Kaitlyn Barry English 11 Self improvement plan 4/17/14 I have been reading this book now for some time, called " The Great Gatsby." Let me tell you, I would have never found this book to be as interesting and as joyful to read. Once I got to actually reading the book though, I never wanted to put it down. I had my eyes glued to the book, wondering what would happen next all the time. While reading this book though, I had discovered many different things about the setting, the year the book was written, but mainly about the characters.
Reading Umberto Eco’s “Role of the Reader” in college, Ricky states that, “The reader completes the text, that the text is never finished until it meets this voracious and engaged reader.” Although there are critics who believe there is a right and a wrong way to ready books, Moody says, “I believe there is not now and never will be an authority who can tell me how to interpret, how to read, how to find the pearl of literary meaning in all cases.” Part 2. Response I really enjoyed reading this article about how the author really has a passion and understanding for reading. This is probably the most in depth piece of writing I have read about the philosophy of reading. Ricky Moody uses very educated language and supports his claims with quotes from well-known people, one being Nietzsche. He ends his essay with a strong quote that uses personification, “I believe in the freedom to see literature, history, truth unfolding ahead of me like a book whose spine has just now been cracked.” With this quote said, it is very apparent that the author has a passion for reading.
The selection of words is what gives the story life. Have you ever read a book and forgot what you even read when you finally finish? Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is the total opposite. The exploration of Henry’s changing relationship with his family and with Keiko will keep most readers turning pages. Jamie Ford has created an unforgettable duo whose story teaches us of the power of forgiveness and the human heart.
Vonegut also brings William Shakespeare and James Joyce into the picture because they are some of the greatest writers of all time and they never resorted to using large words in their books, instead they used short sentences to convey their stories to the reader .In Vonegut’s essay he says that we Americans are allowed to write anything that we want as stated in the constitution and no one is allowed to tell us otherwise and this is true or else Vonegut wouldn’t have been able to write his essay How to Write
Portrait of a Writer Before taking [ENC1101], I had never considered looking at myself as a writer or comparing my writing style and habits to those of other writers, both good and bad. Looking at myself as a writer and the processes I go through when writing might help me identify my weaknesses and adopt new habits more conducive to good writing. Not only has this class changed what I define to be a good writer, but this past unit has also taught me many new writing strategies that could help me become that good writer. Prior to taking this class, my definition of a good writer was rather basic. I considered a good writer to be anyone who could effectively convey a message to a reader.
The truth is, I knew that I was going to use an old paper, but procrastinated on revision. The morning of peer critique, I woke up in labor and knew that I was not going to make it to class. I had an old copy of the narrative and asked my sister to deliver it to Amber. It made it, but I was not able to ever make any revisions, so
Although he became a licensed physician, Abe never practiced medicine. Instead he began writing professionally upon his father’s death once his family obligations were absolved (Lamont-Brown, 31 pp.1). Abe’s writing was strongly influenced by a number of factors including: a lack of patriotism, medical school, and famous writers of the time. He strongly opposed the war and the strong sense of nationalism that many of his countrymen held during end of the war. Abe felt that he had no obligations to his country for he was “rootless” (Lamont-Brown, 33 pp.2).
Through my high school career, I always followed the motto of receiving and completing one task and then moving onto the next. Therefore, I would have to say that I have always been the type that reads “with the grain.” I would rather work with the author’s ideas as opposed to reproducing an argument in terms of my own personal experience. In other words, arguing is not my area of expertise. When I read a book, I often think of the work put into the writing and place myself in the writer’s situation. I find myself lost in thought of how they create ideas to generate their writings and find this to be a difficult task.
This preparation did not prepare me for the previous two days. People I barely knew were asking me about my letter. I tried to pacify the meaning and not give a straightforward answer, however, I remembered Hester’s strength and courage within the novel, the Scarlet letter. In comparison, I began telling those who asked with a new sense of confidence. With every, “What does ‘J’ stand for?” I would reply assertively, “’J’ is for jealously.” However, being asked what the letter indicated was not the worst part.
Yet and still, I find myself writing my essays on less exciting subjects such as, “Why I hate English.” Second on my list are the thick novels I always find myself not reading. “Black Boy”, “The Great Gatsby”, and “Their Eyes were Watching God”, were never on my list of books I ever intended to read, yet those were always the books assigned to me. One