Descriptive Essay
On a hot summer day, the only good place to go is to the lake. You would go out to the lake to enjoy the water, the sun, the activities that are happenin...
The vivid memory of the Nebraska plains never leaves me. I can return to this place at any moment. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. My lungs are filled with the cle...
As I was sitting outside the local mini mall, I discovered that you can tell more about a person than you realize. My example is of a man I saw going into the mall. Without...
I ambitiously decided that I would brighten the lives of the elderly by volunteering at a rest home, but discovered that the elderly were being neglected, shoved aside and for...
Chateau Lake Louise
There is something very soothing about looking out over Lake Louise. The reflections from the sky are as smooth as glass. The serenity and peacefulnes...
Can I make you some sandwiches?
Clyde was walking around town one day with his friends. They were all extremely hungry. Then Nick suggested he knew the perfect place to fill...
"An Anecdote of the Land of Ice"
My friend Josh and I didn't say much as we loaded our luggage into the rental car at Keflavik Airport. We'd just landed in Iceland, and a...
A Dorm Room
Entering into the dorm room it was evident that the two inhabitants were completely opposite. Observing each side of room mixed emotions ran through my mind; heav...
Children learn from use of their senses. They learn by recognizing a collection of sights and feelings, and making a connection to a symbol and a word. E...
At 6:45 a.m. the miniature alarm clock began blaring its usual wake-up call, but was drowned by the even louder snoring coming from the 11 year old child. His older sister sho...
The Fourth of July
Giant flags of red, white, and blue, children shouting in parades, spinning noise-makers, streamers, and centerpieces: sounds like the perfect birthday...
As a young girl, I experienced what at the time I thought was the end of the world. Yes, I was a little bit of a drama queen. At the age of eleven, and on my way to a ballet...
Hello! Many of you may have been on roller coasters hundreds of times. Until last summer, I never even thought about going on one.
A very special person named Billy, who...
What a wonderful day it was for an outdoor wedding: warm, but not terribly so. The early May sun peeked out occasionally. A pleasant breeze from the north rustled in the surro...
Christmas Shopping, Organized Chaos at its Best
Few events require as much skill and as much use of the five senses, or six if there is another sense (which can only give...
The city lights stand out like a busy constellation of streets and houses, while satellite cars weave their way around the
inverted sky. It's impossible to make sense of, ex...
Brandon Dendas
Mrs. Whittaker
Sophomore English
March 22, 2009
A Comparison Essay about “Flood” and “Flying”
The purpose of a descriptive essay is to describe a...
The hot water pulsates on my back like a heart beat after a dynamic performance. My shower is over and my fun will soon begin. My girls called me frantically on the phone scre...