The original documents and sources were written by Theopompos in the 4th century BCE. The source was written in origins by Theopompos a Greek historian and then in the 2nd CE the writer Athenaus took the source and added it to his own work. The document was about the Etruscans but, specifically about the Etruscan Women. The author compared the Etruscans to the barbarians of the west because just like the barbarians of the west the Etruscans also shaved their bodies smooth. One argument of the document
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as a writer because I had never been challenged. I also didn’t know of MLA, colloquialism, or any of the rules. As we continued to write more essays and learning new concepts, I felt like i was improving. Writing has never came easy for me though. I tend to get off track and write things that are irrelevant to the subject. So, taking this class has helped me greatly. Overall, I feel like I’m improving but I still don’t feel like a strong writer, or anywhere close to a college level writer.
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In "punk power in the first year writing classroom", Optimism One addresses a wide variety of readers. First he is addressing first year writing students. He gives them a guideline as to how to create a well written piece. he also addresses writing instructors, he encourages them to break away from a standard and let the students write in their own format. Lastly the readers of his piece may also be some who want to learn who to write and are looking for different approaches. Most of these readers
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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
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Often in rhetorical writing especially when analyzing another person’s writing one comes across disturbing facts and stories that we wish would be to good to be true. However there is no running from the facts no matter how grotesque or horrible they might be. Horrible is just one of many words to describe the subject of the paper Bob Jeffcott wrote. The subject he chose was sweatshops and slave labor, which just by hearing the subject causes many to flare up in emotion. He offers his point of
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Is there a special way to read? One may think reading is as simple as opening the book, skimming the words once, and then you're done. However, that's not the case and reading requires a sufficient amount of diligence. In college you don't merely read, but you also analyze, understand, remember, and respond to the writing. Chapter 3 of Successful College Writing expands on this topic and offers insight on the actions that accompany reading and responding to the text. College introduces difficult
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As an author, your main job is to create a story that attracts your audience’s attention, but also retains it through out. Authors shy away from the mundane, and focus in on the details that make the story worth telling. Authors ponder on how to make these key details more appealing, so they use strategies like, metaphors and distortion. They have the creative ability to bend and shift the story to better deliver their message. Author Flannery O’Connor has written “I am interested in making a good
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Being at Allegheny for this semester has taught me a lot about my writing habits. In almost all of my papers, I stray way off track just to make a point that needed one sentence of explanation. During the time I sent on my final portfolio, I really tried to focus on getting the point across in much shorter detail and making sure I am staying on topic. The thing that has helped me the most is the feedback I am receiving from you and my classmates. I decided to begin with my original research paper
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The National Day on Writing at Fairfield University was a very inspirational event. I liked doing different writing exercises such as making a list about things I care about and writing a prompt using only numbers. In his presentation, “Writing for Justice and Writing for Healing”, Dr. Yohuru Williams discussed that writing is a reflective process and that your wounds produce an effective narrative. I also learned that, “the core of writing is communication”. For example, Dr. Williams is very passionate
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Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts” is an excerpt from her book, Bird by Bird (1994), where she argues to let go of the anxieties and fears of creating a masterpiece paper right away by simply writing without question in order to get all of your thoughts out first. She refers to this style of writing to one of a child’s while also reminding the reader to just freely write knowing that no one else will be seeing this initial draft. It’s clear Lamott wants to connect with her readers and help ease
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