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    is explored. Within this work of creative nonfiction, Ozick strategically uses genre, diction, and exemplification to effectively emphasize that travelers see ordinary things in a new light when visiting other places and countries. She starts off by discussing a morning during a Swedish autumn. She describes the morning using a lot of imagery, saying things such as that it is

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    Unbeknownst to the beginner writer there is a line in non-fiction writing. The line is seldom spoken of, but it’s there like a string of wire holding up the pickets of a fence. We call this line ethics. There is no written handbook. There are just expectations passed from author to author; between the lines of articles, how to books and writing communities. As one matures in his or her endeavours to be a better writer the line grows clearer, but that does not mean that they are left uncrossed by

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    The nonfiction book Freakonomics, published in 2005, describes itself as “A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything”. It connects anything from game-fixing and statistics to abortion and crime to the economics of those things. The aim and scope of Freakonomics is to analyze data and statistics and relate it to what is occurring in the United States as well as the rest of the world. The fictional movie 12 Angry Men follows 12 men as the decide whether or not there is enough evidence

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    Nonfiction Nonfiction is the broadest category of literature. Autobiographies, biographies, memoirs, letters, essays, speeches and news articles are just a few of the many types of nonfiction writing. All of these forms of prose concern real, rather than imaginary subjects. Nonfiction writers present information they consider true. Like fiction, nonfiction writing can be creative. Objective At the end of the lesson, you should be able to: 1. Differentiate a nonfiction from short story; 2. Define

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    on changing the future. Nonfiction literature often talks about change. The definition of change, as stated by Dictionary.com, is “the act of changing.” Some synonyms of change are, “alter”, “switch”, and “refine”. Some antonyms are, “stabilize”, “freeze”, and “fixation”. Without change people would still be stuck in the early ages. An example of change is women getting the right to vote. A non-example of change would be schools still being segregated. Authors of nonfiction literature often talk about

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    Annotated Bibliography Nonfiction Children's Books: 3- 4th grade: Not only do these four children nonfiction books show resilience, but they also convey social injustice in the world. ● Zullo, Allan, and Bovsun, Mara. (2004). Survivors True Stories of Children in the Holocaust. Wordsellers, Inc, Publication. This book begins with a heartbreaking story of an 8-year-old girl named Luncia Gamzer’s. During the time when the Gestapo were issued to capture a specific number of jews, her father

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    The word nonfiction gives the reader, justifiably, an understanding that the facts and figures presented our in keeping with the reality of the story. However, anybody who’s played the telephone game or listened to multiple eyewitness accounts of an event or a political candidate knows full well that truth is not the same for everyone. This is where the phrase “to the best of my knowledge” enters into play. And the integrity this phrase requires means we write the story in keeping with the reality

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    reading this book.” These are the nonfiction genre stereotypes that most people think. Erik Larson changed that stereotype and wrote a nonfiction book with real characters and overall facts. The Devil in the White City does not only tell an elaborating true story, but it tries to grab the reader to believe that they are actually living in 1893 during the Chicago World’s Fair trials and tribulations. To tell this story, Larson combines qualities of a nonfiction book and a generic novel to successfully

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    along with the sunshine later on to connect to the prosperity that soon follows. I keep an optimistic tone through the essay to keep the reader in a positive mindset and for them to hopefully buy into the theme portrayed. Throughout my creative nonfiction essay, I use rhetorical questions to have the reader truly ask themselves the questions that connect to my overall theme. During the start of my story, I ask “How is success created with constant conflict” (Ostler 1)? By asking this question, the

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    author of the book is able to come and speak with the class. So with these things being taken into consideration, being able to read and analyze this book in this class is definitely a notable opportunity. Reading this specific piece of creative nonfiction is a perfect example of how much of a privilege getting a college education as a top tier university truly is. This book is part of the longstanding American tradition of men to write about their experiences in nature. It is important to note how

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