Response To Carroll's Approach To Writing

His sentences range from four words long to 37 words long which is a vast discrepancy. Usually a small sentence introduces an idea that is expanded upon in the next sentence, which is long. This happens twice in the passage. The first of which is when O’Brien writes, “I did not look on my work as therapy, and still don’t,” and follows that sentence with, Yet when I received Norman Bowker’s letter, it occurred to me that the act of writing had led me through a swirl of memories that might otherwise have ended in paralysis or worse.” The first sentence is brief and introduces the concept of telling stories being therapeutic. The second sentence begins to explain why it is therapeutic. The second time O’Brien does this is when he writes, “You make up others,” (referencing truths) and next, writes, “You start sometimes with an incident that truly happened, like the night in the shit field, and you carry it forward by inventing incidents that did not in fact occur but that nonetheless help to clarify and explain.” O’Brien in a small sentence introduces making up truths and then describes the process in the next sentence. In this instance, the shortest sentence in the passage precedes the longest sentence in the passage.

In the article Teaching Writing as a Process Not Product by Donald M. Murray, Murray argues that writing is a process of discovery not an end product. Rather than being criticized for a “perfect product” by the teachers, student should be provided with an environment of creativity to explore and discover. Murray states that many teachers focus on the end product rather than teaching students the process of writing in order to receive a better product. The writing process has three stages of writing which include: prewriting, writing, and rewriting. In the prewriting stage, students should take about 85% of their time dedicated to the writing process. Prewriting includes strategies such as daydreaming, note taking, outlining, and lead-writing. Next is the writing stage where it should take about one percent of a student’s time. The writing stage is where students produce their first draft. Finally, it is the

Through the use of contextual figurative language the reader is capable of comprehending how it affects the tone of the poem. The reader is able to visualize the pain and conflict endured. According to line 7 the speaker describes moments of her life as being,

The prominence of a few themes - amputation, fate and death - create the catharsis required in a tragedy, mainly incidents which “arousing] pity and fear,” (definition). The repetition of these eerie and morbid themes keep them at the forefront of a reader’s mind, and put them in an uneasy emotional state, leading to a sense of catharsis at the end of the long, marathon novel. One main motif through the novel is that of amputation, and armlessness, which come to symbolize loss, helplessness, and the way in which sometimes one’s hands are bound, at the will of something greater. For example, after Owen accidentally kills John’s mother, he borrows John’s stuffed armadillo, a prized playing toy, and returns it without its claws, rendering it “USELESS TO JohN QUOTE,” which Owen means to signify “QUOTE ABOUT IM AM GODS MESSENGER.” This theme is touched upon many more times, and becomes somewhat of an obsession for Owen, who repeatedly removes or adds arms to female figures, including John’s deceased mother’s dressmaker’s dummy, a large catholic stature of a saint, which he desecrates. In irony, or perhaps a fate Owen had foreseen, the novel concludes with Owen losing his arms, protecting a group of Vietnamese children, in his last act of heroism. In addition to the theme of amputation, the theme of fate, and predestiny from God, is woven throughout, particularly perpetuated by Owen, who sees himself as God’s instrument. Owen consistently reminds John of the certainty of fate, and is angered when John does not share his blind faith. Owen believed “there were no accidents; there was a reason for that baseball - just as there was a reason for Owen being small, and a reason for his voice. In Owen's opinion, he had INTERRUPTED AN ANGEL, he had DISTURBED AN ANGEL AT WORK, he had UPSET THE SCHEME OF THINGS (page 102).” Is it Owen’s blind

Many poems have concepts that can be hard to grasp due to complex metaphors, figurative language, and forms of diction. Lewis Carroll takes this struggle of comprehension to an entire new level in The Jabberwocky. Although a simple story of a boy slaying a foul creature, it is formatted in a way that traps the reader inside of the nonsensical imagination of Carroll. It does not take close inspection to realize that the word choices throughout are a bit unorthodox. It does, however, take an out-of-the-box mindset to fully appreciate the imagery at work in this poem. It is proven in The Jabberwocky that words do not have to be proper in meaning or pre-existent to portray ideas.

Through Richard’s suffering of being beaten many times throughout his childhood, he furthermore had to deal with his mother becoming very ill which pushed him to work hard to make money and move to a better life up North, away from a lot of the racism. This affected Richard’s mentality from a young age and made it hard for him to feel or have emotions about his surroundings and constantly be physically exhausted, which for a while caused a mental block in his writing: “That night I ceased to react to my mother, my feelings were frozen. I merely waited upon her, knowing that she was suffering... Her illness gradually became an accepted thing in the house,” (100). For a while Richard stopped writing from the lack of time between working and taking care of his mother and even battling his own health, which while it was discouraging, further along it helped him realize how much he needed write to bring out his true feelings since he had trouble expressing them: “After tramping the streets and pounding on doors to collect premiums, I was dry, strained, too tired to read or write,” (289).

"Shakespeare offers us a lens on the real world in which we live in." {Lines 65-66} Mack is speaking to incoming college freshman because he wants to broaden their interests. Mack designs effective argument that why reading Shakespeare has value through his use of alliteration and counterclaims. To begin, the device that Mack uses to advance his argument is his use of alliteration. "Besides, what would my bowling buddies say." He understands how they feel but Shakespeare is hard. "I much prefer something more scientific-I believe is studying "real" things: fiction is fun to read on summer break, but..." He is referring it to fiction and that it has value. In addition, the technique that Mack uses to advance his argument is his use of counterclaim.

Laurence Olivier describes Shakespeare as “the nearest thing incarnation to the eye of God” ; but is it really worth the read? College professor, Michael Mack presents a speech to his students convincing them to read Shakespeare. Mack fashions an effective argument that reading Shakespeare is worth the effort through his use of rhetorical devices and counterclaims.

In John Berger’s essay “Ways of Seeing,” he shares his view on how he feels art is seen. Mr. Berger explores how the views of people are original and how art is seen very differently. By comparing certain photographs, he goes on to let his Audience, which is represented as the academic, witness for themselves how art may come across as something specific and it can mean something completely different depending on who is studying the art. The author goes into details of why images were first used, how we used to analyze art vs how we do today, and the rarity of arts. He is able to effectively pass on his message by using the strategies of Rhetoric, which include Logos, Pathos, and Ethos.

But this only makes the narrator a vulnerable, well-rounded character that we can trust to let us in on exactly who he is. Therefore, Johnson’s word choice in each story is used to shows us not the unreliability of the narrator, but the truth of his insecurity and the uncertainty he has within himself. After the first story in the collection readers are left perplexed, for our introduction of the narrator was when he was on drugs while hitchhiking. There is an uncertainty, too, with where his life is headed. In the introduction to the next story, Two Men, we get a better sense of place and a clearer voice from the narrator.

Carroll is perhaps saved, in the end, by another habit: his writing. Even when he is at his lowest, or nearest to death, he finds solace and clarity through journal writing. In these monologues and poems—which ultimately became his Basketball Diaries—he finds a constant that carries him through six months of jail-time and rehabilitation. As an epilogue, his writing eventually places him in front of an audience sharing these same stories.

In conclusion, the way that Griffin’s untraditional way of writing history gives us a better understanding of history as a whole. With the way that Griffin deals with the evidence at hand, by being an empathetic listener/person and an analytical historian. This allows that reader to compare his/her judgment with what Griffin said or how she felt. Griffin inserting herself into Heinrich Himmler’s life lets the reader get another account of how Himmler could have felt during that moment in his life. The reader most likely has bias already of him being evil and a vile man. Whereas, Griffin’s untraditional writing gives the reader another look at why he could have made the decisions he did so the reader could understand this side of history. Understanding

Imagery makes this essay come alive, for example in the story it says “never seen feathered pheasants and unskinned rabbits hanging in a butcher's window or a pig's head smiling on a platter. Or in the story when it says

How To Say Nothing In 500 words was an essay written by Paul McHenry Roberts in 1950, the essay was written to instruct the reader on how to make a great paper on any subject, even if initially you have a lack of interest or knowledge of a specific topic you were assigned. The essay made suggestion on how not to have the end results of a paper you have worked extremely hard on, turn out to be a very vague and bland paper to the person reading and grading the paper at the time. The author also talked about how if the paper is for argumentative purposes just stating why you agree or disagree with something would not be enough to be considered an argument, you have to have facts and paint a picture if necessary to make your point of view clear to your

Coleman Barks Who Makes These Changes? is a peom that demostrates character and also questions the mind of who is actually in control of the life we live. The thirteen century poem tells the story of a man who begins to question his purpose of life. Although, his words are not complicated, the meaning of them is a bottomless pit of metaphors and interpretations. This short poem shows that the author is bewildered by the results of his actions, as well as curious to why. Barks poem obtains a hidden message of self-realization and karma.