Detective fiction

The Book about Rhetoric: is it Worth Reading? Jay Heinrichs is a New York Times best selling author thanks to his book, Thank You For Arguing; what Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach us about the Art of Persuasion . He is a leading expert in the study of persuasion and applies his knowledge of ethos, pathos, and logos to construct his position. Heinrichs also brings to play what he has learned from his 25 year long career as a journalist, as well as his lifelong study of rhetoric…

The three works that will be analyzed in this essay are “ Stage to Lordsburg” by Ernest Haycox, “ The Big Sleep” directed by Howard Hawks, and “ Too Many have Lived/They Can Only Hang You Once” by Dashiell Hammett. Each of these works has a unique approach to storytelling, but they all share similar characteristics as well. “Stage of Lordsburg” , “ The Big Sleep” , and “Too Many have Lived” all demonstrate different as well as similar tools in literature, such as characterization and imagery.…

If these girls knew Slenderman wasn’t real, then why did they try to kill their friend? This question and title poses a thought that was never answered throughout a poorly written article. This question is not the only part of the article that author Lisa Miller forgets to explain, leaves out, or describes in a confusing order and manner. In the article “If These Girls Knew That Slender Man Was a Fantasy, Why Did They Want to Kill Their Friend for Him?”, author Lisa Miller does not answer nor…

In literature, there are so many different stories that you can write. In “Story of an hour,” there is a young lady who receives news about her husband. She seems to be set free from the bondage which came along with being married. Later though, she’s shocked by some unexpected news, which ends the story in a dramatic way. The story “Interlopers.” Ends the same way, but the story has some difference to it. I’m going to compare the two stories, and show how they are the same, and how they are…

Throughout the Arabian Nights, friendship is discussed in a multitude of tales and addressed in a multitude of ways. Two of the tales that focus on the concept of friendship are The Story of Sindbad the Sailor and Abdullah the Fisherman and Abdullah the Merman. In these tales, the friendships that form between the main characters serve to introduce the characters’ similarities and emphasise their differences, as well as address the larger ideas of what true friendship means and the differing…

“Symbolism is the use of multiple symbols representing differentiated terms in a system which conveys meaning.” Na Li writes this in, the international journal of language studies. Writers enjoy using symbolism, which allows the reader to form personal opinions. The ideas are left for the reader to form, without having the writer place it on the page. A dance is performed when both the reader and the writer understand each other through a work of literature. The creative mind of the reader and…

Gun Control On October 3, 2017 "New York Times" Associate Professor of Purdue University and New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist Ms. Roxane Gay argues that it's time to address concerns of gun control. Gay makes her case after the incident of the Las Vegas shooting. Gay describes in short account of who Stephen Paddock the Las Vegas shooting is, however, goes into great detail regarding the guns that were in his position. Gay also claims that gun stores should have…

Bierce did not like the standard endings that most readers have come to expect and enjoy. He wanted his work to standout in the readers something they would always remember. The short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, was broken up into three parts, each part describes various parts of the hanging. Bierce’s use of extremely detailed imagery and the accurate description of the goings on in the period, gives the reader an in-depth feeling of being with Peyton Farquhar, at the time of his…

Literary Analysis Collection 1 Have you ever regretted something so much that it is all you think about over anything else? Have you thought about the idea of death, of either yourself, someone close to you, or a complete stranger? The examination of the three stories, “The Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket”, “The Sniper”, and “Ambush”, reveals several common threads. These common threads include: These aspects are very similar throughout the texts read, such as: the conflict of grief, characters…

“The Life of Samuel Johnson” is a biography written by James Boswell. This biography will be analyzed using the authority and authenticity “tool” from “A Tool Kit: Twenty-four Strategies for Reading Life Narratives” by Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson. Boswell introduces the paper by praising Johnson's literary skills, and stating that “had he employed in the preservation of his own history… the world would probably have had the most perfect example of biography that was ever exhibited” (par. 1).…