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Article: Use the 5 "R's": how to write creative nonfiction: modern nonfiction narratives use techniques from fiction to create unforgettable writing.(Focus)
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- Writing!
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- September 1, 2003
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One evening in late January, Peter Dut, twenty-one, leads his two teenage brothers through the brightly lit corridors of the Minneapolis airport, trying to mask his confusion. Two days earlier, the brothers, refugees from Africa, encountered their first light switch and their first set of stairs. An aid worker in Nairobi demonstrated the flush toilet to them--also the seat belt, the shoelace, the fork. And now they find themselves alone in Minneapolis, three bone-thin African boys confronted by a swirling of white faces and rolling suitcases.
What a compelling start to a story! We Wonder: What will happen to these brother's as they adjust to their new life? The ...