Essays on Exclamation

1. “Notes on Punctuation” by Lewis Thomas - Summary The writers use punctuation marks in order to set the tone of the text according to Lewis Thomas. This differs from language to language and there are very few marks in English. It is important to use punctuation so that people do not write in an ambiguous manner. Commas are useful more than any other marks because they have many purposes. They should not be used in great amounts although they add a specific meaning. Lewis thinks that semicolons are important as well because they let the writer express themselves ...

The communication or interaction is always a two way process. The listeners and speaker and then again the listener/s and speakers, this is the process of conversation. In our communication process, we use 55% non-verbal communication, 38% of tone of voice and the contribution of actual verbal communication is just 7%. Hence the tone of voice, pitch, stress pattern are the important attribute to make the conversation effective and fruitful. The non-verbal communication is no doubt important but the intonation and stress pattern in conversation is also required to study. The intonation is very important in communication. There are ...

Bloodstain pattern analysis is a section of forensic studies, that deals with the analysis of spots and splashes of blood. Any achievement in science, especially in the analysis of blood and DNA molecules are widely used by detectives and criminologists for investigations and catching criminals. Therefore, despite the fact that the forensic examination of blood stains is not new to criminology, new technologies are allowing to achieve much better results using this technique and making it more common. Analysis of samples of blood stains requires extensive practical knowledge of such sciences as chemistry, biology, physics and geometry.(Culliford 12)

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“O Me! O Life!” is a free verse poem written in the traditional Walt Whitman style. It explores the old age question that has pre-occupied human existence for ages, the question of life and its meaning. Whitman manages to weave together his free verse form with a dark imagery that portray an individual at odds with their self and their purpose in life. This paper seeks to analyze how Whitman uses his free verse form and literary devices to create a vivid imagery of an individual on a quest to find satisfaction in their existence. The title “O Me! O Life!” has ...

CMN598 Rhetoric of Social Issues

12-05-2014 Abstract Advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and digital media have led to transformations in the way humans communicate and interact. One of the latest waves of the new media is a social media tool that have “introduced new communication patterns, created new forms of expression and stimulated wide civic participation” (Bardici, 2012). In the recent past, social media platforms have become important in driving social change. A case in point is the Arab Spring. In Egypt, for instance, social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were instrumental in fuelling the revolt that led ...

Introduction

The emergence of electronic-mediated communication has changed the face of written communication through a number of ways. For example, teenagers now modify conventional English punctuation to suit their tastes when using online and mobile communication platforms such as the email, text messaging and instant messaging. Although a number of scholars have researched whether these texts reflect written and spoken language, a lot is unknown about the existence of gender differences when responding to text messages. This is the reason why this study examines whether males and females differ in the way they respond to text messages. Specifically, the study addresses the question ...

Robert Pack is a renowned lecturer and author in the United States as well as in the entire globe. He was born in 1929 in New York City. He attended his tertiary education at Dunmore College and Columbia University. He was a lecturer in many universities including the University of Montana. The author of many books is the sole writer of the “The Frog Prince” poem. This is a poem that is entailed of various writing techniques which make it interesting as well as meaningful. The poem has been constructed through excellent writing elements for an extremely meaningful platform. One of ...

Introduction

It is rightly said that English is not just a funny language, but also a vastly tricky language. In each word or sentence, it has its own meaning and significance in its own ways. To understand this fact, the two sentences “Let’s eat, mummy” and “Let’s eat mummy,” there is a presence of comma as punctuation that creates a huge difference in the meaning. Believe it or not, it is only the little comma that can make the difference. In the given sentences, on the one hand, the first sentence implies asking mummy to eat, whereas, on the other hand, the ...

This paper entails an anthology of three poems. These poems include Langston Hughes’s Poem As I grew older, Shakespeare’s Sonnet #4, and Emily Dickinson’s "Nature" is what we see. These three poems are crafted by poets with great experience about life and nature. The overarching message that is presented in these three poems is that life is difficult and has numerous challenges. Every opportunity that comes our ways should be exploited to its fullest. Our lives should be simple so that we can sustainably protect resources for future generations. The rationale of this anthology is ...

Part 1: Genre analysis of blurbs

Blurbs are a genre of writing that consists of short, truncated pieces of text that are meant to grab an audience's attention and get them interested in a larger work. Examples of blurbs include those found on dust jackets of books, and the text found on the back covers of DVDs, books, albums and the like. They are a common method of advertising for these types of media, and for any product that needs a short, enticing description to draw the consumer in. They are hardly ever more than one or two paragraphs, and often superlative language is used in the text. Punctuation ...