Example of a Descriptive Essay

whites based on skin color, where Latinos, Asian Americans, or something else, are essentially ignored and placed in the category of “black” or “close to black.” This theory of two dominant racial groups has a descriptive and prescriptive version. The descriptive version makes a descriptive accusation about the basic nature of racism in America. This version looks at how racial groups and ethnicities already operate in America and base all of the different racial and ethnic groups of people off…

house had rickety walls and an old stove. Both were filthy, covered in dirt and soot. Also the descriptive details used throughout the passage were similar. For example in “Forgiveness” after the family had finally settled into their new residence, “Mitsue lay as still as she could.” Then in Obasan Naomi says that, “my legs held stiff and straight.” This can be seen in many of the passages, more examples being “everything was filthy” in Forgiveness when Mitsue was describing the “house” they…

drawn. The topic of homework as a whole has many benefits and drawbacks. The assigning of science homework ensures students’ curiosity is being fed and students’ are continuously learning about what is going on around them. See below for concrete examples of the data demonstrating specific themes, patterns and keywords. Data is placed into a positive and a negative category. Positive Categories The two categories labeled for the positive feedback on homework experiences are: valuable feedback…

were, some did not. She also was very descriptive with the objects. Even though her vocabulary wasn 't extremely new to them, she used different descriptive words. She was talking about a fire truck and she used the words long, red, loud, etc. to describe the fire truck. She also used a new word to describe the truck which was ginormous. Something the kids never really hear. I give her a 4 for language because even though she did use some new words and descriptive language, she could 've used…

2: The Face of Professional Gaming” is a piece written by Raven Jiang who uses the video game, Dota 2 as an example to represent gaming as an ever-growing visual entertainment source. It also tells of how video gaming can even draw in a steady income, whether it be live streaming or video competitions. Raven describes how big gaming is and in what ways it is. Through his use of superb examples and explanations the work is effectively stating its claim. Raven starts off the piece by stating that…

support group to win over the love of Dorothy Boyd. Another example is early in the film () when Dorothy’s mother introduces the scene when she introduces the group in the scene while they talk about_. But this term of feminism is second-way generation definition which is, “fighting against gender discrimination ().” Conclusion. The film of Jerry McGuire shows a representation of traditional and charismatic forms of authority, descriptive and prescriptive approaches, the four flows of…

Mary Shelley uses many descriptive words in order to give the reader a clear picture of the setting. Using phrases such as, “a deep and rapid river, into which many trees bent their branches, now budding with the fresh spring” (Shelly 129) to explain to us the scenery of Eastern Switzerland. Not only does she describe the beauties of Switzerland, but she also describes the desolate details that come with late autumn, “Nature decayed around me, and the sun became heatless; rain and snow poured…

more opportunities to become responsible for their own learning. I would always make sure that the criteria was clearly communicated prior to an assignment. However I wanted to incorporate more strategies such as using visual anchor charts, showing examples of student work, and giving the students simple rubrics to evaluate themselves and giving them the opportunity to decide whether they reached their goal. Attending grade-level meetings also gave me an opportunity to discuss student progress,…

Narrative structure This book is a story about a family going on a bear hunt. Gamble and Yates (2013, p. 69) explain that narrative structure of a story contains two elements such as the story plot and how the story has been conveyed. The book started with a fiction theme of going on a journey of hunting a bear (where the events are plausible), as soon as they venture the bear, the story turns in to fantasy (Gamble & Yates, 2013, p. 80). By switching between the two genres, the author has…

Hawthorne develops his theme by using archaic language such as affliction, sorrowful,and dismal shade to convey his ideas. Edwards uses descriptive writing know as imagery to construct his theme of perishing sinners and God being their mediator. “The devil is waiting for them, Hell is gaping for them, the flames gather and flash about them, and swallow them up; fire pent up in their own hearts…