Kendall Hollifield Mrs. Ynclan English 3B 20 May 2014 Hollifield Family Reunion Every year around the last week of July my father’s family all meets for a two day reunion in the small town of Spruce Pine‚ North Carolina. Hollifield’s have resided in the area for over 100 years! There are many streets named after us and if you’re walking around town some people even notice you’re a Hollifield just by looking at you. Although it is only two days long‚ the reunion is something I cherish deep
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As I sit in a dimly lit room of my penthouse I look past the large movie that is projected onto the large windows and out into the night. I see the many apartments and skyscrapers obstructing my view and hiding the stars of the night sky. Rain softly hits the windows and I feel a moment of total utter peace. My legs lay on the hard oak coffee table in front of me‚ giving me a cool sensation on my legs. Even though it’s warm in the room I lie under a soft blanket with my boyfriend and we happily watch
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How to Write a Descriptive Essay More than many other types of essays‚ descriptive essays strive to create a deeply involved and vivid experience for the reader. Great descriptive essays achieve this affect not through facts and statistics but by using detailed observations and descriptions. What do you want to describe? As you get started on your descriptive essay‚ it’s important for you to identify exactly what you want to describe. Often‚ a descriptive essay will focus on portraying one of the
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Descriptive essay is a genre of essay which is used to describe a certain subject: a person‚ a thing‚ a place‚ a memory‚ experience‚ situation... A good descriptive essay should make the readers feel like they are present in the scene. As other essays‚ a descriptive essay usually has three parts: introduction‚ body paragraphs and conclusion. In the first part: introduction‚ the writer must have a sentence to introduce the subject with many kinds of techniques. Besides‚ there should be some more
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Quick Tips for Writing Your Descriptive Essay Writing a descriptive essay can be a rich and rewarding experience‚ but it can also feel a bit complicated. It’s helpful‚ therefore‚ to keep a quick checklist of the essential questions to keep in mind as you plan‚ draft‚ and revise your essay. Planning your descriptive essay: • What or who do you want to describe? • What is your reason for writing your description? • What are the particular qualities that you want to focus on? Drafting
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November 2013 Beowulf Essay Now that you have closely read and studied Beowulf‚ you are to write an essay that responds to the one of the following prompts: Some critics dismiss the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf as an adventure story filled with monsters and treasures. Others see in the poem a culturally significant allegory. Develop a thesis reflecting one of these two opposing arguments and write a well-supported argument in which you support your thesis. Avoid mere plot summary. Beowulf emerges from
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In Thomas D. Hill essay‚ “The Christian Language and Theme of Beowulf” he expressed his thoughts on whether certain lines in Beowulf pertain to a paganism or Christianity outlook. This is an important factor of the poem because many authors believe that the poet used both “paganism and Christianity” values to establish the religion morals of Beowulf. Though the author believes that this poem has been written before in many different translations‚ he believes that it is more has more of a Christian
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Beowulf Essay Is Beowulf an example of a perfect hero? Does he have the heroic qualities needed to be a perfect hero? Those inquisitions about Beowulf and his personality will be answered in great detail and marvelous explanation throughout my essay. Beowulf is an epic story about a legendary hero named “Beowulf”. Beowulf is a Scandinavian from the people known as Geats. On hearing a history of the Danes leading to the latest story that Hrothgar‚ a king of the Danes‚ is being terrorized by a monster
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Beowulf Essay There are many metaphors for Beowulf’s sword‚ weapon‚ his hilt battle flame‚ the edge‚ his rare treasure‚ spiral patterned‚ precious in it class‚ shift and skel-edged all are references to his sword. Personification: Beowulf’s circled sword screamed on her head a strident battle song.”(Lines 1521-1522) This passage (lines 1513-1556) describes the battle between Beowulf and Grendel’s mother‚ “…this water-hag” (line1518). This monster’s femininity is very evident and her love
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Wade Wells Shawn Swain English 12 20 March 2012 Beowulf: An epic poem Beowulf is the first and best example of Anglo-Saxon or English literature to withstand the test of time. The epic poem of Beowulf was thought to have been written by a Northumbrian monk between the eighth and eleventh century. The genre of the epic poem was originally passed on solely through the oral tradition. Serving as a basis for poetic meter‚ alliteration is used to help enhance the oral presentation of an epic
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