...Why?” I asked, a little bit concerned. “We want to save your arm for later in the tournament, so I don’t want to waste it on a pool game.” Coach Andy says back. “You can play left field for the rest of the game.” He finishes with. “Ok.” I reply as I jog out to left with a nice applause from the crowd, mostly made of parents and siblings. I didn’t get any action in left field, just a slow roller that got through the gap and I fielded it and threw it to second. We ended up winning the game 6-3, and our next game is tomorrow, so the team had time to go home. When I got back to apartment 240, I immediately went to the computer and pulled up ancestry.com. The reason why I rushed to the computer is that I only have a dad. I have never known my mom. I don’t talk to my dad about it because it seems to have affected his life. He only leaves the house to take me to games/practices and to go to the store. Never to go to high school reunions or anything with a connection to his old friends. Anyway, Ancestry didn’t work, so I went to yourfamily.com and searched there, it found a person, so I decided to ask my dad about it. I walked slowly down the steps, to the living room where he was watching the Indians-Royals game. “Who is Jane Peterson?” I asked my...
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...been shaped into a descriptive writer. My strength in writing has always come from describing a situation in as much detail as I can. This shaping of mine has been characterized by certain events and certain people in my life, and it has helped give an identity of what type of writer I am and what type of student I am. In order to develop into an adequate writer with an identity for yourself, one must have been educated a certain way. For me, there was one person in particular that helped turn me into a comfortable descriptive writer. In my sophomore year of high school, my English 2 teachers’ name was Jeannette Maldonado. She, like many of her other peers, was a first year teacher, and I did not expect to get an adequate grasp of writing and literature because of her inexperience. However, Ms Maldonado turned out to be a major turning point in my writing life, as she would not only challenge her students on assignments, but would give constructive criticism and work with you to help develop your ideas. Up until that point, I had been just an average writer and really did not give much consent on improving my writing skills since the instructors that I had prior to her class were mediocre and too easy in a sense. Throughout that entire year, our class had to write about six essays in total, four of which were argumentative/expository type of essay topics. Her topics were ones that she herself would come up with, rather than copied ones from books. For each essay, she would...
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...Athletics vs. Friends Descriptive Essay-Major #2 You’ve been playing sports since you were old enough to even pick up a ball or swing a bat. Sports mean everything to you, but so do your friends. You work so hard to get better at the sport that you’re in and it seems pointless to even think about giving it up. So which ones do you choose? Katie wakes up each morning, really exhausted and tired from practice that night. Like every morning she wakes up and gets ready, then packs her basketball bag for practice after school. She puts her basketball shoes, shorts, nike socks, and compression shorts into a duffle bag. She still manages to catch a piece of toast coming out of the toaster with some peanut butter on it. She then heads out the door...
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...Troy Turner April 16, 2013 Descriptive Essay English Comp 1 My Brothers House This summer my family and I decided to take a family vacation to my brother’s house in Atlanta, Georgia. As we pulled up in his smooth concrete driveway right next to his 2012 Hummer we happily hopped out into his beautiful lovely green grass. Before I took a step onto his nice square wooden porch with a porch swinger. I took a look back at his mailbox whose was in the same design of his home. My wife and daughter to a smell of his beautiful plants located on the side of his porch. Right to them was 2 big bushes in the form of an elephant and a giraffe because wife is a bang fan of animals. As I rung the door bell my brothers’ wife answered the door with a welcome into their home. As I walked into the living room sitting alone side of wall was an 73 inch television right next to our family pictures. Walking down the curvy stairs was my big brother with a big smile on his face holding his arms for a big brotherly hug. As we were having conversation about how our lives were going we took a seat on his creamy white polyester 36 inch love seat. With small coffee table on the sides of them. When we were down with our conversation his wife called everyone into they’re diner room for dinner. Before walking into the diner room I took a walk to the restroom to wash my hands. It was one of the biggest bathroom I’ve ever been in. The sink and floor was made out of pearls, the mirror was 14 inches with a...
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...such as monstrous metaphors, dreary to encouraging diction, and descriptive symbolism. These three rhetoric devices help Updike get his theme across that baseball is meant to be fun no matter how demanding it is to the players and the fans throughout the season. Although Updike’s ultimate theme was positive and optimistic, he used a combination of a gloomy and elevating tone to get to his theme. He started off with his gloomy and remorseful tone talking about the previous season and the Red Sox’s late season blunder falling to the Yankees but then he moves onto the fans preparing for the next season and the eagerness that is behind the “Fenway Faithful”. Updike uses words like “unraveling” and phrases like “dreadful days” and “so dank an opening day” to show that the Red Sox will “never get [the fans] to care again and to point out the downheartedness that filled the fans the previous season. However, by the end of the short essay, Updike says “this is fun” and that the sport is filled with “innumerable potential redemptions and curious disappointments”. Then when the two managers shake hands and the “many-headed monster booed furiously” at Zimmer, he just “laughed” and shrugged it off. Then Updike finally comes out to tell the reader the theme that baseball is just a game and no matter how serious it gets, it is meant to be fun. Even when many angry Boston Red Sox fans boo a single person at the start of a game, that person just shrugs it off and moves on. Baseball isn’t about...
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...ARTS Name:__________________________________________________ Date:__________ Year:______________ Score:_________ I- Direction: Fill in the blank with the correct answer on the space provided. _______________ 1. The process of drawing reasonable conclusion from facts or bits of evidence. _______________ 2. Is a descriptive word or phrase placed beside the unknown word and is often enclosed or set off by commas. _______________ 3. Explains or describes the similarity between the relationship of a plain words and that of another pair. _______________ 4. A common process is forming words in which we cut off the beginning or the end. _______________ 5. Are formed by fusing the first part of one word with the last part of another. _______________ 6. A politician presents only one side of an issue or tries to make the other side idiotic. ______________ 7. The public is urged to follow the crowd and accept the propagandist ideas and leadership. No reason or logic is used. ______________ 8. The process of forming a word from initial letters of several words as in WHO- World Health Organization. ______________ 9. Refers to the big class or group to which a specific group belongs. ______________ 10. A high-sounding word is connected with an idea to make it sound better so people will accept without examining it. ______________ 11. Words are formed by partial or complete repetition. ______________ 12. People can be persuaded to reject ideas, organizations...
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...Carla Muñiz Professor Zhelezcheva ENG 102 Essay 1 9 / 21 /13 Cultural Heritage & Literary Settings For the literacy work I’ve chosen to go to a real location and take notes as observed to compare and contrast with the literary setting of my choice. As for the location I chose Coney Island in comparison with the Carnival Feast in “The Cask of Amontillado”, by Edgar Allan Poe. Judging by my experience in Coney Island, I can state that there is an abundance of cultural heritage in that specific location. Coney Island gave me a perspective; on how cultural heritage consists of a unity with joyful events that bring different types of ethnicities, art, music, and overall culture together in one location. Coney Island is a very big attraction, for the most part known by many New Yorkers and tourists. “Coney” has very big, loud, and extravagant rides starting from the most famous/oldest ride the “Cyclone” and “Wonder Wheel” and most recently added amongst the hall of fame the “Polar Express”. To their race tracks, bumper cars (a place in a dark room filled with neon blue, red, yellow and green lights, my personal favorite). It was night time so everything was lit up. I imagine this is what Edgar Allen Poe meant when he mentioned the carnival season in “The Cask of Amontillado.” The carnival setting briefly described in the story of “The Cask of Amontillado”, isn’t much different from the scenery I observed in Coney Island. Edgar Allan Poe described scenery of a...
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...Laura Webster English 101 Literacy Narrative 9/5/2013 Real Life vs. Fantasy..... Looking back, I remember when I was in fourth or fifth grade and my teacher told us we were reading a book and doing a book report on it. I was always up for anything, but when she started reading the book each day I found myself not even listening to what she was saying. I would be thinking about all of the other things I’d rather be doing. Then, we were to write a book report on it. “What?” “...a book report?” No way was I going to write a paper on something that couldn’t keep my attention. I believe at that time I had probably read the first and last chapter and vaguely put together bits and pieces I heard the teacher read throughout the entire book. From that point on I knew I was going to have trouble reading books. Every time I heard a teacher say, “book report” I’d cringe! Needless to say, I probably didn’t get a very good grade on my book report. In middle school, one of the books we were assigned to read was Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I was unable to connect with the book just from reading the title and to make matters worse it takes place during the Great Depression. I’ve always visualized that being a very depressing, difficult time and because of that I don’t particularly like that time period. Day after day, we’d read this book and I specifically remember not looking forward going to class because it was ‘reading day’ and I hated it. We finally finished...
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...Yakira Spurlock February 12, 2015 Freshmen Composition Descriptive Essay There has never been a place that I have been that makes me feel as loved as I do when I’m home. Childhood memories always play in my head whenever I’m at home. Growing up as child in my home with my lovely mother and sisters also play a big role on what homes really means to me. My house is a place that holds rich significance to me. Living in Donaldsonville La, was not always the safest area to live in. I can remember being 5yrs old and my mother would make me and my sisters play inside because of violence in my city. We would run around my house playing hide and go seek as if there were many places to hide. We would hide underneath our beds, inside our closets, and in our storage room. Running around the house also caused me to have some accidents. Some of my deepest scars come from playing games with my sisters around the house. Even the scars I had were special because I knew that I was at home and I would be alright. The moments we shared as sisters in the house were special because it created this bond between the three of us that we still share today. My great Grandmother came to live with us when I turned 12 so we can take good care of her. She had her very own room and my sisters and I would always go in there so she can tell us stories about her childhood. Unfortunately, not all times I had in my house were so great. When I was about 14 granny started to get sick and she eventually died...
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...Pwint Professor Prescott English 3 03 05 2013 The Capitalist Capitol versus Desolate District 12 Suzanne Collins’ 2008 book The Hunger Games is about a fictional country that has a reality entertainment show in which boys and girls, two from each of twelve districts, are forced to murder each other until only one is left. In 2012, director Gary Ross adapted Collins’ book into a film. On the surface, both the book and the film version of The Hunger Games seem to be just a form of entertainment. However, if one interprets the two analytically, they are criticizing the inequalities and power abuse in our own capitalist society. Capitalism creates wealth and power inequalities, often leading to the rich abusing the poor. In The Hunger Games, the rich entertain themselves with the blood battle of the poor. Though Ross conveys the inequalities and power abuse mentioned in the book, he also adapts some scenes to make this message easier for the audience to understand. While Collins heavily relies on detailed descriptions and Katniss’ narration to give the message that capitalism forms inequalities and power abuse, Ross uses more visual contrasts to make the film more appealing while portraying the same message. Inequalities in Panem can be vividly seen in the differences in food, clothing and housing between the rich Capitol and the desolate District 12 in both the book and the film. Collins use clear descriptions to portray these discrepancies in capitalism while Ross exposes...
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...Descriptive Essay September 27, 2014 English 1010 - 85 A Mini Vacation to Atlanta, Georgia Traveling is one of my family’s favorite things to do. The family has visited numerous places throughout the United States, however, none are as memorable as Atlanta, Georgia. In Atlanta, there are many places to go and sights to see such as: Cola-cola factory, Cabbage Patch Kids Factory, Under Ground Mall, the Zoo, Atlanta Braves Stadium, Six Flags Over Georgia, Stone Mountain Park, and the Atlanta Aquarium, are all in or near the city of Atlanta. The three that we visit on every trip to Atlanta are Six Flags, Stone Mountain, and the Atlanta Aquarium. Six Flags Over Georgia is a theme park containing anything from carnival foods to trilling rides. Six Flags provides many activities for all ages. It is not at all uncommon to see famous cartoon characters, such as Bugs Bunny, roaming around the park. Older children and adults who possess strong stomachs may enjoy riding the various roller coasters available. For example, The Batman, is my favorite. The Batman goes up and down steep hills and even loops upside down. My wife closes her eyes the whole time on this ride. Six Flags also has water rides available to keep people cool. My favorite is Thunder River and Hurricane Harbor. Last June, my family and I were lucky enough to get caught under the waterfall on Thunder River we were soaked which was good because we were hot. Six Flags also has games to play and many souvenir...
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...As evolution evolved so did technology, the 20th century was the beginning of the new technological era; Computers, video games, mobile phones, appliances seem to manifest throughout society. Technology follows a sovereign development, a progression that we can slow down or accelerate depending on our decisions and efforts. This brings us to the big question: To what extent can electronics be advanced without becoming too inhumane? No doubts that technology advancement has brought numerous profound advantages, for example in economy, trade, and communication. As much as we want technology to operate immaculately, the drawbacks to technology is inevitable. Some argue that the rapid growth of technology may cause destruction upon Earth. This essay will represent my arguments and analyze the merits and demerits of technology before a reasonable conclusion can be drawn. As I was writing this essay, I thought about my own addiction to cyber world. My smartphone is always with me 24/7 and it also sleeps next to my bed. First thing I do when I wake up is to check my phone. It becomes a habit through time, and I tend to get distracted by my iPhone easily. I can’t even last half a day without it. Youngsters these days live by the phrase, as Turkle said it “Alone Together”. However, I’m questioning myself after the research I conducted before beginning this essay. Why do we check our smartphones hundred times a day? Do we even know what the word “social” means in this modernized era...
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...THE STUDY SKILLS AND HABITS OF ATENEO DE ILOILO- SANTA MARIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter one consists of six parts: (1) Background of the Study, (2) Statement of the Problem, (3) Hypothesis, (4) Definition of Terms, (5) Delimitation of the Study, and (6) Significance of the Study. Part One, Background of the Study, represents the rationale that supports this research endeavour. It gives the reason behind the choice of the problem and provides a strong foundation for the conduct of this study. Part Two, Statement of the Problem, presents the problem and states the general and specific research questions that this study sought to answer. Part Three, Hypothesis, states and advances the hypotheses that were tested in this study. Part Four, Definition of Terms, includes the meanings of the terms that are essential in the development and understanding of this study. Part Five, Delimitation of the Study, includes the discussions of the scope and factors that delimit the scope of this study. Part Six, Significance of the Study, enumerates the persons and institutions that might benefit from the findings of this research. Background of the Study Study skills and habits are techniques or strategies used every time a student is studying. Some students would have the same study habits or may have a different one. Their kind of study habits depends whether a specific study is effective for them. Definitely, the emphasis...
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...###Descriptive Practice Set for Bank PO exam### Below are the topics given from previous bank PO, Clerical exams. An essay is given to write on these topics or a report is to be write upto 150 to 200 words 1. The Lehmann Crash 2. The market downslide 3. Leadership is doing the right things; Management is doing things right 4. Corporate Social Responsibility benefits the bottom line 5. Has globalization really worked? 6. Integrity at work 7. Buying options: A matter of trust 8. People: The most important asset of any enterprise 9. The second great crash 10. Management styles: Why things go wrong? 11. Do we need to dress for success? 12. What do Chief Executive Officers do? 13. The element of Risk in management. 14. Outsourcing to reduce risk 15. Management is what managers do 16. Terrorism benefits whom 17. Nation’s growth must be inclusive 18. Chandrayaan – One giant leap for Indian Astrophysicists 19. The secret to winning more gold in the Olympics 20. The ban on smoking- Gimmick or success 21. Why does a nation need forex reserves? 22. What makes you a suitable candidate for an MBA? 23. Is India really shining? 24. What is revenue deficit? 25. What is the job of the Manager? 26. Is democracy working for India? 27. Performance appraisal- A Useful tool for growth 28. Corruption an outcome of Democracy 29. Agricultural subsidies: A Boon or a Bane 30. Do we need a dictator? 31. Does the media need censorship? 32. Reforms in education – a necessity ...
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...English is one of them. Here we bring a book that will give a basic structure to all the aspirants to attempt descriptive English properly. We give a complete framework covering each and every topic of descriptive English paper. The book comprises techniques to attempt précis and essays, contains types of letters, sample letters & even model tests for your practice. This will provide the aspirants with basic knowledge of general rules of attempting English language descriptive paper, guiding them in learning English to an extent to which they attempt confident use of English. The book is aimed to provide you the content, sufficient enough, to attempt the descriptive English paper efficiently and may lead you to success in your examination. For this purpose all the current topics are being covered here. This book also intends to provide the competitors a conceptual base through the explanations of the questions asked. Any modification or error shall be entertained and we will try to incorporate it in our next issue. DESCRIPTIVE ENGLISH DESCRIPTIVE ENGLISH 4 Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. www.mahendrapublication.org TOPICS CONTENTS Pg. No. 6 8 16 21 31 31 32 33 34 35 35 37 39 41 41 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 62 64 65 67 67 69 69 71 71 72 What is Descriptive English Precis Writing Letter Writing Essay Writing & Sample Essays ECONOMY Brain Drain CSR Rise in Oil Prices Union...
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