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Articles about sentence openers (0-50 of 90)
- Great Villains: Shylock, Iago, Claggart
By: marciano guerrero | - The greatest villains in literature are tough, wily, intelligent, and so strong that they can challenge the hero or heroine. Often readers root for these scoundrels, and they gladly do it because they are well constructed.
Weak villains call for weak heroes. It's not the good heart of the hero, nor the beauty of the heroine, nor the noble actions of the good characters that make great fiction-not at all. It's the caliber of the scoundrels that call for the good deeds and ennobling n ...
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- Truman Capote's Breakfast At Tiffany's - Literary Techniques
By: marciano guerrero | - Right at the outset I want to make clear that my object of commentary is Truman Capote's novelette Breakfast at Tiffany's, and not the movie by the same name.
From the novelistic point of view, a few of Capote's writing techniques drew my attention during this rereading.
Throughout the book the narrator shows his frustration in attaching a label to the protagonist, a label that would capture and define her personality, something catchy and easy that readers could quickl ...
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- Stephenie Meyer: How To Write {boring|clumsy) Sentence Openers
By: marciano guerrero | - Here's an excerpt from young writing phenomenon and bestseller Stephenie Meyer's Twilight:
Jess drove faster than the chief, so we made it to Port Angeles by four. It had been a while since I've had a girls' night out, and the estrogen rush was invigorating. We listened to whiny songs while Jessica jabbered on about the boys we hung out with. Jessica's dinner with Mike had gone very well, and she was hoping that by Saturday night they would have progressed to the first-kiss stage. I ...
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- F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby - Jordan Baker, Lesbian
By: marciano guerrero | - While Nick Carraway is the only narrator of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Jordan Baker -a secondary character- is an ocular witness and agent in the turbulent history of the Buchanan's. Jordan is not only Nick's main source of what happened back in Louisville, but also an agent provocateur in the lethal drama that involves Tom, Daisy, Myrtle, and Gatsby.
In chapter 1, when Nick visits his cousin Daisy Buchanan, he immediately perceives Jordan:
"The younger of ...
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- How To Propose, Marry, And Stay Married For A Lifetime
By: marciano guerrero | - Although more than fifty years have gone by, the magic moment when Mary Patricia came into my life is as fresh as the morning dew, as clear as spring water, and yet just as warm as a mild fever.
In my first semester at Columbia College in New York City, with the pressures of final exams upon me, as I looked for a secluded spot to study I found myself in John Jay Hall, where the music practice rooms were located. Mozart's magical music flowed from one of the rooms; it was the adagio ...
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- Charles Dickens' David Copperfield - Mr. Dick's Magical Dimension
By: marciano guerrero | - This is an appreciation of the angelic Mr. Dick.
In Charles Dickens' David Copperfield we meet angelic innocence personified in Mr. Dick. What to Miss Betsey Trotwood seemed to be deep human problems that need to be solved, to Mr. Dick they are but simple events which need simple answers.
When David first arrives at his aunt's place, Miss Betsey addresses Mr. Dick: 'how can you pretend to be wool-gathering, Dick when you are as sharp as a surgeon's lancet? Now, here you ...
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- The Wife Of Bath: Feminism, Machism, Or Neofeminism?
By: marciano guerrero | - Every time I read Chaucer's "The Wife of Bath," (prologue and tale), I come with a different conclusion as to what the good wife did actually want or aspire to in life. I won't comment on what the author meant to convey; I will leave this to the end. In this last reading I want to comment on Dame Alice's motivation in telling us her story.
Wasting no time the Wife tells us that her story will be about her personal experiences and marriages-all five of them:
That marriag ...
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- Sylvia Plath - Poet, Novelist, American Icon
By: marciano guerrero | - Discussing with my wife the quality education that women get in women's colleges, Mary Patricia pointed out to Wellesley producing Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Smith College Sylvia Plath. Of Mrs. Clinton we know a lot, but of Sylvia Plath we know less.
Sylvia Plath attended Smith from 1950-1955, and graduated summa cum laude, wining a Fulbright Scholarship to Cambridge. There she met poet Ted Hughes, whom she later married.
Not only was she talented poet but also an essa ...
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- Piano Bars In Nyc - The Rum Bar And Karen Brown
By: marciano guerrero | - Last Saturday night a friend of ours had some visitors from out of town, and asked us to meet with them at The Rum Bar for a 'fun night." And a fun night it was!
The Rum Bar is located in the lobby of the Edison Hotel, right off Broadway, on 47th Street. Although I'm not familiar with the hotel facilities -and I understand the place has many that they are proud of- I am much acquainted with the Rum Bar, for over the years I've spent quite a few nights there.
For those o ...
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- The Second Pillar Of Writing - How To Use Clauses
By: marciano guerrero | - A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb:
She promised.
[This is an independent clause.]
Although she promised
[This is a subordinate clause introduced by the signal word 'Although.']
Independent clauses contain a subject and a verb and they can stand on their own as sentences.
Subordinate clauses contain a subject and a verb, which are introduced by special words called subordinators.
While I pac ...
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- The Indispensable Pillar Of Writing: How To Use Phrases
By: marciano guerrero | - A phrase is a group of words without a subject and a conjugated verb; some phrases may have a subject or a conjugated verb, but not both. Each phrase contains a "central" or predominant word or words which are often called the 'head of the phrase.'
Noun phrases function as subjects, direct object, indirect objects, or objects of prepositions:
My canary is sad.
[My canary is a noun phrase functioning as the subject of the sentence.]
My yellow canary hi ...
Tags: adjectival phrases, adverbial phrases, participial phrases, prepositional phrases, verb phrases
- Nyc Cop Marc Morales: Swine Flu In Nyc
By: marciano guerrero | - After a whole shift riding that damn patrol car, I decided to walk -to keep the circulation flowing on my numb legs- from the Precinct to the Blues Bar & Grill, on Second Avenue.
Not only was the joint packed, but noisy as hell. It smelled of burnt chicken wings.
Not having much to do this glorious (high up in the 70s), Friday-afternoon, I told Saleem, the bartender, to run me a tab. I was on my third beer chaser when a huge guy -who was being loud and obnoxious- ...
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- Did Philosopher Nietzsche Love His Mother?
By: marciano guerrero | - What should we think of a mad philosopher? Should we take him seriously or should we discard his ideas as the ranting of a rabid madman? Some of Nietzsche's ideas are worthy of study, but many others are feeble and laughable. In this article, however, I will comment on the man's attitude toward women.
Given that Nietzsche believed in the ideology of the "will to power," everything else that wasn't powerful he cast aside as a sign of weakness. And into the pile of weakness he threw w ...
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- Edgar Allan Poe's Unity Of Impression - How To Write A Short Story
By: marciano guerrero | - When I sat down to write my mini story on "Alzheimer's" I pretty much had on mind Edgar Allan Poe's writing principle: Unity of impression. To bind the story together I used an object (a 100-burnt out light bulb) that would mirror and symbolize human life: that it eventually burns out.
Poe held that a good work has to be short enough to be read in one sitting. If it requires two sittings, the unity of impression and effect is damaged. That is why he was so critical of Milton's long ...
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- Great Sentence Openers In Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre
By: marciano guerrero | - In this admirable first-person narrative, Jane Eyre -a small, plain-faced, intelligent and honest English orphan- recounts her childhood and latter years leading to her marriage to the mysterious Edward Rochester.
What make the novel fast-paced, fascinating, and ultimately admirable are not the mundane events and incidents that happen to her, but the manner in which she tells them. Within a few pages it becomes obvious that the narrator is a character who is a master of the English ...
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- Writing For Dummies - How To Shuffle The Writing Desk
By: marciano guerrero | - People often ask me, "Where do you get your ideas for your stories and articles from?" My stock answer is from my daily activities, which include really humdrum, mundane acts that everyone performs.
My first act in the morning is to make a fresh pot of coffee. As I do this chore I find myself thinking about a myriad things that have happened in the past, things that I will handle during the day, or things that I may contemplate doing in the future. This is a delightful task. Since n ...
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- 3 Words That Bring Material Riches And Power
By: marciano guerrero | - From the dawn of history to today, some humans seem to "have it all." Maybe we should a take a second look at our obsession with equality, the Declaration of Independence notwithstanding.
Separating the Wimps from the Hunters
Even in our times we show a great deal of respect and admiration for those who are good hunters: head hunters, job hunters, partner hunters, and other type of hunters. While we are in awe of aggressive behavior, we denigrate wimps and whiners. Pres ...
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- Marc Morales On The Beat: East Of Tiffany's
By: marciano guerrero | - Sunday afternoon. After spending a good hour at Borders (57th and Park Avenue), I went to Staples (right across the street) to buy a rim of paper for my printer. Since I am a cop -on and off duty- I always take a quick look of the whole scene of any place I go. By the pens and markers section I saw a tall blond (her back to me) talking to a man who looked like Yo Yo Ma (the renowned cellist). Didn't make much of it; the store was a little empty, unlike weekdays when it is usually crowded. So I w ...
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- Obama's Stimulus Package Is Working: Keynesian Economics Works
By: marciano guerrero | - In October 1929 the stock market crashed, making obvious the problems that caused the Great Depression. This market crash of 1929 may be the worst economic crisis in American history.
In September 2008 The worst liquidity crisis unfolded over a weekend: Lehman Brothers heads for bankruptcy, AIG begs for survival, Bank of America swallows Merrill Lynch, and all hell breaks loose.
But will the financial crisis send the economy on a spiral downward? Will a Great Depressio ...
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- Well Written Sentence Openers In Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho
By: marciano guerrero | - What can one say about a fine writer -Bret Easton Ellis- who chooses a vicious and violent theme? To me it seems like a waste of talent. But to each his own! Why lament the fact that Flaubert -another superb writer- chose to write about infidelity, adultery, the provinces, and a dunce of a heroine? Yet the fact remains that while Madame Bovary is a masterpiece regardless of its theme, American Psycho is a minor work.
American Psycho is a scary book for whoever reads it, be the reade ...
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- Insurance Companies Are Exempted From Antitrust Laws - Why?
By: marciano guerrero | - Senator Chuck Schumer (D, NY) and Patrick Leahey (D, Vermont) seem to be gaining ground in their efforts to pass an amendment to remove insurance companies from the protection of antitrust laws.
The ongoing health care overhaul currently being debated has brought to the fore the privilege the insurance industry has enjoyed for the past 64 years: Insurance companies, like Major League Baseball, have been exempt from federal antitrust laws.
Monopolies stagnate markets by ...
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- Can I Major In Investment Banking?
By: marciano guerrero | - Over the years, because many of my students approach me with questions about careers in Investment Banking, I've written down a few stock answers. Here are my notes:
An investment banker is someone who works or is connected with an investment house. Such investment houses or companies are often called investment houses, brokerage houses, underwriters, or simply investment banks. Many investment bankers are employees, but others may function as agents or independent contractors.
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- What Is A Hedge Fund, Anyway?
By: marciano guerrero | - What is a hedge fund?
A hedge fund is an aggressively managed portfolio of securities set up for investors who have a net worth of over one million dollars. Investors who participate in a hedge fund must sign a letter of agreement specifying that they are knowledgeable investors and that they are aware of the risks.
The hedge fund managers use advanced strategies to maximize the return on investment to the fund. The strategies employ highly leveraged positions inlong a ...
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- Panic Attacks: Pucci's Story
By: marciano guerrero | - If I could speak I could tell Mary Patricia why I've been so weepy for the last few days, but since I can't I'll go on as usual. I suffer from an illness I barely understand; I've heard people say it is autism.
Since I can't talk I like to listen and I learn many things, and I love to master new things that require putting two and two together; God has a way of making up for my muteness with good understanding. Maybe one day I'll grow out of this speechless stage since I'm only thr ...
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- How To Begin Your Fiction: Classic Sentence Openers
By: marciano guerrero | - Let philosophers look for the substance that underlies all of creation. Let mathematicians and physicists construct axioms and build a cosmos and so interpret reality. Let linguists search for the Adamic language-but let master writers be free.
The novelist must be free to explore the depths of humanity. D. H. Lawrence said, "Being a novelist, I consider myself superior to the saint, the scientist, the philosopher and the poet. The novel is the one bright book of life."
...
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- Alliteration In The Hands Of Master Writers
By: marciano guerrero | -
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Tongue-twister
When writers combine stressed syllables that begin with the same consonant sound, they can achieve not only euphonious sounds, but also mark certain beats and cadence within the narrative's rhythm. For example:
Noise, nausea, and loneliness-but that's nothing really new.
The 'n' consonant adds a very distinctive rhythm to the text, adding a halting cadence to the grim, negat ...
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- The Dehumanization Of Art - A Toxic Theory By Ortega Y Gasset
By: marciano guerrero | - Because I have admired the Spanish philosopher and art critic Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883 - 1955) for many years, I have been reluctant to review any of his books. His writing style offers a peculiar angle of vision about culture, philosophy, and art. As a result for years I've been a consumer, always taking from his work and never giving anything back.
But now it's time to give something back. So, here are some very personal likes and dislikes.
Ortega's title of the boo ...
Tags: dehumanization of art, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, ortega y gasset, Protagoras
- Zeugma -rhetorical Device Used By Master Writers
By: marciano guerrero | - What is a Zeugma?
Zeugma is a rhetorical device where a single word is made to refer to two or more words in a sentence, often playing on the words' literal and metaphorical meanings.
Smiling with a crooked smile that did little to hide his crooked intentions and crooked teeth, he said "Trust me."
The verb 'To hide' controls two other words: intentions and teeth. But what is worthy of note in this zeugma is the juxtaposition of an abstract noun (intentions) to a c ...
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- Alzheimer's Memory, War, Love, And Mercy
By: marciano guerrero | - Glancing through my bookshelves I noticed a book entitled, The Things They Carried. This is a book about GIs who served in Vietnam and in which the author captures the spirit of the nation by the artifacts the soldiers carried into battle.
To fix the remembrances we most value we carry or keep our favorite things. In my case, I value a 100-watt burnt out light bulb more than anything else I can think of. I will explain in a moment.
In the mid-sixties, as both Mary Patri ...
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- Subjects In The English Sentence: Visible, Invisible
By: marciano guerrero | - Subject as opposed to the predicate, is a grammatical unit consisting of a noun or pronoun which represents the entity performing the action. Example:
Jesus wept.
The noun 'Jesus' is the subject and the conjugated verb 'wept' is the predicate.
The definition of 'subject' stated above is a temporary definition, for as we are going to show, the English sentence permits other grammatical units -besides nouns or pronouns- to act as subjects.
Nouns ...
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- Adjectives Are Coloring Words That Splash
By: marciano guerrero | - Not long ago as I was re-reading Harper Lee's To King a Mockingbird, I noticed something that I had skipped over so many times in past readings: a grammatical lesson on the adjective, right from the narrator's mouth.
Scout says: "Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I'd have the facts."
What are adjectives?
Atticus Finch was correct in his advice. In general adjectives limit, narrow, describe, embellish, adorn, or simply encroach on nouns. But they ...
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- Employees Retention During An Economic Downturn
By: marciano guerrero | - Be the Employee of the Month Everyday!
In the first year of the Obama administration the economy is still in a slump. More than at any other time, employees worry about their jobs as the pool of applicants and mendicants grow larger-all begging for employment. With this preamble it only stands to reason that those who are employed should do their best to retain their jobs.
"Easier said than done, my friend," some might say. But take these good words from me, a humble se ...
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- Employer Job Interview - Clincher Clues
By: marciano guerrero | - In today's barren economy --with 10% unemployment-- everyone looking for a job needs every possible edge. We are in what economists call "an employers' market," in which employers can choose from a large pool of candidates. The edge often is within you: you must come across as a likeable individual, as someone who will "fit in;" someone who will add to the company rather than subtract: an asset rather than a potential liability. In short: You want to be liked!
Don't be overconfide ...
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- Possessive Nouns - When To Use The Apostrophe
By: marciano guerrero | - One of the oldest traits that makes man human --and something that we can all relate to-- is 'possession.'
While animals are fiercely territorial, humans are fiercely possessive. We compete so that we can win something, be that an asset or some abstraction such as fame and glory. In fact, Jacques Rousseau, in his Discourse in Inequality #2 affirms that, "The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying "This is mine," and found people simple enough t ...
Tags: Jane Eyre, possessive nouns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Writers Resources
- Focus Groups - What Do They Accomplish?
By: marciano guerrero | - Focus groups are useful in generating new product ideas or evaluating of new product concepts in very early stages of development before a great deal of time, effort, and money are expended. Some industries leap ahead by preparing a prototype, which is then evaluated by a focus group.
In addition, focus groups also evaluate existing products to assess quality, whether all the features are necessary or if others ones are needed. Much information can be garnered by employing focus gro ...
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- Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice - Marriage Proposals Or Insults?
By: marciano guerrero | - How Mr. Collins proposed to Elizabeth Bennet:
Not long ago, Mary Patricia and I saw a movie based on the Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. The scenes in which Mr. Collins and Mr. Darcy proposed to Elizabeth Bennet made us cringe with disgust.
This is what Mr. Collins says in a boorish preamble:
"Almost as soon as I entered the house I singled you out as the companion of my future life. But before I am run away with by my feelings on this subject, per ...
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- Descartes And You: Journey To Success
By: marciano guerrero | - A journalist asks the captain of an Olympic crew team, "How do you handle those huge waves, those slamming gusts of winds, and undercurrents?" The captain answered: "We don't worry about that. Those things are outside the boat. We concentrate on what happens in our boat."
Such anecdote reminded me of Descartes' Discourse on Method in which he sets some rules or precepts for knowing and accepting the true (rather than the false), and also some rules of ethics, or as he called them, " ...
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- Free And Proven Marriage Counsel: Love And God
By: marciano guerrero | - When Mary Patricia and I were graduate students -and married-we went to a party given by another married couple and for married couples; although a few single students drifted in. And like in most college-students parties way after midnight (curled up on sofas, or forming a circle on the floor, legs crossed) we discussed the hot topics of the day.
Peter and Marcella -Peter a native of Iowa, and Marcella a beauty from Peru-had met while Peter was serving in the Peace Corps. Marcella ...
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- A Romance Is Not A Novel
By: marciano guerrero | - Sir Walter Scottin his "Essay on Romance," established a basic difference between romance and novel. While he considered the former a narrative that consisted of marvelous and uncommon incidents, he saw the novel as a work that reflected society; which explains why he wrote so many historical novels.
Nathaniel Hawthornein his preface to The House of the Seven Gables writes:
When a writer calls his work a Romance, it need hardly be observed that he wishes to claim ce ...
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- Anthony Trollope's Autobiography
By: marciano guerrero | - This is wonderful book, to own, to treasure, to read and re-read for a lifetime!
Trollope's Autobiography is a perennial source of wisdom--besides being inspirational--to writers, but in particular to fiction writers. The book in general is an ABC of perfect, round sentences, and sentence variation, which of course makes for agile prose.
However, personally, I find three chapters that are unsurpassed in English letters: Chapter VII which contains his 'Scheme of Work;' C ...
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- Bankruptcy: Bankruptcy Reorganization, Bankruptcy Liquidation-any Alternatives?
By: marciano guerrero | - The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, brought about a few changes to the current USA bankruptcy laws, but in essence the structure of the 1978 Act remains the same.
What is bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy is a legal procedure that protects an individual or business that cannot pay its debts; it also protects the creditors. The bankruptcy proceedings may be:
Voluntary, which is initiated by an individual or business unable to pay its ...
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- Cholesterol Fat: Blood Cholesterol Level
By: marciano guerrero | - Introduction
After Labor Day I go for my annual physical checkup. As the years roll on inexorably, I must confess that I look forward to this ritual, and I don't mind taking the train to Crestwood (2 stops beyond Bronxville). Actually, I must confess that I really enjoy the trek from the train station to my doctor's office-it's all uphill.
Besides the physical activity, I do a little thinking, passing in review the main events of the year just gone by, and what I should ...
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- Demagoguery In Napoleon Hill's Think And Grow Rich
By: marciano guerrero | - Introduction
Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Heraclitus, and Anaxagoras (Ionian philosophers, 6th century B.C.) and other spent their lifetimes searching for a single substance or formula that would explain our changing universe.
Likewise, mathematicians, astronomer, and physicists, such as Euclid, Ptolemy, Pythagoras, Brahe, Kepler, Copernicus, Pascal, Galileo, Descartes, Newton, Leibniz, Einstein, and others searched for constants of the universe by means of mathemat ...
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- What Are Crimes, Misdemeanors, And Torts?
By: marciano guerrero | - For many years I've lived with the vague knowledge that crimes and torts are both punishable offenses, but I never bothered to investigate the difference between them till now. So here are some notes I want to share.
First we must break apart the term Law. In the United States "the Law" divides into two categories: Private law and Public law.
Private Law: Torts
As the title implies, this type of law guides the relations of individuals and businesses in a co ...
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- Postmodern Model For Book Reviews
By: marciano guerrero | - Most book reviewers use two traditional approaches. Either they take the bland way of simply being descriptive, or they present a vigorous-and often negative-critical angle.
Here is the traditional reviewer's approach:
1. Immediately mentions the full name of the author and the title of the book.
2. Isolates the theme of the book. A theme is the main topic which could possibly be reduced to a brief sentence; for example: "Billy Budd deals with good and evil," or " ...
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- E Rice Burroughs, Tarzan Of The Apes - A Protoype
By: marciano guerrero | -
To re-read a well written book is not only pleasant but also inspiring; especially to writers who are always searching for methods to improve their prose.
While the oeuvre of popular authors such as John O'Hara, Ernest Hemingway, and Norman Mailer, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Fowles -who wrote so much in their lifetimes-- are by now buried in the dunes of oblivion, E Rice Burroughs' Tarzan remains vibrant and beloved. But ...
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- Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice - Jane Austen Writing
By: marciano guerrero | - "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
With that incredible sentence Jane Austen draws the reader into her story. Is she serious we ask? 'A truth universally acknowledged' is the language of mathematics, of science, of logic; it is like saying: "we are dealing with self-evident truths--axioms."
How does this statement apply to society? to families? to manners? From the beginning Jane tells ...
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- Correlative Conjunctions - How Master Writers Use Them As Prose Hooks
By: marciano guerrero | -
By choosing to start his long novel David Copperfield with the correlative conjunction 'whether/or,' Charles Dickens signals the readers that perhaps they should search for more than one hero in the story. What a startling beginning!
Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.
Because correlative conjunctions add clarity, crispness, and fluidity to the narrative ...
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- To Dazzle And Trap Your Reader Use Dazzling Sentence Openers
By: marciano guerrero | - Americans' speech, or to be more precise, speech habits that most use from cradle to grave, follow a strong pattern that often impedes them from writing well crafted sentences.
"Kay shaved her hair."
Subject (Kay), verb (shaved), and Object (her hair): S-V-O
When people write, they bring their speech habits into writing. That is why so much of the English newspaper articles, essays, journals, legal briefs, and fiction that we read today are so soporific, even thou ...
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- Intransitive Verbs - How Ian Fleming Uses Them In His Novel Doctor No
By: marciano guerrero | -
From the examples that follow -culled from Ian Fleming's novel Doctor No--you will realize that in all cases, Fleming uses an abundance of intransitive verbs, and many of them as sentence openers.
In a novel where the hero is an action hero, this is understandable. By definition, 'intransitive verbs' express a doable action. And the action hero is always doing something--never inactive.
Bond stiffened.
M snorted.
Bond persisted.
Bond grin ...
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