...appearance of an object, person or place, you are giving a description. When you take that description and put it into writing, you are creating a descriptive college essay. Chronological order is not as important as the detail in the appearance of the object. When writing a description essay, you need to be very clear about all of the details. Reading through some descriptive essay examples can help you see what your completed essay should look like. The first thing you need to do when writing your essay is to identify what it is that you are describing. If you are describing a person, you will rely on opinions. Where as if you are writing about a thing or place, you will be relying on the description your observations. Descriptive essays create a vivid experience for the reader. A descriptive essay should be short and to the point, but yet be informative also. Your thesis statement should be in the form of a question and the answer will be contained in the body of your essay. The introduction to your essay should include the person, place or thing that your are describing. The body paragraphs should contain all descriptions and observations about the topic. The conclusion will summarize the essay and restate your thesis. Here are some tips to help you determine what you need to write a descriptive essay. Use either abstract or concrete items for your topic Use a wide variety of adjectives and adverbs to describe your topic. Use all five of your...
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...Speeches Sweaty palms, perspiration running down your face, dry mouth; these are all the signs of someone who is nervous about giving a speech. When thinking about speaking sometimes it brings fear. It is important to remember that public speaking is a part of everyday life. You may not have a large audience, but you do have an audience and you must convey what you are trying to get across to them. Public speaking is another form of conversation. There is as rich history in public speaking. As early as ancient Greece speeches were required as part of the education. Plato said that Rhetoric is the art of winning the soul by discourse. Aristotle identified the basic elements of good speech and persuasion as ethos, logos, and pathos. The ethos (credibility, believability) of the speaker was important; the logos (logic) behind any conclusions drawn by the speaker during the course of the speech needed to be valid and clear; and the pathos (emotional appeals) were important in making human connections between the speaker and the listener. In the Bible there are many examples of this process. “And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain, and when he was set his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth and taught them saying, Blessed are the poor is spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” (Thompson King James Version Bible, Psalm 139:1-10)This familiar...
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...When you’ve got through the theory, you probably have begun to understand how your essay should look like. But what should it contain? Hardly anybody can give the answer so far. Strange as it is, but usually the most difficult essay topics are those of informative essays. Such topics usually suggest that we tell about ourselves, our jobs or childhood, hobbies, dreams and those who have played a significant role in our lives. Do we remember our childhood? Some people do and other don’t. Do we know our own hobbies? Yes. However, when we are to write about something personal, we find ourselves lost. The same thing happens, when students are suggested to write about their families. They just can’t believe it can be interesting to anyone, except themselves. Do you share this point of view? Then, let’s try envisioning your family in a different light or from a new angle. Do you have any siblings? If you do, then do you stand for each other? Or, maybe, you have always had and that has made you what you are? Would you like to spend a day with your siblings and what would you do? Do you have any common interests? Did your parents have long and romantic relationships or they fell in love rapidly and have never separated since then? Could your Mum elope? Or, maybe, your grandparents were happy runaway lovers? Did you get enough attention and care while being a child? Do your parents still live together? Would you like to change anything in your relationships with them? Do you...
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...I never thought I would say this but I think we should reinstate the draft. It has been years since we have wanted or needed a draft, but in view of the United States being attacked on September 11, 2001, I feel our country must be ready and prepared to defend itself. If being prepared means reinstating the draft, a mandatory summons for military service, then I think we should consider this a reasonable proposal. I think the tragic events of September 11 will evoke most people to agree with me. Since September 11 we have seen a surge of patriotism in this country that seemed hidden for many years. I am so glad patriotism was not lost, and I think most Americans would be willing to defend their country in light of this attack. We are a nation and a people who believe in freedom and democracy. It tells other nations who we are and what we stand for. It is these beliefs that lead me to believe that the people of the United States will do anything to preserve our freedom and democracy even if it means reinstating the draft. I want to prove this notion, but am unsure how to accomplish this. I have not read any recent articles in newspapers or magazines that have dealt with this issue. My textbook was not a source either. So I decided to do two things. First, I went to the Internet for any information, articles, discussions, or statements relating to this issue. Second, I decided to conduct an informal poll. This informal poll consisted of male and female respondents with an age span...
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...Critique of Microsoft Word User Manual The key to beginning anything is a good introduction, be it a book, an essay, and editorial, and yes, even a user manual. I especially enjoyed the Introduction to the user manual for Microsoft Word 2007. It begins with an introduction to the authors that contributed to the user manual, telling us about their fields of expertise and experience in technical writing. Such an introduction assures the reader that what they are about to read comes from those that have much experience in the area and that the user manual will be as informative as they hope to expect. It then goes on to describe what is new in Microsoft Word 2007, at first glance you can already tell that Word 2007 is more beautiful pleasing, but this section goes beyond the obvious make over to describe new and different features from previous versions of MS Word which helps the end user learn what to expect and what to watch out for if they encounter a feature that is unfamiliar to them.. The experience of the author’s technical writing skills really shows. Everything is clear and concise. Even the most basic of beginners should have no troubles learning the software through this user manual, they keep things simple without using sentences that run on and on. However, I searched high and low looking for anything that would help to describe what certain terminologies such as “footnote” or “bullets” mean. The manual is pretty extensive so I may have just overlooked it. But if...
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...Critique of Microsoft Word User Manual The key to beginning anything is a good introduction, be it a book, an essay, and editorial, and yes, even a user manual. I especially enjoyed the Introduction to the user manual for Microsoft Word 2007. It begins with an introduction to the authors that contributed to the user manual, telling us about their fields of expertise and experience in technical writing. Such an introduction assures the reader that what they are about to read comes from those that have much experience in the area and that the user manual will be as informative as they hope to expect. It then goes on to describe what is new in Microsoft Word 2007, at first glance you can already tell that Word 2007 is more aesthetically pleasing, but this section goes beyond the obvious make over to describe new and different features from previous versions of MS Word which helps the end user learn what to expect and what to watch out for if they encounter a feature that is unfamiliar to them.. The experience of the author’s technical writing skills really shows. Everything is clear and concise. Even the most basic of beginners should have no troubles learning the software through this user manual, they keep things simple without using sentences that run on and on. However, I searched high and low looking for anything that would help to describe what certain terminologies such as “footnote” or “bullets” mean. The manual is pretty extensive so I may have just overlooked it....
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...Final Essay Informative Prompt In today’s society the youth have been subjected to a vast amount of violence and criminal acts that were not addressed correctly. This caused the youth to believe that some crimes will go unpunished because they are minors and not “accountable” for their actions which is wrong. This causes these adolescents to act out and commit crimes and not get a suitable punishment. One question that is raised often is when should juvenile offenders should receive life sentences? My personal answer to that question is only when the child has committed murder/murders then they should receive a life sentence with a chance of parole that is the only exception. I strongly believe this due to the fact that if the child...
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...Ellie Austin 0536816 # 6 Dear Lawrence Weschler, Your essay, Vermeer in Bosnia, I have found to be fascinating. Recently, while at the Frick Collection, I had taken yet another look at Vermeer and found myself viewing the paintings in the light of Vermeer in Bosnia. The Europe of Vermeer’s youth was as scarred, scary and violent as Bosnia during the Balkan war. There is a strikingly unexpected connection between the high art and the horrors of war crimes. I can certainly relate to the ideas and experiences of Vermeer in Bosnia. In the 1990s, I had worked in various war zones, including Bosnia, first as a media stringer, later as a security contractor. When I realized that the toxic environment was becoming addictive, a distraction and a substitute for something else, a normal way of life, perhaps, and after getting into a serious legal trouble in Saudi Arabia, I had quit working the hot spots for good, as I then thought. On September 11, 2001, a warm sunny day, when I was at all looking for trouble, all the troubles had found me at the World Trade Center, of all places. My last brush with a dangerous adventure had come at on the New Year Eve of 2003, outside the restaurant Nabil in Karrada, an upscale restaurant in Iraq. I was watching the perimeter as a security contractor, when the restaurant bas car-bombed with high explosives, destroying two square blocks of buildings and killing or injuring everyone within the...
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...writing never happen overnight so that thought is probably unrealistic. Growing as a writer happens over time and through many trial-and-error pieces of work. No good writer has started out at their best, but instead, they grow into it because they learn new things in the course of their writing career. Over the course of this semester, I have grown more as a writer than I did in the first three years of high school combined, so yes, I did have a growth spurt as a writer, but it didn’t happen all at once and I am not finished growing. This semester, I have had to write...
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...Culver December 7, 2012 When we talk about whether the web gives out the distribution of useful information it depends on where you pull the information from. Let’s take blogs for example, people that write blogs are basing it off their own opinions and what they believe in. Some blogs are extremely informative while some just do not make any sense. Most blogs provide news and their insights and others are just gossip and nonsense. People need to apprehend that bloggers are opinionated. The nature of blogging (and just the internet as a whole) reassures bloggers to post their immediate thoughts and reactions without taking the time to check for facts. Bloggers are not trained nor are they journalists. However, the question is does the internet help promote openness and democracy? The internet encourages partisanship. It helps people’s already-formed political position and tapering with society’s minds that the Internet causes. The Internet does NOT promote civilized, reasonable and rational debates on political issues that are at the core of democracy. The internet does open things up because it provides people with a convenient tool to do both good and bad things so yes the internet encourages openness, which is great. The internet has been a wonderful source for information seekers, in addition to sites maintained by the newspapers (AJC, WASHINGTON POST, AND WALL STREET) and there are untraditional sources ranging from videos, personal web pages and blogs to postings...
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...Pre writing assignment for Informational Essay 1. Explore topics 2. Immigration in the united state 3. American dream can be achieved by hard work 4 Attending college in a non-English speaking country 5 Marriage with in the Krahn tribe Evaluate your topic. Is your topic that you will focus on enough broad so you can find enough information? Is it narrow enough so you can cover it adequately? Yes I did a research on the Krahn tribe from Liberia and found information about them: who are the krahn tribe? Where do they come from before going to Liberia, what part of Africa where they settle? 4. Establish a goal. What do you want to accomplish in your essay? Do you want to analyze the topic? What I wish to accomplish from this essay is that my readers should have a clear ideal on how the Krakn tribe became known among the other tribes and where they migrated from. 5. Your audience. What do they need to know? My audience, at the end of this essay will be able to know some interesting historic information about the krahn tribe. Some of which includes culture; marriage, rising up a family, farming, and tribal wars. Why are tribal wars fought and how messages are spread to different towns to informed them of danger and how peace treaties are reach. 6. Consider your purpose. How can you express your purpose in a single sentence? That statement can help you stay on target as you do research...
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...The American’s favorite pastime. By Nick Saviano During my free time, I enjoy carrying on an age old tradition passed down from father to father. A tradition rich with history practiced in any place, any weather, and any time. This custom has ended wars, brought down entire economies, and has made even the best tempered men fight a fellow or two. I am proud to say that I too carry on this most admirable pursuit of happiness; I am talking of course about drinking. I would like to share the gripping personal story about my passage to adult hood; we will then go over mistakes made and learn the proper rules and regulations to having a “good time” as they call it. My first experience leaving the safety of my own home with alcohol was a brave endeavor; if not a little misguided. I had just turned the ripe age of 20; my life was full of promise and good intentions, but this morning was different than all the others. I awoke with a start and hopped out of bed in an uncustomary fashion; being more used to laboring out of my sheets for the better part of the morning. I startled even my self with this uncommon vigor; until I remembered that this was the day that I would fool the world with the help of my extra scruffy visage and enter a 21 plus gathering in San Francisco. As soon as the clock hit 7pm I snatched my phone and bathed my living room in the sweet rhythmic tune of rushed texting. Seemingly with out cause;...
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...Traditional On Campus Class Welcome to the Traditional On Campus version of Speech 103 Oral Communication! I look forward to getting to know each of you. Over the years, I have learned that many of you dread taking this class (don’t worry I felt the same way when I had to take this class) but I hope that you will find your worries to be unfounded. I work very hard to try to create a comfortable learning environment, primarily because I need you to participate in order for this class to work. This is a participatory-based class where we will all work together to help each other improve our communication skills. Consequently, you will play an active role in your own learning as well as active role in the learning of the other students in this class. Research has shown that when you are an active participant in a class you increase how much you remember as well as how much you can recall after the semester has ended. However, I have found that when you are an active participant in my class you will look forward to coming to each class session and your fears of public speaking will soon decrease. Since this class is participatory, you will find that you will put a lot of thought and effort into this class. Much learning will occur both in class and out side of class. However, while this class is demanding, I hope that you will both enjoy this experience and learn a great deal about communication, how you communicate, and how to be a better...
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...will appreciate those core classes that the college made us take. By taking the required core classes in college, you pay for your degree while getting extra education that can help you in the future. You can figure out if you have different interests before paying for a complete degree. Also, core classes can help you to understand and achieve more in your daily college classes to get your degree. Every day you have to use the skills of talking to people, and sometimes you even have to write to people. Having a job, you have to communicate with your co-workers, your boss, and maybe even outside sources. For example, if you were working on a construction site and you had to give instructions to your co-workers, you would want to be very informative and descriptive with what you needed them to do, or whatever you were supposed to build could come out completely wrong. Core classes in college such as speech and English can help you greatly in this department just as Sara Rajan talks about in her discussion over the core courses that can help you throughout life: For instance, public speaking courses offered at Stanford University focus on various elements for giving an effective speech, such as improving both formal and informal communication skills, learning to effectively compose a persuasive speech, and learning to clearly articulate your ideas. These skills are not only necessary for success in college, but in your prospective career as well. (Rajan) As it says in the information...
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...University of Phoenix Material Research Plan As part of your research plan, you must first draft a research question for your research paper that will guide the rest of your writing. A research question, which is more specific and focused than a general topic, is the question that your research paper will answer. For example, if your general area of interest is social security, a possible research question might ask, “How can low-income families save more money if the United States had a reformed social security plan that includes personal retirement accounts?” As you develop a research question, remember that you need to research sources to support your topic. Do not pick a one-sided question that will limit your research. Instead, develop a research question that lends itself to further exploration and debate—a question you genuinely want to know the answer to. Try to pick a research question that is neither too broad (covering too much) or too narrow (covering too little). It should be broad enough to be discussed in a short research paper. Part 1: Complete the Research Plan |What is your general topic or area of interest? |My general topic of interest is Drugs. I raise a child that was born | | |addicted, and feel this topic will be very helpful and insightful in | | |helping me raise this child properly...
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