Christie Fewkes
Week 8
I never really gave much thought to sentence structure
beyond spelling and grammar. Previously,
I had always been taught just the basics about writing anything so this has
been interesting, to say the least. I probably
learned more this week than I have all semester. I enjoy the idea of an author having their
own style. While I’m sure it’s not a new
concept for me, I don’t believe I’ve really ever given it much consideration.
This week, I found an author with a somewhat unique
niche. He sends a message with every book or article he authors and uses
several of the techniques we learned about this week. I have chosen to show his
ability to use short sentence structure to motivate his readers.
Joel Osteen is a pastor, televangelist, and author from
Houston, Texas. He writes inspirational
books, 7 of which have been on New York’s best-seller list. In reviewing his books, I have found that
much of his writing contains short sentence structure intended to move his
audience and motivate his readers. Some examples are below:
“No matter what's happening, choose to be happy. Don't
focus on what's wrong. Find something positive in your life.”
“I think God wants us to be
prosperous. I think he wants us to be happy. To me, you need to have money to
pay your bills. I think God wants us to send our kids to college.”
I believe he maintains this
writing style to be clear and concise; he wants the reader to clearly
understand his point. I also think he
understands his audience and delivers a written message they will quickly
understand and perpetuate. Each sentence is a statement intended to support or
drive an action in the reader.
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