Favorite Sentences

5/20/10
Mr. Salsich
English

Favorite Sentences

1.) “These contrasting personalities, these difficulties, they weave together perfectly to create magnificent feathers that make each and every one of us special.” 

(Essay 6, 10/21/09- Feather: Two Colors, Two Personalities, One Person)

I really like this sentence because it is graceful and poetic. It uses good imagery and has good repetition of “these”.

2.) “This little red rooster, who “thought Atticus (was) an easy match,” was stunned when he was reduced to a pale, weak and tiny man by a simple question from this so called “easy match.””

(Essay 10, 12/9/09- Metaphors, A Way to Describe: An Essay on the Analysis of Metaphors In To Kill a Mockingbird, and My Life)

I really like this sentence because it is very descriptive and graceful, and has good usage of quotes from the book. I also believe it has good diction.

3.) “Out of bravery, out of integrity, out of a sense of injustice, and out of the passion for change, the black people fought for their freedom.” 

(Essay 13, 1/27/10- Racism: An Essay on To Kill a Mockingbird and My Life)

I really like this sentence because it is a wonderful periodic sentence. Also, it has a good use of tricolon (out of…). Lastly, I believe this sentence is graceful and carefully written. It is one of my most powerful sentences.

4.) “My beliefs affect what I do, who I interact with, what I say; my beliefs affect who I am.”

(Essay 23, 5/17/ 2010- This I Believe: An Essay on My Beliefs)

I really like this sentence because it is a good example of purposeful repetition. The sentence is concrete, to-the-point and powerful.  

5.) “This action is not something you can simply “make better;” this action is not something you can fix; this action is not forgivable.”

(Essay 18, 3/10/10- Forgiveness: An Essay on To Kill a Mockingbird and My Life)

I really like this sentence because it is a smooth and well written sentence. It has good use of tricolon (this action is…).

6.) “Some people may be more different than others, but if you try to look past these differences, you may find a splendid person; a truly good friend.”

(Essay 22, 5/6/10- Discovering Beauty: An Essay on Finding Beauty in My Life and in A Poem)

I enjoy this sentence because it has great use of purposeful repetition. It repeats good and a synonym of the word good (splendid). The sentence also sends a good message to people about finding beauty where it is not expected.

7.) “This song --filled with solemn melodies, poetic lyrics, and a sincere message-- really touches my heart.”

(Essay 19, 4/8/10- Songs: An Essay on Songs Related to Romeo and Juliet, and My Life)

This is a good sentence because it has a good use of an appositive phrase. The sentence uses the appositive phrase to describe the song very well.

8.) ““Break," by Three Days Grace --a stupendous (thesaurus), powerful song-- can be related to Romeo and Juliet in many ways.”

(Essay 19, 4/8/10- Songs: An Essay on Songs Related to Romeo and Juliet, and My Life)

This is a good sentence because it flows nicely and has a good usage of appositives used to describe.

9.) “What he did was cruel, what he did was unjustified, what he did can never be forgiven.”

(Essay 18, 3/10/10- Forgiveness: An Essay on To Kill a Mockingbird and My Life)

I really enjoy this sentence because it is graceful, and uses good purposeful repetition (what he did…).

10.) “No matter where he goes, Atticus is always polite, always well mannered, always well dressed with his suits and ties; he is always kind and thoughtful, always displaying the characteristics of a true gentleman.”

(Essay 17, 3/5/10- Ladies and Gentlemen: An Essay on To Kill a Mockingbird and My Opinions)

I really like this sentence because it flows very well. It has a good use of purposeful repetition (always…) and it is a great example of a loose sentence.