Technical writing

“Should I stay or should I go?” That is a quote from the classic 1980’s song Should I Stay or Should I Go by The Clash. Not only is this a good song if you like 1980’s music it was also the question that caused an internal conflict for me when I had issues with my job. On one hand, I had a job with perks that really benefited me. On the other hand the job did have its negatives. Since I could only have one job, I had to decide, is my job worth keeping, or should I get a new one? I was…

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 in nonfiction writing? This paper, delves into writing specifically in the field of nursing. Writing in the medical field is typically for educational purposes,…

The article “How the All Blacks stopped being chokers” written by Gregor Paul a sports writer for the NZ Herald. The article focusses on the shift in mentality towards sports psychology, and the changes made by the team, lead by their Mental skills coach Gilbert Enoka after 2007, working towards players being able to handle pressure and perform in ‘big games’, or as the title suggests stop being ‘chokers’. This article as a whole was enjoyable and interesting, however I felt at times there was a…

What would you do if you were not able to ask too many questions, write your daily experiences down onto a piece of paper, or talk to people that have a different occupation than you? In the dystopian society that is presented in the novel Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, this is precisely what everyday life looks like. I’m sure we have all heard that one person who says, “I only think of others and never put myself first.” Well, in the world that Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000 live in, it is…

Literary fictions can no more transcend history that real persons. Though certainty not universally acknowledged, in the current criticism this truth has replaced the former truth that literature was a thing apart. Once banned from the interpretation of books for violating the integrity of the imagination, considerations of race and sex (and of class) have entered into even the most formalist readings. Race and sex are now found organic to problems of organic form. As a result, those problems…

In this essay I will be discussing my three ideas from chapters 4,5, & 6 that I found interesting and why I found them to be interesting to me. Chapter four was about Sensation and Perception, the section I found to be of most interest to me was about Audition: More Than Meets the Ear. The ear anatomy consists of the Outer Ear (pinna, ear canal, & ear drum) Middle Ear (ossicles-malleus, incus, & stapes) Inner Ear (cochlea, auditory nerve, & brain). With normal hearing the sound waves enter…

In Avi’s novel, The Man Who Was Poe, he writes about two characters named Edmund and Edgar Allan Poe. At first, the two seem to have similar backgrounds and Poe begins to see himself through Edmund, but as the novel progresses their similarities fade and their physical and mental differences begin to appear. In the beginning, Poe and Edmund discover they have a similar family background, but as the story progresses Edmund’s mother, Sis, and mental stability begin to contradict Poe’s story.…

You’re Welcome for Arguing Thank You For Arguing, What Aristotle, Lincoln, And Homer Simpson can Teach Us About The Art of Persuasion written by Jay Heinrichs is an enriching novel that advocates the powerful ways of rhetoric. Heinrichs has gained a reputation over the last several years for teaching persuasion to many organizations like NASA and even the Pentagon. As a result, Heinrichs has written many books such as: The Yankee Way to Simplify Your Life: Old-Fashioned Wisdom For A…

Questions 1. How does Mairs organize her essay? What connects the different parts to each other? Mairs organizes her essay in a narrative. There is no chronological order, as far as the reader can be aware. She retells different parts of her life, specifically stories of her experience with multiple sclerosis. This has a couple of purposes; it helps us learn of a life of multiple sclerosis through her experiences and how she personally deals with the disease. For example, she retells a small…

1) The first goal I would like to accomplish is simply to become more comfortable acting on stage. I’ve performed musically many times and have mostly gotten over my stage fright for that, but delivering lines in a non-musical context has always daunted me more. My second goal is essentially to get “better” at acting. I know this is a somewhat subjective goal, but what I mean is that I would like to become more convincing when playing a character. This also ties in with my first goal, because if…