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The suspense essay was a surprisingly hard essay to work on, I say this because I already know i'm not the best writer, so doing this was extremely stressful, but I completed it. When we first were told about the essay we had to choose what stories we were going to write about, I chose the stories “Cujo” written by Stephen King and the story “Sorry, Wrong Number” written by Lucille Fletcher. Once we decided on the stories we had to work with a partner to chose two pieces of evidence from each…

of writing within his family, his college professor, Edith Mirrielees, also encouraged his focus on the importance of grammar. For example, she taught him that he needed to practice writing powerful sentences that way he would become a successful writer. Because of Steinbeck’s influence of his teacher, he learned to apply proper skills to his writings. Fortunately, Steinbeck’s life long friend, Edd Ricketts, also inspired him. Ricketts influenced Steinbeck to write the a short novel. For example…

experience of every writer. Throughout her beloved account, Dillard depicts her life as an author and the obstacles she overcomes. Her broad vocabulary and lucid descriptions captivate the reader’s mind. Dillard’s knowledge and love for the subject of writing is made obvious. After intently reading and annotating in Dillard’s book, her writing greatly influenced me. I am entranced by her unique comparisons and conversant observations. Her reflections offer heedful…

reading. I have never really enjoyed reading or writing, because I never been good at it. It felt like it took me forever to read a book, and that alone made me just watch a movie instead of reading a book, and that didn’t make me a better reader or writer. I was not surprised that I wasn’t good at it though, because I never practiced. Before College when I got a writing assignment, I often opened a word document, and stared at the document for ten minutes before I came up with something to…

Making your voice heard is a benefit in becoming a stronger writer and speaker, but it is a very difficult task to accomplish if you do not stand for what you believe. In Part 3 of How to Become a Straight A Student by Cal Newport, his overall theme was to focus on the thinking process to your writing and to gain any new skills or strategies to make your writing an A paper. In the film “Dead Poet Society” Mr. Keating taught his students how to become individuals and freethinkers in order to…

Jenny must have subconsciously picked up on my complaints of verification because she tasked me with the duty of writing dining guides. One part of me was excited to write because I am an English major and spent the last three years writing every type of paper under the sun. On the other hand, I was nervous because I am not familiar with writing for a magazine and after three years of writing, not super confident in my ability to write. However, I kept positive thoughts, and as an intern, there…

most challenging tasks to take on as a writer is titling one’s work. The exact wording of it might be as timely a process as crafting the work, and it is certainly not abnormal for the title to actually be finalized after the work is completed, when the writer finally knows exactly what his or her title is meant to encompass. However lengthy the process though, it is absolutely a venture worth investing in since titles have many functions for both writer and reader. Most notable is their…

arguments with negative connotation. By stating “all right, one of them does, but we do not like her very much.” (528, Writing About Writing, Shitty First Drafts) about a writer who doesn't follow her method, Lamott is encouraging the reader to not be that person that “we do not like very much”, the “we” meaning Lamott and other writers, who goes against the consensus, as in this case following a drafting method other than that of Lamott. Regarding the word choice of the general 'we' verses the…

“introspection, which academic writing rarely includes. That introspection can help a writer grow as an individual” and have a significant impact on academic writing. By allowing writers to explore themselves, they are able to insert identity and express their thoughts in an academic paper with ease. Through the exploration of the self through creative writing, writers are able to self-reflect. Academic writers should be placed into a setting that would provide the “safety of free expression or…

Just a Girl The essay Only Daughter is a about a writer who grew up the only girl of six brothers. This story is based on the author, Sandra Cisneros life growing up. She talks about how isolated she felt being the only girl. Her brothers would only play amongst themselves. This loneliness she encountered did however prepare her for the great writer she would become. The expectations her father had for her were less than the ones he had for her brothers. It made her feel excluded from her…