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    Social and Political Aspects in Kipling and Dickens' Writing Styles The Victorian period started from 1830 to 1901, and it was known for various aspects. These aspects are distributed between authors and writers of this era. The Victorian period is so called due to Queen Victoria who ruled Britain successfully, and the city of London expanded from about two million people to six and a half at the time of her death. Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling are representatives of Victorian literature;

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    Eighty-Four (1949). Even though he died shortly after writing Nineteen Eighty-Four, his popularity skyrocketed with his last published book. To this day, both books are still very popular for their political commentaries. According to Brain Pickings editor, Maria Popova, “George Orwell was a man of unflinching idealism who made no apologies for making his convictions clear, be they about the ethics of journalism, the universal motives of writing, or the golden rules for making tea, ...” He influenced

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    language and political writing are frequently discussed amongst several people. The English language is constantly being altered with the introduction of new phrases, through generations and social media. These phrases are looked at as bad habits, sometimes referred to as “poor writing” in comparison to good traditional English. Political leaders typically give speeches containing vague language to justify actions taken in places around the world. These speeches are believed to use poor writing simply

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    An author who has been praised though the years for his revolutionary ideas and works, George Orwell has written everything from poems to essays. He liked uncovering hidden truths; consequently, doing it by writing political works like Animal Farm. On the surface George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm is about a group of neglected animals who overthrow their owner and take control of the farm. However, under the surface this novel is an allegory detailing the events of the Russian Revolution. The author's

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    government. Orwell’s purpose is to convey the idea that people must avoid bad habits in written English, especially writing in politics, because people lack thinking their words through, and how political writers mislead people with the decline in the value of the English language. The author creates a serious and dictator tone in order to persuade his audience that he is in charge of his writing and what he is saying is right. In the first two paragraphs of his essay, Orwell introduces his purpose by pointing

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    Orwell struggles to blend his “political” and “artistic” purpose into one complete “whole” in his short novel Animal Farm. The author uses allegory and satire to catch the reader's attention. I believe that Orwell is criticizing the Russian Revolution. In addition, i think he is making fun of it because the way he uses the animals the describe the humans like ways. In ¨why i write¨ Orwell goes more in depth about himself and the purpose of his writing. He gives details about his life and what lead

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    I have always been more interested in the reading and writing sides of academia. Being able to understand and craft intricate pieces of work using only language has and will always be an appealing idea to me. For most of my childhood I was very much of the mindset that the more large and obscure vocabulary one used in their writing and speaking, the more intelligent that person was. This led to my younger self embarking on a quest to learn and incorporate as many of these large complex words into

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    out to change American literature and move away from the British styles of writing. Despite writing during the Romantic era, Whitman's works are often considered to be futuristic of his own time. Whitman accomplished his goal to impact American literature through his innovative writing style, addressing political issues, and using themes about sexuality and religion that broke social barriers. Whitman started his writing career as a journalist for a few small newspapers even though he formal education

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    and in class writing. As the professor explained the syllabus I started to feel a little overwhelmed with all the reading, essays and homework. Writing in the second person was hard to adjust too due to the only writing done was in an office for the past twenty years. Receiving low grades pushed me to find help starting with the writing center on campus, friends to help proofread my essays and online grammar editing services. The difficult adjustment from office writing to school writing is seen in

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    look out for in your own writing and the writing of others (593-595). He talks about political uses of the English language. Our language has become ugly and the ugliness impedes upon communication. Ugly uses of language have been reinforced and passed down in the population “even among people who should and do know

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