Anecdote

Personal anecdotes and factual evidence are both useful forms of research for an author to portray a message in non-fiction writing. Personal anecdotes offer an easy way to introduce a topic; however, they can quickly lead to a single story in which evidence becomes less important. Technical facts, such as scientific research, statistics, and other data, can easily prove a point, but can also easily lose the interest of the reader. While every writer has their own writing techniques, they must incorporate both facts and stories to create an effective long form article. An example of an article that relies too much on personal anecdotes is Gary Smith’s “The Power of One.” Smith’s true story is about how a teenage girl named Bonnie Richardson won the Texas track-and-field state title single-handedly (Smith). While Bonnie definitely accomplished an amazing feat in her sport, Smith failed to mention how Bonnie compared to…

“Success and Likeability,” sought to validate her experiences to a broader audience. She argues that women must embrace their success, be comfortable with their own power, and not attempt to please everyone, through personal anecdotes, comparison-and-contrast techniques, and rhetorical questions. Sandberg begins her argument that women must embrace their own success using a series of personal anecdotes that reflect on her internal, physical progression of thoughts that have allowed her to…

known as exemplification. The personal stories given by each expert begin to illustrate that not only are everyday people experiencing these issues, but leading experts in these fields are too. He extends the notion that trouble with maintaining focus while reading or even just relying on internet based search engines for basic everyday tasks that may many people did on their own before computes, tablets, or smart phones is something that is wide spread across several different fields.…

stereotyped as dull, arrogant, and reserved as they are incredibly intelligent people, who understand things the average human mind could never entirely comprehend. However, Richard Feynman, one of the top physicists of his time, defies those stereotypes by remaining humble and relating to his audience with his genuine passion for science. This enigmatic man skillfully spoke of complex subjects in a concise and simple manner so that his knowledge and love of science was shared with everyone. His…

Krakauer's direct connection with McCandless in chapters fourteen and fifteen when he describes his attempt to climb the Devil’s Thumb in 1977. The Devil’s Thumb is located in southeastern Alaska, covered in layers of ice. He wanted to climb the mountain on a route never previously attempted by any other climber, this was hiking in from the coast on the Stikine ice cap. After numerous fails and setbacks Krakauer gives up. By putting his own personal anecdote in the book he shows the reader the…

Wallace Steven’s poem, Anecdote of the Jar, is structurally simple; however, the message is much more complex. Steven’s ultimately leaves it up the reader to decide what the meaning of the jar in wilderness may be. Immediately, it seems that the jar is profound. It is special. The man-made jar has a unique influence on the wilderness. Perhaps it is more than just a regular jar, or small jar, but a larger more distinctive jar. In the first stanza, Steven’s conveys, “It made the slovenly…

The Phoenix Symphony Illustrates Classical Music’s Toughest Wounds Tradition is bred out of a natural desire to preserve ideas among the threat of change. Yet, when the reaction to that threat imposes walls so thick, only the expert is capable of understanding, the practice does indeed become antiquated. Such is the situation for classical music, a genre stigmatized by an old-fashioned label. This isn’t news to most people. However, after the Philadelphia Orchestra filed for bankruptcy in 2012,…

2. STRUCTURE a. The author employs obvious subheadings by having all letters capitalized and having a lighter front color such as gray. The subheadings are very specific and descriptive as the author employs what will be discussed within each subheading. b. Mindy Kaling’s narrative evolves around her subheading, which are the anecdotes. Each anecdote describes an archetype of a woman that is often portrayed in romantic comedies; for instance, The Klutz. The word “Klutz is defined as a clumsy…

Many would describe art as the implementation of the human creative skill and the vivid imagination, but three particular poems give art a deeper meaning and give rise to a struggle that is both manmade and natural. Both Archibald Macleish 's, “Ars Poetica,” and Wallace Stevens’, “Anecdote of the Jar,” share a common theme, in which art outlasts the living. Each of the poems uses a particular object to reflect this common subject. In Macleish 's poem, a poem itself is used and in Stevens’ poem…

the rhetorical strategies of anecdote and diction in order to convey his message that due to racial discrimination black people (mainly men) have to change the way they naturally conduct themselves in public for they run the risk of something terrible happening to them. Staples uses anecdotes to bring in the personal side of the message to the audience. Staples creates a persona of innocence and almost alienation in his writing. Anecdotes such as his both instances in which he accidently scared…