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==Blog== | ==Blog== | ||
A ''weblog'', which is usually shortened to a blog, is a journal or diary that is available on the web, where anyone can write about any subject on an ongoing basis. The word blog can also be used as a verb, meaning adding an entry to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog blog]. The first blog has been ascribed to Dave Winer. He has been credited as the first regular, widely followed blogger. Blogs began to take off in 1999 with the launch of sites like Blogger, Weblogger and Love Journal, which made self publishing painless for the masses. Tens of thousands of blogs have blossomed since their creation. The mainstream media has only recently shown a glimmer of interest in the form ( Rodzilla 171) . | A ''weblog'', which is usually shortened to a blog, is a journal or diary that is available on the web, where anyone can write about any subject on an ongoing basis. The word blog can also be used as a verb, meaning adding an entry to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog blog]. The first blog has been ascribed to Dave Winer. He has been credited as the first regular, widely followed blogger. Blogs began to take off in 1999 with the launch of sites like Blogger, Weblogger and Love Journal, which made self publishing painless for the masses. Tens of thousands of blogs have blossomed since their creation. The mainstream media has only recently shown a glimmer of interest in the form (Rodzilla 171) . | ||
===Anatomy=== | ===Anatomy=== | ||
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An''''' essay''''' is a short piece of writing that discusses, describes, or analyzes one topic. It can discuss a subject directly or indirectly, seriously or humorously. It can describe personal opinions, or just report information. An essay can be written from any perspective, but essays are most commonly written in the first person (I), or third person (subjects that can be substituted with the he, she, it, or they pronouns). A traditional essay is used for formal documents or most of the time in school (English Works). | An''''' essay''''' is a short piece of writing that discusses, describes, or analyzes one topic. It can discuss a subject directly or indirectly, seriously or humorously. It can describe personal opinions, or just report information. An essay can be written from any perspective, but essays are most commonly written in the first person (I), or third person (subjects that can be substituted with the he, she, it, or they pronouns). A traditional essay is used for formal documents or most of the time in school (English Works). | ||
Fifteen hundred and eighty is the accepted birth year of the essay ( Tanner 11). Essays of today have a greater range, variety of subject, greater length and a greater literary finish compared to essays of the previous centuries. There is also evidence of greater individuality in thoughts and directness in style. The main influence that brought about these changes was the growth of individualism in all realms of thought ( Tanner 17). Essays have a particular purpose. They can expand a reader's knowledge of a topic, or just entertain. | Fifteen hundred and eighty is the accepted birth year of the essay ( Tanner 11). Essays of today have a greater range, variety of subject, greater length and a greater literary finish compared to essays of the previous centuries. There is also evidence of greater individuality in thoughts and directness in style. The main influence that brought about these changes was the growth of individualism in all realms of thought (Tanner 17). Essays have a particular purpose. They can expand a reader's knowledge of a topic, or just entertain. | ||
===Traditional Essay=== | ===Traditional Essay=== | ||
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==Work Cited== | ==Work Cited== | ||
*"Essays." ''English Works''. 2001. ''Gallaudet University'' 18 July 2006 <http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/essay.html> | *"Essays." ''English Works''. 2001. ''Gallaudet University'' 18 July 2006 <http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/essay.html> | ||
*Rodzilla, John, ed. ''We've Got Blog.''Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2003 | |||
*Tanner, William M. ''Essays And Essay Writing.''Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1926 | |||
*Zuiker, Anton. "Blogs: Anatomy." ''Bloggin 101''.7/18/06<http://www.unc.edu/~zuiker/blogging101/parts.html> | *Zuiker, Anton. "Blogs: Anatomy." ''Bloggin 101''.7/18/06<http://www.unc.edu/~zuiker/blogging101/parts.html> | ||