English was never my strong suit‚ but I always try my best although I can never really get a high grade in the class. It is really difficult for me to accomplish much in writing so I don’t really try to expend much of my energy on it. But‚ my main point is that when writing I do what I can and try to incorporate as much of the writing techniques as I can but it never really makes a difference. When teachers tell me to correct an error I would do so but somehow completely remove an element while doing
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In 1972 the Iranian family‚ the Dumas‚ had moved to America for a brief time. In this time young Firoozeh lived in Whittier‚ California and was attending a public school there. After her short stay there she could only remember the positives from her stay‚ but she could also remember how her ancestors were treated when they first immigrated to America. When the first wave of Islamics had moved to America‚ they were not treated the best. My perception of the Dumas tells me that they might have expected
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Authors Dumas and Asgedom both wrote memoirs about characters that talk about their life coming to America.In Funny in Farsi Dumas gives and Entertained story about her life coming to America. In the story Beetles and Angels‚ Asgedom constructs and informative text about when he came to America‚ by listening to his parents leads him to accomplish his goals in life. Both of these authors discuss valuable people that come to America. In the book Funny in Farsi ‚ Dumas focuses on her story about her
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Stephen King’s The Body‚ is a short novella about four boy’s who embark on a journey to search for a dead body‚ that will determine whether or not they’re capable of losing their childhood innocence. Throughout the boys journey they come across many life threatening situations‚ which forces them to use survival instincts‚ that corresponds to their true personalities. The unique ways in which the boys handled the situations put forth in front of them‚ foreshadows whom they truly are as well as their
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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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21:23-25). The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a tale of diversity‚ triumph‚ and revenge. The endless accounts of struggle and adventure laced within this novel serve as fuel for the complex situations in which the characters find themselves. These situations alone are more than enough to ensure a constant interest; however‚ it is Dumas’s use of literary elements and devices that truly bring this compelling tale to life. The narration style of this novel is third person omniscient. The narrator
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Stephanie Moreno Dr. D. Pineda English 101 March 9‚ 2014 “Writing in Academic Settings” WRITING IN RESPONSE TO READING Writing a Personal Response A personal response must have reasons that back up your response by citing and explaining your ideas. Most readers believe there is a correct answer and distrust their response because they don’t feel their answer has the correct meaning. Any meaning is fine as long as it’s backed up with evidence. The Purpose of a Personal Response There are many reasons
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Alex Dumas Alex Dumas is one of the least credited generals of the French army in the French revolution. What makes him further significant was his unfair odds of obtaining such a status; he was the black son of a slave woman and nobleman. Because of his conditions‚ Dumas was able to have an understanding of virtually all perspectives of the French Revolution. It is important to study the life of Dumas to become aware of racial discrimination as well as how it can be overcome. Dumas was
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communication‚ it also is the only truly accurate way to record the human experience with integrity. Therefore‚ language shows most everything about who we are‚ from one’s homeland to education and everything in between. For instance‚ in Firoozeh Dumas’ The ‘F Word‚’ a young Iranian girl is judged for who she is without any of her contemporaries taking a moment to figure out why. By not having a common English name‚ it is obvious she is an immigrant. Due to the bulk of her childhood taking place
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her writing style and incorporates themes such as violence‚ action‚ humor‚ and more. The story was written based on O’Connor’s own experiences living on the farm‚ living her faith‚ and her own experiences with life and death. There are many parallels in O’Connor’s stories to her faith. In the story‚ A Good Man Is Hard To Find‚ O’Connor shows a twisted view of grace in ordinary people’s lives. (Plot
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