A Common Reader

Imagine you are reading a story. You picked it out of the library and are excited to read this new book. However as you read this story you notice something. It isn’t interesting. This is a boring, dull story that no one should ever read. There are reasons that some stories are better than others. This includes good vocabulary, description and the proper use of humor. The first part in what makes a story so amazing and better than others is using good vocabulary. According to Time4writing, a…

A gentle breeze starts blowing, giving the air a little chill. Wanda shivers as she continues asking questions. The two hoped they could find out what happened to the children forty years ago. "So he kidnapped you, took you to the house?" Rebecca asks. The Ouija planchette moves to yes. "Did he do anything sexual to you?" Wanda asks. The small plastic object moved to no. "How many did he murder?" The planchette moved to one. "Just one?" Rebecca asked, knowing the police found eleven decomposed…

The Landlady a mysterious story that keeps a reader on edge . But how did Roald Dahl create suspense and leave you wanting more ? The author of the Landlady Roald Dahl gives readers clues to let their imagination run wild and decide what they think’s going to happen. The author also uses descriptive words that are creepy and keeps the reader's mind interested and they also keep the story going . For example ”…

Throughout Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, there are some chapters that readers may feel lack information or any plot movement that pertains to the book in a direct way and would like to just pass through those chapters as quickly as possible because those particular chapters are thought of as filler chapters. If there is one thing a reader should take away from studying any Jane Austen piece is that she has a talent to formulate and place events in an appropriate order so that everything…

Who Save Seeds?’ Monsanto; one of the first agribusiness corporations, defends the company’s reputation and effectively justifies why and how they go about handling patent infringement. Originally posted on Monsanto’s website, the article informs readers of the great lengths that the company goes through to do research and development of their seeds, why their product is patented and also why it’s so important for Monsanto to pursue consumers who do not follow the provisions outlined in a signed…

In “Critical Essay on ‘The Phantom of the Opera’”, author David Kelly debates why Leroux’s book makes a better stage production or movie than a book. While Kelly feels Leroux’s characters lack depth, he advises this depth can be found when the characters are on screen or stage. Although Kelly does acknowledge that Leroux adds character elements he “does not follow through with them” and “the problem is that Leroux’s writing is all elements and no details.” Conversely, Kelly credits Leroux with…

difficult to get hired. In The Working Poor, Shipler makes the book relative to people, gives examples, and makes people decide if they agree or disagree. Shipler constructs all of his arguments in a way that it makes it relatable to the reader. He wants the reader to be able to relate to all these people in the book. Based off of the interviewer’s stories, he has somewhat of a reasonable explanation for why it may be happening. There aren’t many solutions told within the book pertaining to…

Throughout his story, he uses the words “WICKED- World In Catastrophe Killzone Experiment Department”(Dashner 214). This is used to spike up fear in the gladers and to give the reader something to contradict too. The word “WICKED” is a symbol of the higher power or authority Thomas and the other gladers must face. The theme of bravery and its many forms are illustrated throughout the story of "The Maze Runner". Many times in the…

For some, there is no greater joy than reading a new, gripping book for the first time. They believe that the best days are spent reading a new or old book for the whole day. They have been told over and over again that you should not destroy a book by writing in it in any way. Many believe that you are able to understand a book without writing in it. In the article, “How to Mark a Book”, the author Mortimer J. Adler said “I contend, quite bluntly, that marking up a book is not an act of…

¨The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown¨, said H.P. Lovecraft. The Demon Lover is an ambiguous story that could be interpreted in several ways. It takes place during August after the tragic events of .World War II, in the city of London. Now...the question is: Is it a ghost story or as a psychological story? In my case, my stand point belongs to a ghost story, were her fiancé is a supernatural being who is waiting for…