four members of the Clutter family were murdered by two ex-convicts- Richard “Dick” Hickock and Perry Edward Smith. Smith‚ a sensitive man prone to fits of rage‚ killed the two men Herb‚ 48 and Kenyon‚ 15. Hickock‚ a cocky coward with a sick attraction to young women killed Bonnie‚ 45 and Nancy‚ 16 as told by Smith in his oral confession. The cockiness Hickock possesses seems to ultimately lead to their arrest and death. In the start of the book we are introduced to the Clutter family who are respected
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amongst these resourceful pages. In chapter one‚ “The Transaction”‚ Zinsser tells us to bring personality into writing‚ but at the same time to bring clarity and strength for the sake of the reader. Also‚ he tells us that in order to accomplish this action we have to find inspiration‚ or motivation to begin. According to his experience however‚ that has not been an easy task to fulfill. In transition to chapter two‚ “Simplicity”‚ Zinsser explains that the context of our writing should not be so challenging
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determine the reasons behind the murder as well‚ as the individual themselves. In relations to the film‚ the killers did not have a direct motive to kill the Clutter family. When Perry stated that “it doesn’t make sense what happen or why. It had nothing to do with the Clutters. They never hurt me. They just happened to be there. I thought Mr. Clutter was a very nice gentleman” should have been a clue to determine the actual motive behind his actions‚ because Perry did lose control and acted upon how he
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career that their parents approve of because they know that their parents are footing the bill. Zinsser also includes examples of people asking students on a college campus if they like the career that they are currently pursuing. “Do you want to go to medical school? I guess so‚ or not really. Then why are you going? Well‚ my parents want me to be a doctor. They’re paying all this money and…..” (260). Zinsser adds this piece in the article because kids would love to make their parents proud‚ but it is
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The author‚ William Zinsser‚ is a very acclaimed writer. He has wrote for many newspapers‚ magazines‚ and serval books on the culture of the United States. The article “College Pressures” is a magazine article about the struggle that college students go through. Zinsser has created and taught many writing classes at Yale University. With these writing classes‚ he was able to see the types of students and what they went though. Therefore he was able to write this article. Since this was written in
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Tamika Robinson Prof. Weiner T&L 426 April 13‚ 2011 Zinsser Analysis How can I‚ as a writer‚ balance writing for myself and for my readers without sacrificing the other? That is the question I was struck with while reading Zinsser’s book On Writing Well‚ and one he presents.In his book‚ writers are encouraged to adopt a style that is fitting of themselves‚ yet capture and maintain the attention of readers. What if my style does not capture readers? What if what captures the attention of
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Out of clutter‚ find Simplicity. From discord‚ find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies Opportunity. ~Albert Einstein A determined person doesn’t find it hard to succeed; they find it hard to stop trying." --- Allen Steble The entrepreneur is essentially a visualizer and actualizer… He can visualize something‚ and when he visualizes it he sees exactly how to make it happen. ~Robert L. Schwartz "Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What!"
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Truman Capote wrote In Cold Blood to commemorate the Clutter family as honorable people; beginning by describing the family’s personality‚ he paints a picture in which the Clutter family is the protagonist. Although Capote is sometimes empathetic towards Dick and Perry‚ and it seems his true loyalties are questionable‚ he wouldn’t have written the book if he hadn’t felt a pull to memorialize the family. One of the most dreadful feelings for an author would be for their work to be disregarded or simply
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Through many of his poems‚ William Carlos Williams presents the reality of poverty among a great portion of the American society. Within Williams’ work of Selected Poems‚ he not only reveals the trapped lifestyle of those living in poverty‚ but he also represents the horror of the war between social classes along with the coinciding war on the poor. Williams’ use of plutonic images among these poems provides powerful meaning to his argument of American societal values‚ claiming the men of America
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February‚ 25 2013 Zinsser and Bird Compare and Contrast Paper William Zinsser is the author of “College Pressures”‚ and Caroline Bird is the author of “College is a Waste of Time and Money”. William Zinsser and Caroline Bird both introduce essays that tell the life of everyday college students and the problems they face while being a student in today’s College University. No matter what we view the hardest problem to deal with college. “College Pressures”‚ By William Zinsser Is an essay about
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