Example of Descriptive Essay About a Place

with Williams. Most of the poems that he wrote were about his life experiences. He wrote about the places that he had been to, whether he was with another person or not. Allen Ginsberg’s representation of experiences is reflective of the places that he’s traveled. As a poet, Ginsberg had travelled to different places to get a different perspective on things. He had wonder all over the places, just to get a new feel and write about it. His devotion was admired, but also catastrophic. When…

You would think living in the United States there is equal opportunity in attaining good education, yet there are systems in place that do not allow students to progress. Identifying the educational and racial background of the parents/guardians, the students family economic background, the mental state of mind the student has after experiencing a suspension and/or expulsion,…

of formative assessment. General results from the interview showed that all of 4 teachers have positive attitude towards formative assessment. They strongly agree that formative assessment have positive effect on teaching and learning process. For example, teacher A said that: I strongly believe that using formative assessment is good for my teaching as well as my students’ learning. Teacher B also stressed that: In my opinion, formative assessment can benefit both students and teachers;…

sentences to achieve a certain effect is also an element of style.There are many short stories that don’t use the traditional plot structure and use a very intriguing point of view. The short story,“The Cask of Amontillado“ by Edgar Allen Poe is a great example, he uses an impressive writing style by creating dark suspense, using a unique point of view, and use irony. The author uses countless amount…

is repetition because “eye:” is repeated. This also builds suspense because since the eye is repeated it makes the reader think that this guy is absolutely crazy about killing the old man because of the foggy looking film over his eye. The second example of repetition would be when the narrator was done killing the old man and the police came to the house. The author states,” I went down to open it with a light heart- for what had I now to fear?” Then he states,” I smiled,- for what had I to…

weaponry in these conflicts, insurgencies aim to make warfare as protracted as possible. As seen in the 1966 movie The Battle of Algiers, the insurgencies in Algeria use their limited capacity for conflict to their advantage, and fight the French descriptive instead of head on. The French army failed to deal with the insurgency effectively and thus public opinion in France began to change. Although the French won the Battle of Algiers, they would inevitably lose the Algerian War due to the…

I truly enjoyed reading Flight Patterns. I feel it was descriptive of the inner turmoil that we all face in one way or another. The inner turmoil we may deal with regarding setting aside our cultural or religious ways to be more Americanized. The turmoil we may deal with when feeling one way, but also feeling the pressure from society to feel a different way. Our own inner turmoil on racial or gender issues. Alexie was able to touch on these conflicting feelings and presumptions by following…

very important part of the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. Setting gives the author the ability to create suspense by beginning the story with an optimistic outlook; however, in reality the plot was more intense and disturbing. For example the beginning paints the story to be an uplifting and positive location when Shirley says, “The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly…

manipulated into participating in the war. Both poems depict Owen’s perceptions through the use of poetic techniques and features; which place an emphasis upon…

varied and interesting past to express to us the public and private issues of his life. Since he had lived a life full of different occupations, lifestyles and situations, he uses poetic techniques and language to encompass us into his life, two examples being the poems “Home coming” and “Drifters” In the poem “Homecoming”, Bruce Dawe uses a variety of language techniques and imagery to portray his personal point of view towards the war in Vietnam. Its journey depicts the futility of war and the…