Here are a few examples of great writing. I like these pieces because they are surprising or intriguing or beautiful. Good writing should make you think about something you thought you were familiar with in an entirely new way. More samples to come soon!
The Chaos, by Gerard Nolst Trenité
Pied Beauty, By Gerard Manley Hopkins
The Call of the Wild, by Jack London
“I Also Went to the Royal Wedding” news article (opening paragraph), The New York Times