Here, I'll be doing a short commentary on the quality of writing found in the trilingual digest with namely, a few well known writers: ShuLei, Ruth, and Silas. I believe and assume the reader should be familiar with these names.
First up, ShuLei. In essence, this writer has churned out a number of works that are commendable in nature, unfortunately, I can't say the same for her latest one. There are a few points which went unexplained in her writing and a few extra terms, such as 'get' right after the hyphen. It will have made for better reading if she had removed this term, as well as 'It would be quite a pleasant...' The would indicates and impossible choice, and this is clearly not the case, as before, she had already mentioned about stepping outside. There was also a general overdose of advanced terms which saturated the writing and dulled the otherwise powerful impact the rainbow had on the reader. ShuLei, a word for you - Don't waste your paint on everything, for when you reach the main picture, you find that your palette is dry.
Ruth. As compared to the above, it was much more readable but also much less believable. While it took place in a school, the storyline was a fantastic one, and it bears a close resemblance to Twilight. For such a storyline, the background must be developed clearly through the use of stereotypes or otherwise. The author failed miserably in this aspect as she tried to derive an alternate storyline of an invalid suspicion within five pages, which was clearly not enough. Also, there were too many characters introduced within a five page essay and this made for poor characterization of most of them, making the writing seem patchy. The ending was a little feeble too, with the teacher not punishing the students for such an act, even though it wasn't malicious, it will not have been what a real teacher would do and this further alienates the reader from the essay. I will generally discourage students to write fantasy in a modern context as such a storyline would frequently clash with its background without strong development of the environment.
Silas. Now this essay, while with its small errors, is what each student should aim to aspire. Assuming that the writer wrote without aid of any material, it will be one of the 'stand-out' essays from the standard mush of others. He provided a clear context of events that occurred in a informative yet interesting manner by introducing irrelevant titbits from time to time. While he might not have explained some things, ie, how does the joke about four-dimensional objects reinforces the notion that the objects described are four dimensional, it can be overlooked easily by the reader.
There you have it, my analysis of the writers.
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