Example of a Descriptive Essay

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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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    The poem Beowulf, written in Old English, consists of vivid descriptions that bring the poem to life; the different use of vivid words implies a thorough image, creating a descriptive visual of each scene that takes place within the poem. The lively descriptions create a sensory experience for the readers, thus bringing the poem to life. The poet uses variation, and alliteration references which refers to Old English literature. Throughout the entire poem the author's descriptions never…

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    Descriptive assessments serve to identify the function of the behavior within the natural environment through directly monitoring and recording the setting events, antecedents, and consequences which occur in relation to the behavior (Mayer, Sulzer-Azaroff…

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    brainstorming and decision trees to quantitative tools like statistical based charts using a what-if analysis. For Northwestern Manufacturing Company to stay competitive, both these descriptive and statistical based approaches should be thoroughly examined during the decision making process. Qualitative tools are typically descriptive in in that the data provided are expressed in the form of personal knowledge of team members. One way for NMC to produce large amounts of ides is through the…

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