Category: Being a Writer

Yezierskas Breadgivers, Bakers Growing Up, and Moodys Coming of Age in Mississippi, all demonstrate the idea of The American Dream. For Yezierska, Baker, and Moody, their version of the American Dream was different. They went through many obstacles to try and achieve their version of the American Dream. In Yezierskas novel, Sara Smolinskys dad stood…

American author Nelle Harper Lee is best known for his writing. To Kill a Mockingbird is the first novel by Harper Lee. He was born on April 28, 1926, the youngest of four children of Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Cunningham Finch Lee. She grew up in Monroeville, a small town in southwest Alabama. Her…

The call of the wild is the first novel that Ive read. This novel thought me how important the relationship between humans and animals is. I learned that you have to use your own feet and dont rely on others in order to survive. Also, the lesson that I can take from this novel is…

Abstract In this essay, I will be looking at four particular stages of my reading habits prior to adulthood and questioning how they might have affected my reading and writing practice without my realizing it. By doing this I hope to re-examine my early literary journey under the lens of Literary Criticism. In particular, I…

Vanishing Educational Traditions Career aspects are being changed by influencers more frequently in these past few decades. Hands-on occupations are not as appreciated as they had been in previous eras. College degrees are more enforced by educational mentors than ever. Since higher educational ranks have been encouraged for young adults for so long, vocational and…

At the end of World War II, William Faulkner gave a speech after accepting a Nobel prize, his bold use of language portrays that a writers duty is to admonish the delusions that hinder our ability to perceive the world honestly. Two books that give an account of nostalgia, An American Childhood by Annie Dillard…

Introduction to Austens Stylistic Devices What is an authors style? What are their voices and tone and how do they portray them throughout their writing? Jane Austen was an astonishing writer during the 18th century, whos writing varied novel to novel. One of her greatest works being Pride and Prejudice. Within the novel, she uses…

There are so many people that now write. The advent of free writing platforms has opened up a wealth of possibilities in an industry which used to be seen as a closed shop by many people. Wherever you are based in the world, there is no greater time than now to become an author. However,…

The process of reading like a writer is very helpful for readers, especially college students. Basically, reading and writing always have an intimate relationship, the more reading skills that readers have, the better they apply in their own writing. There are a variety types of reading, but the method of reading like a writer is…

I am applying to the Journalism and Communicatons Magnet because I believe that journalism is a great way to learn more about the world, and it is also an effective way to communicate with people. Journalism is a very important skill for me to learn, as it allows me to grow in what I’ve loved…