ELL Writing – Short Essay #1 Chronology‚ narration‚ and description are fundamentals of effective writing‚ so it makes sense to start with these basics in our first formal essay assignment. Please read this handout carefully; doing so will ensure your success with the project. Assignment: Write a 3-paragraph essay that includes chronology‚ narration‚ and description as methods of developing your ideas – telling your story. Purpose: The purpose of the assignment is to give you the opportunity to
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Tonight I lay my head down‚ but the pressure never stops‚ knowing at my sanity‚ content when I am dropped. Tomorrow I see change‚ a chance to build a new. Built on spirit intent of Heart‚ and ideals based on truth‚ tomorrow I wake with second wind‚ and strong because of pride…” Those are the spoken words of Tupac Shakur. This poem speaks out to me because it has a lot to with the life I had went a little now. August 29th I had come home from school. Stayed outside to hang out with my friends‚ around
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nervous butterflies in my stomach. Today was mine and Cassie’s first day at the Jefferson Davis School‚ a former whites-only school‚ who wanted us to join. No one really knows why‚ but Mama agreed. Mama came into my room to get me out of bed‚ then to Cassie’s. Both of us were extremely anxious and did not want to go‚ but Mama did not want to hear it‚ so we kept quiet and obeyed. After dressing up in our nice clothes and eating a good breakfast‚ we ran to ride the bus for the very first time. Cassie and
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Denotation and Connotation A primary distinction between practical use of language and the literary use is that in literature‚ especially in poetry‚ a fuller use is made of individual words. To understand this‚ we need to examine the composition of a word. The average word has three component parts: sound‚ denotation‚ and connotation. It begins as a combination of tones and noises‚ uttered by the lips‚ tongue and throat‚ for which the written word is a notation. But it differs from a musical tone
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My First Conk Malcom X and his article titled “My First Conk” say that black men conked their hairs to unify their existence in the society of white people. This was never done to truly satisfy a personal desire. Conking was a popular procedure done in black males to straighten their hair in 1940’s. The author explains that getting his hair conked was definitely not a delightful experience. Going through the pain of the hot lye burning in his scalp was part of the conking procedure. This was to
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The day I got my first deer I was 10 years old and It was Sunday at 5:00 AM in the morning. I woke up and went and hopped in the shower then I got done and walked out into my room and put my clothes on but‚ not just any ordinary clothes these clothes were washed in “no scent” which says what it does. it is a company that makes a liquid and that liquid can be sprayed used a laundry detergent or anything. Then I went into the living room where my dad was; and he had already completed these
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The day had finally come. And this day was the first day of senior year and maddie was waiting for this day her entire life. It was the first day and maddie had noticed that there was a new student in her AP bio class. And boy‚ oh boy did she have the hot’s for him. She went up to him and introduced herself. “Hey im madison but people call me maddie” “i’m marcus‚” “are you new? Cause you look new..” “yeah i’m new” he says with a laugh. “Well welcome to palumbo”. Maddie could not stop thinking
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It was my first day of tryouts. I was 7 years old and love to play soccer. At the time playing soccer was my life. Rapid Wien was/is the best team in Austria. I was super nervous because it was the first time i ever tried out for such a big team. My heart was beating. BOOM….boom boom. I laced up my shoes and pulled up my socks. I was ready for the challenge. I run onto the field and the coach asked me what my name was in German. My German was not so good at the time‚ so it took me a while to say
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"My First Conk" "My First Conk" is a story about part of Malcolm X’s life written by Malcolm X. The story was about when Malcolm had his first conk. A conk straightened a black man’s hair‚ so he could look more like a white man. It went through a process on how he and his friend conked his hair. At the end of the story‚ Malcolm talks about how he embarrassed himself and his race by trying to make himself look like a white man. This story about Malcolm X’s first conk is a process analysis
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MY FRIST LOVE STORY 2OO9…..was the year when I really started living .I was in the ninth standard‚ studying in the shss. For me the year was different‚ everything me seems to be breathing and every beat started beating with my own. I saw beauty in everything and started appreciating the beauty of the twinkling stars‚ the gorgeous moon and the vast sky. The chirping of the birds mixed with her voice became a melody that sooths my heart. The change in me was wonder; it was like a black and white life
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