org/10.M65/amr.2012.0165 EDITOR’S COMMENTS: REFLECTIONS ON THE CRAFT OF CLEAR WRITING Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time‚ or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard‚ it’s because it is hard (Zinsser‚ 2006: 9). Most of us struggle with our writing. We thrash and hack our way through paragraphs‚ writing and editing and rewriting until we think we’ve made some progress on that God-forsaken
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Narrative Hair Cut An expensive barber does not necessarily cut hair better than a reasonably priced one. I used to think that a good haircut would be expensive‚ so I looked for a shop that did not have low prices. I found one and told the barber I wanted my hair cut short. He cut my hair and I went home. When I got home‚ my mother told me my head looked crooked. The barber had not bothered to make sure that the left and right sides were trimmed to the same length. When my hair grew back‚ I asked
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A mistake often made is the lack of knowledge for the reason of writing. The writer’s purpose is to always appeal to an audience‚ whether you are informing‚ persuading‚ or writing to amuse. Your goal is to have some type of influence on the reader. The effectiveness of your influence starts by first gaining full awareness of exactly who your audience may be. In this chapter‚ the author mentions different examples of writing. For example‚ if a person were to write something for children‚ it should
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In the article “Unteaching the Five-Paragraph Essay”‚ Marie Foley argues that the five-paragraph formula restrains students from actively thinking. The five-paragraph structure is still used today because teachers are continuing to teach students the formula. The formula is said to be easier to teach to a class rather than to teach individual students different patterns of organization. Foley says that the formula being taught is easier on them to teach and to grade because of how crowded the English
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Maria Silva Body Paragraphs August 16‚ 2013 COM/156 Samantha Desaulner Page 1 Mass media is swarming with violent images and messages and today’s youth spend a significant amount of time with media. It is believed that media is highly influential in youth‚ and it affects their attitude and violent behavior. Crucial concerns for practitioners are: violent media messages and images‚ and their effects on
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Writing Applications 2.0 (7th – 8th) MY FAVORITE FOOD ESSAY (Basic) A Tasty Way To Write an Incredible Essay © Copyright 2007 Hot Topic Essays‚ Super Achievement‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved www.superachievement.net Introducing: __________________! Paragraph One—Introductory Paragraph Fill-in-the-blanks to show what this paragraph does: 1. Introduces the topic • (Your Topic)______________________________ 2. Makes a statement about the topic. • My favorite food is _____________________
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Exam: 986041RR - WRITING SKILLS PART 2 When you have completed your exam and reviewed your answers‚ click Submit Exam. Answers will not be recorded until you hit Submit Exam. If you need to exit before completing the exam‚ click Cancel Exam. Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break‚ so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer. 1. Which one of the following
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ENG 112 Body Paragraph Chris McCandless‘s admirers are wrong to believe that he was a deeply honest person. At some moments in Into the Wild‚ he was not an honest person. According to Westerberg‚ a McCandless’s friend‚ said‚ “He never explained why he’d changed his name” (Krakauer 18). When McCandless decided to make a trip into the wild‚ he changed his name; he did not even bring any identification with him. During the trip‚ everybody knew about him under the name Alex. Westerberg was a friend
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Do you have a friend that never studies for tests‚ yet he always seems to do well and aces them? It’s probably because he has good study habits. To improve your study habits you must first realize what your distractions are and eliminate them. Second‚ you must choose a good‚ quiet place to study without interruptions. Lastly‚ you should write down the material several times as it is a strategy proven to help memorize and learn the material. These steps will help you do better in school and have great
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How to Write a Synthesis Essay Synthesis Writing: to combine the ideas of more than one source with your own. Key Features of a Synthesis Report information from the sources using different phrases and sentences; Organize so that readers can immediately see where information from the sources overlap; Make sense of the sources and help the reader understand them in greater depth. Preparing to write your Synthesis Essay You should locate two or more sources for synthesizing.
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