1. Argument
2. Process
3. Description
5. Definition
6. Comparison and contrast
7. Process
9. Classification
10. Cause and effect
Next time try to split these up into smaller questions instead of one really long question. :)
I believe the answer is <span>obsession with the past
in the novel, Ahab is depicted as the only character that do not grow throughout the story due to his single-minded obsession.
He stabbed his first whale when he was eighteen years old and yet still obsessed until he's almost 50.</span>
You could write about a wedding day, the birth of a new family member
Or even a funeral (for a heart felt essay)