own ideas/examples to the list above. Whilst this is a good example of descriptive writing there are some punctuation errors. Can you spot them? Is there anything you don’t like about the writing? How do you think it could be improved upon? B. Now we are going to look at some further examples of good descriptive writing‚ this time from accomplished writers. In this extract from his book ‘My Family and Other Animals’ Gerald Durrell has used a lot of figurative language to create setting.
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ENGLISH ESSAY Being foreign to a certain group‚ place or setting or simply being different. These are just some of the notions explored in the elective area of study‚ ‘the outsider’‚ a notion‚ which is well explored through the two studied text‚ ‘the awakening’ a nineteenth century novel by Kate Chopin and a 2002 film ‘far from heaven’ by Todd Haynes. Both texts correspondingly convey a similar idea of an individual’s self-actualisation and inner desire to breach their societal constrains obligatory
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NARRATIVE A narrative (or story) is any account that presents connected events‚[1] and may be organized into various categories: non-fiction (e.g. New Journalism‚ creative non-fiction‚ biographies‚ and historiography); fictionalized accounts of historical events (e.g. anecdotes‚ myths and legends); and fiction proper (i.e. literature in prose‚ such as short stories and novels‚ and sometimes in poetry and drama‚ although in drama the events are primarily being shown instead of told). Narrative is
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English Essay Draft The poems‚ Anthem for Doomed Youth and The Send Off are both based on the real life experience of World War 1. As the poet‚ Wilfred Owen fought in World War 1; he wanted to use his experiences to make them into poems. In Anthem for Doomed Youth the format of the poem is written as a sonnet‚ in the style of Shakespeare‚ whereas in The Send Off it is written as an eight stanza poem. In Anthem for Doomed Youth‚ the title reminds us of a celebratory song or as if it’s a celebration
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Sean A. Wake Professor Fields December‚ 5‚ 2013 English 101 Two Worlds apart “High school is the best years of your life‚ enjoy them”‚ said an elder to a student in high school. Do people really know what the best years of their life are? Does someone know when something spectacular or tremendous will occur in their life? And how can someone tell you when the best years of your life are especially if they are of no relation
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Yesi English 3 Honors 1 May 2014 Conformity. In the world today‚ students are expected to be well behaved and follow all rules necessary to rise to the expectations of the school and the world. Students are expected to conform and become something they are not. The fact that students may have two different personalities because of schools and its rules and punishments. All different countries teach students how to think‚ act and how to follow all rules and expectations given to them. Rules begin
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The meaning and mood of the story "Young Goodman Brown" is affected by the setting in different types of ways.The setting makes it dark and much more mysterious.It takes place at night in dark cold woods. The first mood changer is that this story takes place in Salem village.This makes it sound more dark and mysterious‚ because Salem is the place where the witch trials were held at‚ many innocent people lost their lives just for their pride. It is also said to be a chilling place‚ because the devil
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Part 1 – Reading Read the following passage and answer the questions based on it. ARE YOU A BULLY?—Researchers at Compass Academy have been asking this question for the last eight months‚ and according to a recent experiment they believe they have found the answer. Experiments show that one’s propensity for being a bully is probably not the product of one’s personality or background. Bullying may be a natural response to specific situations‚ hard-wired into the human brain. Given the right environmental
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English 10 Examination Booklet 2009/10 Released Exam August 2010 Form A DO NOT OPEN ANY EXAMINATION MATERIALS UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS REFER TO THE RESPONSE BOOKLET. Contents: 24 pages 29 multiple-choice questions 2 written-response questions Examination: 2 hours Additional Time Permitted: 60 minutes © Province of British Columbia ENGLISH 10 PROVINCIAL EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS: • You will read three passages connected by a theme. Each passage provides
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Reviewer in English Idiomatic Expression 1. Joint – any place of entertainment 2. Keep the Wolf from the Door – resist hunger and poverty. 3. In Cahoots With – in cooperation with (for evil acts) 4. Have the Jitters – means be extremely nervous (butterflies in the stomach) 5. Keel Over – collapse 6. In an Evil Hour – at a bad time 7. Have your heart on your throat – to be terrified 8. In one fell swoop – suddenly and completely 9. In the same boat – in the same situation 10. Jump at
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