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Flannery O Conner
287 wordsFlannery O' Conner is the author of many classic American short stories. Most of her writings have strong religious values and talk about the 'dark's ide of the world. She tries to send a message about how the moral values of people keep getting worse over time. Flannery O' Conner's writings include strong religious beliefs and values. In "A Good Man is Hard to Find" the grandmother tries to talk the Misfit out of killing them by getting him to pray to Jesus. Through her writing it can be seen t...
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Nonfiction Story Night By Elie Wiesel
726 wordsNIGHT BY ELIE WIESEL ESSAY BY NATHAN SHAPIRO As you read on you will be reading about my opinions on what kind of nonfiction writing is in this book Night by elie Wiesel. Further more everything in this might not all be correct to others but this is my opinion on the story so please read on. In this nonfiction story Night by Elie Wiesel is objective writing. Objective writing is facts that can be proved by the senses, or by the calendar, or by the clock. The facts in this story is very real and ...
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Herriot In Every Chapter
416 wordsJames Herriot, an extraordinary man, who, through his many stories, has brought much joy to many people throughout the world, possesses very unique writing skills. Writing skills that make his books a joy to read. The following will discuss Herriot's writing style in general, and how the characters in All Things Bright and Beautiful affect Herriot's life. The following paragraphs will also examine how James Herriot shows, through is writing, the passion and devotion that he has to his career. Ja...
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Fluency Of The Story
508 wordsComparison: 'The Jade Peony', 'Horses of the Night', Masque of the Red Death'I noticed that i enjoyed most of the story's not only for the obvious reasons such as good characters, mood, and imagery but also because of writing style and fluency. I noticed some story's I enjoyed reading even thought nothing in it really interested me too much, while other story's that were about topics us ally enjoy reading about I had to put down because I would end up going over every sentence two or three times...
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Poems Of The Heightened Sensation And Emotion
822 wordsAn English novelist and poet, D.H. Lawrence was born September 11, 1885, in Nottingham, England. He was the son of a coal miner and a school teacher. His mother, the school teacher, was socially superior. She constantly tried to alienate her children from their father. The difference in social status between his parent's was a recurrent motif in Lawrence's fiction. David Herbert was ranked among the most influential and controversial literary figures of the Victorian Period. In his more than for...
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Writings By Willa Cather
588 wordsAmber 02-12-01 Willa Cather wrote several wonderful stories and novels. After reading or viewing three of them and reading a little about her other works on the Internet, I have noticed that all of them have things in common. I have observed that her works often times involve family situations and how different types of people deal with death. The stories tend to reflect a time in her life I would assume. They are also reflected close to her home in many times. The stories tend to use the same t...
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Poes Writings
263 wordsPoe was a man that many to this day consider a lunatic an extreme individual with a love for the bizarre. Yet I consider him and a man with a great gift and knowledge of understanding the human conscience and mental thought patterns of people. His use of this gift was apparent in many of his works from black cat to writings such as the fall of the house of usher. His use of imagery and iron is most provident perhaps in his stories of the mask of the red death and the very popular tell tale heart...
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Writing Style Of Jorge Luis Borges
563 wordsJorge Luis Borges possesses writing styles unlike others of his time. Through his series of works, he has acquired the title of 'the greatest living writer in the Spanish language. ' The particular example of work that I read, titled 'Ficciones,' was a definite portrayal of his culture. The book was not merely a list of facts from his birth country; instead the real cultural knowledge came from his writing style. The book consisted of two parts; each part was broken up into stories. Each one, de...
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Bradbury's Famous Novel Writing
979 wordsNo name typifies science fiction to the American public more than the name Ray Bradbury. For over forty years, he has been writing novels, short stories, poems, plays, and movie scripts that have long since kept him in the forefront of American literature. His stories become standard reading for many high school and college students. His literary style can best be described as 'enchantment;' the way he captivates his readers with charm, bewitchment, and stunning verbal evocations. His visions of...
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Hand Byrds Writing
587 wordsComparing the Writing Styles of Bradford to Byrd In the Elements of Literature English book the excerpts from the stories of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford and The History of the Dividing Line by William Byrd can be compared and contrasted in many ways. Whether its the difference in writing styles, the difference purposes for writing the stories, or simply each writers tone, this paper will give examples of each comparison or contrast. One difference between Bradford and Byrd is their w...
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Writing Well By Donald Hall
742 wordsWriting Well, by Donald Hall, is an amazingly interesting textbook. I cannot remember reading an instructional manual with such brilliant imagery, flowing style, and amazing concepts. This is what education should be - interesting, provocative, and natural. However, in the first eleven pages of the text, I do not agree with two of the three analyses of Hall's examples. In the comparison of the college student's two expressions of his first impression of his dorm, Hall disregards the first passag...
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Real World Stories And My Large Imagination
602 wordsWhen I was a very small child, I fell in love with books of all types. I could lose myself for hours in Alice and Wonderland, Black Beauty, and Tom Sawyer. As I grew older, I started reading books that portrayed actual people. I became interested in books on the Holocaust and read many titles, including the Diary of Anne Frank. These real-world stories and my large imagination started me on a path of story writing. I have written everything from poetry to complete plays. Although I have explored...
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Nebraska
280 wordsWilla Cather born in December of 1873 in Black Creek Valley in Virginia At the age of 9 moved to Nebraska frontier to join grandparents got her schooling in Nebraska and she attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln began her writing career during college writing short stories and poetry for the Nebraska State Journal and the Lincoln Courier After graduating from Nebraska in 1895 she worked as a teacher and journalist in Pittsburgh She wrote a collection of short stories called The Troll Ga...
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O'connor Book About Writing
1,389 wordsFIGHTIN' WORDS: AN INTERVIEW WITH THOM JONES Thom Jones writes of war, boxing, sickness and sorrow with a blunt air of familiarity and a cyclone of words. His characters -- much like the author himself, who suffers from epilepsy and diabetes -- have been pummeled by the world, but they refuse to be knocked out. His three short story collection -- The Pugilist at Rest, a National Book Awards finalist; Cold Snap and now SONNY LISTON WAS A FRIEND OF MINE (Little, Brown, $23) -- showcases a supreme ...
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History Of His Brother's Life And Limerick
929 wordsJohn Edgar Wideman's "Our Time", and Patricia Nelson Limerick's "Empire of Innocence", are two very different stories about one particular theme. In these selections both authors are writing history. Wideman is writing the history of his brother's life, and Limerick is writing the history of the old west. Although the theme is the same, the two authors's types, methods, and writing concerns differ greatly. In the following passage from "Our Time", John is visiting his brother, Robby, in prison. ...
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Very Interesting And Unique Style Of Writing
430 wordsThe Writers of the Harlem Renaissance Throughout my research of the Harlem Renaissance I learned many things I previously didn't know. One aspect of the Harlem RENAISSANCE that I researched was the author Zora Neale Hurston, and her contributions to the period. I learned much about the black influence on writing while doing this project. The Harlem Renaissance took place between the years of 1916 and 1940. During this time there occurred to be an artistic and intellectual revolution in "Back Ame...
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Roald Dahl Roald Dahl
676 wordsRoald Dahl Roald Dahl was a famous British writer. He was inspired to write because of his dreams and life experiences. He enjoyed telling bedtime stories to his children. These bedtime stories were published and some were made into films. Roald Dahl was great writer and was recognized for his work. Roald Dahl was a famous British Writer. He was born in Llandeff, Wales on September 13th 1916. His parents, Harold and Sofie, came from Norway. He had four sisters, A stri, Affhild, Else and Astra, H...
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Scathing Review Of Mr Barthelme's Writing Style
786 wordsAny author's primary goal in story writing is to convey an idea or topic to their reading audience. The conventional wisdom on this thought is that the clearer this is conveyed, the greater the appeal to the reader. However, some authors feel the need to resist this trend and forge new paths that sometime leaves the meanings of their stories obscure and hidden from the average reader. Donald Barthelme has taken this optional approach with his story "The Indian Uprising". There are several reason...
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Mori's Writing
685 wordsBiography A Japanese American poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer, Mori was raised in Kobe, Japan, and inspired by her mother and grandfather, began to write in both Japanese and English at an early age. These two people in my family gave her the idea that writing was something we did everyday or even every week with enjoyment. As a young girl, she learned numerous ways to be creative, including drawing, sewing, and writing, from her mother and her mother's family. From those family members, M...
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Writing Exercises In Class
1,598 wordsCourse Journal for Creative Writing Since starting the Creative Writing Course on September 23rd 2003, I feel my writing has improved in a number of ways. Within this course record are examples of how: 1. My imagination has improved. 2. My ability to scan, and seek out new material has improved. 3. My writing technique has improved. 4. My overall approach and direction to writing has improved. In Block One: Creativity and Imagination, we were given writing exercises in class, which lasted betwee...
