There should be a creative writing course implemented as a required subject to be accepted into college. Initially, the creative writing course would promote creative thought, and artistic freedom, assisting to build personal morals and viewpoints of the students; thereafter, it would reinforce any background a student had in writing, or teach the skills that weren't learned. ... If at all possible, every college preparatory student would be required to take a creative writing class. ... To expand their horizons, and attempt to build personal morals, a creative writing class is key. ...

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Novel: Guide to the Galaxy Author: Douglas Adams Genre: Parody; Fiction Douglas Adams who was born in Cambridge, England in 1952 wrote "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" which was published in 1979. Adams was creative child who began his writing career by creating comedy sketches during his...

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When it comes to expressing my creative outlets through writing, I think back on those things that have always touched my life. ... Whether it be the tragedy of my past or the longing to see what awaits me in the near future, my writing has been constant enough i can count on it to help me release all my emotions. ... To say that writing on that which you do not know about is difficult, is an understatement, as I have learned time and again in recent years. ...

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Throughout school, I've always had a love-hate relationship with writing. ... But, as the days went on, I found myself writing more and more. ... My involvement in journaling led me to discover creative writing. ... I was stressed out and the only writing I did was for research papers in class. ... Yet when I start reading a book or writing a story, everything else fades away. ...

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In his writing Steinbeck used his clear descriptions and strong voice which clearly presented the atmosphere of the time and a creative writing style in writing the book, which makes it fascinating to read. As I was reading this novel I kept thinking about how much I viewed the way he was writing this novel as an art form. I play guitar and take my music writing very personal, thriving to create something that hits the inner most emotions yet also to do it in a fresh and creative new way. ... Steinbeck's techniques and great writing style are what made this story of such a traumatic t...

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Some of the major improvements of my vocabulary happened in those writing courses I took in my first three semesters at STLCOP. Even in those writing courses, I was assigned to read at least one story or article before the class. ... Those writing courses were primarily focused on how to become an effective writer by avoiding mechanical errors, while this literature course will be more focused on evaluating the elements of non-fiction works. This literature course of creative non-fiction is based on reading than writing. ... Music videos take away the creative process, and we tend to equate t...

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I remember writing a poem about this stuffed bear I had brought to class and it was a poem about love, because we had to write like Shakespeare. I think that my English teacher helped my writing improve tremendously, and over the years I have seen improvements from using her techniques. ... I think that these books that I read opened my mind to become more creative. I find myself thinking about creative worlds and fantasies just as they did in the books we read. I think this helped me with my writing a lot, especially in fantasy writing, because I could make up a lot of crazy things. ...

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I remember writing a poem about this stuffed bear I had brought to class and it was a poem about love, because we had to write like Shakespeare. I think that my English teacher helped my writing improve tremendously, and over the years I have seen improvements from using her techniques. ... I think that these books that I read opened my mind to become more creative. I find myself thinking about creative worlds and fantasies just as they did in the books we read. I think this helped me with my writing a lot, especially in fantasy writing, because I could make up a lot of crazy things. ...

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Arnold begins his argument by stating that, "The critical power is of lower rank than the creative" (2104), this is because man finds his true happiness within the creative process. However, this creative process cannot be limited to great works of literature, or most people would be denied their true happiness. Arnold says that well-doing, learning, or even criticizing can be creative projects and that they can be just as fulfilling as a great work of literature. ... This is to say that the poet should understand the world about which he is writing, and it takes a very critical analysis to...

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Walt Whitman Through the history of the United States there have been many poets; with them came an equal number of writing styles. ... This paper will review Whitman's poem, ""Leaves of Grass," his writing style, and discuss the controversy that has followed for over one hundred years. ... It comprises poems written between 1855 and 1892 that glorify America by looking at the landscape, history, and people through the eyes of a creative thinker. ... Of course, any writer who breaks the mold and develops a new and unique writing style, will be the target of positive and negative crit...

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The first memories I have of writing are painful at best. My middle school years were the toughest years of writing for me. We wrote in numerous writing styles. ... She taught me how to better my creative writing skills and how to put together a 5 paragraph story. ... I could surf the internet for ways to better my writing skills or chat with an online tutor about different ways I could learn a different writing style. ...

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There are many types of creative writing. I like writing descriptive passages rather than plot-driven action stories. Last year, we focused on individual aspects of writing, but we never combined these inter-related styles of writing into one flowing piece. ...

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I was never taught to control my thoughts well enough to express them in writing. ... It was all about memorizing new words and writing uniformly structured essays. ... He tried to bring out the writer in my by giving me creative writing prompts to work with. ... Writing is just another medium that allows me to share my thoughts with others. While I may not be the BEST writer, I'm definitely not afraid of writing. ...

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Written by Virginia Woolf, the book echoes her poetic style of writing, standing as one of her most revered works. Throughout the novel, Woolf steps away from traditional writing forms and explores the possibilities of creative prose. ... The Waves challenges the reader to step outside the realms of comfort and think beyond conventional writing to appreciate its giving nature. ...

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This also marks the beginning of Chopin's most creative period (Skaggs 4). After the publication of Bayou Folks, Chopin began writing more frequently. ... Chopin's writing became known as unconventional. ... Chopin finished writing The Awakening in January 1898. ... She stopped writing for months and was exiled by her literary acquaintances. ...

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Based on his experiences, this paper examines the roots and influences of Hemingway's unique writing style. ... Brevity in speech and in writing is a quality that was recognized by a supremely talented wordsmith and the preeminent practitioner of English writing, William Shakespeare. ... His writing has become such a prevailing influence in American writing that it is something a writer finds he or she has to be either consciously emulated or completely avoided. ... On the snippet, Hemingway prefaced the James quote "The war has used up words " by writing "on the debasement of words b...

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I was very excited because these reading exercises allowed me to discover different famous authors as well as their writing style and how their life and thoughts contributed to their writing work. ... His writing carrier began to take shape in 1958 when he enrolled the Chico State College as a part-time student. During the following year he joined John Gardner's class of Creative Writing 101, later on Gardner would become Carver's most important influence on his carrier. ... He said at that time "There is definitely a change going on my writing and I"m glad of it. ... I suppose it re...

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Her style of writing, her works, the image that she created, and the crazy life that she led are all prime examples of this. ... Sexton decided to enroll in Robert Lowell's graduate writing seminar at the Boston Center for Adult Education (Discovering Biographies 2). ... She began writing extremely personal verse concerning her experiences as a mental patient (Discovering Biographies 1). ... Anne's "open" style of writing was a very debatable issue. ... Sexton believed that complete honesty and self-revelation were an essential to creative work, so this was often the basis of h...

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Education today is focused to prepare people to be flexible, multi-skilled, dynamic problem solvers, and creative explorer of resources with the ability to interpret reality from multiple perspectives and bring harmony between knowledge and creativity. ... Education today is considered as an important mechanism and effective means to develop creative and effective human resource (Gould 1993: 148; Rao 1996: 2). ... In this regard Showalter (2004), Egan (2005) and Moore (2002) recommend activities such as mental imagery, gossip, play, mystery, maintaining reading journals and writing response ...

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Jean-Paul Sartre [who was one of France's most respected writers of the twentieth century] finds literature important because it offers new, creative ways to interpret the world. ... One IBM executive who is in charge of a group of engineers, said that he wishes that his engineers could demonstrate a more advanced writing style. ...

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Many of the scenes in this play are sometimes hard for the audience to understand, due to the old English aspect of Shakespeare's writing, so certain objects on the stage are essential to create and appropriate scene. ... The set designer sets the mood of the play or scene that will in the end be interpreted by the audience, so it is very important to have a good set designer with original and creative ideas that will work to gain the audience's attention as well as keep their interest in the play and help them develop a better understanding for the play. ...

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Although he is not the first one to use myth in poetry, Al-Magaleh is one of the pioneers who excel in using creatively myth in his poetry. ... That is why critics believe that by the break out of the revolution, Yemen has settled the issue of poetry by defeating the last conspiracy against its new Republican system in the 1970 and this brought about the emergence of new era for writing poetry in a modern fashion. ...

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Literature is a creative act. ... He described literature as, "imaginative writing in the sense of fiction" (Eagleton 1). If one then believes that 'writing in the sense of fiction' is the meaning of literature then who is it that decides what is true and untrue - and thus ultimately, literature? ...

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