Dreams and Inward Journeys: A Rhetoric and Reader for WritersA truly unique book in its field, Dreams and Inward Journeys,4/e explores the relationships between self-understanding, reading and writing. Chapters include reflective essays, poems, memory, gender roles, the anti-self, social definitions of self, and the visionary process itself. The emphasis on dreams and the imagination has been proven to excite and motivate students. |
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... words . 2 3 My mother immigrated to the United States in the 1970's , speaking only a few words of English . As time went on , she gradually learned more and more words , al- though her sentence structure remained very basic . As a ...
... words . 2 3 My mother immigrated to the United States in the 1970's , speaking only a few words of English . As time went on , she gradually learned more and more words , al- though her sentence structure remained very basic . As a ...
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... words were spoken as if there was no book . " Have you ever had the feeling that the words you read are “ com- ing off the page , " that they have begun to take on a life of their own ? 5. Poems often contain ambiguities , that is , words ...
... words were spoken as if there was no book . " Have you ever had the feeling that the words you read are “ com- ing off the page , " that they have begun to take on a life of their own ? 5. Poems often contain ambiguities , that is , words ...
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... words ... Yes , this man was fighting , fighting with words . He was using words as a weapon , using them as one would use a club . Could words be weapons ? Well , yes , for here they were . Then , maybe , perhaps , I could use them as ...
... words ... Yes , this man was fighting , fighting with words . He was using words as a weapon , using them as one would use a club . Could words be weapons ? Well , yes , for here they were . Then , maybe , perhaps , I could use them as ...
Contents
Discovering Ourselves in Writing | 1 |
Merle Woo Poem for the Creative Writing Class | 12 |
Julia Alvarez Writing Matters essay | 20 |
Copyright | |
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