Jeremy Fink 's Original Writing

The essay I was assigned is “How To Write With Style” by Kurt Vonnegut. After reading the essay, I found that a theme that would best summarize it is “effective communication. Kurt Vonnegut writes in his essay about how one should write in order to attract the reader and effectively communicate your thoughts. His advice to writing as he calls it “How To Write With Style” provides an insight to some elements that allows the writer to effectively communicate his thoughts and be true to him or herself. Keeping it simple, Have the guts to cut, Sound like yourself, Say what you mean to say, Pity the readers are his advice to writers to become effective writers. After reading the essay, I looked at several stories and poems that shared a similar

In the memoir On Writing by Stephen King, there are several differences with the structure when compared to fiction novels. First and foremost, considering the memoir is about his writing techniques, King goes into detail about how he engages the audience. He explains what he calls the “toolbox”, which contains the essential resources every writer needs in order to improve their style. A few of his tips include using basic vocabulary you know the audience will relate with, avoiding adverbs at all costs, and avoiding a passive voice in narration. After going through the many tips he had to offer, I realized the difference between the way his words flow together versus other author’s. A strategy King utilizes for engaging the reader is remaining dominant and straight-forward in his words. He mentions that the reader is always the main concern, and making sure they will understand the point is necessary. Another way King connects with the audience is by using his sense of humor. This memoir doesn’t have a formal tone, which is half of what makes it enjoyable. There are several times where he is satirical, sarcastic, and making jokes to keep the reader engaged. With that being said, the overall diction is a balanced mixture between informative and humorous. An additional difference between King’s memoir and fiction novels is the way he is direct with the audience. Considering fiction novels are generally telling stories to the reader, there isn’t a connection with the narrator.

Jonah Jacob Goldberg, currently 47 years of age, was born on March 21st, 1969. Goldberg was born in Manhattan, New York. He is mostly known for being a senior editor, author, and columnist. Goldberg attended Goucher College in 1991 and received an “Alma Mater” (Article Bio). While he spent his years at Goucher, Goldberg was a part of the school newspaper, acting as the co-editor of the program. After his graduation, he became a part of the National Review and is now currently the senior editor. Jonah Goldberg has written columns previously for “The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, The Public Interest, The Wilson Quarterly, The Weekly Standard, The New York Post, and Slate,” and also writes for the Los Angeles Times on a weekly

‘How to live?’ I’m sure many of us are trying to figure it out. We learn about the meaning of life every second. Many people get lost and most of them think that they know what their hearts beat for and they are successful. Yet, they are just chasing fortune and fame, so as the author, when he was graduated from college. He buried himself

In Andrea A. Lunsford 's book Easy Writer, she describes how to conduct research and evaluate source material. In addition to informing the reader of the proper ways to incorporate source materials into an article, and concludes with how to write a researched paper. Lunsford begins chapter 37 "Conducting Research", with a detailed explanation of how a writer should start to the research process. First, Lunsford informs the reader to analyze the research assignment, research a question to answer, and then to form a hypothesis. Then, Lunsford details how to perform each of these steps, beginning with the questions a writer need to ask themselves vital to the research process. These questions include information on the purpose of the research project, the target audience, and the interests or assumptions of the audience. After that, the author asks the reader to question their own attitude, feelings, and influences on the topic. Some other questions Lunsford advises the reader to answer before beginning a research project include the amount and types of evidence needed to influence their audience. As well as, questions related to the time and length of the research project. Next, Lunsford explains to the reader how to formulate a question and hypothesis for a research project. This process is begun by finding a topic and, then narrowing it down to an issue from which a question and hypothesis can be generated. Lunsford recommends that writers also plan out their research

He is passionately committed to discovery and adventure. He wishes he had a friend with the same sensibilities and he says he is self-taught.

Stephen King’s On Writing is the equivalent of a writer’s workshop in a book. While the

In the years prior to the tragedy, Oskar and his dad would create and solve mysteries of all kinds, with each mystery being more elaborate and more difficult to solve than the one before. The search for this little, one-inch, key’s hole was Oskar’s final puzzle, a final activity with his father, only this time his dad was there in spirit. Oskar wanted nothing more than to solve the mystery, open the lock, and make his father proud. As he visited person after person and traveled through borough after borough, the key around Oskar’s neck began to rekindle the connection between father and son. More important than the contents of any safe, storage room, or apartment the key could possibly fit into, was the idea that Oskar’s father was living through his son’s quest. Although he had been physically taken from his son’s life forever, Oskar’s dad was able to live through his son once again as he embarked on a quest to solve the ultimate

The Flint 's trusted Jacobs to ultimately raise their children and once she reached about fifteen is when things start to change with her master telling her such explicit

Existentialism offers a solution, stating there is no external values, instead people define their own meaning; therefore they are radically free. However, this freedom does not always seem conducive to meaning. Jake makes decisions with abandon, not stopping to think of the ways his actions might affect himself or others. He lives by hopping from house to house, surviving by the skin of his teeth, knowing he is “therefore a parasite” (Murdoch 21). Even though he acts freely, his life lacks a clear sense of purpose. When Jake reflects on what he values, “despair overwhelms [him]”, and he comes to the realization that “everything [he] had been doing lately was pointless” (Murdoch 144). It is only when Jake becomes an orderly does he seem to find a purpose. Not only does the job break him from his depressive state in David’s home, but it also makes Jake “think of other people” (Murdoch 27). Part of personal identity is having relationships with others outside of the self. Jake’s lifestyle neglects those connections, ultimately causing him to lead a self-centered and unfulfilling life. Jake’s prolonged sadness functionally adds side constraints on the existentialist understanding of personhood. While people are radically free to define their purpose, Murdoch proposes in order to make that purpose meaningful it needs to be defined in relation to others.

Jeremy Fink is a 13 year old boy who does not like living out of the box. Unlike his best friend, Lizzy, a spunky and adventurous girl. A month before Jeremy’s thirteenth birthday, he receives a package with his mom’s name on it. Lizzy tries to convince him and after many attempts he finally gives in. Inside the package, Jeremy finds a wooden box with “THE MEANING OF LIFE: FOR JEREMY FINK TO OPEN ON HIS 13TH BIRTHDAY” engraved on it. He immediately recognizes the handwriting of the engraving and realizes it is his dad’s, which died five years earlier. A note was also inside the package, It was from a family friend saying how Jeremy’s dad gave it to him to take care

Twelve-year-old Emily is on the move again. Her family is relocating to San Francisco, home of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger, a game where books are hidden all over the country and clues to find them are revealed through puzzles. But Emily soon learns that Griswold has been attacked and is in a coma, and no one knows anything about the epic new game he had been poised to launch. Then Emily and her new friend James discover an odd book, which they come to believe is from Griswold and leads to a valuable prize. But there are others on the hunt for this book, and Emily and James must race to solve the puzzles Griswold left behind before Griswold's attackers make them their next

One morning when Jackson was getting a workout in and his mom called him downstairs. Jackson only lives with his mom he just turned 18 a month ago so he just getting ready to move out in a couple of months. He was wondering why his mom has called him down in the middle of his work out Once he got down stairs to his mom she handed him a letter. He was confused because he did not expect to get a letter. He opened it up and it was an invitation with and all round ticket to a get together with bobby witch is a friend that he has not seen or talked to since 7th grade but the only problem is that he live in Ontario canada in a town called Attawapiskat and it was in three days so he would have to leave tomorrow morning. Jackson lives

The work of Ida Fink, in The Key Game, appeals to the sense of ethos or the sense of right and wrong. Through on family, the narrator is describing what is going on to the Jewish population around him after they make a decision, during the period of Nazis looking and capturing anybody that they believe is Jewish. He is also describing what some people in this story have to do in order to not be caught by the German soldiers. Some of the decisions the people in the story may have to make could go against their sense of right and wrong, yet they’re still doing them, even if their decisions to use somebody based on their looks or to teach a child to lie for a distraction is causing them stress.

It is inevitable that death is all around us. By understanding this, one has the ultimate choice to continue on with their lives or remain in a state of bereavement. An inability to escape this grieving state inhibits one to move on and consequently these feelings dictate and govern our whole lives. This philosophy, existentialism, advocates that as humans we have the power to direct our own lives and pave our own paths. Author Banana Yoshimoto recognizes this ideal and illustrates the journey of how several young adults finally realize their place and meaning in the world despite their struggles. They all face a similar tragedy where their loved ones perished from their lives, and are ultimately challenged to overcome their