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    For this discussion I decided to write about Joan Didion’s essay‚ “The Santa Ana. The author starts off by explaining that there is‚ “Something uneasy with Los Angeles air in the afternoon.” This immediately grabs my attention as I have been to may states and towns and don’t believe I have ever had the feeling of uneasiness or that something was wrong with the air in a given city. Even when in Buffalo the air does not feel any different other than it is cold. The cloud cover does not help either

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    Goodbye to All That is an amassment of essays about doting and leaving the magical city of Incipient York. Inspired by Joan Didion’s well-doted essay by the same denomination‚ this anthology features the experiences of 28 women for whom the magic of the city has worn off-whether because of solitude after many friends espouse‚ have kids‚ and head to the suburbs; jadedness about their vocations; or arduousness finding true love in a place where everyone is always looking to trade up to a better mate

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    After reading the essay “Why I Write” by Joan Didion I asked myself the question why do I write?v When I ask this question the answer most people my age will answer is probably I write because I have to for school. My answer is very different. Yes‚ I write essays for school most I would not have written other wise but essays are not the only things I write. I love to write poetry. Not just any type of poetry but meaningful poetry. I write to get my emotions out. I usually only write when I have

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    Alexandra Contreras Professor Epstein-Corbin English 101 2 September 2014 Joan Didion “On Keeping a Notebook” In “On Keeping a Notebook‚” Didion writes about the importance in keeping a notebook to record events and personal feelings. She makes it vital to write in the moment that these events‚ thoughts‚ and feelings occur. Although‚ the point isn’t to be accurate or persuasive but rather personal to reflect and reveal what she discovers about herself in the process while still applying

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    Self-esteem and Respect

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    RespectRespect permeates every aspect of you life.” As Joe Clark said in this quote‚ respect takes charge of everything in a persons life. The dictionary definition of respect is “a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something‚ elicited by their abilities‚ qualities‚ or achievements.” Being respectful may come natural to most people‚ but for others it’s a difficult task. Having respect can be taught from a young age. Being respectful requires‚ having self respect‚ listening to others‚

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    People have talked about the world coming to an end for many centuries. WB Yeats and Joan Didion used their knowledge of writing to express the state of the world we live in. WB Yeats and Joan Didion illustrate their skill in writing by using all sorts of literary techniques in their works of literature; but their primary literary techniques are diction‚ imagery‚ and figurative language. WB Yeats and Joan Didion use diction to represent the meaning or theme of a poem through distinctions in sound

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    as the Vietnam War. Many writers took note of these societal adjustments. Joan Didion and William Butler Yeats‚ for example‚ both wrote about their reactions to the undergoing transformations occurring in the world. As a result of the chaotic time periods they were written in response to‚ Joan Didion ’s collection of essays‚ Slouching Towards Bethlehem and Yeats’s poem‚ “The Second Coming” share many themes including

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    ending illness. This selection of the book also cover’s Didion’s battle with the “vortex.” The vortex consists of the memories that Didion finds herself trapped in. Even the most mundane tasks will remind her of her memories with John or Quintana. This results in her spending chunks of her time dwelling in the past as though she is permanently trapped there. Didion also dwells with who is to blame in the case of John’s death and Quintana’s illness. Eventually‚ she comes to the riveting conclusion

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    In both “On Going Home” written by Joan Didion and “The Case for Single-Child Families” written by Bill McKibben‚ family is the main topic that each author centers their stories. While each author has different perspectives‚ they also have some similarities that come to the surface.Both passages are full of insights of how each author views their families and how their families have shaped their lives. Individually each author has a different tone and style‚ but each let the aspect of family effect

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    Joan Didion explains to us in the essay “On Keeping a Notebook” that her point of “keeping a notebook has never been‚ nor is it now‚ to have an accurate factual record of what I have been doing or thinking” (77). Throughout “On Keeping‚” Didion tells us her reasoning for keeping a notebook is to see the types of expressions of how a person is feeling at a point in time‚ rather than keeping a diary which is just a record of dated events. Didion tells us that keepers of private notebooks are lonely

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