information according to his or her purpose and viewpoint. Although the subject matter of nonfiction is not imaginative‚ the writer’s style may be individualistic and innovative. Types of nonfiction include: autobiographies‚ biographies‚ letters‚ essays‚ diaries‚ journals‚ memoirs‚ and speeches. Types of Nonfiction 1. essay- a short work that offers a writer’s opinion on a particular subject. The purpose of an essay may be to express ideas and feelings‚ to analyze‚ to inform‚ to entertain‚ or to persuade
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four. It asks us if we felt the diary form is an effective way of documenting the psychological impact of historical events that we may experience. My answer to this is yes. I do believe it does. Let me expand. We can never truly have the full experience someone feels emotionally during an event. Even if you and I were right there next to the narrator we wouldn’t. We all experience and feel things differently. The narrator put his thoughts and feelings down in his diary. The closest we will ever be
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Although William Byrd’s diary and William Bradford’s Journal are both rather subjective‚ they differ in tone‚ style‚ and purpose. *The tones of the two accounts are different. In William Byrd’s account the tone is light and funny. He uses sarcasm‚ satire‚ and humor to express his beliefs on a matter. For example William Byrd and William Bradford were two colonial writers however they took completely opposite approaches toward writing. During these times‚ journals‚ diaries‚ and sermons made up the
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protagonist in “Pride and Prejudice” and the female protagonist in “Bridget Jones Diary”. Directed by Sharon Maguire in 2001‚ one hundred and eighty-eight years after Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813‚ Bridget Jones’s Diary would seem be quite different compared to Pride version is seen through the plot‚ characters‚ context‚ values‚ and language and film techniques. Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones’s Diary can be quite changing to the extent in which they are similar. The first line from
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Like mentioned before there is the about 300-year difference between the two texts. Which does show its differences. The diary entry is a lot more personal with the use of the personal pronoun I being in just about every sentence. However‚ despite this the diary entry uses a lot more formal and descriptive language than the news article. A good example of the descriptive language would be at the end of the dairy entry “‚ in a most Horrid malicious
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2006 Paper 1 ‚ Question B “Hours later ….the boy’s soul raged …” Imagine that ‚ in an attempt to control his feelings ‚ the boy writes into is diary an account of the incident and his reactions to it . Write out his diary entry . Dear Diary ‚ I have to ask you to excuse my handwriting ‚ I know this is probably illegible . My hands are shaking so violently but I feel like if I don’t write this down and get it out of my head that I will explode like a bomb . I have been
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“The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian” (PTI) is a novel written by Sherman Alexie. The novel follows a Native-American teenage boy named Arnold who lives on a reservation that has to suffer through the troubles of being the only Indian teenager in an all white school at Reardan. The challenges that confronted him when he started at Reardan seemed menacing‚ but through his personal spirit and courage he was able to achieve success at the school. Some of Arnold’s successes include his triumph
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professional development in their learners. Learning something that is new or different and then reflecting on what that means for a current or expected professional position can be an important outcome. Some of my students include portions of a journal or diary in a professional portfolio as a means of demonstrating to current or prospective employers their ability to critically reflect on issues. I also urge my students to incorporate such self-reflection through a journaling technique into the development
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What is a Response Journal? Journals provide learners with an opportunity to record their personal thoughts‚ emotions‚ ideas‚ questions‚ reflections‚ connections‚ and new learning on what they hear‚ view‚ read‚ write‚ discuss and think. “What we as educators want is that their writing enable students to personalize a story and gain insights about the character‚ to help them reflect‚ and to help them see the world in a different way.” (Brownlie‚ 2005) “Our reflections are the making of deeper
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of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck introduces Crooks as an unhappy person who deprived of friendships and happiness‚ Crooks is also a character that Steinbeck uses to show discrimination of the blacks back in those days. Crooks actions are the results of his emotions. Crooks is unhappy because he holds frustration‚ humiliation and loneliness. Firstly‚ Crooks feels frustrated since he is not able to fight the racism that he faces in the ranch. For example‚ Crooks is made to be isolated from the white
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