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- Ten Timeless Persuasive Writing Techniques Want to convince your readers to do something or agree with your point of view? Okay, that was a silly question. Of course you d...
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Anti-Heroes in Literature
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- Anti-Heroes in Film and Literature It was Aristotle who first described the elements of a tragic hero in the classical Greek tragedy plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripide...
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- Lois LaneLois Lane is the primary love interest in the DC Comics’ Superman stories. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in Action Comics #1...
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- Ask The Experts Writing a Great Statement of Purpose Lesson Summary:What is an SoP?Why is Your SoP Important?How NOT to Write Your SoPWhy is a Go...
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- Ask The Experts A Closer Look at Personal Pronouns What is a Pronoun?A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You use pronouns like “he,” “wh...
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- Warning: This essay perhaps seems a bit depressing at first, but it’s not that bad once you read into it. Feel free to comment on my lesson if you have anything to say. ...
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- Hunter S. ThompsonHunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was a famous American journalist and author, most famous for his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Ve...
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Notable literary movements
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- Literary Movements Literary movements are terms which group writers whose works have similar subject matter, writing style or thought. There tends to be overlap in literary mov...
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- Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein Two journalists who uncovered the biggest scandal in American politics (Woodward, far left, and Bernstein. On the right, the Watergate complex....
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- Lester BangsLeslie Conway Bangs (December 13, 1948 – April 30, 1982) was a famous American music journalist, author, and musician. Most famous for his work at Creem and Rollin...
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An Introduction to Grammar
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- Ask The Experts What is grammar? Maybe you find English difficult. Once you get used to it, it’s not that bad! When you were younger, perhaps ...
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An Introduction to Grammar
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- Ask The Experts What is grammar? Maybe you find English difficult. Once you get used to it, it’s not that bad! When you were younger, perhaps ...
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Passive Voice
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- Ask The Experts This lesson will help you understand what the passive voice is, why many professors and writing instructors frown upon it, and how you can revise your...
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- One of the best ways to sell is to use a narrative format, which is a fancy way of saying tell a story. Stories are engaging and enjoyable, so they don’t f...
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- Ask The Experts What is Journalism? Journalism is an incredibly diverse field that offers a variety of career possibilities ranging from investigative reporting ...
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- I recently heard a fellow student recite part of this poem in class. Most of you may be familiar with T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland” poem. T.S. Eliot wrote thi...
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- <span style=”font-family:tahoma; font-size:20px; color:Blue;”>What is Writer’s Block?<span style=”font-family:tahoma; font-size:14px; color:black;R...
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- Ask The Experts School of Journalism Ryerson School of Journalism The Ryerson School of Journalism, at the centre of downtown Toronto, offers a dynamic, hands-on lear...
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- Journalism: Training, Qualifications, and Advancement The work of news analysts, reporters, and correspondents is usually hectic. They are under great pressure to mee...
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The Four “P” Approach
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- The Four “P” Approach:A Persuasive Writing Structure That Works More than half the battle of creating compelling content, is solid structure. Disorganized writing inhibits ...
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- On The Road a novel of the Beat generation by Jack Kerouac ”...the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desir...
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A Copywriter's Job
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- Watch this old Apple Computer commercial below, known as “The Crazy Ones”. “Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the...
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Writers' Quotes
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- Quotes on Writing “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug. Mark Twain Whenever y...
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- Ask The Experts School of Journalism and Communication Carleton’s School of Journalism For more than 60 years, graduates from Carleton’s Journalism program...
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- Günter Wallraff: Undercover Journalist Günter Wallraff (born October 1, 1942 in Burscheid near Cologne) is a famous German writer and undercover journalist.Wallraff c...
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- “Be interesting.”It’s good advice, but it’s nothing new. You’ve probably known from the beginning that being able to interest readers is a crucial part of growing as a writer.Bu...
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- This movie trailer is for a documentary on the famous Gonzo journalist, Hunter S. Thompson
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- Super-cool fictional journalists Kent Brockman Mr. Brockman is TV news anchorman. The Simpson family often watches him on the KBBL-TV network. He hosts the popular Channel 6 ...
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- Ask The Experts Art History and Communication at McGill The Department of Art History and Communication Studies embraces the interdisciplinary study of art, culture an...
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Writing: Shorter is Better
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- Writing: Shorter is Better Think about this quote:“I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had time to make it shorter.”- Blaise Pas...
