From almost the beginning of his writing career‚ Hemingway’s distinctive style occasioned a great deal of comment and controversy. Basically‚ his style is simple‚ direct‚ and unadorned‚ probably as a result of his early newspaper training. He avoids the adjective whenever possible‚ but because he is a master at transmitting emotion without the flowery prose of his Victorian novelist predecessors‚ the effect is far more telling. In Observations on the Style of Ernest Hemingway‚ from "Contexts of Criticism"
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I felt like my writing was about average‚ not weak‚ not strong. My ideas about writing were relatively simplified‚ and my understanding of different writing styles and concepts were quite general. However‚ throughout each assignment within this course‚ I felt my writing skill and understanding become significantly stronger. The assignments that I feel most expanded my thought process were the assignments pertaining to ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos. My interpretation of writing styles were very black
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There are numerous political philosophers who have inspired change and freedom‚ but none can compare to English philosopher John Locke‚ the founder of modern Western philosophy. John Locke was one of the most influential political philosophers during the 17th century whose ideas influenced many creative minds such as Thomas Jefferson‚ Ben Franklin‚ and Thomas Paine‚ all Founding Fathers of the United States. As a young youth‚ Locke received an excellent education through his father‚ who had connections
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“John Brown died that the slaves might be free‚ But his soul goes marching on.” During the civil war John Brown’s Body‚ was a popular song choice for Union soldiers and supporters because of it’s ties to heroism and courage. John Brown was born on May 9‚ 1800‚ in Torrington Connecticut. John’s father‚ Owen Brown‚ was a strict Calvinist and an outspoken civil servant who advocated for the abolition of slavery. When John was young his family moved to Ohio‚ where his father opened up a successful tannery
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Characteristics of Elizabethan Drama From Elizabethan Drama. Janet Spens. London: Metheun & Co. Of the three types of plays recognized in the Shakespeare First Folio -- Comedies‚ Histories‚ and Tragedies -- the last has been the most discussed annd is clearest in outline. 1. Tragedy must end in some tremendous catastrophe involving in Elizabethan practice the death of the principal character. 2. The catastrophe must not be the result of mere accident‚ but must be brought about by some essential
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tragedy and personal conflicts. Within his pieces of literature he uses his creative writing style abilities by making readers feel emotional effects such as horror and sorrow. With all of his past conflicts‚ I believe it made him a lot better at connecting to readers in other ways certain authors couldn’t. Poe’s style is characterized by his use of sound imagery‚ irony‚ and repeated elements. In Poe’s style of writing he uses sound imagery to help make emotional effects. In “The Raven” Poe uses the
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John Locke was one of the most famous philosophers and political theorists among many Others during the time period of the 17th century. Locke has been unknown as the founder of the British Empiricism‚ also known as a school of thought. Locke is also considered a founder of the institution‚ because he has made many contributions to the theories of liberal government. Along with that he has also made an influence in the certain areas‚ such as fields of theology‚ theories of education‚ and the religious
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a writer develops their style‚ they learn to incorporate this style in all of their writings. Kurt Vonnegut has developed a very unique style using irony and symbolism along with multiple other rhetorical devices to introduce all of his‚ somewhat related‚ themes throughout his novels. The novels Cat’s Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five are exceptional examples of the consistency in Kurt Vonnegut’s writing. He leaves a mark on all of the texts he uses by using his unique style of black humor to get his
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Bradford used very different styles of writing. In writing‚ praise and everyday living the Puritans favored the ordinary and simple. William Bradford wrote in what is considered the ’plain style.’ This form of writing was used by many Puritan authors and was thought to be direct and to the point. The plain style consisted of simple sentences and everyday used language. It never had figures of speech and especially not any imagery. A good example of this style is found in the passage from
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stylistic habits someone uses while writing. Every person’s voice is unique‚ so naturally every piece of writing will have certain characteristics distinctly used by that particular writer. My style of writing is a depiction of my thought process. When reading something I’ve wrote‚ while it may take you awhile to get through it all‚ contains glimpses of my life‚ sarcastic comments‚ and generally a lengthy beginning. All of these aspects bring a little of myself into my writing‚ which creates an overall genuine
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