Tuesday, September 14, 2010

A is for... awkward?

In A for Alfi's essay, the ideas are definitely well thought out and touched upon, creative in fact; however, the author's loquacious writing makes for an awkwardly clunky essay. Often times, we see the author present a new idea and never completely analyze/develop the point. In addition, although I am not one to talk (I love them big words), Alfi's writing style makes for an over-elegant essay. In other words, the essay's main downfall is the use of great writing. Paradox, right? If you said yes, you're wrong... in this case at least. Specifically, Alfi's essay would benefit from simple-structured writing because of the creative and intriguing ideas presented.
In conclusion, Alfi's essay could have been something quite, ehem, "magical." He should have just popped by writing lab before turning in the essay though.

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