ESSAY: WRITING A DESCRIPTIVE STORY In this unit, you have been studying language. Specifically, you have learned about the origin, purpose, and meaning of language.

Objective:

Write a three-paragraph descriptive story about your experience with language.
Select one of the following topics:

First experiences in saying words
The most exciting thing you ever heard
Characteristics of a good listener
When you are told "No"
Thoughts, words, and actions
A topic or experience with language of your choice

Which sentence from the text best develops the theme about the importance of compassion for other people? "besides, he was the only person in the whole place with skin nearly as dark as hers." "at first she wanted to intern at her dad's gas station, but her teacher told her she needed to branch out and signed michelle up at the oakcourt nursing home, only 15 minutes away from her house." "still, michelle had been curious, and she felt sorry that erkan had a bad reputation among the staff." "she too had felt like everyone mistrusted her--especially at the nursing home where she was so much younger than the rest of the staff--so she understood how he must feel."