Mary Pipher Writing to Change the World
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Writing to Change the World by Mary Pipher
“Writing to Change the World,” by Mary Pipher, is a wonderful and inspirational piece of text that truly guides the reader into learning how to be a better, more personal, and expressive writer. Her writing and her tips are incredibly beneficial to her readers and she makes a great connection to her audience. Most texts can be difficult to read, but with her tone, the reader is immediately able to pick up on what she is trying to say. Mary Pipher gathers her words very beautifully and transforms them into powerful, thought-provoking sentences. This text features uplifting personal anecdotes, rousing commentary, stories of writers who have helped reshape society, and memorable quotations. The impact of this writing opens the readers’ beliefs into expanding their minds, and perhaps even encourages the audience to make their own mark on the world. Mary Pipher’s key purpose is to inspire her readers by letting them acknowledge that everyone has their own story to tell. In this excerpt, Mary Pipher tries to appeal to her audience by awaking them to the idea that their writing really matters. “You have something to say that no one else can say. Your history, your unique sensibilities, your sense of place and your language bestow upon you a singular authority.” [Chapter 3, actual book] By this quote, she means that every individual person in the world has their share of history, whether it is an experience or a memory. This quotation helps my argument because when she uses the word “authority,” she is stating that everyone has their own set of habits and life themes that organize into identifying themselves. This helps her to inspire her readers due to her claiming that everyone is in charge of what they are writing. “It’s a one of a kind point of view on the universe.” This quote summarizes that it is a tremendous gift to the world that
EngWR300
Writing to Change the World by Mary Pipher
“Writing to Change the World,” by Mary Pipher, is a wonderful and inspirational piece of text that truly guides the reader into learning how to be a better, more personal, and expressive writer. Her writing and her tips are incredibly beneficial to her readers and she makes a great connection to her audience. Most texts can be difficult to read, but with her tone, the reader is immediately able to pick up on what she is trying to say. Mary Pipher gathers her words very beautifully and transforms them into powerful, thought-provoking sentences. This text features uplifting personal anecdotes, rousing commentary, stories of writers who have helped reshape society, and memorable quotations. The impact of this writing opens the readers’ beliefs into expanding their minds, and perhaps even encourages the audience to make their own mark on the world. Mary Pipher’s key purpose is to inspire her readers by letting them acknowledge that everyone has their own story to tell. In this excerpt, Mary Pipher tries to appeal to her audience by awaking them to the idea that their writing really matters. “You have something to say that no one else can say. Your history, your unique sensibilities, your sense of place and your language bestow upon you a singular authority.” [Chapter 3, actual book] By this quote, she means that every individual person in the world has their share of history, whether it is an experience or a memory. This quotation helps my argument because when she uses the word “authority,” she is stating that everyone has their own set of habits and life themes that organize into identifying themselves. This helps her to inspire her readers due to her claiming that everyone is in charge of what they are writing. “It’s a one of a kind point of view on the universe.” This quote summarizes that it is a tremendous gift to the world that