Punctuation

Author’s craft is a commonly used method in which the author uses literary devices to help tell a story. There are many different examples of Author’s Craft within the novel Night written by Elie Wiesel, a holocaust survivor. I believe that Wiesel is using Author’s Craft to help illustrate the story within the reader’s mind, as Night is a reflection of Wiesel’s personal memories with the Holocaust. Based on the different examples of Author’s Craft, I can conclude that the theme that Night is…

Glogster Bird Poster Checklist http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Page.aspx?pid=1478 Do not copy directly from the internet--that is plagiarism and you will receive a failing grade for this project. All descriptions must be put in your own words. I will check your project for plagiarism on http://www.paperrater.com/plagiarism_checker. Please find the following information and type it into the document as you locate it. Make sure to copy the web address where you found each bit of information.…

compact masterpiece that defines the essence of Hemingway’s style, and captures his prose at its best. Hemingway’s writing style is sparse and effective. Sentences are short, sharp to the point, and have very little way to flowery words or fancy punctuation. He only uses the bare necessities,…

Allegory- a story, poem, or picture that the author may use as a double meaning to teach a lesson or moral. Ex: The Lord of the Rings trilogy is an allegory encouraging people to never give up even when things seem impossible. Allusion- a word or expression used to bring something to the reader's mind without actually saying the word or expression. Ex: In the teacher's speech there was an allusion to the Iliad. Analogy- comparing one thing to another. Ex: In James’s paper there…

My Reading and Writing Self When i came to the United States I was frighted to speak,write and read in English. I was feeling so insecure about my skills that i avert of doing what i love: read. Throughout the semester i triumph my fear with the help of a woderful teacher. Before this class I used to read without realizing that the author was trying to teach us valued lesson and also potray themselves and their life in their novels like in the case of F. Scott Fitzgerald.He reveals his history…

After both reading and listening to the story “Burd”, personally, I prefer the written version over the spoken version for several reasons. One of the many reasons why I enjoy reading the story myself rather than listening to Stuart McLean read it is because there are far more specific details which lead to an overall better understanding of the text. Although the structure of each version is very similar, I find that the written form was more orderly because it sets out and explains point by…

Upon my decision to undergo this course I was under the impression my writing ability and understanding of language was pretty solid. I have completed school and many other certificates and diplomas at a level of compatible literacy skills. In my current profession as a Personal Trainer I am direct and have strong style of communication verbally and thought this would relay into my writing. However, after completing task one and submitting my writing to the various websites I found it…

The utilization of punctuation and repetition allowed him to stimulate the citizens of a broken nation in a positive way. From common knowledge, one may know it is fairly simple to regress after a travesty. Lincoln acknowledged there was no time to spare. His speech was succinct…

The assignment was to write a description of my experience using Grammarly and Safe Assign. I must say that I was quite surprised by the experience. Although, I made an attempt to paraphrase Grammarly still corrected my paragraphs for grammar mistakes. I enjoyed how fast Grammarly works as oppose to Safe Assign. Safe assign takes hours for the results to post. I do my best to avoid plagiarism and take academic integrity seriously. The Walden Student Catalogue (2004) defines and reviews…

When writing a paper of any kind, I have learned that re-reading and revising your own paper is very important. After writing what some would consider your first draft, one should read and re-read their paper many times, this helps you determine whether or not it flows the way you what, and if you have all the information you would like to include. This process also helps the writer make sure before showing anyone what they have written, they have gotten everything they would like for the…