1.

Action and Reaction

“Lorelei remained fixed in place, control stolen from her body. So this was it. She was going
end up just like all the others, she thought as she watched the figure at the other end of the
beach walking towards her, slowly closing the distance. She felt gripped with a mixture of fear
and desolation.”

You may think that reads okay, or you may not. But either way, let's compare it to what
happens if we rewrite it to follow the Action and Reaction Cycle:

“There was a figure at the other end of the beach, walking towards her.

Fear gripped Lorelei, stealing control of her body, so all she could do was remain fixed in
place. So this was it. She was going to end up just like the others.

In this example the first paragraph is only a single line, but it is an, external, indisputable fact.
There's a figure, he's at the other end of the beach, he's walking towards her.”

Next we have the Reaction, first the gut (fear gripping her), then the instinct (all she could do
was remain fixed in place), and finally her rational thoughts about the matter (deciding she's
about to meet her doom).

Hopefully you'll agree that the second version is much stronger, and plunges into the story so
it feels more real, much more so than the first one.

So if you've got a scene that you feel is somehow lacking immediacy or there's just something
not quite right that you can't put your finger on, try hacking it up and rewriting while religiously
following the action and reaction cycle, and you should find some impressive results.

2. Creative narrative
Learning Can Be Scary
This excerpt about learning new things and new situations is an example of a personal

narrative essay that describes learning to swim.

"Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest

things I've ever had to do was learn how to swim. I was always afraid of the
water, but I decided that swimming was an important skill that I should learn.
 I also thought it would be good exercise and help me to become physically
stronger. What I didn't realize was that learning to swim would also make me
a more confident person.

New situations always make me a bit nervous, and my first swimming lesson
was no exception. After I changed into my bathing suit in the locker room, I
stood timidly by the side of the pool waiting for the teacher and other
students to show up. After a couple of minutes the teacher came over. She
smiled and introduced herself, and two more students joined us. Although
they were both older than me, they didn't seem to be embarrassed about not
knowing how to swim. I began to feel more at ease."

“Dr. Bruce Banner becomes a mammoth, green beast when his

blood pressure rises too high. Meanwhile, he is trying to
find a cure while being on the run from the American
military. They are trying to capture him for experimentation.
Unfortunately, a skilled soldier uses similar technology to
make himself the evil version of the green monster. He plans
to hunt down Bruce Banner because of his creation. What will
happen next?”

Does this sound familiar? This is the Incredible Hulk movie from 2008. Notice the
adjectives and nouns used to describe the Hulk: “Mammoth”, “green beast”,
“monster”. These words grab the reader’s attention. Also, look at the final two
sentences. The soldier wants to chase down Banner, but the question is left for
the reader to wonder what will go on next. This is one of the ways to bring
suspense (the feeling of not knowing what will happen).

3. Catharsis

There are infinite numbers between 0 and 1. There’s .1 and .12 and .
112 and an infinite collection of others. Of course, there is a bigger
infinite set of numbers between 0 and 2, or between 0 and a million.
Some infinities are bigger than other infinities. A writer we used to
like taught us that. There are days, many of them, when I resent the
size of my unbounded set. I want more numbers than I’m likely to
get, and God, I want more numbers for Augustus Waters than he got.
But, Gus, my love, I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little
infinity. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. You gave me a forever within
the numbered days, and I’m grateful.

(The Fault in Our Stars by John Green)

John Green’s novel for young adults, The Fault in Our Stars, was also
immensely popular with adults primarily because of its reputation of
being an example of catharsis. The two main characters, Hazel and
Augustus, meet because they are both teenagers with cancer. It is a
given, just as in any ancient Greek or Shakespearian tragedy, that these
main characters will die. In this quote from near the end of the book,
Augustus has died and Hazel is reflecting on their love. The moment is
cathartic both for her and for the audience because it is an affirmation of
the intense strength of her feeling for him, and rather than succumbing
to sadness she feels a gratitude toward Augustus for having existed at
all.

4. progress on the chosen field

During the night shift at Wirth Memorial Hospital, a man walked into the Emergency Room wearing a

monkey costume and holding his head. He seemed confused and was moaning in pain. One of the

nurses ascertained that he had been swinging from tree branches in a local park and had hit his head

when he fell out of a tree. This tragic tale signified the moment at which I realized psychiatry was the

only career path I could take.

An interesting tale, yes, but what does it tell you about the narrator? The following example takes the same
anecdote and recasts it to make the narrator more of a presence in the story:
 I was working in the Emergency Room at Wirth Memorial Hospital one night when a man walked
in wearing a monkey costume and holding his head. I could tell he was confused and in pain.
After a nurse asked him a few questions, I listened in surprise as he explained that he had been a
monkey all of his life and knew that it was time to live with his brothers in the trees. Like many
other patients I would see that year, this man suffered from an illness that only a combination of
psychological and medical care would effectively treat. I realized then that I wanted to be able to
help people by using that particular combination of skills only a psychiatrist develops.

5. Persuasion

Danger: Cell Phone Driver

by Hank Upp

A law should be passed that bans the use of a cell phone while driving. Too often I have seen
people driving recklessly while engaged in conversation on a cell phone. They can't seem to find time
to exercise proper vehicle functions or safe driving procedures because they are too busy gabbing on
their little phones. One hand holds the phone to the ear, and the other hand might be used to steer. In
fact, a study has shown that more accidents are caused by people using cell phones while driving than
by people who are drunk while driving. The need for restricting cell phone use, then, is clear. These
careless people are endangering you and me on the public streets, and I personally believe the time has
come to call for an end to this needless and potentially dangerous practice.

The writer clearly presents his opinion using the persuasive purpose. A key characteristic of persuasive
writing, a persuasive claim, is evident in the first sentence of the essay when the writer proclaims, "A law
should be passed that bans the use of a cell phone while driving." The writer bolsters the claim using
another characteristic of persuasive writing, support, when he employs the personal appeal to tell of his
own observations of careless driving. He brings the logical appeal into play by introducing evidence of a
study that concludes that cell phoning drivers cause more accidents than drunken drivers. A third
characteristic of persuasive writing, a general warrant, appears when the writer suggests that the streets
belong to everyone and they should not be endangered by cell phone users. Other characteristics of
persuasive writing, such as appropriate language and a direct address of the reader, are also apparent in the
essay. The presence of these various characteristics of persuasive writing demonstrates the writer's
effective use of the persuasive purpose.

My Favorite Author

I have read many books, however I appreciate authors of adventure writings. These days I read
Harry Potter, which is written by J.K.Rowling. Therefore my favorite writer is J.K.Rowling. The Harry
Potter is a main writing of J.K.Rowling. The book is separated to 7 parts. Actually, I read a number 2
named Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. J.K.Rowling`s second book is just as funny,
frightening and unexpected as her first, Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone.

She is known as a writer of world famous Harry Potter series. Needless to say, she received several
awards such as Hans Christian Andersen Award or The Edinburg Award. The magazine Forbes
estimated on February 2004 her property approximately about 576 million pounds, nevertheless she
is the first millionaire, who gained all money by writing books. At the moment, she is the richest
woman on British Isles.

J.K.Rowling was born in July 1965 in England and grew up in Chepstow. She earned a French and
Classics degree. Joanne visited Paris for one year and after the return, she started work as a
researcher at Amnesty International among other jobs. She got an idea about Harry Potter book
during the train journey from Manchester to London. At the final stop, she had created all the figures
and the basic plot of a first part called Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone. Then, she moved to the
Portugal where she got married. In 1993 she gave a birth to her daughter Jessica Rowling. When
the marriage ended, she returned back to the Edinburg. The first Harry Potter was published in June
1997. Further six parts of book were published in the next 10 years. To tell the truth, the second title
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was number 1 in the adult hardback bestseller charts for a
month after publication. All parts are translated to 44 world languages. Rowling has written two
supplement books, too.

Professional Background

Joanne Kathleen Rowling (pronounced rolling) was born on July 31st, 1965 in Chipping
Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England. Rowling writing career started at the age of six when she
wrote a story called Rabbit. Since then Rowling has graduated from Exeter, worked as a
teacher and been an unemployed single parent. Divorced and living on public assistance
Rowling wrote Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone at a table in a café during her
daughters naps. When Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was bought and published by
Bloomsbury in 1997 her life changed dramatically, the Harry Potter series has since then won
numerous awards and become a tremendous success around the world.

Like that of her own character, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling's life has the luster of a fairy tale.
Divorced, living on public assistance in a tiny Edinburgh flat with her infant daughter, it was
Harry Potter that rescued her. First, the Scottish Arts Council gave Rowling a grant to finish
the book. After its sale to Bloomsbury (UK) and Scholastic Books, the accolades began to pile
up. Harry Potter won The British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, and the Smarties
Prize, and rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. Book rights have been sold to England,
France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Finland, Denmark, Spain and Sweden.

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Books about J K Rowling

•J. K. Rowling: A Biography

Author: Sean Smith

The Early and Family life of J.K. Rowling is what makes this biography worth reading.
Don't expect much in a critical review of her writing. Sean Smith has done readers a
service by exposing so much misinformation and setting the record straight about
some of the basic factual information about the life and writing career of J. K. Rowling.
 •J.K. Rowlings: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter, unauthorized biography
Author: MARC SHAPIRO

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Books by J K Rowling

•Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(1997)

Author:J K Rowling

Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a
broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon,
and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.

All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their
abominable son, Dudley — a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a closet at
the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.

But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a
letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry — and anyone who reads
about him — will find unforgettable.

For it's there that he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic in everything from
classes to meals, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive
the encounter.

•Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(1998)

Author:J K Rowling

The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was
to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's
packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named
Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.

And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors
arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit
named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions
of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.

But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone
— or something — starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco
Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose
mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most
suspects...Harry Potter himself!

•Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(1999)

Author: J K Rowling

For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named
Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be
the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Now he has escaped, leaving only two
clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was
Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep,
"He's at Hogwarts... he's at Hogwarts." Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the
walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there
may well be a traitor in their midst.

•Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2000)

Author:J K Rowling

It's the pivotal fourth novel in the seven-part tale of Harry Potter's training as a wizard
and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go
to the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys. He wants to
dream about Cho Chang, his crush (and maybe do more than dream). He wants to find
out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an
event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't
happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard.
Unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal — even by wizarding standards.

And in his case, different can be deadly.

•Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2003)

Author:J K Rowling
 So spoke Albus Dumbledore at the end of Harry Potter’s fourth year at Hogwarts. But
as Harry enters his fifth year at wizard school, it seems those bonds have never been
more sorely tested. Lord Voldemort’s rise has opened a rift in the wizarding world
between those who believe the truth about his return, and those who prefer to believe
it’s all madness and lies—just more trouble from Harry Potter.

Her Purpose on writing

Joanne Rowling was born on 31st July 1965. Dianne, her younger sister,
was born almost two years later and Joanne’s earliest childhood
memory is of Dianne’s arrival. She, her sister and her parents lived in
Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, until Joanne was nine, when the family
moved to Tutshill, near Chepstow.

Joanne grew up surrounded by books as her mum and dad loved

reading – she says, ‘I lived for books … I was your basic common-or-
garden bookworm, complete with freckles and National Health
spectacles.’ From an early age Joanne wanted to be a writer. She
wrote her first book at the age of six – a story about a rabbit
called Rabbit. Then when she was eleven she wrote a novel about
seven cursed diamonds and the people who owned them.

Joanne went to school at Wyedean Comprehensive School and then

went on to study French and Classics at the University of Exeter. Her
Classics studies would come in very handy later when she was
thinking up all the spells in Harry Potter, some of which are based on
Latin!

J.K. Rowling first had the idea for Harry Potter while delayed on a train
travelling from Manchester to London King’s Cross in 1990. Over the
next five years, she began to plan out the seven books of the series.
She wrote mostly in longhand and amassed a mountain of notes, many
of which were on scraps of paper.

She arrived in Edinburgh in 1993 with three chapters of Harry Potter

and the Philosopher’s Stone in her suitcase. By now she had a baby
daughter, Jessica, but she continued to write in every spare moment
she could find. When Joanne had finished the manuscript, she sent the
first three chapters to a number of literary agents, one of whom wrote
back asking to see the rest of it. She says that it was ‘the best letter I
had ever received in my life’.
After finishing the first book and whilst training as a teacher, Harry
Potter was accepted for publication by Bloomsbury. Harry Potter and
the Philosopher’s Stone quickly became a bestseller on publication in
1997. As the book was translated into other languages, Harry Potter
started spreading round the globe – and J.K. Rowling was soon
receiving thousands of letters from fans.
The Harry Potter books have since broken many records. In 2007 Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallowsbecame the fastest-selling book ever,
selling 2.65 million in the first 24 hours in the UK. The Harry Potter
series is now published in 80 languages, and over 500 million copies
have been sold across the world. J.K. Rowling has also written three
companion volumes in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic
Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos); and
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos). In 2015 J.K. Rowling's
2008 Harvard commencement speech was published under the title
'Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of
Imagination' (in aid of Lumos and university financial aid at Harvard).
In 2012, J.K. Rowling’s digital company Pottermore was launched,
where fans can enjoy her new writing and immerse themselves deeper
in the wizarding world. J.K. Rowling has written a film script inspired
by Fantastic Beasts and Where to find Them, with the film due for
release in Autumn 2016. In addition to J.K Rowling's collaboration
on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II, an original new story
by J.K.Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack
Thorne, she is also making her screenwriting debut with the
film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a further extension of
the wizarding world, due for release in November 2016.
J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours, including an OBE
for services to children’s literature, France’s Légion d’Honneur, and the
Hans Christian Andersen Award.

1. Harry Potter Series

2. Because it was the most and top grossing and best selling books of
hers that inspire most of the readers. It was the best books that she
ever made. It was consist of fantasies and magics.

3. J.K. Rowling wrote this book and the rest of the series because she has a passion
for writing, especially about things that are mythical and fiction. She loves to make up
stuff other people would not think about and she has her own style.

Activity 1

Dr. Harriet Green July 15, 2013

Boston University
College of Engineering
44 Cummington Mall, Room 114
Boston, MA
U.S. 92099
Dear Dr. Green,
I am applying to attend the Boston University PhD program in Engineering which begind in
January of 2014. My career objective is to become a scholar who investigates wireless
communications using the visible spectrum (Smart Lighting ERC). I would also like to work as a
professor at a university or as an engineer at an organization to invent the new technologies of
tomorrow.

My passion for computer engineering started as soon as I had my first computer and got the
opportunity to study its structure. Throughout my primary education, I was sure that I would
attend a university to study computer science, and after being admitted to the National
University of France (NUA), I have decided to devote my career to computer technology
improvements. I believe that our future is closely related to computing systems.

Therefore, during my university studies, I have spent my spare time working as an assistant at
an NUA testing laboratory. However, I have come to see that the use of light in order to
transmit data can be limited in comparison to radio waves. There is a great amount of
possibilities that can be developed due to this technology. There is a great need of professional
research which involves analyzing technical environments from the perspective of using the
visible spectrum, preferably built upon a comparative analysis with other types of spectrum.
The visible light spectrum is 10,000 times larger than the radio-frequencies spectrum. I wanted
to uncover other possible technologies. Thus, my decision to enter graduate school was made.

My first exposure across these studies came from the Southern School of Technologies, where
I received my MA in Computing Technologies, on an agenda setting and framing while working
on my research paper based upon the comparative analysis of spectrum types. Meanwhile, I
had noticed the lack of English-language books on modern engineering available, even at the
French National library. I had struggled to find some literature while traveling abroad and
ordered books from online bookstores, but the more I read, the more I understood that French
and European engineering theory was detached from research work done in the US.

The PhD program at Boston University has been an intellectual lifeline for me. In addition to
the literature of which I can only dream of reading, I have also met brilliant engineers who have
inspired me to think deeply about my own research interests. Their studies based on
comparative spectrum analysis made me ponder the possibility of applying theories from the
Southern School of Technologies to visible light communications (VLC) research.

I want to surmise whether Smart Lighting ERC is able to exploit its capacity with suitable
electronics. As to the research of Southern School of Technologies, the intensity of the light
signal can be controlled rather well, and a large variety of techniques can be applied to this
signal. I wish to study how VLCs can be designed under conditions of the core center outcomes
of increased safety, energy efficiency, productivity and health. My fluency in several successful
research assignments and my resulting familiarity with modern technological theories puts me
in a unique position to implement this research.

I am fortunate to join a team of pioneers in my field through the newly created French
Technologies of Future (FTF) organization after my graduation. In addition to my direct
responsibilities, I am also taking part in numerous seminars and lectures, organized by the FTF
and its partners. Moreover, I have also became a technical researcher at the laboratories of
FTF. All my activities that I mentioned above are an excellent preparation for my doctorate
program, as I am achieving a better understanding of spectral processes within and outside
France. I make strong relationships with native and foreign engineers for exchanging scientific
knowledge – their expertise and studies will benefit my future research work.

My wish to continue my studies at the Boston University is founded on the groundbreaking

research traditions and outstanding faculty members within your Department of Engineering –
features that were highly praised by my former professors in France. I am delighted that, unlike
European universities, your program gives me two more years for my research improvement
and investigation of new technologies as well as taking courses from related centers such as
the Photonics Center and the Laboratory of Integrated Nanophotonics & Biosensing Systems
before writing a dissertation. With many outstanding and innovative engineers working in your
department, I know that I will finish my research and provide more wireless capabilities for the
future, as well as pursue my ambition to become a scholar.

Sincerely,
Genesis B. Palangi

Activity 3

Students should approach grad school as a time to develop concrete professional

skills. Since grad programs focus primarily on developing specialized knowledge,
advanced critical thinking, and innovative research, grad students cannot rely solely
on their programs to develop more basic skills. Since grad school is a space for
learning, practicing, and achieving, it is also an ideal stage to rehearse for a future
professional performance.
The graduate experience may feel a lot like the undergrad years. There is the
customary campus with classroom buildings, professors, students, books, college
friends, and bars, lots of bars. There is the staple informal dress code promoting
school spirit with its sports caps, t-shirts, hoodies, and athletic sweats. There is
also the all-important complaining, chattering, and hours of studying. In addition,
there are the enduring friendships.
Despite the similarities, grad school cannot be approached in the same manner as
the undergrad experience because postgraduate education is directly linked to
professional development. Grad school lays the foundations of a career in a
specialized manner, committing students to a discipline, an area, and a focus. The
advanced education attained in grad school must translate into marketable skills,
particularly when competition is fierce. For this reason, grad students should work
on developing a series of basic skills to improve their chances of employment.

Genesis B. Palangi
7 Half Moon Drive
Bayberry Heights, Massachusetts 02630
09361234143
[email protected]
November 14, 2018
Michelle Price
Manager
The Yarn Company
324 Central Ave
Bayberry Heights, Massachusetts 02630

Dear Ms. Price:

Thank you so much for taking the time to meet with me to discuss selling my
handmade sweaters in your wonderful shop.
As I mentioned in our conversation, I’ve been a customer of your store since I
used my third-grade allowance to buy my very first pair of knitting needles.
I’m honored that you’d consider selling one of my original creations at The
Yarn Company alongside your own work.
We discussed a trial consignment arrangement in which a portion of the sales
would go to the store. This is more than agreeable to me.
Let me know how you want to proceed. I’m available most afternoons at
09361234143, or you can email me at [email protected], and I’ll
respond to your message ASAP.

Thanks, and best,

Genesis B. Palangi