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1 day ago · Also, he used the "MacGuffin"—the use of an object, person or event to keep the plot moving along even if it was non-essential to the story. Some examples include the microfilm in North by Northwest and the stolen $40,000 in Psycho. Hitchcock appears briefly in most of his own films.
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5 days ago · Descriptive non-fiction uses details to let the reader imagine a real person or place. An example of such non-fiction is scientific observation. Under narrative non-fiction, one will usually find a real-life story, idea, experience, or accounts of a true event. Some examples are memoirs, autobiographies, and personal journals and essays.
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4 days ago · 3. Paint a Picture with Words: Instead of a laundry list of skills or interests, use vivid language and action verbs to showcase your passions. Don’t just say you’re “creative” – describe yourself as “brainstorming innovative solutions” or “transforming blank canvases into vibrant masterpieces.”.
4 days ago · Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ ɜːr n ɪ s t ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ /; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Best known for an economical, understated style that significantly influenced later 20th-century writers, he is often romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle, and outspoken and blunt public image.
4 days ago · Roald Dahl [a] (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace. [1] [2] His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. [3] [4] Dahl has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century".
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4 days ago · J.K. Rowling, British author, creator of the popular and critically acclaimed Harry Potter series, about a young sorcerer in training. The novels were adapted into a number of blockbuster films. Rowling’s other works included a mystery series featuring the detective Cormoran Strike. Learn more about her life and work.
4 days ago · However, only the story of the child’s development into language ends in a meaningful, adult self in Burnett’s autobiography. Likewise, in Nesbit’s non-fiction the child’s mind is both the source of the adult self and the embodiment of an insufficiency prior to language which the articulate adult has overcome to become a plenary self-as ...
