The Santa Ana winds cause people to act more violently or unruly and makes others irritable and unhappy to a great extent. Joan Didion explains to the reader about how the Santa Ana affects human behavior in her essay "Los Angeles Notebook." Through the use of imagery‚ diction‚ and selection of detail Didion expresses her view of the Santa Ana winds. Didion paints uneasy and somber images when describing the Santa Ana winds. "There is something uneasy in the Los Angeles air some unnatural stillness
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I feel that both Dillard and Didion have a very personable narrative writing style that engages the audience in different ways. Joan Didion’s “The Santa Ana” immediately pulled me into her story with the introductory sentence: “There is something uneasy in the Los Angeles air this afternoon‚ some unnatural stillness‚ some tension” (Aaron and Kuhl 44). I was also impressed by how she was able to convey a message of severity and some chaos through her narrative of the effects the Santa Ana winds have
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George Orwell’s essay ‘Why I Write?’ is a detailed account of his way towards becoming a writer. He takes the reader on a journey from his first poems and stories to the pieces of writing that make him famous to finally explain the four reasons of writing. Orwell experiments with ‘a mere description of what I was doing and the things I saw’ and naturalistic books before he becomes a political writer. Why a political writer? Well‚ it is the age he lives in that forces him into it. His working
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to deeper understand the book and the tones that Didion was trying to convey. One point that Sydney D. said about the reason Didion uses so much synthesis‚ is for us to understand what she was trying to express without the story being flooded with emotions. This made me realize the reason she has so much synthesis is so the story wouldn’t be clouded with emotion and without it the story wouldn’t be as relatable. When we were discussing why Didion uses repetition often‚ Theo said that the repetition
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Accepting one’s past is the most important step in accepting one’s future. In Joan Didion’s “On Going Home‚” the reader can see that Didion is struggling to find her true “home” and the root of her difficulties could stem from her feeling of continual detachment from her childhood home because she moved away and began to reside in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. Didion faces problems in trying to understand where her true “home” is‚ which is the result of her husband not being fully incorporated
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Flying around‚ the bird made me feel like reaching where I was heading more faster.I was too fat by that time and all I ever wished for was someone to lift me up as I got tired moving; I like travelling though I was unable to go to the place I wanted to go to and the funny side of it was that I wanted to use little time and loved planes because they could move to places in a short time.I was unhappy as I thought that a dream is realised the first time you dream about it. My aunt one of plane technicians
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do you think of when you hear these words? Joan of Arc had all of these qualities‚ and many more. By the end of this journey through Joan’s life‚ you will know all about Joan‚ from the day she was born‚ to the day her ashes were thrown into the river Semile. In 1412‚ in the village of Dormery‚ a girl was born who would change the world forever. Jeanne d’ Arc‚ translated to Joan d’ Arc‚ was born into a slightly poor family in this farming village‚ and Joan never got an education‚ but showed aptitude
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Joan of Arc was a significant part of the French war. Though‚ she was named a saint twenty years after her death‚ she was an eloquent warrior as well. In 1425‚ at thirteen and a half years old‚ she began to hear supernatural characters she called her “voices” or her “counsel”. Consequently‚ after this phenomenon‚ she was tried and told the judges this; “I see them with these very eyes‚ as well as I see you.” Nevertheless‚ Concluded by the judges‚ the “voices” were thought to be a condition of religious
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Lauren Bacall/ Betty Joan Perske “I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.” That’s what I‚ Lauren Bacall‚ thought. So‚ this is my life. I was born on September 16‚ 1924 in New York City as Betty Joan Perske. My parents‚ Natalie Weinstein-Bacal and William Perske‚ were both Jewish. They got divorced when I was five. My father‚ William‚ was an alcoholic who left our family when I was only six‚ and soon after I became fascinated with theater. I never had a huge connection
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George Orwell’s 1946 essay ‘Why I Write’ is enshrined with a set of innate values adhered to and advocated by Orwell himself. In recounting his personal journey in becoming a writer‚ Orwell enlists the underlying ideals justifying his initial motives for writing. Subsequently‚ it is the representation of deeply held ideals such as the innate personal connection to writing‚ the impact of context on a writer‚ the value of writing and the reasons for writing that captivate audiences and underpin the
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