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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Creative Writing: The Art of Description
If you’ve ever read Charles Dickens, then you know what great description is. His unique ability to bring color, smell, taste, sound and livelihood into his novels is refreshing, to say the least. When you read most modern novels – other than those by Dean Koontz – you won’t find any of the remarkable description that makes a novel come alive.
The problem is that most novice writers focus more on the action than on the description. Using that philosophy, you have several characters doing a variety of things, but you can’t picture any of those actions in your mind. Without description, you can’t relate what is happening in the novel to what could actually happen in real life.
For example, let’s take Dickens’s description of the convict in the first chapter of Great Expectations:
Creative Writing: The Art of Description
“…a man who had been soaked in water, and smothered in mud, and lamed by stones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars; who limped, and shivered, and glared, and growled; and whose teeth chattered in his head as he seized me by the chin.”
He could just as easily have said: “The convict, whose clothes were dirty and whose skin was cracked and bleeding in places, limped over to me and stared down at me with a growl, seizing me by the chin.”
Although that is an adequate description of the convict, it doesn’t lend the same texture as the one that Dickens himself used in Great Expectations.
When you are writing your novel, focus on each and every scene as though you are living it. Imagine it in your mind as you want your readers to see it, and grasp tiny details that might otherwise escape you. In fact, you can even fixate on those small details in order to add flavor to your story.
For example, I once wrote a suspense novel for a client in which I used the symbolism of a ticking time bomb at least thirty times through the script. Any sound that was rhythmic could be compared to that time bomb, and I used it to create a sense of urgency and to focus the reader on the fact that time was running out for the main character.
You should also focus on the descriptions of your characters, even the ones who appear on the street or at the grocery store and are only discussed in passing. Those minor details bring life to the story; we are always noticing in the man on the corner with the limp and the woman at the movie theater with the huge black mole. They make your story realistic in a world where the reader knows that it’s fiction.
As a final thought, I want to encourage you to practice description on a regular basis if you hope to be a novelist. Keep a small card file in your desk drawer and when you meet someone interesting, write a description of him or her on a note card. That way, you will always have characters from which to draw to make your stories unique.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Online Writing Contest - Competition Tips - How to Win Every Contest You Enter
So you've stumbled across an online writing competition / contest, or perhaps your favourite brand of cereal is offering you a chance to win a holiday around the world. All you have to do is tell them in 25 words or less why you want it. And you want to win, right?
Well believe it or not there are a small number of easy steps you can take to dramatically increase the odds in your favor. And here they are, free of charge just because I'm such a nice guy...
No Sob Stories!
Online Writing Contest - Competition Tips - How to Win Every Contest You Enter
This tip goes first on the list, because it is the most important. For some reason the first thing that seems to come to people's minds with these contests and competitions is "how can I get them to pity me?" It sounds like a great plan as an entrant, but speaking from personal experience as a judge in these contests, I can tell you that it's a complete turnoff.
Nonetheless people will try ever trick in the book...
We can't pay the rent... our house burnt down... everybody in my family has cancer... I need 16 operations so that my dog stops being depressed and I can have my leg re-attached then pay the rent and burn the house down... well you get the point.
Let me make it very clear - this tactic does not work, even if you are telling the truth, because:
1. Judges can't verify your claims, so anyone can make up any story they like.
2. After a while these entries become so numerous and laborious that they don't stand out.
All that you will do is send the judge into a depression spiral. More to the point, you will end up highlighting your competitors' entries because theirs are more enjoyable to read.
Be Creative and Make it Fun to Read
Depending on the number of entrants, judges can often have a lot of text to read. As their head slumps closer and closer to the desk and the coffee starts to wear off, your entry is going to need to have something special about it to get noticed. The best thing you can do is get creative. And I mean really thinking outside of the box (if you are thinking poetry right now, you are not thinking hard enough).
My advice to you here is simple. If you come up with something different and make it really stand out, and MAKE IT FUNNY, you will win. When I hear a fellow judge burst out into laughter at his or her desk, 9 times out of 10 he or she is reading the winner. I can usually even tell which entry they are reading because I had the same reaction when I first read it.
If you can manufacture a reaction like this, chances are you are on a winner. I suggest using your friends and family as test dummies here. If they end up in a ball rolling around the floor you've done your job. If the best you get is "not bad", "(chuckle) very good" or even "looks good to me", then you need to go back to the drawing board.
Now that's not to say every winner will be comical or humorous, but your entry needs to stand out as somehow being impressive or interesting.
Stick to the Rules and Stay on Topic
If I had a penny for every time a "words or less" entry broke the rules, I would currently be Bahamas and you would be on your own with this one. Take the time to read the rules, terms and conditions before entering. And if you are provided with a quick-start guide to entering a competition, read it over at least 3 times and make sure you take the advice onboard.
In general, you should always:
· Stay within the word limit
· Write in direct response to the competition's question or topic (really important!)
· Avoid coarse language
· Submit your entry in the language requested
Short, Sharp, Shiny
Just because you are allowed to use 25 words doesn't mean you should. If your entry says what you want it to say, don't fill up the rest of your word limit by repeating yourself or adding useless details. All you end up doing is diluting your message.
Polish It!
So it took you 5 minutes (or maybe 2 days) to create your entry. Would another 5 minutes of proofreading kill you? No, of course not, but it will definitely help you win. Check your grammar, check your punctuation, check your capitalization and check your spelling. Presentation makes your entry easier to read, and will greatly improve your chances.
Submit It
It sounds obvious, doesn't it? But how many times have you seen a competition you would like to enter, only to let the due date slip by? As the saying goes, you've got to be in it to win it. And if you use the advice I've just given you, your chances of coming out on top will greatly improve.
So what are you waiting for?
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Words For Thank You Notes - Thoughtful Words to Express Your Thanks
It's highly important that you choose the best words for thank you notes. After all, you want to let people know how much you appreciate what they have done or given you. A simple thank you isn't going to cut it anymore.
Choosing words for thank you notes isn't that hard. You can be as creative as you want to be, depending on the person you intend to send the message to. If you have a couple of thank you notes to send, here are some words you might find useful.
1) I can never thank you enough... But I'll try! Thank you so much!
Words For Thank You Notes - Thoughtful Words to Express Your Thanks
This one is more lighthearted and is perfect if you're writing to someone who did you a favor. It's simple, sincere and a funny enough to be considered memorable. Sometimes, the best words for thank you notes are the simplest. But don't just stop at saying thank you though!
2) Thank you for this gift, and for the gift of knowing you.
People like to know that they're appreciated. If someone sends you a gift, this line would probably be the best. It takes away all the materialism of the actual present and instead highlights the more meaningful side of gift giving.
3) I'll think of you every time I use it.
If you happen to receive presents that aren't exactly to your liking, you should use these words for your thank you notes. It's still the truth, but you phrased it a little differently so as not to hurt anybody's feelings.
Choosing the best words for thank you notes can be a bit daunting at first, especially when you have to write so many. However, with the sample listed above, I hope that you'll be able to add more meaning to your notes rather than just a common thank you.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Funny Dating Headlines - The Funniest Ever
When did you last hear a funny dating headline that made you laugh out loud? Actually, I shouldn't be asking this but what gets my goat is the fact that all the good ones have already been done to death a thousand times over. Is there a respite? What you just heard is an emphatic yes.
Please find below some of the funniest headlines I have come up with. They must be used with all the inertial energy your loneliness has amassed till now.
Warning! This man/woman behaves like a flu and has been down with a swine: Now how many times you people used your greatest fear to bring out a smile. I heard someone is writing a book titled "Love in the time of swine flu". And the cholera is planning to sue him on deliberate 'redundancy" practices. Do you remember posing for me? Yep, I am the same wild life photographer: This is an headline with an animal twist. Animals are the lastest in-thing as far as your dating profile header goes, now-a-days. You ain't an animal if you disagree! Leapfrogging to other profiles is strictly prohibited. You are MINE!: Frog has always been an object of envy from the time it had been kissed by a beautiful princess and got its ticket to humanness and prince hood.
Funny Dating Headlines - The Funniest Ever
There are couple more headlines that are ready sneak out of my creative chest, so watch out my articles with a goofy anticipation and the mental aberration that you have fallen prey to just a few minute back.
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Monday, February 4, 2013
Employee Newsletter Ideas - 7 Creative Ideas for Your Employee Newsletter
Employee newsletters are an effective tool to communicate with your employees. Here are 7 employee newsletter ideas...
#1. Provide Information about Your Customers
The more familiar your employees are with your customers, the more successful your company will be. So it's very important that you provide them with enough information about your prospects.
Employee Newsletter Ideas - 7 Creative Ideas for Your Employee Newsletter
#2. Explain How to Sell Your Products
Share effective tips and techniques to sell your products and services. The more your employees know about selling techniques, the more sales you will make.
#3. Explain Your Company Goals
Every company has some important goals. You can explain your goals, why they are so important, and how your employees can help the company achieve them.
#4. Welcome New Employees
You might have new employees joining your company. Extending a warm welcome message to them makes them work more passionately and with more energy.
#5. Answer Frequently Asked Questions
Your employees might ask you some certain questions frequently. You can save a lot of time by answering them in your employee newsletter.
#6. Deal with Common Complaints
#7. Capture Employee Ideas
You can use surveys in your employee newsletter to capture their ideas. Your employees may have creative ideas that will help you increase your profits (e.g. how to improve your products or customer service).
Wish you much success,
Ladan Lashkari
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
How to Stimulate Your Creative Imagination to Generate New Ideas That Will Work Like Magic
There are ways to stimulate your Creative imagination to generate new ideas. Once you use these methods you'll find these resourceful, innovative ideas and original new methods will help you achieve your goal. You'll find they work like magic.
Creative imagination is a force so powerful it can produce remarkable new inventions, marvels of engineering, and masterpieces of music, literature, painting and sculpture. The possibilities are limitless. In many respects creative imagination is similar to magic.
There have been many remarkable incidents in the past, for which there seemed to be no explanation. They were once regarded as miraculous or magical. One has only to think of natural phenomena such as electricity, radio waves and television. Because of man's ability to use his creative imagination, scientific knowledge increased and these incidents were found to have a rational scientific basis.
How to Stimulate Your Creative Imagination to Generate New Ideas That Will Work Like Magic
Every great discovery from the invention of the wheel by primitive man to present day space travel, originated in the human mind. In every instance these discoveries came about as a result of man's ability to use his creative imagination.
When you are able to use your creative imagination to generate creative ideas you'll find that they can work like magic for you.
What is "creative imagination"?
Creative imagination is a mental faculty that enables you to create mental images and visualize situations or conditions that you have never actually been experienced.
How can you develop creative imagination?
Creative imagination is a faculty that everyone possesses, but in most instances it remains dormant and unused. There are a variety of difference exercises you can use to develop your creative imagination.
Once you have learnt how to use your creative imagination, you can use features of your previous experiences and re-arrange them into new forms and create new inventions, new discoveries or original artistic creations.
A useful exercise to develop your creative imagination is to make a point of reading and re-reading fairy tales and myths. You'll find that most of them contain references to magic, but in actual fact they are meant as metaphors.
Myths, fairy tales and the human imagination.
Myths, fairy tales and parables, handed down from generation to generation, have often stirred and stimulated the human imagination and been directly responsible for the creation of visionary concepts.
The creative genius, Leonardo Da Vinci, who used his fertile imagination to produce works of genius in so many fields, referred to a certain "Macchia", which has its origins in the word "image", as the "spot" which stimulated his imagination.
Da Vinci was also a pioneer in aeronautical engineering. He was inspired by the myth of Daedalus, the Greek artisan who designed two pairs of wings out of feather and wax for himself and his son Icarus.
Most people never make use of talents they possess.
Like many others, you possess latent talents that have been lying dormant for years; creative powers you have never made use of. These talents may be regarded as your personal genie.
There are techniques available to you that will show you how to release your genie from the prison in which you are personally responsible for holding him captive. You can then make use of your liberated creative imagination to achieve any goal you have set yourself.
When you read fairy tales you'll find that there are usually references to characters with supposed magical powers. In actual fact these characters are meant to represent the power of the human mind and its limitless potential. An excellent example of this is the fairy tale of "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp".
The genie in the story is meant to represent the power of the human mind; the ability to use your natural talents and gifts to achieve whatever goals you have set for yourself. The genie represents your potential and your creative imagination.
How to set your "Genie" free.
Visit the following site to find a great deal more about creative imagination and the special techniques you can use to set your "genie" free http://www.creativemindpowers.com
by Dennis Fisher
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
Why Writing an Outline is Important
Your creative juices have kicked in, and you are comfortable with your topic and your point of view. Your mind is running a mile a minute. Ideas are starting to come. Right now, you need to take a deep breath and write an outline.
Exactly What is an Outline?
An outline is a road map of your book or paper. It organizes your thoughts, the points and the ideas you want to make. There is a specific structure to an outline. It's even been standardized in some word processing packages.
The best way to start your outline is to put down your main points. The standard here is to use Roman numerals. Points you want to make that support your main points are sub points. These points are noted by using capital letters. The process continues until all the sub points have found a home and all major points have sub points supporting them.
Why Writing an Outline is Important
If you follow this blueprint, your ideas will flow smoothly.
Writing an Outline
Short works do not necessarily need an extensive outline. However, the longer your work, the more complex and complete your outline needs to be. Once you're into writing an outline, the process becomes easier as you go along. The more complete your outline is, the easier it is to write the sentences that weave your ideas together.
Importance of Research
Do you do your research before or after your do your outline? It depends! You should have enough research done to know what direction your work will take. You still can change or adjust that direction as you do additional research. It is important, though, to have some research done. As you develop your outline, you can leave blanks for the results of research work yet to be done. On the other hand, if you work to complete all of your research before you begin the outline, you may find yourself stuck in the paralysis of analysis.
Organize Your Thoughts
Once you have started your outline and have stated your thesis, it is time to organize your thoughts. Decide on your audience. That will influence your decisions on voice and style. You are ready to make decisions about what you will include and what you won't. (Do not throw any unused notes away, though, you never know when you will be able to use them in the future.)
Importance of Structure
No matter what the purpose of your writing, the structure of your outline should be consistent throughout the project. Maintaining consistency helps you determine if your points are put in logical and easy-to-follow order. Once your outline is complete, writing the paper consists primarily of filling in the blanks and tying your points together. It also helps when you review your outline to make sure you have put in everything you intended to.
Writing and using an outline is important. Using index cards and sticky notes that can be moved around can help you as you polish your outline. They can help you keep track of facts in an essay or non-fiction book. If it is a novel, you can use them to track characters throughout the story line. The more you use outlines, the easier it will become.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Writing Effective (and Requisite) Essay Openers
When we write for college courses, we write for an audience other than ourselves. And it's an audience of more than one--the professor who assigned the piece. A good way to think of (and never forget) audience is to imagine we are writing the assignment for a popular magazine that sits in multiple copies on the shelves of an equally popular bookstore. For each magazine sold, pretend, we get a percentage.
Our goal, then, is to have as large and widespread a readership as possible--to hook as many browsers as we can--with an effective opener (also known as an introduction). We therefore must engage, first, before we entertain, educate, or inform.
First the Caveats and Comments on Ineffective (Bad) Openers
Writing Effective (and Requisite) Essay Openers
NO to SNORE openers - Forget burdening or alienating your readers with comments of how many people in many countries have many different ideas about life and society and all those other blah, blah, blah hard-to-wrap-the-brain-around opening commentaries...which really just send the reader off to find a more intriguing read.
NO to OBVIOUS - Similar to the snore generalizations, the obvious comments in an opener will have eyes (if not heads) rolling as readers take in the TV is mental masturbation or ads are used to manipulate us statements you can avoid--by using an old Marshall McCluhan quote or Cleo awards description, for example, instead.
NO to HYPERBOLE - Putting myself through school as a waitress, I had a number of regular customers who were writers, too, they said. They would talk at me all through my shift, reciting their best work. One insisted on reiterating his description of the verdant rolling hills that kissed the edges of the glistening waters at the feet of the majestic span of the Golden Gate Bridge...until I would get so mental I would fantasize about bringing the heft of the glistening glass coffee pot screaming down onto his head. In other words, do not exaggerate. Do not bring in heavy drama and description that will overwhelm and, again, alienate your readers. Stick with the truth. Stick with the openers that work.
We Use Modes for Engaging Openers...and I'm going to Use One Here, Out of Necessity...and Spite
I once read a how-to article on web content writing, on making a site that brings traffic (the attention of many). I had already begrudgingly given in to the understanding that web content writing is very different than academic writing--it has different goals, different audiences, and different elements that lend themselves to an 'A' piece of writing. In fact, it is so different that to write for the web we have to unravel all we have worked to weave, have to unlearn all we have learned as college English writers.
Don't Confuse Web Content/Writing and Academic Writing
So the writer of this article says to start web copy you skip the opener and go directly to the main point (what we in academia know as the thesis). Okay. This made sense, I thought, as web readers read differently: they read fast, they skim, they scan, they skip...to draw the most usable info in the shortest amount of time. (Probably the way you are reading now, hoping I get on with the point).
-I was with Mr. Web when he explained these facts.
-I was with him as he noted the research findings that back up the rationale for sacrificing good academic exposition for web text.
-And I was there with his tips and tricks, which were great...until he went too far, editorializing about writers who actually use openers:
He claimed that writers who rely on openers don't have "the courage" to just get to the point. So he lost me.
Don't Let Anyone Shame Your Learning Writing Tricks
We can adapt to just about any rhetorical style. We can adjust our notions of what makes for good writing. But we should balk when a how-to writer insults other methods of writing. We should even disregard implications of cowardice as unnecessary ad hominem attacks. False attacks. Fallacious and floppy and frivolous teaching. Screw that.
Readers of Academic Essay Writing Appreciate (even Prefer) a Good Opener
Openers in academic writing, whether in a creatively developed literary response or a historical survey, are imperative. They are a gentler way of drawing in, luring our readers. They are at first quite challenging to get right, but our mastering them--which is possible--has nothing to do with courage, which comes from the French word, "coeur," heart. We have plenty of heart. We're studying English, for hell sake.
Against my wishes, then, this page opens with a declaration and gets right to the point. At first. But it also has a "grabber" slipped in--because we're looking at grabbers and because, well, I can't help it. I want to model decent prose for you.
Samples of Effective Essay Openers by Mode/Type
Even better, I'll share with you some samples, written by my former students (who have granted permission for the use of their work as models):
****People Love Stories. We Love to Tell Stories. The Narrative Opener:
Once upon a time, during the era of slavery, whites were afraid of blacks, and the "word" was born. That's why someone came up with the "word." Two hundred years later around my sister's house, the children still use this "word". Sometimes I even hear myself say this "word." But guess what? I check myself and correct myself, because when you use the "word" to address someone, no matter who you are or what color you are, it is totally disrespectful.
The word: "nigger". (1)
****To Establish Credibility, Try a Sober, Scholarly Introduction. The Statistics/Facts Opener:
By the age of forty-four, 47 percent of American women will have had an abortion. (Day 6) To describe this statistic as anything other than a tragedy is to deny the sanctity of human life. The Christian abortion debate rests upon the moral and theological dimension[s] of this issue. To examine the moral dimensions of abortion without examining the social realm is to ignore the mutually dependent relationship that surrounds this debate. (2)
****Appealing to the Senses Lures and Keeps Readers Interested. The Descriptive Opener:
Rain is pelting my car relentlessly as I drive home from [XXX] College. Cars rushing on the freeway cause the water on the pavement to burst into a fine mist, surrounding each and every vehicle with a billowing sheet of opaqueness. Finally, I arrive in front of my little two-bedroom home. With a sigh of relief, I enter my living room.
Lately, this house has turned into a haven of safety, sheltering me as much from nature's elements as from the unpredictable and unprovoked malevolence I experience from one of my instructors. My dread is heightened by the fact that I appear to be the primary recipient of this teacher's outbursts of viciousness. Slowly, my gaze shifts across the room and comes to rest on the play I have to read for my English class. It is Mamet's Oleanna. I pick up the book and soon find myself drawn into the story. Quickly, it becomes clear to me that this play [deals with] the relationship between a teacher (John) and his student (Carol). While both characters show evidence of an interesting variety of behaviors, John mesmerizes me to a greater degree. I begin to wonder whether John displays symptoms of an underlying psychological disorder. (3)
Put the Readers in the Frame, Inside the Paper. The Direct Address Opener:
You are in the midst of a blazing inferno. Your mind is moving at the speed of light. Yet you are paralyzed by fear. The silence is deafening between the confinement of the four walls. You are no longer in control. You wonder how the communication between the members of the family has ceased, specifically between Mother and Father. Each passing day, only silence can be heard. The usual chatter at the dinner table is considerably lessened. It comes down to, "Pass the corn, please." Or one excusing oneself from the table. (4)
Advance Trust, Establish Authority from the Start. The Authoritative Quote Opener:
"Generations of students have studied calculus without ever seeing its power." This statement is found in an article by K.C. Cole titled, "Bringing Calculus Down to Earth," from The Los Angeles Times. I most certainly agree with Cole. At one point earlier in the course of the class (calculus), I was not sure about the use of calculus and the importance of it. Others like me, such as friends, felt the same way. For this reason, I would assume, I am doing this research. This research is for students like myself to realize that "there is something about calculus," as Cole states in the article.... (5)
Keep with the Traditional "Show, Don't Tell" Lesson. The Example Opener:
Sex is great. To me, it is all about feelings and experiences--the feeling of flesh against flesh, the experience of orgasm after orgasm. Sometimes, even, there is that feeling of being special, wanted, and loved. I suppose my parents had sex. It is not really an image I like to bring to mind. But when my father has sex with someone other than my mom, how am I supposed to feel then? (6)
Engage by Asking for the Readers' Opinion and Thoughtful Participation. The Profound Rhetorical Question Opener:
Is the play, True West, written by actor/writer Sam Shepard, a sublimation of his own sibling rivalry or a rationalization of one? He writes of two brothers who are equal in intelligence but opposite in character. The older brother lives by his wit and the younger by his pen. In his unique style, Shepard uses many symbols describing the keen emotions that make up these two brothers. He also uses metaphors that reel you, the audience, into the depths of anger, pain, and the reality of life.... (7)
Finally, the Encouragement of Effective (Good) Openers
YES to APPROPRIATE introductory material. That is, use an opener that is relevant to your essay topic. Use an opener that fits the material. For example, a definition of alcoholism (which might work if you were writing a book) might be too clumsy for a cause and effect paper studying the influences of alcoholism on the family.
YES to APT openers. Do the modes that you are best at writing. And do what you best like doing. Write what works for you, your audience, and your assignment.
YES, modes overlap. A narrative opener will have descriptive details. A quote may be combined with statistics and facts. But instead of tripping on what the exact boundaries are between modes or types of writing passages, focus on the specifics of one type of opener as you understand it. The rest will be bonus material that merely enhances your style.
And YES to engaging, alluring introductions that lead your readers in to the place where your thesis/opinion sits waiting to declare your bold, informed truths. Which should never be denied or neglected...any more than your audience should be.
End Notes
(1) Bronson, A. "The Word."
(2) Roncella, L. "Judging Abortion."
(3) Prince, U. "Who Cares? [A Study of Oleanna]"
(4) Tolosa, W. "Dark silence."
(5) Pham, D. "Calculus as a Necessary Tool."
(6) Guiterrez, R. "Dad, Why Cheat?"
(7) Stark, C. "[...a Study of the Psychology of True West]."
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
Proper English Grammar Checker - Check Your Writing Right Now!
If you want to improve your writing skills you better try using an advanced Proper English Grammar Checker today. Many of us already use basic conventional word processors; however most of these solutions are limited by their ability to analyze digital content by means of sentence construction and advanced grammar. The following article will show you how you can instantly correct your English grammar writing by using an advanced technology.
Some background
Ever wondered how Proper English Grammar Checker works? Well, it automatically checks and corrects given text for any spelling or grammar errors to ensure that our writing becomes correct and impressive. These solutions use Natural Language Processing algorithms, in simple words these algorithms are constantly being 'fed' with 'correct' text which is being later compared with your analyzed text. When we examine their capabilities and what they offer, we can notice the following: proofreading for correct grammar, correcting spelling mistakes, and checking on proper punctuation.
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Natural Language Processing technology brings several clear advantages:
* Improving and enriching our speech, enabling us to speak correct and better English.
* Improving our inter-personal communication skills.
* Automatically identify sentences construction problems that may have been missed during a manual proofreading.
Extra research on this solution would probably bring up additional benefits that were not added into this quick list, as this innovative technology is constantly moving forward, bringing us fresh improvements and ideas that help us on improving our Writing skills.
Conclusion
No doubt that this powerful Proper English Grammar Checker and other NLP technologies (Natural Language Processing) will gain more and more popularity as we all understand the importance of maintaining a high-quality writing level. One of the most important benefits provided by this technology is that it enables us to learn from our own writing mistakes so we won't repeat them in our next writing assignments. In the next few years we can expect this innovative technology to further develop itself, simply because writing is among the most significant tools that help us with almost any aspect in life.
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Bow Tattoo Meanings
The bow tattoo is becoming a popular feminine inked choice. The design, size, colors and locations are being chosen to reflect a variety of personal meanings, depending on where they are being inked. This style is being creatively designed to reflect the meaning or location on the body. Bows have been used culturally in many ways to visually express a sediment or meaning or practicality. Bows often have a feminine flavor of representation, perhaps one of the reasons why they are being chosen for inking.
The traditional dictionary explanation is that a bow is formed by using a cloth or string, tied in a way that has curved parts on either side with two loose ends. A classic visual example of this is looking at shoe laces after they have been tied. Women have worn bows in their hair both as a decoration and often in securing or tying their hair.
To the gift giver, often a bow is one way of fancying up the presentation and used as a visual acknowledgment to the receiver, that it is a present. A now common visual symbol of a gift.
Bow Tattoo Meanings
Bows have been used to represent as a reminder to not leave the past behind, as in the saying "Forget me knot".
Often yellow ribbons are tied around trees with a big bow, to display a representation that family & friends are waiting and honoring a return of a loved one, from a journey or war.
They are sometimes used to symbolize an accomplishment in life and how it could become untied through circumstances and fragility.
In the clothing fashion industry bows have been used in many different styles from the head to the toe. Some styles incorporate a physical bow and others have used a bow printed material. The classic mens' formal wear is often represented with a bow tie.
Sometimes cartoon characters are represented with a bow placement, to visually represent that the character is female.
Bow ribbons are often worn or displayed. A pink ribbon for example is known to symbolize or represent a fight against breast cancer. It can be a visual expression of supporting family or friends in a overcoming breast cancer. Or sadly represent a loss of a family member or loved one to breast cancer.
Bow tattoos designs from loud to delicate have been used on the body to represent jewelery on toes and fingers. On the back of legs, where the old style garter clips would have been located, some women are choosing to have a bow inked. Others have chosen to have a ribbon wrapping around their ankle tied in a bow inked.
Feminine twists are being designed that incorporates a bow on traditional skull, cross & bones and designs that were more originally masculine.
Perhaps the appeal of bow tattoos, to the one choosing to have it inked on their body, is the variety and versatility of possible meanings it could have or represent for them, with a feminine creative twist.
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