Ngugi Wa Thiongo

Your essay should use a basic three-paragraph structure (introductory paragraph with a hook and a thesis, a supporting paragraph, and a concluding paragraph) and should be written in 12-point font with one-inch page margins.

Compare and contrast essays allow the student to display the similarities and differences between the themes, characteristics, and style of two or more pieces of literature. Résumés help students present their accomplishments and education formally. Students learn to explore databases for critical information when working on a research paper. Ethos, pathos, and logos are key elements used in a successful persuasive essay. English students are instructed to write poetry to explore different writing styles and focus on rhythms. Writing is important curriculum to learn, but speech also crucial to

Essay Question: Analyse how an idea is developed in a text (or texts) you have studied In the text, The Rugmaker of Mazar-E-Shariff, written by Robert Hillman and Najaf Mazari, an idea which is developed is identity. We can see this idea developing through the character ,Najaf Mazari. He begins living in the worn torn country of Afghanistan, then he becomes a refugee at the Woomera Detention centre and finally his visa is accepted and he begins a new life in Melbourne. His identity is developed due to these circumstances and environments he finds himself in. We first see Najaf’s identity develop while he is living in Shar Shar and Mazar-E-Shariff, in Afghanistan. His identity is developed

Have you ever been to an accustomed setting only to realize it's not as well known to you as you thought it was? For example, you go to a close friend or relative house and it’s far too familiar but you can’t remember where the dishes are stored, where the T.V remote is always kept or even a situation where you don’t remember the family acting a particular way from previous times you were there. This is what occurs in the two short stories “The Return” by Ngugi wa Thiong’o and “A Marker on the Side of the Boat” by Bao Ninh. In these two short stories both of the protagonists, Kamau (“The Return”) and Kien (“A Marker on the Side of the Boat”), both return to a familiar place only to realize it is not what they remembered and has become

English Composition I has developed my style of writing and my skills analyzing and researching topics to write a piece about a topic. Throughout the course, I got better at analyzing articles and pieces to get the meaning of the topic. With that improved skill I was more able to use the information given from the text and install it into my essays, with proper citation if needed. Before taking the English Composition course, I was not one to organize my essays in an ordeal order to clearly state the point of the work. Now with taking the course, I have learned to organize my essays, examine research for a topic, and develop an essay with proper mechanics, and revising skills. In writing my personal, review, analytical, and cultural

When writing a “great” essay style and tone are the most notable. Style can be defined the writer’s “voice” and it is unique to each writer. Tone can be considered the “attitude” of the

Welcome to APE! You are about to begin a course unlike any other English class you have taken. Before beginning your summer reading assignment, you must revisit your ideas about critical reading. Follow the link below to the site “Critical Reading of an Essay’s Argument.”

I did not have a firm writing philosophy before this semester, but I to some degree I understood the importance writing can have on a situation. Now I understand that writing has two outcomes: gaining support or losing support. When writing an essay it is best if the writing is as specific as possible. This way the audience is hopefully not left with a confused opinion about the topic. Since the beginning of the semester I have put a conscious effort to change my writing style. Instead of the box format that is learned in high school I try to use a more graceful approach while still being organized. Also, I evaluate the credibility of a source before I use the information to support my thesis and understand the roles of using ethos,

Literary Analysis: The Literary Analysis was by far my best essay and the one I most enjoyed writing. The new critical thinking skills I learned in the first essay made writing this paper much easier. I also found the topics of the

Mostly I struggled with the MLA format, using multiple source , and my thesis statements. For example, in essay 3 my thesis statement was “In society, it has been a cultural idea for years that females cannot do male things.” I could have made that better and told a story to have the reader more excited about hearing what I was going to say next. The things that came easily to me are the body paragraphs, organization structures, supporting details, using correct grammar, and my conclusions. For example, in essay 1 my conclusion said “All in all, I feel as if the word holds a certain importance to me now that I use it so much. I don’t like anybody outside my friend group to use it the way we use it because I feel we should always claim ownership to the way it’s used right now. There are some people outside of my friend group that has caught onto it and now use it daily, but as long as they know who originated the way it is used I guess it will be fine. My friends and I are just different in a way where we don’t do what everyone else is doing and like to start stuff on our own for each other to use or benefit from. We are pretty far from normal, but we just like to set trends and not follow the trend. I believe that is what will lead us to the path of success in the future.” I feel I do a good job wrapping everything up I talked about in the essay and provided a good closure for my audience. After being in English 151 I have gotten better at realizing my

Writing strategies are an important part of a good essay. There are eight different writing strategies which include MLA format, typed, 5-7 sentences in each paragraph, each sentence starts with a different word, no dead words, have different sentence lengths, use transitions and use standard punctuation. The MLA format includes, 12 point font, double spaced, proper MLA header, the title of the essay has to be centered, 1 inch margins, numbered pages, documentation, and a works cited at the end of the essay. Documentation is where you got the information from such as websites,

I will be using rhetorical analysis to determine how he has built his speech and get a hint of his motive behind giving the speech. I will also dive into the speech acts of the text to determine what he is specially doing with his word choice. After each analysis there will be a very short partial conclusion of the paragraph. In the end I will sum up the main points and answer the questions I have stated above.

To set up your essay, you may use headings such as “introduction”, “Communication strategies” “Conclusion” etc. If you want. Or you can set it up so that each paragraphs are structured and there is good flow.

I have learned many things throughout the course of the term, including such things as: how to write an essay and how to improve on essays that I have already written, how to locate and composite better research through the use of numerous resources found at the campus library, the internet, and the “Common Sense” textbook, how to cite research, examples, and quotations properly within the contents of my research paper as well as document it accurately according to MLA standards. Through the exploration of the “Subjects and Strategies” textbook, I have learned nine different methods used when writing an effective essay and how the different writing styles affect the overall theme and tone of the essay when used properly. This past

Initially I will review these essays with regard to the seven principles of good essay writing standards. Then I will discuss my own strengths and weaknesses. Next I will identify three areas for improvement. The conclusion to Part A of this Essay will aim to show the improvements that I expect to achieve in future assignments.