Most people read some piece of nonfiction every day of their lives. We are surrounded by news, opinion pieces, political speeches, and essays. Think of a piece of nonfiction you've read recently that stuck with you after you read it. It should be a piece of nonfiction that was so engaging that you wanted to share it with friends. Perhaps it was one of the pieces of nonfiction from this unit. Describe the work, its context and purpose, and explain why it stuck with you. Use that piece to explain how nonfiction compares to other types of writing. Consider elements that are shared across types of writing and elements that are different in nonfiction. What elevates a nonfiction article in a magazine into a work of literature? What allows a piece written for a specific informative, persuasive, or other purpose to emerge as something more enduring?

Describe the work, its context and purpose.

The work is "This change Everything" by Naomi Klein. It is a nonfiction book that details the recent years if the journalist diving into the subject of climate change and sustainable development. Its purpose is to expose tactics use by economic subject and to actively propose a new way of living, one that is more in resonance with the planet.

Explain why it stuck with you.

It stuck with me because it is compelling, detailed and mind-blowing. It explain the them with clarity and without reserves, and it explains also the causes, the reasons the behind the scenes that we usually don’t have access too. Moreover, it forces you to deal with the subject on a very personal level.

Use that piece to explain how nonfiction compares to other types of writing. Consider elements that are shared across types of writing and elements that are different in nonfiction.

While non-fiction tells a story, exactly like fiction story, the story that non-fiction tells it is often based on real event and has a significance in the way it is told. There is also a language more pragmatic, focused on the action more than the characters. The style is more direct and often journalistic.

What elevates a nonfiction article in a magazine into a work of literature?

The ability of the writer to compelled, engage and create an audience. The way the author tell the story, no matter what it is telling. The emotion behind the written piece, and the way that the author can emphasize its message and what it want to pass at its audience.

What allows a piece written for a specific informative, persuasive, or other purpose to emerge as something more enduring?

The style, the language are relevant in this process, but I think that the best thing is the ability of the writer of give life to its text. To make word, situation and actions come to life. Ultimate, just like for fiction, it is the ability of the writer to engage and make people feel what he/she want us to feel.