Various forms of Writing

to discuss my critiques in terms of English, my mom stated that my writing ‘needed to be more polished,’ and ‘be careful about staying on topic.’ I was, frankly, quite stunned--I had always believed that organization was one of my strong points, and being told that I needed to focus more on my main points shocked me out of my reverie. I believe that this critique helped improve my writing the rest of the year; when I was writing my midterm, I kept it in my mind when choosing my words and…

acquired a name in literature. Throughout her life, she received numerous notable awards and pursued in a satisfying writing career. Born June 13, 1893 in Oxford, England as the only child of Helen Leigh Sayers and Reverend Henry Sayers, Dorothy expressed an interest towards reading and writing as a child. In college, though she was considered an eccentric girl, she enjoyed partaking in various activities, specifically in drama and music. For instance, she played the violin and sang in the Bach…

Response to “The Transaction” by William Zinsser “The Transaction.” Upon reading its title, I would not have expected William Zinsser’s work to concern writing; monetary or some similar business exchange is what I had anticipated. However, the nature of an exchange is present, though, in the form of information: the exchanging of different ideas (“…he was interested in my answers…I was interested in his answers).” With this, textual evidence supports that Zinsser uses the context of a…

professional lives, while also taking away the dynamics of nonverbal communication or the intimacy that comes along with face-to-face discussions. In this paper, I intend to examine Aristotle’s understanding of rhetoric and how he employs it to address various emotional states, as well as Walter Ong’s media ecology to analyze how instant messaging and social media have taken away the intimacy of orality. I will be supporting my analysis by utilizing Aristotle’s theory…

brain is not used to this new form of information. Rather than getting accustomed to an already known piece of writing, the brain is instead constantly challenged by these changes and cannot lapse into its routine of checking for meaning rather than errors.…

“To me there's no creativity without boundaries. If you're gonna write a sonnet, it's 14 lines, so it's solving the problem within the container.” All sonnets follow one form and style but it is the result of emotional pain, personal values, state of mind and rational actions that separate and differ one sonnet poem from another. Sonnets were first introduced to the world in Italy traditionally written as love poems. This particular style of poetry was invented in the early 12th century, by the…

literacy?”, the instinctive response is, “Reading and writing.”. It can be easy to assume that literacy correlates with the ability to piece together words to form coherent sentences, use proper grammar, and correct spelling. That about sums it up does it not? After all, the grade school education system drills into students, the importance of these two skills in getting ahead in life. However, in all actuality, literacy is more than writing essays and reading books, it holds a much broader…

(CHAT), Jason focuses on how the content blends together with the visual appearance to create a deeper meaning. Going back to 7th grade, my english class was learning about the broad genre of poetry. At first, I thought “Oh boy. . . another writing project.” But as we worked our way through the unit, concrete poetry got my attention because I am an artist and I enjoy the concept of imagery. I am what you call a visual thinker. I prefer to think with the right side of my brain which is the…

oppression and its various forms of silencing the Dalits. Though there are various thinkers, such as Buddha, Jyotiba Phule, S.M. Mate who were concerned about the plight of the lowest caste and untouchables but it was B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), who is considered "the pioneer of Dalit literature" (Dangle vii). Ambedkar's writing and his political activism played a significant role in understanding the injustices and atrocities of the Dalit people. Ambedkar's extensive writings and speeches on…

I hate writing! Writing is the repetitive routine that is not attractive or engaging. Indeed, as I start to write, I lay on my bed tiredly, blankly stare at the computer’s screen, and secretly pray for magical words and thoughtful ideas to rush into my dumb brain. In fact, as an English learner, it took me a huge amount of time and effort to learn how to write. I migrated to the United States four and a half years ago from Vietnam with my family and started school without knowing any English.…