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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Describe A Place Essay Lake Hauto isn’t just any place to me‚ its where I come from. It’s a pretty weird place all year round but in the summer‚ nothing beats the feeling that it gives. When I arrive‚ it makes me feel that summer has finally arrived which it’s been summer for a month now. Seeing the tall trees‚ packed beaches‚ and the overcrowded water‚ really makes me happy that I’m there. So‚ to describe it with one word is quite difficult to me because it’s not just any normal place to me. The
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My Biggest Annoyance "Studying" In my life‚ I deal a lot with annoying things‚ but what I find to be the most frustrating is studying. One fact about studying that makes it the most frustrating is homework. Homework without critical questions doesn’t exist in AUS‚ so when doing my homework‚ I face a lot of critical questions that cannot be solved and I get stuck on them because they need more thinking and effort than the rest of the questions. After sitting for three hours struggling to find solutions
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The Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Merger Introduction HP (Hewlett-Packard) In 1938‚ two Stanford graduates in electrical engineering‚ William Hewlett and David Packard‚ started their own business in a garage behind Packard’s Palo Alto home. One year later‚ Hewlett and Packard formalized their business into a partnership called Hewlett-Packard. During the 1940s‚ HP’s products rapidly gained acceptance among engineers and scientists. HP’s growth was aided by heavy purchases made by the US government
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Analyzing The Diving Bell and the Butterfly The poignant story of Jean-Dominique Bauby’s life begins in December 1995‚ when he finds himself in a hospital‚ recovering from a severe coma‚ both paralyzed from head to toe and unable to speak. Though Bauby’s mind is still intellectually intact‚ he is diagnosed with what most people call today‚ “locked-in-syndrome”. Through his powerful words‚ Bauby‚ the author and narrator of this story‚ takes us on a journey filled with pain‚ loss and courage. I believe
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Descriptive Writing Overview Lesson Overview The students will read a description of a visit to the Belmont Mansion and then write their own descriptive writing. Topic Descriptive writing Objectives The students will write a piece of descriptive writing. Standards Writing process‚ summarizing‚ drawing conclusions‚ vocabulary‚ adjectives‚ graphic organizers Time Required 1 class period Recommended Grade Level 4-8+ Credits Alison Nicole Rager Preparation
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Film Reflection In the “Diving Bell and the Butterfly” 1‚ the incident where I felt the most unease was when Jean-Dominique Bauby’s right eye was stitched closed by his doctor. The scene opens with a close-up shot of the doctor examining and commenting on the condition of Bauby’s eyes. I watched in disbelief as the doctor immediately told Bauby he was going to sew up his right eye without explaining the procedure. The doctor states that this will save Bauby’s “cornea from going septic”2. Perhaps
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Diving into the Depths of Inequality On any given night in America‚ there are 750‚000 United States citizens who are considered homeless with one in five of them are being considered chronically so (Stanford Center). Throughout the course of his essay “Dumpster Diving”‚ Lars Eighner discusses the numerous lessons he learned while living his days on the streets. Today‚ there is also a record-breaking wage gap that exists between the wealthy and the poor and it slowly widening as the rich are getting
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Kyle Jordan: English 9 – Chapter 19 Descriptive Writing: Create a Monster Descriptive Essay: 1. You will generate a list of 10 characteristics common to monsters. 2. You will plan and write a descriptive essay on a monster you create including the following: what the monster looks like‚ what the monster eats‚ where the monster lives‚ what the monsters personality is like. 3. You will identify‚ interpret‚ and create sensory descriptions‚ also called imagery. Repulsive looks‚ incongruous
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English 111 A 10/7/12 Imagine if you had a dreadful disease that took away your memory and you could no longer remember familiar people‚ places or events. This is what is happening to my Grandma. She has been diagnosed with vascular dementia and it has been detrimental to her life and her mind‚ and I hate to think about what it will do to her in the future. She is 80 years old and is still able to live alone‚ however her son lives across the road from her. Other than having dementia‚ she is
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