Punctuation

Writing is a recursive process that takes time and effort on my part. It means writing your first draft, checking it for grammatical errors, quotations, citations, and punctuation. The second draft is cleaner than the first but often isn 't the final draft. I usually set my second draft sit for a day or so then take another look at it with a fresher eye. Now I have a good working draft; I usually ask a peer to either listen to it or read it over themselves. Working with a peer allows me to…

Writing Etiquette While reading the letters written by Abigail and John Adams, I noticed that they were written differently than if someone from today’s society had written them. They were written well, clearly thought out and pleasantly worded. There may have been an occasional misspelled word; however, despite that, it is obvious that both Adams were highly intelligent. It is a shame that people today do not give the same careful attention to their written communications. Writing properly…

Every college student must know how to write. Writing is not that simple. A lot of mistakes are often overlooked and made. Such as, using the passive voice, using weak verbs, and not having a good variety of sentences. The most crucial thing to do during the writing process is to proofread. Do not write in Passive voice. It is easy to slip into passive writing. Be aware of using: was, is being, has been, had been, will be, must be, and should have been. Passive voice is when the subject…

attitude towards his father’s traditional world. Cumming’s desire to find his own voice and reject societal norms, ultimately paved the way for his unconventional rules of writing. Loved and hated by critics, Cummings radical experimentation with punctuation, his use of free verse, and his ability to manipulate linguistics and form new writing techniques,…

During this course, I’ve learned many important qualities of writing that will benefit me in the future. Learning to use correct punctuation, how to paraphrase, write complete paragraphs, avoid sentence fragments, proofreading and listening to each sentence as we read our essays. Although I have to correct issues during our writing assignments, I feel as though my writing skills have improved since this class started. I know with each course that we complete, our writing skills will increase…

One of the major strengths presented in the story is the historical issue of the social, cultural, and stereotypical gender roles in society during the late 19th century, which drives the story. The female characters have stereotypical domestic roles, Jennie as a housekeeper and Mary the nanny, which typifies the role of women in the 19th century. The use of first person limited omniscient to convey the story allows the reader to get into the narrator’s head, follow her madness, and offer…

this is a realization that the goal of humanity is to reproduce but we remain singular individuals in the flesh, who figuratively fight to become relevant and make a name for ourselves. Dickinson’s works are similarly unique in the way she uses punctuation and her usual grammar. From reading her works, you can’t exactly know what she is referring to. Her writing is mysterious and really open to interpretation. None-the-less, I feel she also struggles with her spirituality and her physical…

“And Again, You May Not Use My Narrative Essay As The Title For Your Essay.” Said Mrs. Kern Calmly But Boldly, Then She Continued Her Speech And Told Us To Finish An Outline Before We Begin Writing. “Oh Great” I Thought Quietly In My Head, “I Have No Idea What To Put In My Story”. I Listened Around For Any Topics, But I Find No Such Luck. “I’m Going To Write About My First Day Of School!” Said Kollen Excitedly,“So, What Are You Gonna Write About Ben?” “Uhh… I Guess I’ll Write About My Pet.”…

Adah’s voice: “Sunrise, tantalize, evil eyes hypnotize: that is the morning, Congo Pink. Blossomy rose-color birdsong air streaked sour with breakfast cookfires” (30). Her diction shows intelligence at the young age of fourteen and the abnormal punctuation allows her observations to read as poetry. Throughout her perspectives, Adah often speaks poetically; playing with words and creating palindromes. Early on, she expressed her interest in poetry and the poet William C. Williams’ Poem ‘The Red…

Commentary After reading H.P.Lovecraft’s The Rats in the Walls, I was inspired to write this trilogy of short horror stories. It was the ending sentence that fully made me want to write thrilling and intense short stories, “the rats they can never hear; the rats, the rats in the walls.” – (The Rats in the Walls). I used prose-fiction as my literary form for Didn’t I, Click and Answer. These stories are for young adults and older because of the gory content the horror stories contain. My…