Comparing The Elements of Style and Grace and Style Toward Clarity and Grace Webster’s dictionary defines style as a particular or distinctive fashion, form or manner. This leaves much unsaid in context to the world of writing. Everyone looks at style differently because everyone has their own interpretation of what it is. The Elements of Style and Grace and Style Toward Clarity and Grace are two different books. Though these books have many differences, a lot of the ideas are the same; they
to writing are used when composing a piece. In Strunk, White and Williams’ attempts to educate formal writers on how to write stylish, understandably, and within the rules, they give great examples of the usage of correct grammar, composition, and words and expressions. The authors of both books agree that there are rules to follow when writing a good or stylish paper and that most or all of the rules need to be followed in order for your piece to be a success. I do believe that Williams was a
William Bradford used very different styles of writing. In writing, praise and everyday living the Puritans favored the ordinary and simple. William Bradford wrote in what is considered the 'plain style.' This form of writing was used by many Puritan authors and was thought to be direct and to the point. The plain style consisted of simple sentences and everyday used language. It never had figures of speech and especially not any imagery. A good example of this style is found in the passage from Bradford's
also had several words for precipitation, most translating to “rain”, and only one meaning “snow.” I believe that the geographic terms help reinforce the idea that they lived on the plains. Also, for the Mana tribe to not have a term for ocean shows that they probably did not live near the ocean or any body of water; thus, they did not make a term for it. Also, from my knowledge in Natural History (BIO305), the weather terms describe weather conditions that are common in the plains. Aside from the
wantonness and wit” (12). It is no surprise that all of the delicate beauty Nature creates in stanza two is destroyed by Time in stanza five. Time “dims, discolors, and destroys” the creation of Nature, feature by feature (25-26). Stanzas three and six complete the parallel. In the third stanza, the mistress is made, but in her is “a heart of stone” (15). Ralegh points out that her charm o... ... middle of paper ... ...s known to outlast flesh once a body has died. Time spoils the insides of the
for the Lord to take control of his life and to use that life to create what He will. He then expounds upon this idea by incorporating many of the parts of a spinning wheel into the analogy. Taylor asks that all that he believes come from the Holy Word (his distaff) and that all that he longs for be kept in line with the Lord's wishes by His "swift flyers". He wants his conversation to spring forth from that which the Lord is creating in him, just as the thread, once spun, does not change in nature
entering Mecca during the hajj Muslims pilgrims must follow certain requirements. Muslims should first say the Talbiya, recited Arab words used for centuries. Then they should first take a bath as this symbolises purity. Then they should change into the required clothing for the hajj, for men this is two sheets of unsown white material and for women it is a clean plain dress, this symbolises equality for all Muslims, by all wearing the same clothes the differences of wealth between all Muslims during
Church History in Plain Language is written by Bruce L. Shelley. This work focuses on the history of Christianity from 6 B.C. to the current period. It covers some of Christianity’s greatest events, theologians, and the various subsection of Christianity. Other than the events leading up to the death of Jesus, I had very little knowledge of Christianity’s history. After reading through the book, I have gained understanding on the Christian Councils, scholasticism, Christendom, and modern trends of
pleasurable because they are paired with plain style sentences. By beginning his essay with compact, then leading into lengthy and descriptive sentences, Doyle accomplishes a both/and style of writing. There are a few extensive sentences in Doyle’s essay, but, the majority of them are concise and to the point. To start writing using a both/and style, one must begin writing with a plain style. This is described as “a writer who masters the stylistic principles of the plain style, earnestly
The lyrics of Tim Lopez of Plain White T's song, The Giving Tree, hits home for many who have been in a relationship and gave them there all without receiving it back. The song relates to many people in relationships or even friendships. The relation to the song can range from a variety of ages and sexes. Someone can only put so much into a relationship with receiving little to nothing back, until they finally break down and walk away. Tim Lopez was inspired by a children's book by Shel Silverstein
hate. I remember some of the memories as if they were yesterday. His words would cut me through me faster and deeper then any scalpel could. He smelled of cigarettes and coffee on a daily basis, but tried to always cover the smell with the horrendous Brut cologne. It seems cliché but all I remember is all the bad, none of the good. I remember the late night fights. All I did was sit in the corner of my plain room. Staring at my plain room that only consisted of a dresser that stood up to my chest, and
Capote utilized rhetoric to no only describe the town but also to characterize it in order to set a complete scene for the rest of the novel. Capote does this by adapting and forming diction, imagery, personification, similes, anaphora, metaphors, asyndeton, and alliteration to fully develop Holcomb not only as a town, but as a town that enjoys its isolation. Capote begins the novel with a complete description of not only the town as a whole, but also the people and landmark buildings, which allows
There are numerous tasks that you, as an Army instructor, need to complete on a daily basis. Just a few of these tasks are submitting grades sheets on time, retraining soldiers that have failed an exam, and ensuring that graduation goes through without a hitch. Nevertheless, the most imperative of all these is setting up for class prior to the start of the lesson. This incorporates setting up the visitor desk in the proper order, having the correct media selected and that your equipment is in
such as I should pray for anything." Throughout the next years, the sin Hester committed changes her personality and identity. Once a beautiful woman, Hester now looks plain and drab. Once passionate, she is now somber and serious. She had contained a precious quality of womanhood that has now faded away. Her plain gray clothes symbolize her temperament and disposition. There are also good effects that the sin has on her. She becomes more giving and caring, and is endlessly helping
am writing about Religion and forsake of argument it all can be subjective. Since certain interpretation have been interpreted far too many years ago.(Schidlowski, 1988) We have no idea what the meaning of the words, pictures, and symbols truly meant. We recognize symbols, pictures and words but do we really understand the translation of their meanings. Noted, scholars would argue my point and they say it is absolute. I have in my book collection From Distant Days (Foster & Read, 1995) I just want
way to dissuade the public from smoking is plain packaging. Plain packaging ensures no distinction between the brands other than the name. Each pack holds a graphic health warning sign. All logos are taken away and each brand name has the same typography. Anything that could attribute any personality to a pack of cigarette is taken away. The design has been researched to be the less attractive possible (Daube et al. 1001). Australia has been using plain packaging since 2012, while Ireland quite recently
This is evident firstly by appearance, where Blanche is described as beautiful and Jane plain, their different inner characters, the way they connect with Adele and finally how they express their feelings towards Edward Rochester. Blanche Ingram’s stunning beauty contrasts Jane’s simple physical appearance as they are described physically opposite. Throughout the book many characters describe Jane as plain and simple. When one of Ms Reeds maids, Ms Abbot describes Jane she states, "If she were
lot of racism in America and some people were just plain hateful and bold with their opinions. The surprising thing for me is that McDonalds did not care about the issues in the
Analysis of Buddhism Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen The book Buddhism Plain and Simple, by Steve Hagen, caught my attention and became more interesting to me than I thought. I have always heard of the religion Buddhism, but I never knew what it was all about. I never thought that Buddhism was as huge as it is. I knew that it existed in other countries, but I never knew what exact countries. Many of the views in this book surprised me and the book taught me a lot about morals and better ways