There are three kinds of plagiarism in poetry writing. The clumsiest thief steals the words. Cheng Ju’s line “The light of sun and moon is heavenly virtue” is from Fu Changyu’s line “The light of sun and moon is transparent.” The second kind of plagiarist steals the idea. Consider Shen Chenqi’s lines:

The remains of summer flee from a small pond.

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Exercise: Pick one of your three mini-bios and write out answers  to each of the following questions:

1. ·         What does this person’s bedroom look like? Describe it in a paragraph/
2. ·         What vehicle does he drive?
3. ·         What was the last book or magazine she read?
4. ·         What is his favourite possession?

(Kress 2005, 34)

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Years ago I read Maureen Murdock's rather New Age book on "The Heroine's Journey." I was terribly disappointed, I had been expecting a female focused version of Joseph Canmpbell's "Hero with a Thousand Faces." but discovered myself reading a lot of New Age preaching and psychotherapy.
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Would you say this is an accurate description of the picture?
"The customer  lay down on the litter, which consisted of a  hammock suspended from a single pole, the part where the sitters head and shoulders were was covered  by curtains that hung from a small roof was jutted forth from the pole.  The far end of the poll at the customer’s feet was ( Read more... )