A white fuzzy blanket‚ yet solid as a rock stared back at me as I peered through my foggy window waking to the sight of snow. The miniature gray couch serving as the centerpiece of my living room seemed cozy that night. On the other hand‚ its rough and awkward fibers made it uncomfortable. Without heat blasting through the vent to conserve our warmth‚ we grew even colder. The bustling sound of the wind knocking on my window layered with dangling icicles smothering my home and the homes nearby shook
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Tamika Robinson Prof. Weiner T&L 426 April 13‚ 2011 Zinsser Analysis How can I‚ as a writer‚ balance writing for myself and for my readers without sacrificing the other? That is the question I was struck with while reading Zinsser’s book On Writing Well‚ and one he presents.In his book‚ writers are encouraged to adopt a style that is fitting of themselves‚ yet capture and maintain the attention of readers. What if my style does not capture readers? What if what captures the attention of
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Many think that narrative and descriptive styles of writing are one in the same‚ but they are not. Although they complement each other for a complete story; you can successfully write using one style without the other. The authors Connell‚ C.M. & Sole‚ K. define narrative writing as‚ "Narration is storytelling from the perspective of a narrator‚ and the story may be true‚ false‚ imaginary‚ or a combination." (2013‚ chapter 6.3). When you tell a story you want your readers to experience it through
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Response 1: On Writing by Stephen King On Writing by Stephen King provided helpful literary insight on writing technique‚ tips‚ and writing in general. One recurring theme that King presented throughout the novel is that in order to be a successful writer‚ you must consistently read and write. King states‚ “If you want to be a writer‚ you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things that I’m aware of‚ no shortcut” (King 145). Over my years
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Argumentation (EDNA)—are common paper assignments you may encounter in your writing classes. Although these genres have been criticized by some composition scholars‚ the Purdue OWL recognizes the wide spread use of these approaches and students’ need to understand and produce them. Contributors:Jack Baker‚ Allen Brizee‚ Elizabeth Angeli Last Edited: 2013-03-10 11:46:44 What is an argumentative essay? The argumentative essay is a genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic;
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v William Zinsser‚ in his book‚ On Writing Well‚ makes the argument there is a correlation between being a good writer and effective critical thinking skills. He’s right. Writing is a fundamental skill that both enables critical thinking as well as‚ if done correctly‚ can clearly articulate a message‚ vision or intent. Furthermore‚ just as there is a direct correlation between a person’s ability to think critically and write well‚ the same can be said regarding critical thinking and
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After reading chapters 1‚2‚3‚ & 7 of On Writing Well by William Zinsser‚ I found that his stance on the importance of simplicity in writing very impactful as not only does this pertain to writing but to lots of other aspects of life. Zinsser believes in the importance of routine‚ this applies to my life as almost everything I do daily is routine based. Without a solid foundation and consistency‚ I believe everything we wish to accomplish cannot be done successfully without it. For example‚ every
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Josh Burns 9-10-13 English 2nd Descriptive Writing I’m in band class standing at my bass drum in the concluding hours of school. It happens to be a Tuesday on this fine September 18th. Then my ears began to ring. I guess since I’m so use to loud banging drums‚ my ears ring‚ I’m not quite sure. I then heard the metallic and electronic sound that is tuned to a B natural‚ what normal people would call a bell‚ and dash to the bus stop to meet her. I had recently met this amazing girl‚ and it
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Remember By Christina Rossetti On the surface‚ ‘Remember’ is all about death. The poem is written in the second person‚ suggesting a relationship of some kind - of ‘you’ and ‘me’. At the time of writing‚ Rossetti was only nineteen‚ but had lived many years with a dying father so this may be understood as either a dramatic imagining of her father’s impending death‚ or a wide-ranging poem regarding death. In the first line‚ which is the theme of the whole poem the narrator asks to be remembered
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“We Can Remember It For You Wholesale‚” by Philip K. Dick is a short story about an average gentleman named Douglas Quail who has a fantasy dream of visiting Mars without actually physically going there. Therefore‚ he seeks a company named Rekal Inc.‚ which has the technology to implant a memory of him visiting Mars. Quail eventually decides to go ahead and get the memories of Mars put in his brain. Consequently‚ the Rekal technicians observe Quail has already had a memory implant that erased his
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