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  2. Illeism - Wikipedia

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    Psychological studies show that thinking and speaking of oneself in the third person increases wisdom and has a positive effect on one's mental state because an individual who does so is more intellectually humble, more capable of empathy and understanding the perspectives of others, and is able to distance themself emotionally from their problems.

  3. Free indirect speech - Wikipedia

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    Free indirect discourse can be described as a "technique of presenting a character's voice partly mediated by the voice of the author". In the words of the French narrative theorist Gérard Genette, "the narrator takes on the speech of the character, or, if one prefers, the character speaks through the voice of the narrator, and the two instances then are merged". [1]

  4. Cover letter - Wikipedia

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    Cover letters are typically categorized according to two purposes: applying for a specific, advertised opening ('letter of application') expressing interest in an organization when the job seeker is uncertain whether there are current openings ('letter of inquiry'). [3] According to studies, a good cover letter should: be specific and up-to-date,

  5. Third persona - Wikipedia

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    Third persona can be distinguished from marginalization because the Third Persona is not only denied power and public voice, but is, at a basic level, denied consideration or recognition by those in power. While marginalization is an overt removal of power, the third persona suffers from an innate or unrecognized removal from power.

  6. Essay - Wikipedia

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    Examples of expository essays are: a medical or biological condition, social or technological process, life or character of a famous person. The writing of an expository essay often consists of the following steps: organizing thoughts ( brainstorming ), researching a topic, developing a thesis statement , writing the introduction, writing the ...

  7. Letter of introduction - Wikipedia

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    In general, a person would not interact socially with others unless they had been properly introduced, whether in person or by letter. A person of lower social status would request a patron of higher social status to write a letter of introduction to a third party, also of higher social status than the first person.

  8. Pronoun - Wikipedia

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    The following sentences give examples of particular types of pronouns used with antecedents: Third-person personal pronouns: That poor man looks as if he needs a new coat. (the noun phrase that poor man is the antecedent of he) Julia arrived yesterday. I met her at the station. (Julia is the antecedent of her)

  9. Talk:Third person - Wikipedia

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    Agreed, sometimes a POV shot will be third person. But it's still a poor example, because the stereotypical POV shot is when you see the view of the main character, a first person view. The way you write it you make it as if a POV shot is usually a third person view. Taemyr 12:03, 5 July 2007 (UTC)