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Nevin, Justin.
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College applications -- United States.
Essay -- Authorship.
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission.
Exposition (Rhetoric)
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"Is it easy being gr...
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"Is it easy being green?" : writing the new college application essay / Justin Nevin.
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Nevin, Justin.
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, c2014.
Subjects
College applications -- United States.
Essay -- Authorship.
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Admission.
Exposition (Rhetoric)
ISBN:
9781492603771 (pbk.) :
1492603775 (pbk.)
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xiii, 200 pages ; 22 cm
Contents:
Introduction. The personal essay : a creative equivalent to the five-paragraph essay -- Essays. Narrative essay : the stories we tell ; Lyric essays : inviting the reader in ; Fact vs. truth : what our experiences mean ; Reduction and style before content : making people into characters and learning to leave material out ; Campus narratives, short responses, and non-narrative responses -- Techniques. What makes the personal essay tick : a look at narrative-lyric balancing ; Not just another English essay : making space for creativity in personal writing ; Maximizing creativity in the personal essay ; Other compositional considerations -- Some final thoughts -- Appendices. A1. Essay questions you might see -- A2. Strategies for brainstorming personal material -- A3. Matching essays with applications -- A4. Timelines for applying -- A5. Organizational charts -- A6. Teacher recommendations -- A7. Interview with an Ivy League interviewer -- A8. Interview with a Stanford student-athlete alumnus -- Easy being green online.
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Adult Nonfiction
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