When it comes to writing, personal narratives are my strength. It is easy for me to put my personal experiences on paper. ... Besides personal narratives, I also enjoy writing poetry. ... When I finally get an idea in my head, I am in such a rush to get it written down that I don't look at the tense that I have written in. ... The second Piece of writing I am extremely proud of is a personal narrative about family Christmas traditions. ...

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We read many narratives such as "Patient," "The Washing," and "The Moment." I was unsure on how to write a narrative before reading these stories. However, I gained insight on how to be persuasive within a personal narrative. ... My work for this course illustrates that I am capable of writing personal narratives and analyzing papers. ... It gave me strength in the following areas: - How to write a well written narrative - How to organize my ideas into a story - Strengthened my persuasion skills - How to learn through your my own writing (discovery aspect of this essay) THE ANALYSIS PAPE...

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The Ideas of Slavery The well-known civil rights leader Frederick Douglass writes his narrative about personal experiences with slavery, as well as, his efforts towards becoming a free man. Hidden within his narrative, he reveals his thoughts and ideas as regards the institution of slavery and the equality among men. ... Douglass, in his narrative, describes his paradigm to freedom. ... Throughout his narrative, Douglass expresses his desires to be free and equal. ... Frederick Douglass shares many ideas with other writers and thinkers. ...

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In the narrative of Mrs. ... Thus, objectification is required while treating her narrative. ... The Europeans, like May Rowlandson herself, emphasized on personal properties. ... Accumulation of personal property suddenly became crucial. ... The depth and accuracy of this narrative is limited. ...

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He stresses the idea that black slavery was "an economic phenomenon. ... However this idea is also debatable. ... If theses ideas are debatable, then we must question the way they are presented as facts. ... Although published for abolitionist purposes most slave narratives were very personal accounts, snapshots of lives rather than political statements. ... The slave narratives give an insight as to what life was like on a personal level. ...

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In this essay I intend to discuss classical narrative, and how the Oscar award winning writer Steve Tesich uses conflict to develop the narrative in his semi-biographical screenplay, "Breaking Away". ... Mike (Dennis Quaid) is no longer the star quarterback, Moocher (Jackie Earl Haley) cant decide to marry or break up with this girlfriend, and quick-witted Cyril (Daniel Stern) can no longer play the class clown, they have no idea what to do with themselves. ... And secondly he creates believable characters with their own personal traits. ... Narrative can only end on the resolution on confli...

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Many narratives follow this formula. ... Her narrative gives a first person perspective into the conditions of her captivity. She gives insight on her personal views of the Indians, both before and after her capture. ... She used the idea of the Bible that depicts Jesus as the shepherd and his followers as an innocent flock of sheep to draw a parallel between the Puritans to be innocent and the Native Americans being wild and barbarous animals. ... The narrator draws parallel between biblical stories and her own personal hardships she was experiencing. ...

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The slave narratives, though, often in forms of autobiographies, told stories with the specific purpose to inform and captivate their readers with their entire personal journeys. ... Douglass narrative consistently builds his reputation as an inspirational, resolute hero, while Harriet Jacobs pleads for understanding and sympathy from her readers throughout her story. ... At the climaxes of their narratives, both authors apostrophize to what their souls yearn for the most - Douglass wishes to be a free man and Jacobs thirsts for the reunion of her family. ... Modern girls struggle with the ide...

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Narrative peculiarities in Virginia Woolf's "Mrs Dalloway- This essay (that I would rather consider as an analysis) will deal with the narration, narrator and narrative techniques of V. ... In "The Gender of Narration in Virginia Woolf's early novels-, one can find interesting lines that also would correspondent to my personal view of V. ... Definition of Narrator; multiplicity of narrative voices. ... Anyhow, -The Gender Narration - proceeds with developing the idea of one common female narrator with the following lines: "We get the feeling that there is a common female subject or ...

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After reading this text, I became aware of how natural the use of personal narrative can be. ... The primary goal of using the narrative approach in pastoral care is in the realization that our personal stories are a part of god's unending story. ... Personal and social transformation is the intended result. ... I liked the idea of presenting love and loyalty as the foundation of a happy and enduring marriage. ... Stories from a pastor's personal life are helpful only if the stories are conflict free. ...

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Slavery consisted of individuals that worked for so called slave masters who treated them not as human beings but as their personal property. ... In Frederic Douglass's dramatic autobiography Narrative of the Life written by him, clearly show how religion was used to work in a harmful way towards slavery. In this paper I will show the negative effect that religion had on slavery in Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life. ... Most people say that believing in a certain religion is good for the body and soul and is also a good way for one to communicate with God on a personal lev...

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Before the Civil War, slave narratives such as these were the first to use such dramatic personal experiences of African- Americans in a text. These narratives, as well as others helped create terms such as "personal as political" and "consciousness raising", which were coined during the 1960's Women's Movement. ... In searching for a resolution to this conflict Jacobs demonstrates the power of personal agency in thought, speech and action. ... Double-consciousness refers to the idea that the Negro in America must look at himself through the lens of a white person, or in other words ...

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If this sounds like a good recipe for cognitive dissonance, that was sort of the idea" (par 1). ... This use of narrative also sets a conversational tone to the article. ... Pollan's use of narrative shows that the support for his thesis doesn't only consist of secondary sources but also of personal experience. ... This contradiction fortifies Pollan's thesis by ruling out Singer's idea that humans are tyrants to domesticated animals, and saying that we are actually their providers. ... Furthermore, Pollan also uses his personal experiences as a guide for his thesis. ...

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Salty taste of summer for Neptune's children Megan Jacobson's speech explores many powerful techniques and ideas, which collide together to form a very descriptive, powerful and inspirational narrative, that won her the Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year 2001. The purpose of the narrative made by Megan Jacobson was to entertain the general public and to enjoy. ... This anecdote also shows past and personal experiences in the narrative between the Jackson's, and Megan and her brothers. ... Megan has given her own opinion in the narrative and it is used well with...

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Hence, the director of the film becomes an auteur by driving personal and artistic control of the film. In his films, Nicholas Ray uses common themes, settings, cinematography, genre, and narrative structure as his personal connection to the audience. ... Another recurrent theme in Ray's films is the idea of troubled youth. ... The absence of the villain makes it hard to analysis the narrative structure using Vladimir Propp's narrative functions. ... Like car wrecks, Ray's films have many reoccurring ideas. ...

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Imagery serves as a valuable component when attempting to make a narrative pleasantly readable. ... Through this useful method, one can formulate a vivid picture of the narrative for the reader. ... From my personal interview conducted with a liberal arts student at my university, I learned that our preconceptions of imagery can be traced back to past experiences with children's books, as we learn pictures, we take imagery from words. ... Imagery can also be used to facilitate the flow of the narrative. ... Creating images with words can enrich any piece of writing, and it is also the bes...

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(Balance sharp-edged critical analysis with personal impression.) ... Idea structure. ... Show how writer deliberately builds narrative into a climax. ... Remind reader of central effect / idea the evidence explores. ... Can venture into personal evaluation of effectiveness of techniques / comment on idea / theme. ...

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It is with this type of reading perhaps that a lesbian narrative space is created by Cather in "My Antonia." ... Cather's characterisation, with effective use of binary oppositions, a male narrative voice and critique of conventional gender/norms and roles allows this lesbian narrative space to be drawn out from the main text. ... Jim's revolution towards the snake further accentuates how the idea of the male is treated within the novel, opening up a space for a lesbian narrative to be formed. ... Farwell begins to define her idea of the lesbian narrative space by suggesting "...

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An economical control of free labor diminished any ideas of liberation for African Americans. ... From narratives to historical journals, each author uses their own technique to represent Blacks" resistance and struggle against slavery. ... One the most important topics addressed is the idea of docility. ... Sterne uses Hammond's personal writings to account for an exact interpretation of the methods used to "train" the slaves into obedient and willing partners. ... Unlike the other two essays discussed, author Olaudah Equiano uses a slave's personal account (which are his o...

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NARRATIVE STYLE AND STRUCTURE Told in retrospect, the novel is a first person narrative in chronological order of the events of the summer of 1922 with Gatsby's personal history revealed through various flashbacks spaced intermittently throughout the plot. ... If this evaluation was placed at the end of the novel, responders may have developed their own personal opinions on the value of these characters contrasting to the portrait which Fitzgerald was trying paint of them. ... By conveying all impressions and ideas from one perspective, that is of narrator Nick Carraway's, Fitzge...

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The naive narrative technique gives the animals' perspective, showing us that they notice things but don't really get it or necessarily observe it. ... This simple retelling of animalistic violence shocks the readers more than if the violence had been told with a more complex narrative voice. ... This narrative technique and use of irony challenges the readers about their stereotypical beliefs or ideas of power and the manipulation of lower-class animals or the proletariat in Russia. ... This use of the allegorical device of dramatic irony in Animal Farm leads the readers to create...

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When reading Neil Postman's books, the reader notices that most of his ideas could be put together to form different ideas. ... When the reader takes these two chapters and combines the ideas, then, new and profound ideas are discovered. ... One of Postman's central ideas in "The Typographic Mind?... Postman refers to his narratives as "gods" in the sense that they tell of origins and futures, give meaning to the world and provide a sense of "community", "personal identity" "continuity" and "purpose". ... In "The Necessity of Gods", Postman says" Without a narrative, life has no mean...

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The multi-linear narrative structure of "Run Lola Run" challenges the idea that a situation can be resolved in only one way. This essay will discuss how relationships between cause and effect contribute to the film's multi-linear narrative. ... He also breaks the narrative conventions by altering the normality we are left with at each ending (Bizzocchi). ... That's one plausible way of interpreting cause and effect throughout the film; that it's about timing; that "our future and the futures of those we encounter in life are the result of a complex mix of personal choices, circ...

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Most of the Native American traditions distinguish between songs and narratives. ... During the late nineteenth century and during the twentieth century came personal narratives. ... The sense of community is the idea where an individual is part of a whole. ... Animals, objects, and humans are believed to have a personal spirit or personality. ... It was a book that dealt with personal experiences, character sketches, Sioux tales and history. ...

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This can be seen through the narrative and language structures of the text. ... In the context of the text, this return to traditional values means the subjugation and oppression of women to the degree at which the have no personal and social rights. ... This is an example of how language and narrative structure can be used in a text to manipulate a reader's interpretation of themes or ideas conveyed. ... Flashbacks in the narrative also provide readers with an idea of how the architects of Gilead came to power and provide parallels to events that occurred in the United States at the time...

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