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Writing has changed the world for the better. "The pen is mightier than the sword" is a famous insight. Thomas Paine's pamphlet entitled "Common Sense" helped win independence for the American colonies from Great Britain; Harriet Beecher Stowe's book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" started the Civil War, and the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" helped with it for the Union. Many of the most influential people in history were writers, starting with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the authors of the four Gospels.
Writing has changed the world for the better. "The pen is mightier than the sword" is a famous insight. Thomas Paine's pamphlet entitled "Common Sense" helped win independence for the American colonies from Great Britain; Harriet Beecher Stowe's book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" started the Civil War, and the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" helped with it for the Union. Many of the most influential people in history were writers, starting with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the authors of the four Gospels.
Like the Bible, many of the greatest writings in history were inspired - and you might be inspired too. But inspired writing cannot occur unless you give it a chance and put pen to paper, or start typing on your computer. Here is how the author (Julia W. Howe) of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" describes her inspiration for the lyrics ("Mine eyes have seen the glory of the the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored ...."):<ref>http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/h/bhymnotr.htm</ref>
Like the Bible, many of the greatest writings in history were inspired - and you might be inspired too. But inspired writing cannot occur unless you give it a chance and put pen to paper, or start typing on your computer. Here is how the author (Julia W. Howe) of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" describes her inspiration for the lyrics ("Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored ...."):<ref>http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/b/h/bhymnotr.htm</ref>
:I awoke in the grey of the morning, and as I lay waiting for dawn, the long lines of the desired poem began to entwine themselves in my mind, and I said to myself, "I must get up and write these verses, lest I fall asleep and forget them!" So I sprang out of bed and in the dimness found an old stump of a pen, which I remembered using the day before. I scrawled the verses almost without looking at the paper.
:I awoke in the grey of the morning, and as I lay waiting for dawn, the long lines of the desired poem began to entwine themselves in my mind, and I said to myself, "I must get up and write these verses, lest I fall asleep and forget them!" So I sprang out of bed and in the dimness found an old stump of a pen, which I remembered using the day before. I scrawled the verses almost without looking at the paper.
*Houghton College in New York recently recently started taking the highest critical reading and math scores for the SAT.
*Houghton College in New York recently recently started taking the highest critical reading and math scores for the SAT.
*James Madison Universitytake the highest scores from the reading and math sections on the SAT.<ref>http://www.jmu.edu/admissions/process/freshman.shtml</ref>
*James Madison University takes the highest scores from the reading and math sections on the SAT.<ref>http://www.jmu.edu/admissions/process/freshman.shtml</ref>
*The most popular homeschool colleges, Grove City College, Liberty University and Patrick Henry College, have their own policies and should be contacted if you are interested in attending there.
*The most popular homeschool colleges, Grove City College, Liberty University and Patrick Henry College, have their own policies and you should contact them directly if you are interested in attending there.
== Importance of Vocabulary ==
Vocabulary provides the tools for writing. The bigger your vocabulary, and the better you use words, the more effective your expressions will be. You can be more precise and you can raise the level of thought to higher levels.
Vocabulary provides the tools for writing. The bigger your vocabulary, and the better you use words, the more effective your expressions will be. You can be more precise and you can raise the level of thought to higher levels.