A college application essay that instructs you to describe your future plans and goals in 200 words requires profuse writing.

Selfishness and lack compassion are pestilences on our society that have no easy solution.

Since I went to the grocery store a week before Thanksgiving, I’m well-provisioned for the holiday (while some of my acquaintances are panicking over the lack of potatoes and Turkeys available in the stores now).

Amy is a pretty girl, but her constant angry scowl gives her a generally ugly countenance.

After Henry VIII separated England from the Catholic church, he ordered the dissolution of the monasteries and took their wealth for the British Crown.

Imogen keeps her Christmas decorations simple, preferring lurid strands of greenery to flashy razzle-dazzle decor.

Even though my old Christmas tree is a little sad and dilapidated from years of use, I still use it year after year because of all the fond memories attached to it.

Our beautiful oceans, though at first glance seeming to be teeming with vitality, are in great danger and will surely die without immediate action, to the detriment of the whole planet.

Make sure your sentiences have no major structure or punctuation errors, so they can be easily read and understood.

After defeating the Scottish Highlanders at Culloden, the English government tried to cultivate the Highlander culture by outlawing the wearing of tartans and the playing of bagpipes.

Garret quit his horrible job on the pretext of wanting to set a good example of self-respect for his son, but really, he just couldn’t stand to work there anymore.

Both standing for too long and sitting for too long alleviate Nana’s back pain; it seems she’s doomed to pain no matter what she does.

The size difference between female and male blanket octopuses is assiduous: While the female grows to around six feet long, the male is smaller than a ping-pong ball.

Though my cousin and I play on rival soccer teams, we (usually) manage to have amicable interactions at family functions.