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Persuasive and informative writings are very effective is their writing style. Each type has its own unique quirks and formats, but most are looking to draw their reader in and then give them their thoughts on the matter, to have them see what the author sees. One type of writing that is a combination of both is the problem-solution format. This pattern is used to inform a reader about an issue, drawing them in with facts and statistics that interest them, and then suggest a solution. Svoboda’s…

The Ponyville bookstore was crowded, to say least. Ponies waited in line for the newly released Daring Do novel, The Search for the Stone Heart. Filled with maddening rows of bookshelves, along with a multitude of loquacious and querulous ponies, it was rather an uncomfortable place to be in; and Rainbow Dash loathed being in a strait environment like this because her wings and joints got stiff from the lack of active movement, though, luckily, she was next in line to get her copy of the novel.…

The foremost cause of World War II was imperialism. After the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler began recouping the nation’s loses in 1936 when he invaded the Rhineland, a demilitarized part of the country. The rest of the world allowed this, reflecting the then-fashionable policy of appeasement. Though this decision is condemned now, it seemed sensible to a war-fatigued Europe. In the Origins of World War II, Keith Eubank writes, “it would have been an arduous - if not impossible…

American literature has changed a lot through the years and historical events have a big impact on this change. Events such as World War II. World War II was a global war that extended from the year 1939 to the year 1945. World War II had changed American literature because a new generation came out of it along with new themes and new trends. A literary historian named Malcolm Cowley had described the years separating the two wars as a “second flowering” of American writing. (“After World War…

The book I read was called FLYGIRL by Sherri L Smith, it was an amazing thrill seeking book filled with twists and turns that were unpredictable. I would highly recommend this book to everyone. Sherri L Smith is a very talented writer who has written many other books such as “Orleans”, and “The Toymaker's Apprentice” (Smith). This book was published 2008, along with many of hr other books. Her books are aimed for a younger group, her books are for middle to high school ages, but are still…

As an immigrant, I’ve heard the history of South Africa recounted countless times. While I can report the events of the apartheid era and describe Nelson Mandela’s role in the journey to reconciliation, the history textbooks I’ve read are purely factual, lacking emotion and true human sentiment. I’ve always wondered how South Africans felt amidst these tensions and how day-to-day interactions were affected by such intense political turmoil; that’s when my mom introduced me to Fiela’s Child, a…

What They Fought For 1861-1865. By, James M McPherson. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1994. Introduction, Chapters One – Three. $11.99. Paperback.) James McPherson’s What They Fought For shows readers an inside look of what Civil War soldiers experienced on the frontline. McPherson does this by using diary and handwritten letters soldiers would send home. “The principle sources for that book, and this one, are the personal letters and diaries written by soldiers during their war…

Growing up in the 1940’s was tough for everyone. Having a father that you idolized as a journalist who later got drafted into World War 2, was not an easy task. Michael Crichton respected all over the world and viewed as one of the greatest writers had a unique childhood. 6 foot 3 inches and ill his whole childhood made Crichton to stand out (Crichton, Michael). Due to spending most of his time at home, Crichton began exploration into the field of science and journalism, following in his…

literary enthusiasts found that his book was driven into an unintelligible wreckage in 20th Century Fox’s rendition of the mysterious and romantic story. While there are not many movies that exactly resemble their paper counterpart, this switch from paperback to the movie screen was just as much a switch of the entire plot. The plot of the movie was so mangled that it is scarcely recognizable in relation to the book. In the book, Green writes about Margo Roth Spiegelman’s last night with…

The Contracts Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Charles W. Mills have identified parts of our society that have formed sorts of informal contracts about how society sees the world. In Rousseau’s The Social Contract, the first societies are discussed with the colonization of the new world. The differences in the civilization of the people and their subsequent treatment is examined. In Mills’ The Racial Contract, the treatment of different races is examined and historical reason for it is given. Rousseau…