1. Description of
Anyone could tell it, anyone with a daddy who let his finer nature slip away from him during an icebound war in Korea, who allowed the devil inside him to come grinnin' out every time a sip of whiskey trickled in, who finally just abandoned his young wife and sons to the pity of their kin and to the well-meaning neighbors who came bearing boxes of throwaway clothes. (xi) Rick refers to this as setting up the pathos that engages the reader and draws him into the emotion of what is to come. Apparently this introduction greatly appealed to his readers. The book quickly became a bestseller. .
Style.
In a recent personal interview with Rick Bragg, I asked him about the process by which he has developed his style and approach to his subject matter. I was invited to one of the journalism classes he teaches at the University of Alabama and through these two connections I came to understand his use of linguistic and stylistic techniques in everything he writes. .
On writing about the South, Rick says, "It's like cooking - in making a roux. You take the tasty ingredients and cook them down "thick, almost burnt to a dried blood-colored paste"" (personal interview). He adds that the history of the deep south, civil war, reconstruction and the great depression, has supplied the heat for the roux adding fine flavor and aroma to Southern culture. Bragg's writing often reflects angst, which he says, comes from knowing first hand the injustices and class distinctions that still exist even in modern America. His passion and his hardest work, he says, are to transfer oral tradition to paper without losing the voice of the people.
Like Truman Capote and others, Rick writes non-fiction in a narrative style sometimes called New Journalism that employs a fictional method to tell a real story. Even though he has so far only written non-fiction, his style could be considered "stream of consciousness " since his books are mostly memoirs or biographies that meander chronologically.
The British were even on the verge of granting recognition to the South. ... Many considered it a tie, but it was marked up in Bragg's loss column. ... The admirable William Rosecrans opposed Bragg. ... Rosecrans pursued Bragg to the banks of a small N. ... They ended up in Chickamauga, where Bragg attacked on September 19, 1863. ...
Young Richard Russell Riordan, better known as Rick Riordan, was raised in a family of educators. ... According to Adlit.org (2014), Rick Riordan admitted that he did not like books before he reached the age of 11 or 12 years old. ... " said Rick Riordan (2014). ... Rick Riordan was satisfied with his two jobs. ... As a caring father, Rick Riordan told a lot of Greek myths to his son in order to keep his interest. ...
Rick Scott specializes in clogging the media and often takes it upon himself, rather than relying on his campaign staff, to maximize the number of negative ads aired against Crist. ... Scott has also voice -via his ads- to the Floridian voters the average amount of money misallocated by Crist during his time in office and has suggested that Crist maintains relationships with men who are behind bars. ... Rick Scott is informed and as a businessman he is keenly aware that most of hid voters are primarily the elderly, who can be easily swayed by television ads. ... Charlie Crist may have construc...
The character's that have changed the most are Randy Bragg, Lib McGovern, and Helen Bragg. Randy Bragg was a lazy man who just sat around drinking and spying on Florence's pets all day. ... Helen Bragg was a very loyal wife and a great mother to her two children. ... Like the Bragg's and all their friends that had survived, they had each other to lean on and help them out along the way. ...
CNN reacted quickly to a couple shaky comments made by Rick Sanchez by firing him only a day later. ... Born in Cuba, Sanchez began working for CNN in 2004 as a host of "Rick's List," a two-hour show on CNN's afternoon lineup. Before the time slot was filled by former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and columnist Kathleen Parker, Sanchez hosted a prime-time version of "Rick's List" (Bauder). ... CNN released a short statement saying, "Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company. We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well" (The Huffington Post). ...
Rick's former lover Ilsa comes with her husband Victor Laslo to the saloon. ... Rick comes in and yells at Sam to stop, and then he sees Ilsa. ... Rick and Ilsa are in love and plan to leave on a train to get married. ... She doesn't go with Rick on the train and leaves him heartbroken. ... The war separated Rick and Ilsa, and brought them back together. ...