Example of Descriptive Essay

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    in the world, the things that are to disappear after they exist, and the things that are to come and to exist. The latter states the ideas, beliefs, assertions, and theories about existence. Ontology has three layers: descriptive, substantive, and meta layer. The theory of descriptive ontology describes the actual existence of any person, school, country, culture, etc. (together with the theory of higher existence, if necessary). The theory of meta-ontology focuses on the meaning of basic…

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    The four research terms that are new to my understanding are response bias, descriptive analysis, quasi-experiment, and true experiment. • Response bias is the effect of nonresponse on a survey. How would results change if those who had not response would have responded. • Descriptive analysis is an analysis of all data for independent and dependent variables in the study. • Quasi-experiment has to do with participants. Quasi-experiment is when individuals who are involved in the research are…

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    MAUS And Night Analysis

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    human shapes, heads sunk deeply between the shoulders, crouching, piled one on top of the other, like a cemetery covered with snow.” (Wiesel 98) Imagining the horrible scenes Holocaust survivors witnessed is extremely hard. However, Night’s use of descriptive language helps readers picture some of the scenes Wiesel witnessed. When he describes the scene, he witnessed on the way to Buchenwald, it paints a clear picture of the widespread death facing the Jewish prisoners. For students to deeply…

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    My Father To Me Analysis

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    essays discussed in class. 4. The introductory paragraph is interesting. I would suggest adding more descriptive words on how you felt at the time. 5. The essay does not have any stray sentences. The paper stays on topic throughout the story. I cannot technically say that it follows the thesis since I have trouble pinpointing the location of the thesis. 6. I believe you should add a little more descriptive words in the second paragraph. I want to know more about how you felt when your mom left…

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    characters.” Graceling, the first book of the series, is about Lady Katsa who is Graced with the ability to kill anyone. However, throughout the book, she uses her unique skill to rescue people rather than kill them. Kristin Cashore writes with descriptive words that help create a sense of imagery. Cashore’s descriptions present a setting that is corrupted and ruled by a harsh tyrant. The author even addresses the corrupt society through Katsa. “In the end,…

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    different societies.The criminal justice systems have changed and transformed over time. According to Reichel (2013) “Like all other social institutions, criminal justice changes over time” (p. 13). The three approaches are historical, political and descriptive. 1)The historical approach influences the individuals’ understanding and insight…

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    And being such a descriptive story, you would expect more similes and metaphors. But personification occurs a lot throughout the story, and it gives the story more life. Like when Mildred’s stomach was getting pumped, he described the wires to be like snake’s and described…

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    had just gone through. The amount of descriptive adjectives Helvarg uses is immense and this helps the audience understand what it looked like in the aftermath of the storm. An example of this is when Helvarg describes the Superdome saying, “The rusted ruined roof of the Superdome inspires me to choose an exit…” Helvarg’s word choice helps his audience get a picture of what the Superdome really looked like further conveying his purpose. These key descriptive strategies helped this story fit the…

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    Safe Thesis

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    Before taking Writ 1, I had never spent more than a day figuring out what my thesis should be for class essays. My theses in previous papers were usually very simple and descriptive of the text. Writing a thesis that encompassed the ideas of being SAFE—significant, arguable, focused and evidence-supported—was one of the most important things that I learned throughout these past few weeks. Writ 1 has taught me how to effectively argue my ideas in academic writing by learning how to write a SAFE…

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    imagery. Imagery combines descriptive words and intricate structure to create stunning pictures in the reader’s mind. The quintessence of imagery can be found in Willa Cather’s famous novel, My Ántonia. Willa Cather utilizes her childhood in Nebraska, as well as her experiences with European immigrants, to realistically paint a picture of the struggles of homesteaders on the Nebraskan farmland. In addition to creating a beautiful setting for her novel, Cather uses descriptive language to build…

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