My first Car Enc1101 March 11‚ 2012 Descriptive essay My first car was my first most prized possession. I’d named her‚ tested her out on interstates‚ and took good care of her like she was one of my children. She had mirror tinted windows and was deep ocean blue that gleamed in the summer sun‚ she was flawless. I will never forget my first out of town drive to Tallahassee- smoothest‚ fastest ride ever! Had it not been for the scenery I would’ve felt like I was driving in a race. I remember
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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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Donato 1 Justin Donato Professor Jessica Catron English II 23 February 2014 Descriptive Essay: First Year at HAA The year was 2010 when my parents decided that it was time for a change. I have not really realized how big that change impacted my life until now. I went to North Shore Seventh Day Adventist Academy for six years. At first‚ I really did not want to switch schools but as I put more and more thought into it‚ I decided that it was the best thing for me to do. This first year at
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Descriptive Essay As I walked through the cold‚ lonely streets of Aberdeen‚ I decided to take a shortcut home. Making a sharp right‚ I was headed down an alleyway‚ which was dark and sinister. Mist was slowly rising upward from the ground‚ which appeared yellowish from the reflection of one sole‚ dim‚ flickering light‚ almost at the point of burning out. The only sounds of the night came from my own feet dragging over many pebbles and stone on the cement. The breeze was very bitter and piercing
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Composition 2 Descriptive Although worn out and beaten thin‚ my favorite t-shirt reigns supreme. Its rugged exterior presents a shabby disposition. Many new t-shirts have found their way into the velvet lined drawers of my antique armoire. None stand in comparison against the weathered softness of my favorite t-shirt. Folds of cotton threads have been pulled and stretched from their original contour. Nevertheless‚ its flaws are cherished. Block letters that once read Nike are barely recognizable
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Descriptive Essay Final The downtown metropolis can be a complex place‚ and some may need to become accustomed to it. It is Five O’ Clock in the afternoon. The sun is starting to drag itself lower‚ dimming the landscape‚ leaving a majestic orange on the horizon. The towering structures above leave enormous shadows on the people below. Car horns ring and sirens pulse‚ as the people make haste towards there destinations‚ rushing aggressively as if though it is a race. The end of the work day has
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’Gifts Rapped’ is a magazine article that was published and featured in the British magazine ’The Spectator’ on Saturday‚ January 24th‚ 2004. Written by the author of the ’Alex Rider’ series‚ Anthony Horowitz‚ the article exposes his criticism of modern day toys. He also argues that toys in the present are inferior to the toys in the past and that the industry has begun to escalate. The devices used within the article are used to increase the audience’s awareness for children who too easily discard
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Ivory Koehn 9/10/2010 Descriptive Essay Under The Raised Hand Prologue When I was a young girl learning about life and love‚ I always thought that some man would sweep me off my feet and it was my fate to be with him and only him. My mother was not a big fan of love and fate. She didn’t have a very good history of guys and relationships. She would always tell us love was not a reality and we should find someone with a lot of money. My mother is a strong feminist woman and I tried as hard
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Nobel Prize Laureate Bob Dylan tells the story of wrongfully convicted Rubin “Hurricane” Carter through this poetic song‚ the content and structure of which allows Dylan to analyze the racial profiling and discrimination which defined this time period‚ and affected the African-American race as a whole. Dylan’s partial narrative of this poem plays a crucial role in fully understanding the events that occurred. The narrative is obviously a defense of the fighter Rubin Carter‚ shown through the
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Descriptive Essay As my sister’s wedding drew near‚ given that I was her maid of honor‚ it became apparent to me that it was my job to take all of the ladies in the wedding party to the salon on the day of the wedding. This was fine with me‚ except that I hadn’t worn makeup or done my hair for years. After much convincing from the bride‚ I decided to get my makeup done with them‚ and regretted that decision every second after it was made. The day approached all too soon. I was blown back
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