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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
This Ukulele Needs Some Fine Tuning; It's Still Pitchy
The three essays I chose to read this time were T for Tallulah, U for Ukulele, and Y for Yolanda. I thought Tallulah had an interesting title that quickly grasped my attention. I felt that her first sentence would have been better suited as a thesis statement rather than an introductory sentence. It even showed complexity. Other than that, the rest of the intro paragraph was great. The sentences flowed together and didn't have an excess of fluff which can often bore the reader. All of her points were concise and easy to follow. U for Ukulele's intro paragraph was lacking for me. He could have talked a little bit more about the two books before slamming down a claim after three sentences that basically stated the same thing. Plus the thesis was vague in regards to the "what ends they use their characters" part. Plus he didn't expand on his idea that different literary devices were used to help introduce characters. The last essay I read, Yolanda's, had an interesting title that hooked me at "Judgement Day and For Love or Money" but then fell short for me after the semi colon. In my opinion titles should be a little shorter and shouldn't need an explanation. I liked her approach of posing a question to the reader. I felt it quite engaging because her essay seemed more conversational. The rest of the essay was great. My only other complaint was that her quotes were a tad bit on the long side, but that's because I'm nitpicky. My favorite essay of all the ones I've read has to be Tallulah's because I could understand what she was trying to communicate to her audience and how she backed up her claim was strong.
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