CHARACTER SKETCH: A character sketch is a vivid description of a person‚ attitude‚ special qualities or traits‚ typical behavior or response. The character sketch gives a deep insight into the personality of a person which makes him different from another person. The character sketch usually depicts the dominant trait that is most important to the story. Example of a short character sketch of Maxwell’s stenographer - from a short story by O’ Henry named The Romance of a Busy Broker The stenographer
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to describe me in one word‚ athletic is a constant adjective used; most people would be more than happy to be described as such‚ especially in high school; I mean everyone knows me‚ right? So‚ is the name‚ Gracie‚ forever connected to how many home runs I hit or how many rebounds I grab? But is athleticism all I have to offer? For the longest time‚ I would have answered that question with a yes. However‚ now as I enter adulthood and move on to the next step in my life‚ I am faced with a big decision:
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Principle of Population are counterexamples. In some countries (e.g.‚ the United States and Canada)‚ essays have become a major part of formal education. Secondary students are taught structured essay formats to improve their writing skills‚ and admission essays are often used by universities in selecting applicants and‚ in the humanities and social sciences‚ as a way of assessing the performance of students during final exams. The concept of an "essay" has been extended to other mediums beyond
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The dream that I have is to go to college. However‚ college can be very expensive‚ but I will not let finances keep me from reaching my dream. I learned about scholarships at the beginning of 7th grade‚ and now that I am getting closer and closer to my senior year‚ I will take every opportunity I can for those scholarships. This scholarship is one of my first opportunities to receive some money for my goal‚ and I do hope that I am able to receive it. As a student‚ my responsibilities are to complete
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Jenna Thompson Thompson 1 Humanities 2210 Professor Stark 26 February 2013 Word Count: 391 Arthur Evans: The Man of Knossos Arthur Evans ’ Father was an Archeologist‚ which may have led to Evans ’ discoveries. His father also collected‚ which may have resulted in Arthur a love of archeology. Evans studied at Oxford gaining a degree in Modern History; Arthur then went on to travel northern and eastern Europe. Evans and his wife‚ Margaret Freeman‚ visited Greece in 1883 where Evans then met
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interested in learning more about you and the context in which you have grown up‚ formed your aspirations and accomplished your academic successes. Please describe the factors and challenges that have most shaped your personal life and aspirations. How have these factors caused you to grow? Coming to America was not easy for my parents‚ especially considering the fact that I‚ less than a year old‚ was with them. We first lived in Michigan for two years and then moved
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At the beginning of my first ever college class I was still a senior in high school‚ I had no idea what a professor wanted from me or how to undertake the extensive amount of weekly work. My first thought is to see how much my classmates are writing and to ask‚ “How many pages is yours?” I soon began to write to how much everyone else was writing instead of thinking about if I was giving the right information or not. It’s not about the length of a paper or the pre-writing‚ it’s about depth and giving
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This sketch is set in present day in the playhouse in a kindergarten classroom. The two main characters‚ Emmi and Lucy‚ are both five years old and are best friends. While glitter painting is another favourite of theirs‚ ‘pretend’ is their game of preference. Emmi: Do you want to play pretend? Lucy: Ok. This is our house and that is our dog and I am the wife and you are the husband. Emmi: How come you get to be the girl? You ALWAYS get to be the girl. Lucy: That’s because you didn’t
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school graduate I was more concerned about things outside of college. I forced myself to go to college‚ but I wasn’t too sure what I wanted to be yet‚ so I started off with Radiology Technician. I didn’t strive to do my best‚ which knew I could have. As long as I made a passing grade I was happy with that‚ but with medical programs being competitive‚ that wasn’t going to cut it. When I graduated high school‚ I knew I needed to go to college‚ so I signed up like any other high school graduate. At that
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My goal is to graduate college on top of my class‚ debt free and at least a 3.0 GPA. My dream is to graduate with a bachelor in Health science on top of my class‚ I will be the first to graduated high school‚ and went and graduate college. I don’t just want to graduate; I want to graduate with flying colors. My obstacles are the same as any college student such as time‚ needs and wants‚ excuses‚ not focusing enough (distraction). I find myself sometimes having a hard time deciding my needs and wants
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