Given what is going on in the world today and particularly
our country, I think that George Orwell’s essay “Politics and the English
Language” holds particularly true. Often politicians like to make their people
feel inferior or manipulate their lack of knowledge in order to get ahead in
their political ambitions. This is shown in political writings with politicians
choosing complicated words and metaphors to get their points across. This
confuses its citizens who then become misinformed in the process. Orwell is
arguing that these writings should be in their simplest form.

In regards to Swan’s piece, “The Science of Scientific
Writing” I felt hesitant to read it because I am so absolutely scared of
science. It was actually my worst subject in school and I always had difficulty
understanding the texts. This piece really resonated with me however, because it
taught me how to think about structuring things in my writing. I think that the
basic formulas of writing are often not reiterated enough in schools. While I
do cringe at the word science, I think that this piece breaks down the process
of writing and what it takes to be a good writer.
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