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Inside Story tackles the myriad approaches to the burgeoning genre
of creative nonfiction--from memoir to criticism to literary
journalism to the lyric essay--by deeply exploring each stage of
the generation, reportage, writing and editing of stories. Drawing
on and integrating examples and advice from diverse practitioners
in the field, Inside Story extends beyond idea and inspiration with
practical advice, examples and exercises geared toward everyone
from writing students, citizen journalists, bloggers and working
writers. Inside Story provides a keen focus on the fundamental
aspects of reporting, including interviewing and researching, while
also offering advice and exercises toward writing nonfiction
dialogue, devising structure and creating a sense of people and
place from the ground-up. The book also explores the ethical
implications of writing in the real world, providing insight and
humor at each step of the way.
The most up-to-date two-way Icelandic dictionary available, from
the author of popular textbook Beginner’s Icelandic! Icelandic is
a North-Germanic language related to Norwegian, Danish and Swedish.
The language can be traced back to Old Norse brought by settlers
from Norway in the 9th and 10th centuries. Old Norse is the
language of the Icelandic Sagas and these works from the Middle
ages can be read by Icelandic speakers today with little difficulty
as the written language has not changed drastically over the
centuries. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, and students, this
dictionary features: Over 18,000 word-to-word entries, including
common words as well as technical, legal, business and
locally-specific terms (such as cities, foods, and cultural terms)
Guides to the Icelandic alphabet and pronunciation Practical usage
guide which outlines the parts of speech Due in large part to
Iceland’s isolation and remote location, the linguistic changes
that occurred in other Scandinavian languages are not seen in
Icelandic, which still has complicated grammar systems such as four
cases for nouns and three genders (male, female, and neuter). The
Icelandic literary tradition is a large part of the nation’s
culture and understanding the language is a necessity to learning
more about Iceland. Â
The Book of Dialogue is an invaluable resource for writers and
students of narrative seeking to master the art of effective
dialogue. The book will teach you how to use dialogue to lay the
groundwork for events in a story, to balance dialogue with other
story elements, to dramatize events through dialogue, and to
strategically break up dialogue with other vital elements of your
story in order to capture and hold a reader's or viewer's interest
in the overall arc of the narrative. Writers will find Turco's
classic an essential reference for crafting dialogue. Using
dialogue to teach dialogue, Turco's chapters focus on narration,
diction, speech, and genre dialogue. Through the Socratic dialogue
method - invented by Plato in his dialogues outlining the teachings
of Socrates - Turco provides an effective tool to teach effective
discourse. He notes, "Plato wrote lies in order to tell the truth.
That's what a fiction writer does and has always done". Now it's
your turn.
Realizing a dictionary was necessary to alert the public, they
created The Dictionary of Uncomfortable Words. Each word is
followed by a brief explanation of why it makes people uneasy when
spoken, such as:
- Abhor: Looks innocuous enough on paper but utterly filthy when
spoken aloud.
- Bull: In most circles, this word is merely a prefix. We prefer
the term "man-cow."
- Congeal: Just because gooey becomes crusty doesn't mean we want
to hear about it.
- Crotch: This word is disturbing even when referring to
trees.
- Dingleberry: This is one fruit you don't want to eat.
- Half-cocked: Sounds like a circumcision that went too far.
- Horehound: A drunk with too much money in his pocket on Saturday
night.
This second volume of From the Vault continues where its
best-selling original left off, in 1950. Spanning thirty years,
From the Vault, Vol. 2 is chock full of photographs from The
Windsor Star archives, with fascinating and fun chapter
introductions by local reporter and award-winning historian Craig
Pearson.
The Kodansha Kanji Dictionary-a revised, expanded edition of Jack
Halpern's groundbreaking New Japanese-English Character
Dictionary-is the most complete, linguistically accurate, and
up-to-date dictionary of its kind. The culmination of more than
twenty years of labor-some one hundred man-years-this authoritative
and easy-to-use dictionary has been celebrated the world over by
students and teachers of the Japanese language for its wealth of
detailed information on the meanings and usages of Sino-Japanese
characters.
One of the unique features that has made this dictionary so popular
is the core meaning, a concise keyword that facilitates an instant
grasp of the fundamental concept of each kanji. Along with detailed
character meanings, the core meaning helps learners decode
unfamiliar compound words from the meanings of their components.
Another unique feature is the System of Kanji Indexing by Patterns
(SKIP), a revolutionary indexing system that makes it possible to
locate entries as quickly and as accurately as in alphabetical
dictionaries. With SKIP, all you need to do to find a kanji is
identify the geometrical pattern to which it belongs, then count
the strokes in each part of that pattern-a much speedier process
than searching by traditional methods such as by radical.
Updates include the integration of 5,458 entry characters-almost 20
percent more than in the first edition. This includes all the
government-prescribed Joyo and Jinmei Kanji, as well as extensive
coverage of old and alternative character forms. The new edition
also features more readings, meanings, synonym articles, usage
notes, and vocabulary items than before. And, in keeping with
modern Japanese-language curricula, character and compound readings
are shown in kana instead of romanized Japanese.
With its wealth of detailed and up-to-date information on kanji
meanings, readings, and usages, its accessible new design, its
convenient lookup methods (six including SKIP), and its added
content, this dictionary is certain to satisfy the needs of
students, teachers, scholars, translators-anyone who uses the
Japanese language.
Women’s Minyan is Naomi Ragen’s first play, which premiered in
July 2002 at Habima National Theater in Tel Aviv. It is based on a
true story: a Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) woman, wife of a rabbi and
mother of twelve, leaves her home and stays with a friend. The
community’s “modesty squad†tries in vain to force her to go
back. Her friend is physically attacked, her arm and leg broken.
The rabbi’s wife is punished: she is cut off from her children,
against her will.
It takes the reader through a concise introduction to vocal
mechanics, vocal color, expression, and personal presence, combined
with the mental, physical, and imagination skills required for
achieving dynamic performance. Through simple exercises, drawings,
and clear explanations, the text takes a balanced, accessible
pedagogical approach that emphasizes the infinite potential of the
human voice.
From Memories to Manuscript provides easy and enjoyable steps to
create your autobiography and teaches you the full process of
publication. Put your stories in print and amaze you loved ones
with your very own stunning autobiography. This easy-to-follow
five-step handbook will give you the know-how and confidence you
will need to write and share your life stories and create a gift
with passing down from one generation to another!
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