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The following list are six take aways that I have gotten from ENG 315 about writing instruction. The six topics are shared writing, inventive spelling, genre with purpose, mini lessons, revising, build writing into daily schedule, and integrating writing and reading together. Throughout class discussions, chapter readings, article readings, assignments, and writing placement, I was able to understand the following aspects of writing more concretely. Revising: Revising was a topic we…

historic times as a way to explain the unknown. Literature has evolved since those times and many of the unknowns have now been explained through rational scientific methodologies. Stories based in fantasy, however, continue to be one of the most popular genres. Some of reasons for this include the human disposition to dream and wonder about worlds beyond our grasp. Stories based in fantasy both challenge and offer guidance to morals, ethics, and the basis of human nature. Fantasy also offers…

“The Veldt” is a short story written by Ray Bradbury on September 23, 1950. Bradbury, known for his science fiction genre, wrote many novels including: Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, Dandelion Wine and more. The common theme of his novels is that humans can be manipulated by technology. “The Veldt” is about a family that has a very technologically advanced home that performs every task for them. The children eventually get revenge on their parents with their own technology – the nursery…

Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem titled "Sympathy" is a metaphor for what it means to be a black male during the 1800s. As a poet, Dunbar was praised as the Poet Laureate of the black race, but at the same time he was criticized for being too pro-white within his writings. With this being said, much of Dunbar's literary success didn't happen until the second-half of the 20th century. Dunbar was an intelligent man who wrote in both common English and black dialect. Poetic scholars like William Dean…

H-EY, Come on OU-T vs. Zoo Sience fiction stories are a great way to stretch out someone’s imagination and think outside the box. “Reading fiction not only develops our imagination and creativity, it gives us the skills to be alone. It gives us the ability to feel empathy for people we’ve never met, living lives we couldn’t possibly experience for ourselves, because the book puts us inside the characters skin.” (Ann Patchett). If you were to read a science fiction book, I would recommend HE-Y,…

Fahrenheit 451 Theme Essay The book that has been banned in numerous places, A book in which every sentence can be analyzed and get millions of different meanings, this book which has writing to sound like some weird fever dream. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 there are many themes and ideas brought up throughout the book. While there may be ideas of government control, depression, isolation and many others, I believe that the main theme and message that is brought up many times throughout the…

Science fiction authors often have the opportunity to let their creativity run wild when it comes to creating the worlds in which their novels take place. Writing science fiction allows the author to go into detail about these new societies and technologies while making predictions for what the what the world could be like in ten, twenty, or even hundreds of years (Stanger). Both Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 share insights to what Bradbury and Orwell believe to be the future. With similar character…

Do you know what poetry is? Will poems are a type of rhythmical and metaphorical writing. There is various of poems in the world which are written by poets. There is an enormous amount of poet’s that people know. Like the author that make children’s books Dr.Seuss. My intimate person that makes poems is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I would say that he is my intimate person that make poems because what his poems are about and also the poem he made called "Paul Revere's Ride" which is the…

Throughout history, our values and perception change. Even the littlest event or invention could change how we do and think things. As these accomplishments and failures emerge, topics and their themes won’t change much, but our perception of it will. The old English poem, “The Wanderer”, and the Early Modern English poem, “Love (3)” by George Herbert, both share the theme of love and Christianity. However, since they are from two different literary periods, the way they are written and their…

OCE #1:”What`s Your Theme Song?” What thoughts do you have when you hear someone saying “It is my song”? For me, the song is a cultivation of emotions that affects others people`s lives. The song can help people in difficult times: support them, give them hope and encourage striving for new achievements. A song is a reflection of a person’s inside. It is possible to understand someone`s thoughts and dreams, hopes, and values by knowing their musical preferences. A song is the most intimate…