Generative linguistics

William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White recognize many people consider writing difficult, especially when not everyone is practicing it daily. During the introduction of The Elements of Style White claims that often writers struggle to clearly present their ideas, what should be clear and easy to say presents scrambled and frail on paper. For this reason, it is White’s goal to help all aspiring writers to develop their own satisfactory writing style. The text is separated into basic grammar rules,…

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…

Mr. Bradbury starts his lecture by discussing the “proper hygiene” for writers, so they won’t do anything “wrong” is to write a hefty amount of short stories, the quality doesn't matter as long as it's written down on paper. He says that novels take too long to write, so don't start with them. Instead try to write as many as possible, at least one per week over the course of one year. Bradbury claims that it isn’t possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row. By doing this he was able to…

Themes in literature are best conveyed through the use of literary elements and devices, and Nectar in a Sieve’s themes are no different. The title of this novel was inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Work without Hope”. As a result Markandaya’s novel is filled with symbolism, imagery, allegory, setting, and so much more. These devices contribute to the reader’s ability to analyze the novel. Literary devices are important because they help emphasize and convey the author’s meaning. Symbolism…

Completing Writing 2 course has benefited my able as a writer, this class has refresh my memory in previous Writing class to learning new things on how to improve my writing, as each week I strake myself to achieve better result. In this course I was reminded on how important it was in managing my time wisely, and the importance of having a planner. I am a forgetful person, so it was a challenge for me in remembering what needed to be completed and turn assignments in on time. Taking Writing 2…

Communication Using Interpreters Image 1 The first thing that stands out is the difference in age between the Host Nation individual and the interpreter, with the interpreter appearing to be much younger this could case issues in communications between the solider and the host nation individual. The complications due to the interpreters age could be further complicated if he is from a local village and lower in the social pecking order than the older individual the solider is talking to. Other…

Interpretation: a word that can bring forth a swarm of emotions from any person that believes that his or her understanding is the truth. From experience, interpreting any form of work, whether it be literary or art, often causes controversy with conflicting opinions. One person may say that a painting looks like a black rectangle, another may say it represents the doorway to hell. In the history of Christianity, there has been many conflicts and differing opinions about how to interpret the…

Over the last few weeks in Ms. Sears Hawkeye composition class we have been working on a five page summary response paper. Needless to say this is a big project, and the fact that it will determine my colege status has really been weighing on my mind. I’ve always enjoyed emglish, although it has never been my strong suit. And now this class will decide my fate. Not to get dramatic or anything, I’m just really stressed out. And on top of this big project that makes me feel like im going to have…

American author, John C. Maxwell once said this about tone, “People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.” Tone is the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, etc. In our world today, we use tone for various things such as understanding texts. In the poem, “The Gift” and “Those Winter Sundays,” the characters describe memories of or with their fathers. You would think that in these poems the tone would be described as a positive, happy, loving tone. However, in…

James Boswell Research Paper James Boswell was well known for writing The Life of Samuel Johnson. He made the way people think about biographies completely different because of the book he wrote about Samuel Johnson. Boswell revolutionized the writing of English authors forever. Boswell’s life started on the 29 of October in Edinburgh, Scotland. (“James”) He was the son of advocate and Judge Alexander Boswell and mother Euphemia Erskine-Boswell. (“Element 582”) While Boswell was growing up he…