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    My daughter, Malala is a story that was written by ZIAUDDIN YOUSAFZAI to show the way that he raised his daughter and how she turned up to be the Model girl for their people. The author hoped to change the way that people trying to raise their kids from the old way. However, he explained throughout the story how did that turned up to be and what were the results of the things that he has done, and still saying that he I proud about what he has done and will not ever regret the things or the way he

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    successful communication. Examples: *The horse raced past the barn fell. ✓The horse which was raced past the barn fell. (Pinker, 2014) *As linguist Geoffrey Pullum has noted, sometimes the passive voice is necessary. (Pinker, 2014) ✓As the linguist Geoffrey Pullum has noted, sometimes the passive voice is necessary. (Pinker,

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    interesting finding is that I heavily relied on using subordinating conjunctions. About 47% of my sentences used conjunctions to combine clauses. In addition, I used 4 passive sentences out of 55 total sentences. In her book, Ferris states, “passive voice can emphasize information or deemphasize the actor” (Ferris, 110). Passive sentences frown on in most genres, but it can also be common in scientific writings. Lastly, my essay used a

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    ‘All The Bright Places’ by Jennifer Niven 1. Making Personal Connections. ‘All The Bright Places’ is a story about love and depression, where a boy, Finch, helps Violet find the will to live, while he has trouble keeping his head above water. My family has gone through the stress, anger and sadness of depression, too: my cousin, Mitch, committed suicide by hanging himself. Although it has been two years, the pain has still not completely gone away. Violet Markey has lost her older sister (and

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    In The Stranger, Albert Camus allows the main character to tell the story in order to give the reader an experience of his own. Obviously, with a novel also comes language, which Camus incorporates cleverly as a way to indirectly illustrate Meursault’s thoughts about certain situations. Although the novel represents a postmodern setting, the author shifts the overall meaning. In The Stranger, Camus applies a unique literary style as a power that deflects blame from Meursault, the antiheroic character

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    Before this semester, my essay writing would have been considered rather poor. This was because I did not understand the various components of a properly written and accompany them to effectively communicate my ideas. I lacked the most in keeping the audience involved hence, catching and maintaining their attention, to my writing from the introduction to the conclusion. To me, writing was more complicated than a speech since a speech involved direct audience who the speaker can gauge their feelings

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    Active Voice

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    Voice: In simple words, Voice (in other words (but rarely said) is also called, diathesis) is a term that describes the relation between an action (verb) taken by the subject, the subject (the one who performs the action) and the object (the thing being acted upon). Active Voice: Active voice is most commonly used verb. Active voice is where; the subject is the one who performs an action (verb), while object is the thing

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    the pole you grab to get your thoughts up on their feet and walking”(pg. 121). This is a metaphor, which is the comparison of two things by just stating that one thing is the other. Another example of this would be, “Plot is a far bigger tool, the writer’s jackhammer”(pg. 164). In the first example, grammar is being compared to a pole that a writer grabs hold of. In the second sentence, King is comparing plot to a jackhammer, and it is effective to get the point across and explain the things, grammar

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    As many of my fellow batch mates are facing the writer’s block in completing Essay I decided to write this guide to help them, so that they can put to best use the last few days they have with their family members (current and would-be). DISCLAIMER - First and the most important thing. This is not for those unearthly souls who want to touch that legendary upper word limit. Try to be humble and be content with 80%. It’s not that bad a number you see. This is also not for those who think it’s their

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    Essay Writing Essay writing is an important aspect, not just in the life of the average student, but also every other person in general. This is because they are not only used by to assess the performance of students, express ideas or develop creativity, but people regularly in their every day life also use them. For instance, when writing resumes, in publication agencies such as magazines and newspapers, writing contracts, journals, and for other reasons. There have been several improvements

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