Descriptive Essay

I ran. The sky was gloomy and a strong wind blew on the bushes. The clouds were gray and it seemed that it would soon be raining heavily. It was already late at night and I could feel the wind blowing at the back of my neck as I ran through the green fields. I did not know if they were chasing me or even knowing that I had managed to escape from the mansion, but the main thing that preoccupied me was that I had succeeded in the mission. I was able to get the coveted and mysterious thing that…

The Field "Ethan are you ready?" I hear Coach say to me on the bench, "go give Cameron a break." I walk on the field, a 70-80 yard long 60 yards wide expanse with two goals, a ball and two teams of 11 working as a whole trying to achieve the same objective: to score a goal and win the game. This is my favorite place to be, the one place where I feel the inner most tranquility. The soccer field is the battleground covered in the blood and sweat from that army of eleven, the field is filled…

I take a deep breath. My gloved hand finds the orange painted metal of the crossbar and I hang on for dear life. I can feel my heart racing as I run my fingers along the cold, white plastic of my lacrosse stick. Coach calls me over to the sidelines and smiles down at me through the bars of my helmet. I look at him expectantly. “You’re going to be fine, you are ready for this,” he says as he adjusts the straps on the side of my head with a pop and a click. I can feel the adrenaline rushing…

It was January 1918 in Salamanca, Spain and I looked out in sorrow at what was left of our beautiful city. The streets were empty and posters hung limply on every wall. Broken glass littered the ground and the air was thick and smelled of death. I tried my hardest to justify my reason for being outside. I suppose in the end I am just sick of hiding. I think back to when it the La Grippe had first come. It was about a month after people had started to die that my husband left me and the children…

Unicorn and Pegasus Housing My imaginary place is a barn for Unicorns and Pegasi. This wonderful, colorful place is located in Yorktown, Indiana on the road called 725. This place is magical and only certain people can see it. Mostly, the owner and elves. This barn has dark oak trunks in the corners so you can only see them from the outside. It has blue stained wood for the walls to make it more whimsical. It has 40 stalls, twenty on each side of the arena in the middle. The stalls are…

The words "dry" and "hot" are often used to describe the environment in which I was raised. I was born in Scottsdale, Arizona and I have lived here my entire life. For me, writing about my family has always been rather difficult. It's not that I don't love them with all my heart, but finding the perfect words to describe them can be challenging. Nevertheless, it is certainly not impossible. My mom was born in Arizona and she, along with her mom, attended the same high school that I do. One…

I lay awake at bed, those mysterious die appear to be holding a secret. Like a code just waiting to be uncovered. BRIIIIIIIIINNNNNGGGG BBBRRRIIINNNG!!! My alarm started to go off and I am left wandering while getting ready aimlessly. I took twice as long to get to school and I haven’t realized that I forgot my homework and was carrying an empty backpack. I quickly rushed to my locker and raced off to class. Never realizing that Van Doom, Wolf Larson, and the Dungeon Master were actually in my…

Imagine waking up in the morning. You walk up to the kitchen counter and grab some breakfast. As you begin eating you dad brings in a magazine, with the other mail. You flip through the pages usual things gossip, celebrities, and designer clothes. However you keep flipping through the pages and see this beautiful resort with a beautiful view of the sunset setting behind one of the islands. Out of excitement you flip to the next page and immediately start reading the article. It says: Hawaii is…

My son is in the middle of school I can tell he is ready to be done with it even if he does not want to leave without his girlfriend.The fact is that he is over his head with this stuff there is nothing for him out of her.She will break up with him as soon as they get out of college.the fact that she is with him makes me sick. Even if she did stay I know she will not want kids. I want grandbabies before I die.Now that I think of it he has been looking at her funny like he has something…

Everyone has his or her paradise or happy place, a place where one can forget about the stresses of life and let loose. My paradise is the lake, I’m sure this is no surprise from a Minnesotan. Any lake will do-though I do have a few favorites. One of my favorites is in Atwater, Minnesota. Here at my grandparent’s house on the shores of Diamond Lake I find my paradise. Diamond Lake is out in the middle of endless farming fields. Pulling up to the house I feel pure joy. The home is a 2-story log…