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Q&A Difference between a descriptive essay and a narrative essay?

Okay, so here's my problem: I am trying to write an essay from a prompt that uses the word "describe", but what I'm being asked to describe is not a single person or object, rather it's more broadl...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by pandalarry‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T09:51:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar pandalarry‭ · 2019-12-08T09:51:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
Okay, so here's my problem: I am trying to write an essay from a prompt that uses the word "describe", but what I'm being asked to describe is not a single person or object, rather it's more broadly a process, relationship, or how I came to hold a certain belief.

Is this asking for a descriptive essay or a narrative essay?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-09-19T19:04:06Z (about 6 years ago)
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