Also you see that through their writing that they tend to feed off of certain period of time for inspiration or topic. ... He seems to refer back top Europe and the Americans seem to be a little glorified in his writing. ... Washington Irving decided to take a more creative approach to the description of the American people, being the first American writer to write about America his writing made somewhat of an impact in literature. ... Two different writing styles, two different writers one topic of interest, one goal in mind, and two completely different way of achieving this goal. ...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The competition with the Soviets gave an added boost to the technological and scientific revolution; and American universities expanded immensely as centers for defense research, for the education of a vast new public, and as employers of creative writers and as arbiters of taste. ... In letting a rural black woman with little education tell a story that affirms the value of her heritage, Walker articulates what has since become two central themes in her writing: the importance of the quilt in her work and the creation of African American Southern women as subjects in their own right. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate