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“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…

For my summer reading assignment, I chose the book “Cloud and Wallfish” by Anne Nesbet. I chose this book because I prefer fiction over nonfiction and I’ve enjoyed historical fiction in the past. My thoughts on this book changed rapidly once I read the book jacket. The summary Baxter provided in the PDF compared to the summary on the book jacket were very different. Now that I have read the book, I have some thoughts. Firstly, I think that if Baxter had provided a different summary I would have…

were always a struggle in spite of having so many ideas that I couldn’t draw out into an introduction. Consequently, when it came to the rough version of my composition, everything was scattered and incoherent because my ideas were merging with other essay prompts. Although this may be true when it came to peer reviews my partner at the time gave me some quick pointers in how to better improve my composition. For example, since in stylizing my composition in an APA format was still an issue my…

When I think about literacy I think of two different parts, reading and writing. Both of which I have had different experiences of. Reflecting off my past experience reading was the more challenging one out of the two. I have always enjoyed writing and learning how to express myself on paper. For those reasons, I will be exploring both of these literacies separately. Ten years ago, me being around eight years old, sitting in a reading circle with my fellow classmates. It comes to be my turn to…

Be Who You Are The message of this book is to remind everyone that it does not matter who you are, you should just be yourself. I like the fact that throughout the story in big bold letters it repeats, “Just be who you are.” I really enjoyed the illustrations because the colors on the pages were vibrant and really caught my attention. Parr did an excellent job of using an array of attributes to compare. He talked about personality, physical characteristics, communication and attitudes towards…

their craft. Zinsser emphasises the importance of simplicity when writing in order to free ones work of unnecessary clutter and hold the reader's attention. Many of the concepts discussed by Zinsser are can be seen in James Baldwin's collection of essays entitled Notes of a Native Son, which falls anything short of a boring memoir. Baldwin takes the reader on a journey as he discusses racial matters in American society, his identity as an African American, and critiquing protest novels, movies…

It is no secret that I found my passion to be a journalist at first grade. Most individuals don’t even know what they want to be that young. However, I knew from a young age that I loved to read and write. So I did a matter of fact, in my free time I would always read novels and write stories about the supernatural. Having that passion in my life was a big influencer. I never felt that I was forced to do this. I loved what I was doing, besides in theater you have to produce a vivid imagination.…

One assignment that I took extra interest in was obviously the Ted Talks. I wasn’t intrigued because it came easily to me, but the contrary. It was such a struggle in the beginning because I was writing about trying to be meaningful, and --ironically- I could not figure out if my words were meaningful enough. Moreover, my Ted Talk was also about trying to accept mistakes and not be afraid of “failure” in order to find a way to be meaningful/happy; however, the reason I chose this topic was…

This paper will explain why I have chosen to review this particular book. I will explain how the book has made an impact on me and describe any changes I may decide to make as a result of reading this book. Specifically I will list two topics that were of particular interest to me, explain why, and provide examples of how my personal life or my practice may be affected. Book I chose the book 10 Minute Mindfullness: 71 Habits for Living in the Present Moment (written by Barrie Davenport and S.J.…

Show, Don’t Tell –A Rhetorical Analysis “Show the reader through your words what you want them to see; don't just tell them about it” is advice given by well-known author, Dawn Copeland (2006). The idea behind, “Show, don’t tell” when writing is to paint a picture in the minds of the reader. If the reader can see what you are writing about they are more likely to remain interested, believe and remember what is written. This is great advice for the fiction writer, but how can this idea be used…