Humanities Homework Help

For this essay you will write a 500-700 word (word count does NOT  include Cover page, Abstract or Reference pages)  descriptive essay over  a famous person from the 20th century. Try to describe their physical  characteristics so that even though I have never met them, I can Google  them to compare them to your descriptions.  I must get a vivid picture  of them in my head through your writing. Personality traits are fine,  but you need to focus more on their physical traits.

For example the introduction  and conclusion can be biography but the body of the essay (paragraphs  2-4) must focus on the physical traits. The goal is for me to see them  from your descriptions–like a police sketch artist.

Often times  when I grade these essays I will look at a picture of this person as I  read to see how well you describe your person.  Many times students will  leave off key parts of the face that should be not only been listed,  but also described in great detail.  Remember all of the parts to a  person’s head alone: head, hair, eyes, eye lashes, eye brows, nose,  nostrils, cheeks, chin, lips, teeth, ears, earlobes etc. Some of you  focused on the clothes your person wears rather than what they look  like.  When I grade these essays I will draw a picture based on your  descriptions as I read so I can see what is left out of your  descriptions.