Essays on Writing Page 6

“I no longer care about anything, and the end of my life is all I wish for.” (Unpublished Graffigny, 13-18)  Before developing into the “reigning queen” of French literature of the time, Mme de Graffigny (1695-1758) was a middle aged woman who lived a provincial life in the court of Stanislas in Lorraine.  Her most…

In Ellen Goodman’s “The Company Man” the brief items on the family members and the presidents of the company tell the readers many things about themselves and Phil. This essay shows how a workaholic is too involved with working to be with his family. Phil’s wife, Helen, feels she lost him to his work years…

A term paper is a research paper written by students over an academic term, accounting for a large part of a grade. Term papers are generally intended to describe an event, a concept, or argue a point. A term paper is a written original work discussing a topic in detail, usually several typed pages in…

“My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodor Roethke is a poem in which the reader experiences a horrific event: the whipping of a child by his father, told in the form of a romantic and beautiful dance – the waltz. The impression one gets from reading this poem is that the speaker, at least at the time…

There were many consequences to the printing press; including the spread of the protestant reformation and the growth of more accurate maps. However, the most important of them would be the creation of affordable books. When the printing press spread through Europe, Martin Luther heard about it, and when he did he got a hold…

The theory suggests that a nation’s strength is derived from accumulating substantial gold reserves and broadening its trade activities. Britain established the American colonies with the intention of augmenting their gold reserves. The colonizers sought raw materials to manufacture goods for profitable sale, as well as taxation revenue to generate income for Britain. The American…

When I entered the University of the West Indies, I thought I was at the summit of English Language, the summit of writing, the summit of analysis, but I was in for a rude awakening when I entered my first class for Writing in the Disciplines, FD14A. The foundation course Writing in the Disciplines on…

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            Two styles of writing that are commonly used in school are transactional writing and academic writing. While both styles share certain similarities, they also have several differences in a lot of aspects. In general, transactional writing is a writing style that is informative or persuasive in nature and content. In addition, this style of…

Pulp Fiction is a film by Quentin Tarantino that uses extraordinary techniques of editing, These editing techniques not only ignore basic film conventions but allow the film to have a feel that is very unique to it, The film was released in 1994 and was met with critical acclaim and is considered one of the…