Apostrophe

childhood. While the speaker recalls his childhood with images of fear, oppression, and pain, he also remembers it as a period of hope and innocence. The first stanza focuses on the theme of fear. Beginning and ending with an ominous series of apostrophes, the speaker provides a seemingly negative view…

The Articles of Confederation. Drafted during the Revolutionary War during the fledgling years of this country. The newly independent people were wary of the power of the centralized authority they had just fled. The Articles of Confederation reflected a decision to reject the absurd notion the government should ever be more powerful than its states. The idea that a larger government should exist by consensus of the smaller members is admirable. The plan was that all of the states would unite…

What elements and qualities of a piece of writing make it tangible to readers? For one, a story needs to have a strong setting. Especially, with many attributes of nature and the animals who thrive off of natural resources. Besides a strong setting, a great story will have a resilient main character capable of providing for oneself and loved ones. But of course, a distinctive language that breaks the traditional rules of grammar will be present as well. One author known for exhibiting each one…

Madness, craziness, insanity—all are terms derived from the human psychosis of unstable mental health. Through this mental instability, one can lose sight of proper reasoning and plunge themselves into a pseudo-reality of delusions and hallucinations that can result in the tragedy of not only self-deterioration, but have a stark impact on the people around you. However, this madness does not just manifest out of thin air, it evolves from deeper rooted problems. In William Shakespeare’s King Lear…

Throughout the essay of Does texting affect writing by Michaela Cullington, she has many repetitions on how when it comes to texting, many people feel that you lose your sense of emotion or even to display or write emotion. Many people display their emotion throughout text with small sideways smiley faces and some people think that isn’t a proper way to display emotion because when it comes to trying to express your emotion in writing with proper usage of grammar and format, it is not looked…

STRUCTURE The events of The War of the Worlds progress primarily chronologically. The novel began with the Martian cylinder crashing from the heavens to earth. In the end the narrator is joyously reunited with his wife. The book itself was a large paperback. It contained 136 pages separated into two books, the first of which was comprised of seventeen chapters, and the second of ten chapters. Each chapter was comprised of five pages on average. IMAGERY The War of the Worlds overflowed with…

Writing has always been something I have gotten enjoyment from; sentence structure and grammar being a particular interest of mine. In school, I was quick to catch mistakes in writings and was often praised for my ability to string stories together. Closely observing the techniques and styles of authors I admired, I’ve considered myself to be more of an effective emulator of writing than a true writer. Personally, writing has always been a vehicle for artistic expression, meaning I usually made…

action. Having suffered through the apocalypse, it’s only reasonable for the two to have a loss of words since the “nothingness of the landscape is all-consuming” (Madsen 2). McCarthy’s writing style was done informally lacking quotations and needed apostrophes, demonstrating that in times like this, little things “dont” (McCarthy 242) need to…

The Truth About Lying Elementary schools teach that honesty is the best policy, but that lesson rarely sticks with people throughout their lives. Many believe that honesty is not the way to go and that is the sad reality that many live with. This is not the life that Charles Dickens believes people should lead. In his satirical novel named Great Expectations, he tells a long story of lies, love, and loss. Through his work, Dickens teaches his audience that deceit will never lead to…

Steinbeck 's novel 'Of Mice and Men ' is set in 1930s America during the dust bowl and The Great Depression. In the novel Steinbeck introduces the reader to many different characters. One of the characters we are introduced to is Curley 's wife who is represented as a very lonely and selfish person. Steinbeck also portrays Curley 's wife as a dangerous and cautious person towards others working at the ranch, so a reader throughout the novel would have ideas about her.Reflecting the preconceived…