach‚ Missouri. Originally being marketed as a summer hideaway‚ one could purchase a 20 x 100 ft. lot for $67.50 in 1925 and even receive a six-month newspaper subscription. After the Great Depression and gas rationing during World War II‚ the town became a small community of low-middle-class economic citizens. In 1983‚ due to a dioxin contamination
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