An Unmistakable Presence of Peace Places of serenity hold captive the fondest pieces of our memory. We walk on the hard‚ cold stone path barefoot. The air is filled with the aroma of gardenia. The cool‚ crisp breeze slices through the humid atmosphere. The wind-chimes sing their songs of sharp‚ staccato notes. The forest seemingly forever expands over the flat land of Louisiana. The rustle of the leaves of 100 year old oak trees in the wind reminds us of the outside world we had momentarily left
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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
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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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Descriptive Writing in Literature! November‚ 01‚ 2010 Descriptive Writing in Literature! Literature indulges us in a different world by using descriptive writing that paints a vivid picture in our mind. Every author has a different way to accomplish that‚ but the main purpose is to draw the reader into the desired place and time of the literature. I will compare two poems and one story that capture the imagination by a descriptive writing. First we will take a closer look how these authors
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An Effective Leader It is much easier to pull a rope than to push one. The same is also true concerning people. Someone must step out and become a leader. To be an effective leader‚ a person needs to be a decision maker‚ have great communication skills‚ great values and able to persuade others. Being a leader requires fast thinking and decision making. In stressed environments‚ quick and accurate decisions are often needed. The more speed and reliability of decisions made‚ the more effective
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THE PEARL OF THE ORIENT SEAS During the early ages‚ many Filipinos use pearls for accessories. The Philippines as we all know is really surrounded by different bodies of water because of these‚ many sea divers dive in seas just to get big and beautiful pearls. The Philippines is also rich in natural resources containing beautiful places because to these‚ they export different sizes of pearls in the different parts of the country. With all its grandeur and magnificence‚ the Pearl of the Orient
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I could feel a gentle warm breeze that was blowing in from the west‚ bringing with it a mouth-watering smell of strawberry ice cream. Also with the wind came the enchanting smell of fresh salty air mixed with another smell that I didn’t recognise. The active bustling metropolitan was surrounded by rolling emerald green hills‚ giants watching over me. In the centre of the city sat a colossal thirty storey skyscraper made purely out of glass and reinforced steel. The city faced the never ending
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Mr. Hays Lindsay Teegarden Homecoming Queen! It is every little girl’s dream to someday become a Princess‚ or better yet a Queen. This usually happens when they watch Disney movies such as Cinderella or Beauty and the Beast. Children often use these people as role models. But for Lindsay‚ there was a whole different meaning behind those words. She learned that to become one of those lucky people‚ she had to give a little first. When Lindsay was in Kindergarten‚ she had the privilege
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Noughts and crosses assessment In this essay I intend to show how the relationship between the two Main characters in Malorie Blackman’s first book‚ “Noughts and Crosses”‚ matures and reflect on the difficulties they face in a Society where people from different races are treated differently. The first indication that the friends‚ Sephy and Callum‚ have feelings for each other comes straight away when Callum says‚ “ Can I kiss you?” Sephy does not really like this idea at first and thinks
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Skateboarder Girl Stacy has been skateboarding for years as recreation. She has many tricks under belt from all the practicing she does. Skateboarding has been a passion for her for quite some time. It has also been a stress reliever for her‚ a way to escape the troubles in her daily life. She likes to do it the morning by herself‚ when the sun is rising and glistening on the tree leaves and grass and the air is crisp‚ clean‚ and so refreshing. She practices everyday. After the last run
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