On the west coast of Taiwan, just north of Taichung City, there is a place called Gaomei where the setting sun takes all but an inch of water with it out to sea. There, you can take off your shoes and socks and walk into the wetland, feeling the wet clay work its way up …
How many times have you watched a movie, bought a new phone, or bought a new anything based on an ad? If you’re anything like me, I bet you’ve done it at least a few times. After all, those ads can be pretty convincing. Ask your parents. I bet they’ve bought at least one knife, …
So, you think you’ve got what it takes to write a good descriptive essay? What about a great one? Writing a descriptive essay usually requires you to describe something – an object, place, person, event, experience, emotion, etc. – making use of details and sensory imagery. Description allows us to show rather than tell. Think …
Describe your whereabouts on the evening of the 18th. Okay, this isn’t CSI, and you’re not under investigation, so this isn’t the type of description we’ll be learning about in this post. Describe your summer vacation. You’re not in third grade, either so no one is going to ask you to write a paper describing …