They believed that, “We have a purpose, a certain audience, a particular stance, a genre, and a medium to consider- and often as not a design” (Bullock, Goggin 1). It is important to know what exactly your purpose is; all writing must have at least one. It helps you to understand how to proceed with your work. Your audience is who is listening or reading what you are
Comparative Essay In the final free-response essay you'll answer a comparative question that focuses on developments in two or more societies, and their interactions with each other or with major themes or events (e.g., culture, trade, religion, technology, migrations). You'll have 40 minutes to write the essay. It's recommended that you spend five minutes planning and/or outlining your answer before you begin
Now that you have finished reading the works in this unit, consider the ideals, values, and themes that early American writers considered to be important and worthy of inclusion in their journals, sermons, and poems. What are these ideals and values? Why were they important? How do different writers incorporate them into their works? Did certain values or ideals seem to become more or less important over time?
As a writer, you have certain responsibilities that you should always keep in mind while writing. Anne Dillard and William Faulkner explain what they believe their duties are as writers. Dillard explains a couple different duties that she believes she should always show in her work. Faulkner enlightens us on one main responsibility you should have as a writer. Though, their “duties” may be completely different, each makes their writing all the more better.
What is reading rhetorically? When you read rhetorically “you engage in this kind of reading, you look for the rhetorical strategies of the writer -- the patterns, structures, figures, & methods that a writer uses in order to make her/his point. This kind of reading can, in turn, help you to strategize your own approach to creating effective texts for particular audiences and purposes” (Malea Powell 1) Thorough out this semester we have reviewed several rhetorical readings. Although in the beginning, I never quite understood what the author was truly trying to say, but now I do. Understanding this form of reading can be very helpful in my future education.
For Edwards this included his view on religion. He believed that “There is nothing between you and Hell but the air; it is only the power and the mere pleasure of God that holds you up.” (41) He wanted to convince to repent, to be reborn in Christ. Last but not least, he wanted to save sinners from a decent into Hell’s fury. The moral of his sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” was therefore that if sin is committed, a persons tie with God is broken and they will fall into the hands of Hell. Edward’s diction and tone gives his listeners and readers an eerie feeling, a fear for sin, and an awakening for the wrath of God about to come.
But persecution and damnation is what I deserve. This is God’s thundering wrath for me. I came into this village like a bridegroom to his beloved, bearing gifts of high religion; the very crowns of holy law I brought, and what I touched with my bright confidence, it died and where I turned the eye of my faith, blood flowed up. I was full of pride and knowledge but now I am a broken, chastened and empty man which only has trace of guilt in his bones. Goodbye to you treacherous unjust
“Go, get thee to thy love, as was decreed. Ascend her chamber, and comfort her. But look thou stay not till the watch be set, for thou canst not pass to Mantua, where thou shalt live, till we an find a time, to blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends, beg pardon of the Prince, and call thee back with twenty hundred thousand times more joy.” (3, 3, 146) this is a shameful manipulation of Romeo, because Friar Lawrence is in no position to promise such a rosy
Who’s ever approach we apply, we must include the reader in our writing process. They need to have a sense that we had them in mind when we were creating our works. In “Writing for an Audience”, Linda Flower states there are three areas a writer needs to consider when addressing their readers, “the reader’s knowledge about the topic, his or her attitude towards it and his or her personal or professional needs”. (Flowers, 88) Compared to Howard Zinsser in “Simplicity”, who believes American writing is cluttered. As a society we tend to use “meaningless jargon” (98) to fill up our pages, talking around what we truly want to say.
HIST 1302 Writing Assignment I: American Populism: A Social History, 1877-1898 Purpose This assignment asks you to read, analyze, and discuss a scholarly historical monograph. The purpose of the assignment is to promote thoughtful reading, critical thinking, and clear expression of ideas. The Assignment • Part 1: The paper should begin with a brief summary of the book that shows that you have read it and thought about its structure and contents. Don’t just rewrite the table of contents. ***You’ll want to pay special attention to the author’s central argument(s) or “thesis,” the primary idea or ideas the author is trying to convey and convince the reader to accept.