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In the rhetorical essay “Notes on Lazarus” (2016), Rick Moody explores some of the improvisations that made over the story and person of Lazarus throughout history. In this essay, Moody provides arguments about each interpretation of the resurrection of Lazarus, coming from songs, paintings, movies, and writings to mention some. Moody writes about Lazarus to see other’s perspectives of the story, which seems to have traumatized him as a child. The intended audience of his work are the people that like the author, believe in this resurrecting story from the Bible, but feel like there is something more that wasn’t say about it.. An example includes being multidimensional in writing. Rick Moody demonstrated his multidimensional aptitude by showing various views regarding Lazarus in different formats. It also showed writers how to become fearless. Moody placed himself in a precarious position. The story of Lazarus was a sensitive topic. He managed to find a perfect balance between b...

  Edwidge Danticat in her fictional essay, “All the Home You’ve Got” (2017), claims that at the end of the day, your body is your only real possession in the world. In the opening of her essay, Danticat develops her thesis by reflecting on the religious beliefs of her family. Despite cherishing and praising Danticat, she describes how her parents abused her. It was a traumatic experience for her that plagued her even as an adult. However, she wrote about it to bring closure to such a dark moment in her life. It allowed her to forgive the people that hurt her. Danticat wrote about her experiences to reach out to other victims of abuse. She believed that although these things happened to them, they shouldn't feel that God forgot about them. The way Danticat develops and splits the story into different sections is something I found interesting and applicable to my writing. By doing so, she allowed the readers to follow the thought process and the composition of her work. I lik...