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  An essay is a type of        A. technical material.   B. fictional short story.   C. personal nonfiction.   D. figurative language.
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User:   An essay is a type of        A. technical material.   B. fictional short story.   C. personal nonfiction.   D. figurative language.

Weegy: An essay is a type of - personal nonfiction.
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User: In "Life without Principle," Thoreau writes, "I would have had him deal with his privatest experience, as the poet does." What does this statement mean?        A. People talk only about trivial things.   B. Courtrooms are places where people traditionally lie.   C. People should speak from their hearts and say what's on their minds.   D. Speeches should employ figurative (poetic) language to get their points across.

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In "Life without Principle," Thoreau writes, "I would have had him deal with his most private experience, as the poet does." This statement means that People should speak from their hearts and say what's on their minds.
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