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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knowing the fundamentals of how to write an essay‚ yet I never knew what writing processes would work best for me. A writing process is a routine that helps writers become more effective and has procedures that vary amongst each individual. To incorporate a process to develop essays was my goal‚ so that is why I researched different procedures that would work best for me. Although many people struggle in developing an essay‚ writing an essay is simple when applying the correct methods. I found that prewriting
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| Letter Writing Techniques | COM 135 | Val Flores 8/5/2009 | The following will describe for the reader different strategies and techniques that are used in writing a good-news and bad-news letter. Throughout there is also an example of bad news that could be delivered in a letter as well as an explanation as to which bad news technique was chosen for the letter. Letter Writing Techniques When a situation of good-news or bad-news needs to be delivered in a letter‚ there are
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The Reading and Writing Impact Much like every other kid growing up during the nineties‚ in a middle-class household‚ I watched my fair share of cartoons‚ played Super Nintendo‚ and occasionally went outdoors to play Cops and Robbers. I never had an ardor to read or write unless it was a game of MASH that I would play with my girl friends. It left me vulnerable‚ and I was the type of little girl to get her feelings hurt too easily. As I grew older and gained knowledge my outlook evolved. Reading
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Writing skills have not always been my biggest category‚ and with the help of unit two I have learned a few tips to help me develop a stronger writing skill. Starting with a solid construction‚ give the writing time to stew‚ and reading the work aloud are three of these tips that have interested me (Bethel University‚ 2014‚ slides 7-8 & 11-12). Starting with a solid construction helps me get past the beginning of not knowing where to start. So with reviewing the material that has been assigned to
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Throughout my writing career‚ I have observed several aspects with the potential to shape any writer’s success. Among the elements‚ the most influential of them is the English course in which the student enrolls. Moreover‚ English courses hold influence over a student’s life in that they have a responsibility to either advance or reduce the writer’s skills. The progress in my writing development began when English II guided me through noticing worth in my writing‚ finding pride in a strength‚ and
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down to read‚ Stephen King’s On Writing‚ I did not snuggle into my favorite place to read‚ but rather the desk at my job. His description of his comfortable blue chair is his study made me wish for a more enjoyable seat to be reading his prose. But as a too busy for her own good college student I knew that work was going to have to be the place to read his prose. While receiving his telepathic messages‚ a passage stuck out to me. “You can approach the act of writing with nervousness‚ excitement‚ hopefulness
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In the case of the writing environment‚ I prefer simply any place I am not easily distracted. I am very easily side-tracked when writing‚ well really anything in my life. Personally‚ I have A.D.H.D. but was not diagnosed until reaching college; so I have had to adapt over the years without any medicine or assistance over the years. I feel as though this has more of helped me‚ rather than hindered me in my writing. I digress… My writing environment could really be anywhere as long as it is not high
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the audience (i.e. tutor) against human cloning and expresses the author’s lack of competency in presenting his arguments. Based on the channel chosen to convey his message‚ the essay is‚ to a large extent‚ an ineffective piece of academic writing upon evaluation of its content‚ language and organization of arguments. This essay critique analyses and evaluates the above points. One of the essay problems includes the poorly developed thesis statement at the end of the 1st paragraph
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"Enemy at the Gates" Craig Williams was born in Concord Massachusetts. He wrote the book "Enemy at the Gates" in 1973. The point of this book was to show both the extreme importance of this battle in the course of World War II and the courage of both the German and Russian troops during this horrific battle. This book did an excellent job portraying the hardships the soldiers faced and the gruesome scope of the battle for this important city. However‚ it did so with a pro-axis slant.
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