College Example Essays

All was black. He had seen his last light, like the last ray of sunshine leaving the earth at dusk on the evening of the apocalypse. There was no hope of a bright moon coming to him out of the darkness, or stars showing themselves, eager to be wished upon. …

To create a successful horror story, the author needs to create a sense of tension and suspense. This is done through using emotive language and creating a series of horrific events. Most importantly, the story needs to have atmosphere. There are a number of elements the author uses to try …

Films in general have a story line, but this one also has a message; it is a fable based on the ideal that wealth does not necessarily bring happiness. In this film Jason struggles to find his purpose in life. ‘The ultimate gift’ opens in an unusual fashion with Red …

‘Stone Cold’, by Robert Swindells is an award winning children’s novel that tells the story of sixteen-year-old Link, who lives on the streets of London. In this essay, I will illustrate how Swindells effectively portrays the struggles and difficulties that face homeless people today. After fleeing a violent family home, …

Strangely, the first object Tiffany caught, as she entered the hotel room she had just checked into, was a painting, which was around 1 metre width, and the length about 1 1/2 metres long; a ship in the rough, raging, rip-roaring sea weather, she could almost taste the salty sea, …

In ‘The Unexpected’ the relationship between Randall and Dorothea us clearly, and cleverly presented to us. The poem is written and based around Kate Chopins, the authors, life. These years were from 1851-1904. Dorothea is presented as a mighty, and strong willed character, who wants her own way all the …

‘A Vendetta’ is a short story written by Guy de Maupassant pre 1914. ‘A Vendetta’ is set in Bonifacio, Corsica and is about a man who was savagely murdered and his mother swore over his dead body she would seek revenge. After an argument, Nicolas Ravolati murders Antoine Saverini by …

‘In traditional fairy tales humans are often portrayed as good whilst ogres are terrifying beasts.’ Contrast the presentation of the humans and ogres in the opening few minutes of ‘Shrek.’ The portrayal of the human and ogre in the opening credits of ‘Shrek’ is certainly quite unlike that of which …

I am writing an essay on how Cayte Williams influences the audience by using language techniques in an article from the Big Issue of May 1997, on the harm that sun beds can cause. Cayte Williams’s attitude towards sun beds is mostly negative. She says that essentially, they are “Big …