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Stephen King “write or die”

Write or die, and excerpt from On Writing, discusses two key influences on his writing. A guidance counselor at the end of his rope with the young king and a ruthlessly honest newspaper editor. In the passage he explains why and how he started writing, his counselor felt he should turn his restless pen into more constructive channels buy filling in the spot as the school sports reporter. He also tells bits and parts of his past when he began to write, and how john Gould encouraged him how to write, he also passed along key things that would stick with Mr. King for the rest of his life.

Elie Wiesel “Why I Write Making no become yes”

In Why I Write Elie begins the passage by responding back with the same question “why do I write?” deeper in the passage he explains that he’s speaking for people that’s been a holocaust survivor (including his self) and it was his duty to speak about the meaning of his survival and to justify every moment of his life. He felt like he was obligated to do it, in conclusion its expaing his feelings thoughts and views on why he should write. He even says ”I owe them my roots and my memory”(pg.75).

Anniversary
In anniversary Anna talks about how she misses her mother. She also explains how her mom’s death transformed her life and she feels as if she needs to fend for herself. An issue she has since her mother has passed is whenever she has a problem she can get a mothers opinion about the situation which at times can be upsetting. She also feels as if she’s had to grow up into a woman at such a young age

Under the Influence

Under the Influence talks about Scott’s father being a alcoholic. He explains the things he had to deal with and how he would do positive things to get his mind off of the troubles he father would bring. A few things he would do to clear is mind were earn A’s in school, play baseball, fix his broken washer, and etc. He explains how his

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