...Natalie Reynolds English 1102 section 97 Mandi Sena January 22, 2014 Techniques Gothic Literature, sometimes referred to as Gothic horror, is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. The Gothic literature feel is achieved through manipulating literature elements to portray the story or poem how the writer/speaker wants. There are ten main elements that can be manipulated; the setting, the environment, atmosphere, protagonists, emotions, damsels in distress, foreboding, the supernatural, decay of characters, and finally, drama. When writing gothic literature one must use their personal techniques in manipulating the elements to achieve the gothic qualities desired; William Faulkner, Edgar Allan Poe, and Sylvia Plath all use different techniques in their writing and this is what gives each of their pieces of literature a different feel. For example in William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily he uses techniques unique to himself. Such as, writing the story in an alternating kind of way to help the readers to carry the action forward in their own minds by suggesting doubt in the story line, this allows us to be surprised at the end when we find out what really happens. This back and forth style of writing is prominent throughout the whole story, but the biggest example is that Emily starts out dead and then the writer proceeds to continue the rest of the story from back when she was alive. His story also has a creepy setting where anything can...
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...Writing is a very important way for me to express feelings and emotions that I’m unable too publically say. Writing is also a tool that helps me expand the way I think and process information. Writing is enjoyable to me when I am going through a hard time or if I feel the need to capture a highlight moment in my life. Writing is also enjoyable when I am reflecting upon myself and other events within my life. Writing is simply a gateway tool to your mind and many things. Writing is a very important way for me to express my feelings and emotions that I’m unable to publically say. In today’s society it is politically correct to put everything in writing. In my eyes I feel it’s good to have a paper trail. With a paper trail you can always...
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...|Question |Your reflection | |How would you define academic |I would define academic readiness as, being prepared to embark on an educational journey. For | |readiness? |instance take myself, I haven’t been to school in 10 years, for someone in my shoes this | | |circumstance could be a bit overwhelming. So I am now preparing to enter a new educational | | |journey that I need to get ready for. I feel this stage in my life is where academic readiness | | |will take place. | |What concerns, if any, do you have |The concerns I have will mainly come from the academic writing portion. As far as academic | |with academic writing and reading? |reading goes, that’s second nature to me. I have always enjoyed reading, I feel that’s why I read| | |so fluently. On the other hand, academic writing is a totally different subject. Like I stated | | |earlier, I feel I could use some help eliminating words in writing. I know what I want to say, | | |but sometimes it doesn’t work out right on paper. ...
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...Over the course of the semester I personally feel that I have developed as a writer. Throughout the essays I wrote, there is a common pattern of errors I made, ranging from poor choice of words to poor sentence structure. Overall I feel my biggest weakness in writing is putting my thoughts into words and being able to clearly express my ideas. I often find myself thinking one thing, but writing it with poor choices of words. After looking through all of the revisions, I do feel I have a better grasp as to tieing to my ideas together and clearly expressing the points I am trying to get across. In the future I need to spend more time in the editing process, making sure that my sentences are structured properly and flow well. At...
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...Purpose of the Essay The purpose of the essay is to show that woman of color, and age could be very graceful, and elegant. The story also explains that writing is very important as so is reading, but it is more than that you need to be able to speak with intelligence (Angelou, n.d.). A quote from the essay Mrs. Flowers stated that “no one can make you talk-possibly no one can, but bear in mind, language is man’s way of communicating with his fellow man.” (Angelou, n.d.). The meaning of this is that your voice will have you stand out from others. The way you talk to other will predict the way other see you in society. Whether you are seen as lower class or higher class (Angelou, n.d.). One descriptive writing pattern Descriptive writing is...
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...a good job on melding tone and writing style to make the reader feel depressed for Phil and the way his life was. With short descriptions of his family that he hardly talked to and the dispassionate way in which his boss was finding his replacement, the author was able to create the uncaring tone. The way that the author used her writing style to describe everything in a clipped and concise way also led to the overall feeling of the story. With this writing style and tone, the author was able to express the topic in an appropriate way. The speaker says “I think that was it”() when telling the reader what Phil died of, making the reader feel like the speaker had no concern for Phil and his death at all. The speaker also uses quotation marks around the words “dearly beloved” when describing his children in a slightly sarcastic way so as to emphasize the fact that Phil has almost no connection to his children. Phil’s eldest child even went around the neighborhood asking about his father because he knew so little about him. When alone with his daughter in the car “they had nothing to say to each other.” () Phil was so absorbed in his work that he had no real family connections to speak of and he had nothing else to live for. The way the speaker talks of Phil and his family really illustrates how little feeling the speaker has for them and produces the uncaring and depressing tone which is used with the authors writing style to help the reader feel certain emotions. The author...
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...Megan Major Essay 1 ENC 1101 October 14, 2014 Valencia 1275 words How to Not Procrastinate Perfectionism and procrastination go together like peanut butter and jelly. By people expecting too much of themselves, they tend to become scared of writing and the essay not meeting their expectations and therefore procrastinating until the last minute. Although many more elements come into play, priorities and organizational skills are a big role in the way you may procrastinate. Many people may just need help in the organization department in order to not procrastinate and others may need help dealing with many more issues they have with the issue of procrastination. I believe in order to help prevent or totally eradicate procrastination from your work method; you must first look at yourself. Are you struggling with confidence or is it simply that you are too much of a perfectionist and nothing you seem to write is up to par? Well, the first step would be to stop over thinking everything you decide to put down on paper; it probably isn’t as bad as you think it is. When you stop over thinking, writing will come a lot easier and less forced than before and you may feel that you don't have to wait until the last minute to write your assignments. Also, with putting less pressure on yourself and constantly forcing yourself to rewrite the assignment over and over again; you’ll feel the weight of an elephant being lifted off your chest. Good organizational skills have been...
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...Myself in Writing Certain people don’t like to write and others can’t get enough of it. Personally, I swing both ways about writing. I enjoy being able to express my feelings down and share them with others, not all the time because there are some things I like to keep to myself. I love the idea of letting my ideas and thoughts stream out and come to the surface. Reading other people’s stories or thoughts inspires me to be free and write down how I feel. Sometimes it’s hard to express the feelings I get and how to incorporate them into words for others to comprehend, but I guess that’s the reason. To have others approach your feelings and figure out the emotions they capture through your piece of literature. Now, the part I dislike about writing is having to follow structure and regulations. I do understand why there are building blocks to literacy writing, I just don’t feel you get to allow yourself to come out of your shell as much. For example, me, I am writing this essay allowing myself to express what I feel and about my writing history, but it’s going by some guidelines of the class. The font, margins, and the minimum length of the essay are just the beginning of them. In high school I remember we had to write about how we felt about a book that was assigned in class, but we had to have a thesis statement, a full-circle ending, and it had to be 3 pages long. I did enjoy reading the book, the analysis behind the words and writing what we got out of the book. It...
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...Question 5: writing to inform/describe/explain (although the question could ask you to do both) Question 6: writing to persuade/argue Question 1: Inferences from the source The first type of question tests your understanding of a text. To answer this well you need to do two things: 1. Find the information the question asks for. 2. Explain why the information you have chosen answers the question. The key skill tested here is how to summarise an argument. For this you need to identify what the text is about and then decide if the writer thinks the topic is a good or a bad thing. You can do this by looking at: • The heading or title - this should help you decide on the main subject of the text. • Vocabulary - the kinds of words (nouns) used to give information will also indicate a particular subject. For example, an article about global warming will include words such as "environmentalist, carbon footprint, greenhouse gasses and sustainability". • Attitude - adjectives and intensifiers should tell you what the writer thinks about their subject. Look for words like "totally brilliant, absolutely ridiculous, complete nonsense, straight forward common sense". • Argument - the author will use points to develop their argument. Look for discourse markers - phrases such as "on the contrary, what is more, and another thing, as a result, in conclusion". Tips and traps When reporting what a writer says in a text you should summarise what they say and how you know. Do...
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...During this semester I have learned multiple things in my class “Introduction to Writing 101S”. I have learned different writing techniques, different forms of citation formatting, and how to find and properly use different sources; through class exercises and writing the different types of papers I was able to learn those skills, but, when it comes to writing, I still need improvement in order to use a proper grammar, commas, create a statement thesis, and writ a references in APA format. I can remember the first few days of class, the feeling of being hit with the harsh and abrupt reality that I actually had to work hard this semester. Uncomfortable at first, I gradually caught on to the quick but efficient pace our teacher had required from us. Although there was a significant amount of work this semester, I look back now with a smile. I feel that all that work truly paid off, because now, I feel confident that I could write a much better essay then I use to. And it’s very important for me because it was the first English class that I ever took in my academic experience. I have learned how to focus on well combining of grammar, writing mechanics, and citation format. Expanding a writing ability can be difficult and often times frustrating, but when done well, writing can change the opinions of thousands. In Introduction to Writing 101S I learned that the first step in writing an essay is to read and comment the articles that belongs to the essay’s topic. Another important...
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... |Your reflection | |How would you define academic |In my opinion, academic readiness as someone who understands, or is striving to understand the | |readiness? |topic of study. Someone who is academically ready is one with goals outlined, a vision of these | | |goals, and a plan of action to obtain them. While each student learns differently, there are | | |certain characteristics one should possess. Some of the traits of an academically ready student | | |include responsibility and competency, self-direction, and creativity as well as the desire to | | |learn. | |What concerns, if any, do you have |I have very little concerns with the academic reading portion, though I do have a few with the | |with academic writing and reading? |writing. Due to my lack of persistence and desire to know how to do this, I didn’t all of the | | |skills academic writing requires. I am confident though, that I will learn the correct writing | | |process through these classes, the workshops I have signed up for, and the tools...
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...be alone. Maybe it's the constant noise and demands of three children that helps me appreciate some quiet time to myself. In fact, some of my favorite time during the day is the time I spend driving to and from work (I live about twenty minutes from where I work). I often listen to the radio, so I don't know if I'm technically alone, but it's time where I can think and reflect on things that have happened during the day. It's often during this time that I have some of my best ideas, too. If we ought to be familiar with anyone, it should be ourselves. And spending time alone can help us come to know ourselves better. In this lesson, you will read some pieces that show the authors learning about themselves. You will see through the readings how the experiences we go through often teach us things about ourselves that we didn't know before. Hopefully, as you go through the assignments in this lesson, you will find out new things about yourself, too. 1. Learn the meanings of eight new words; these are words that will also appear in the literature selections you will be reading. 2. Read the selected pieces of literature, recall basic facts about what you've read, and answer questions that require you to...
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...to a Lyrical Masterpiece Introduction Creative writing is seen by many as a way to free the expression of the mind, allowing anyone who feels the urge to put their thoughts on paper can do so. There are a large number of people who have lived throughout time that have had their legacy live forever through their writing because they were able to eloquently configure their thoughts in a manner to reach others. Writing in literature has stretched over many long periods since the beginning of time and that could easily be established by taking note that the Bible is the highest selling book of all time. The Bible may have not been written all at one time, but the majority of the works and its authors were mainly from the same time period. Writing has gone through different ages where the majority of writers had the same idea, or style of writing that they wanted to focus on. Some of the ages of writing that had a strong influence on literature as a whole were that of the neoclassical and romantic age of writing. One piece of literature in particular that has been the topic of many discussions is the “Ode to a Nightingale”. This piece of artwork has been under much scrutiny for its lyrical anatomy, and it has also received much praise for its elegance in form. This short poem has given the world of literature much to discuss all the way down to when it was actually written and how many pages it was originally written on. Writing in Style Ode to a Nightingale was a piece written...
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...Importance of Writing and Communication Abstract From a business’s point of view having the ability to write and communicate well is a fundamental attribute one must have in order to move forward. Writing intellectually and reading will ultimately equip an individual with the communication skills one needs to participate effectively amongst their peers. Your writing will reveal to the readers who you are and how much pride you take in your work. It will be foretelling about your educational background and even your level of business expertise. By developing your writing skills early in life, this can help you enhance your ability to solve problems and think critically. It is very important to use correct grammar as well as spelling as this will say many things about your character. Communicating impeccably during an interview helps sell yourself and present to the potential employer what type of conversationalist you will be and how well you will be understood by your coworkers and management. Importance of Writing and Communication Especially in the over stimulating technological world we live in I feel that it is extremely important to hold on to our writing and communicating abilities. We are no longer following the regulations of proper writing and communication. People now are failing to use correct verbiage and punctuation due to the auto correction of everything option. Today, technology has constructed numerous principles of writing that is simply attainable;...
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...When I began this course, I had no idea what college writing would be like. All throughout my high school experience I was taught to write in a specific format, but all of that prior knowledge was extracted upon entering this class. I had never struggled with writing previously, but when this class began, I knew I was going to be challenged. I did not know what to expect from this course. I think I was just hoping that there would not be a drastic change. Even though there was a tremendous amount of change, this class had benefitted me the most out of all of my classes my senior year. Throughout this entire course I had learned many useful skills when it comes to writing a college level essay. I think one of the most helpful tools that I was introduced to during this semester was the website PaperRater. In previous years I just had to rely on peer editing which was not always the best method of editing. After using PaperRater I believe that my papers have advanced in vocabulary and sentence structure. Another useful tool that we were instructed to use was Noodletools. I had used this program during my freshman year, but I did not really understand how to properly use it. It has helped me keep my citations and information for my essays organized. The skill that I used most frequently was metacognition. The term metacognition refers to “the processes...
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