Descriptive Writing

I have never written a great essay. I’ve written good essays. I’ve written interesting essays. I’ve written A+ essays and “can I use this as an example for the rest of the class” essays. I’ve written no red marks and paragraphs of positive critique essays. And I’ve written terrible, two in the morning, “I expected…

There is an old proverb which states ‘When you are a child, your room is the world to you.’ I believe this is a very true statement and applies to most children. In a room of his own a boy can become whatever he likes and make his surroundings fit that idea or ‘theme’ if…

The first stage of writing a paper always begins with me and Microsoft Word in a staring contest; its cursor always blinking, waiting for me fill the bright, white page that is just as blank as my thoughts. Introductions have always been my biggest hold up. I’ve been taught in the past to free write…

John Boorman adapted the “Passing of Arthur” in the movie “Excalibur.” Movies are not the only adaptations of Tennyson’s poem but there are several art and music adaptations. Examples of these adaptations include music by Loreena McKennit and paintings by John William Waterhouse, Howard Pyle and Arthur Rackham. In Bela Balazs’s Art Form and Material…

Persuasive writing is a form of writing in which you are trying to change someone’s opinion about a subject. Your goal is to convince the reader that what you’re telling them is the right way to think, and you want to put an idea in their head. You are also urging them to take a…

Tim OBriens, The Things they Carried is a riveting tale of struggle and sacrifice, self indulgence and self pity, and the intrapersonal battles that reeked havoc on even the most battle tested soldiers. OBrien is able to express these ideas through eloquent writing and descriptive language that makes the reader feel as if he were…

There are many different writing genres, for example analytical and descriptive to name two. Analytical writing is commonly used to show logical relationships between two or more concepts. As for descriptive writing it describes clear details of people, places, objects, or events in order to reveal a vivid picture to the reader of what is…

Why DO bad things happen to good people. This is an age old question, that for years has stumped even the best of scholars. The thing people need to realize is that there is no black or white, yes or no answer to this question. It can not be analyzed, or sorted out by scientists…

In the novel, Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert uses a very descriptive style of writing. In order to mock bourgeois life in nineteenth century France. To portray the dangers of fantasy, and to reveal the effects of self-delusion. Continually, the author uses the heroine, Emma, and the other elements in the novel in a way that…

The Scary Friday Night Descriptive writing It was a Friday night. The full moon was shining through the bare branches making scary shadows on our path as we walked. A cool light wind was blowing sending leaves dancing noisily in the forest floor. I remember thinking to myself that the night, was the scariest night…