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by pulling the readers in and acting like a hook. When she describes her desire for plastic surgery she doesn’t go into detail on why she needed it. This makes the readers want to continue on to figure out why she was so dependent and reliant on this procedure. It gives an insight into her life at present day before pulling you back to give the reader a background on her life. We finally return to Scotland after she went to college and about halfway through the story when the reader is already…

many readers from age six to 96. It holds the power to share a story that can reveal a reality on real life, but it can also be there to simply bring laughter in an impossible utopia. Many writers have this plan and idea in mind before they set out to write a fictional work of art, however what the reader receives from that written piece can be totally different; nevertheless, it impacts the reader in one way or another. Literature has the power to give voice to the powerless, allows readers to…

argument with solid and concrete evidence that truly makes the reader believe what they are reading. Another area of my writing that I excel in is being able to process great ideas that follow the guidelines and the prompt. With that being said I have also seen that while the ideas may come with ease, I do have a challenging time with getting the ideas from my head onto paper in a manner that isn’t so disorganized that it makes the reader second guess themselves. Another shaky part of my writing…

alphabetized names adds depth to the overall perception of the poem because it represents how the names would look in a obituary or head count. Metaphors and Similes such as “Heavy with dew like the eyes of tears” are used in this poem to allow the reader to fully grasp and understand the picture that Collins is painting. These figures of speech help to set the overall theme about how life goes on, but at the same time it is also about remembering the events of 9/11 and the understanding that…

the White City written by Erik Larson. This novel gives the reader a feeling as if he or she is reading two different stories but in the same book. The novel explains how the World’s fair became what it was and how it affected some people’s lives. This book gives all types of different readers a chance to enjoy the same book for a variety of reasons. Whether it be a character, event, or a genre this book is gives an opportunity to all readers. This book also shows the mind of both Olmsted,…

Which of the tips on the handout for writing reader-based prose seem the most useful? Why? As I examined Fowler’s (1993), article, I was struck by a common theme that wove through three of the tips, making them the moist useful to me as a writer. Fowler (1983) suggests that one should, “anticipate, your audience’s response”, “organize for the creative reader”, and “use cues to guide your reader” (Fowler, 1983, pp.1-2). The first tip, “analyze your audience”, appears to be the natural starting…

emotion and are easily seen throughout the many poems written by Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, and Paul Lurance Dunbar. When these poets fuse their emotions with their words, we the readers are able to feel a fraction of what they might have felt at the time of the poems creation. It is this component that allows the readers to effectively take away any life lessons that might have been incorporated…

the forcefulness of [the words’] meaning. Throughout the poem, the reader may notice a certain choppiness in the rhythm, with short statements without any decorating transitional words nor flowery speech. For example, the final line of the first stanza which describes the boy’s friend’s death simple states “his body was scattered across the field.” This statement lacks common euphemisms surrounding death and simply hits the reader with a brutal visual image of what happened. Furthermore, in the…

basic necessities like food, water, shelter, and clothing, but are completely happy, or at least trying as best they can to be happy. (Insert transition sentence). In the short story “Birds And Other Things We Placed In Our Hearts” by Timmy Reed the reader can see how people in today 's day and age are only looking for material things to love and not people. Mostly in relationships. There are so many “goals” set for couples to achieve…

class offered here at the University of Oklahoma, the textbook used is Social Problems written by William Kornblum and Joseph Julian. The design of a textbook can often influence the usage of the textbook. Social Problems design decrease the amount readers utilize the textbook because the authors and designers fail to consider students’ response…