Analysis Of Nick Carder's Propreading

Thinking Rhetorically - I find Packer's word choice sophisticated yet not to the point where readers can't understand the meaning of his words. He is very direct and to the point. He is also very discriptive and keeps the reader entertained. His sentences ebb and flow for length yet his wording can be complex. I find Packer's approach effective when he uses emotional tone in his writing.

Throughout life people find themselves in tough situations. Situations that change them. In Don Aker’s novel The First Stone, we are taken through Chad Kennedy also known as Reef’s journey of how he went from being a young offender that couldn’t have cared much about others to becoming a person who shows kindness to others. We are shown that by being around certain individuals people are able to change, people are also able to change from doing certain actions, and people can change from learning from their mistakes. People can change the way they are as demonstrated by taking advantage of opportunities provided to them resulting in the ability to make better choices.

The book I read was ‘Three Little Words.’ It is written by Ashley Rhodes-Courter. This book was published in 2008. It was published in New York, New York. The book was published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers Company. It has a total of 336 pages. Three Little Words is organized in chapters. It has a total of 13 chapters.

Ashley Rhodes-Courter was three years old when police came to arrest her birth mother and place Ashley and her brother Luke in foster care. Nearly nine years later, shortly before her 12th birthday, Ashley finally moved in with Gail and Phil Courter, who would become her adoptive parents. At age 21, a recent college graduate, she decided to tell her story in a memoir to ensure that the voices of children in foster care would be heard. The result, Three Little Words, is a remarkable tribute to the strength of the human spirit.

In “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D Salinger, Holden Caulfield, a 16-year-old boy who has recently expelled from school, had lost his younger brother to Leukemia and witnessed the suicide of one of his peers, struggles in his journey of coming of age. He isn’t fond of the idea of having to mature and be exposed to responsibilities and problems of the real world. As a result, he tries to preserve the innocence of his younger sister, Phoebe. One way in which he aims to accomplish this goal is through a Little Shirley Beans record which he buys in hopes of giving it to Phoebe. Salinger utilizes the symbol of the broken record to develop Holden’s loss of innocence and deteriorating character.

The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written by J.D. Salinger that occurs around the 1950s. The story’s protagonist and narrator is Holden Caulfield, a seventeen year old white male, who journeys to various places as he mourns over the death of his little brother, Allie. As a white male in a capitalist society, he has tremendous amounts of privileges that allow him to get. However, as the novel progresses, Holden describes his society as a place where honored human qualities are suppressed and capitalist ideals are embraced. Throughout the novel, we see that capitalism, “the social system based on the recognition of individual rights, including property rights, in which all property is privately owned”, destroys the overall society for Holden and his generation (Rand).

John Sullivan and Chuck Klosterman are both very skilled and talented journalists, as I have already observed by the few essays that I have read by them. In Sullivan’s “The Final Comeback of Axl Rose,” he is describing his experience at one of Rose's comeback performances in New York with different band members mocking the originals, as well as digging up Axl’s past in Lafayette, Indiana. Klosterman’s piece, “The Pretenders,” isn’t so much about Axl Rose himself, but is focusing on the motivation behind tribute bands, specifically Paradise City, a Guns N’ Roses tribute. Throughout both of these essays, the authors have drastic tone shifts that greatly add to the messages within the pieces.

Valentine does not seem like someone to change drastically, yet she not only changes, but also grows and matures. In the novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, Valentine Wiggins is Ender’s older sister, and the second child in the Wiggins family. Valentine is smart, caring, and defends Ender when he was being attacked by their older brother Peter before Ender went to battle school. She is the most affected by Ender’s departure. She never forgot him and awaited his return from battle school. Despite Valentine’s beautiful and kind depiction, when Ender leaves she grows distant from Ender, she is deceived by others, and she learns about herself.

Nick is easy to push around and likes to keep everyone happy even at his own expense. Nicholas Brendon is a young guy, who looks geeky and can be awkward. Nicholas has played roles of a social outcast. He is lovable in a weird way. He is easy to push around but makes his ideas known.

In the case study, Waylon Smithers is becoming increasing concerned with the behaviours of his employer Mr Burns. Waylon Smithers explains how Mr Burns is becoming “too difficult for him to handle” and suspects that Mr Burns may suffer from a personality disorder. Burns is described as a “heartless, greedy and exceptionally ugly” that makes “Ebeneezer Scrooge seem downright lovely.” The case study explains how at a young age, Burns was sent to live with his Grandfather, “a twisted and heartless billionaire” and suggests that this may have had a long lasting impact on the behaviour of Mr Burns.

Paul Farmer connects with people whose backgrounds are diverse from his. He has many methods in how he does this. Farmer listens to people. This is very important because he can learn their side in, for example, an argument. Listening to people also makes them feel respected and important. This is especially important in a business situation. For example, if someone’s boss or a higher ranking person is there, and they do not feel respected, there is a high chance that they would fire that person. Farmer is also not superficial. He doesn’t give, “yes,” or “no,” or short and basic answers. When Paul is asked something, he often answers from his heart. This is especially shown through his books. Tracy Kidder writes about how in Farmer’s

Nancy Sommers’ Between Drafts describes the intricacies of writing, such as finding one’s own authority, “real revisions”, and balancing different authorities. As a student, it is difficult to understand my authority as a writer, since I have followed the academic traditions similar to Sommers. Distinguishing myself as the authority on a topic, I am able to cohesively and concisely write about a topic since I feel as if I am an owner of that information. While I feel free to express this information in any discourse, this article helped me apply this feeling to all of my writing, whether I am the authority or not. Additionally, I am beginning to understand my authority by conversing with the authoritative voices about a topic to place myself

Transition words are tools used to connect one idea to the next, however the author also uses this as a way to provide a one-on-one connection with the reader. By stating, “Notice first the ring of solidarity formed by the men who accompanied President Kennedy on the platform (Bruner, 1988, p. 323)”, it is almost as if the author is talking directly to his audience. Though his purpose is to argue, one could say his personal diction is attacking in a way; for example, when he starts one paragraph with, “The wisdom reflected in this essay is that Honecker is an anachronism and so is the Wall (Bruner, 1988, p. 327).” His assertiveness, making this statement seem more factual than opinionated, prevents the reader from forming their own present

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Maintaining accuracy while producing a biographical film is a difficult undertaking. It requires complex research and genuine understanding of the person in order to accurately represent them on screen. In 2001, film makers attempted to translate to screen the life of John Nash in A Beautiful Mind (Gazer & Howard). John Nash, who is a notable figure in the world of academia and mathematics, won the Nobel Prize in economics for his game theory (Nash, 1994). Nash is also widely known for his long-term struggle with mental illness and was diagnosed with schizophrenia during his mid-thirties (Samels & MacLowry, 2002). In order to examine the accuracy of this portrayal it is necessary to examine the aspects of schizophrenia displayed in the film such as the mannerisms, signs and symptoms, and forms of treatment; while comparing them to the actual realities of this disorder.