Example of Descriptive Essay

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    The way Arundhati writes is very sophisticated and descriptive. She use a lot of large vocabulary. Some of the words she uses I had to goole to be able to understand what she was trying to say. For example the first sentence in the book she says “May in Ayemenem is a hot, brooding month.” I had no idea what brooding month until I looked it up and found that is meant showing deep unhappiness. Arundhati is also very descriptive in the way she writes. Theres been several paragraphs where they are…

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    persuade people to believe the way he does. An example of his word choice would be, “Very seldom if ever in the history of the world has a sociopolitical document expressed in such profoundly eloquent and unequivocal language the dignity and the worth of human personality” (King 173). He uses strong vocabulary and words that have a deeper meaning than just, you need to believe this way because it is cool. In “Travels With Charley,” Steinbeck uses a very descriptive word choice when explaining…

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    traveling streamlined. A careful analysis of all synonyms and various regional dialects is important…’ (You Owe Yourself a Drunk pg. 2973) The specific quote that Mr. Tanner spoke was uttered when he was describing the study of “Bumology”. I used this example from the text because the sentence clearly shows how different dialects were said throughout the book and it showed how important they were for the research James was…

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    issue by asking the question, is stress harmful to our well-being. In this case, the issue they are raising is considered descriptive since it is raising a question about the accuracy of a description, in this situation being how stress can affect health. In addition, the question being asked begins with the word “Is,” which also fits the characterization of being a descriptive issue, meaning that the question requires an answer attempting to describe something. Furthermore, the authors conclude…

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    also struggled on writing a strong thesis for my writing project three, but I sought help from the writing center and learned tips on how to write a strong thesis. After seeking help from the writing center, I successfully wrote a strong thesis. An example of that will be as the…

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    to survive. Anderson uses descriptive words and sentence varitey to show the theme of the story; bravery. The author creates this lesson to show that someones bravery can save an entire city. The theme in Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson is bravery. Eliza, Mattie, and Stephen Girard all show multiple acts of bravery. For example, Eliza along with Mattie risk their lives to help fever victims. The author states; “The sights and smells of Eliza’s…

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    3.12: Data Analysis process Overall, the objective of the research analysis is to try to answer the research questions formulated in Chapter 1. Accordingly, a conceptual framework and propositions have been developed from these questions, and justified in the literature review section. Therefore, the data analysis will be pursued to gather evidence pertaining to the several concepts identified. Quantitative data from the questiormaire survey will be analyzed by utilizing the Statistical…

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    Suspense In Poe's Liigeia

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    with a sense of relief and satisfaction. Poe builds suspense in his short story Ligeia through the death of a beautiful woman, the tone of the story, and being descriptive. Most of Poe’s work involves the death of a beautiful woman. In Ligeia this helps to build suspense by expressing the narrator’s deep love for lady Ligeia. An example would be that Poe uses phrases such as “the magnificent turn of the short upper lip” and “the soft, voluptuous…

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    Academic writing uses factual evidence, quotes, and real examples to convey the meaning of their writing. This is displayed in, “Mother Tongue,” by Amy Tan when she gives an example of her mother’s English to make the reader further understand her mother’s broken English. This is shown when Tan’s mother talks about a political gangster that wanted to be adopted by her…

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    One of these examples is, “taking it in turns they held a note upward and lit the top corner, so that the flame burnt slowly toward their fingers. The gray ash floated above them and fell on their heads like age” (Greene, 9). The words used to describe this scene, such…

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