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    How to Say Nothing in 500 Words Paul Roberts’ advice on how to write was uniquely informative. The title for his writing passage was “How to Say Nothing in 500 Words”‚ yet in his entire essay it explained how to say something in 500 words. The misleading title is just one of the many ways Paul Roberts uses to create an original diverse essay. Although Paul Roberts’ essay was written over 50 years ago‚ it still holds relevance in present day. We all as writers tend to go for the subjects we know

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    Paul McHenry Roberts’ 1956 article‚ "How to Say Nothing in Five Hundred Words‚" deals with the common traps faced by many young writers while writing essays. His advice includes tips on making a dull subject exciting‚ engaging the reader with unexpected topics and arguments‚ and developing a fully thought out essay that will be sure to earn a good grade in the classroom. Roberts says to come up with a list of arguments off hand and write them down but do not use any of them‚ as they are most likely

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    Response In this contemporary society‚ how to write an essay is becoming a big problem for students. Most college students are confused with how to approach writing in a successful essay. However‚ in an article “How to say nothing in 500 words” written by Paul Robert‚ he gives a list of strategies as well as a list of things that should be avoided while writing‚ like the obvious content‚ how to place a word‚ and how to identify the colorful and colorless words. Many students procrastinate when it

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    How to Say Nothing in 500 Words- Response The writer of this text gave some very influential information that I could really use to further develop my writing skills. I admit that I do generally use common things that everyone uses and that do affect my scores on essays. After reading this‚ I really want to improve my essays by using more descriptive language and venturing out of the box. Surprisingly‚ even though the speaker’s essay was written 50 years ago it is still very relevant today.

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    I really enjoyed reading "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words‚" I thought it was an easy read. Paul Roberts did an extremely great job at catching the readers attention and keeping it. He used humor as his tone of voice which was very unique in an article like this. He found a funny way to teach writers the do’s and don’t of writing. One part of the content that stood out to me was to avoid the obvious content. When required to pick a side and persuade the reader‚ is to start out by writing down all

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    Summary of How to Say Nothing in 500 Words The article “How to Say Nothing in 500 Words” is an essay done by Paul McHenry Roberts that describes how one can become a stronger writer. Paul Roberts declares that “all subjects‚ except sex‚ are dull until somebody makes them interesting‚” meaning‚ one who is writing about a particular subject should restrain from writing about what is assumed. Instead‚ one should choose a different route‚ one the reader would not have imagined. Roberts suggests that

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    the minimum word limit is 325 words. But 325 words are barely enough to produce a content-rich article that is the standard in Writedge. For newbies like me‚ it would be difficult to be able to produce a 500-word article without doing some “little” cheating. That “little” cheating is making the content seem long but in reality‚ it lacks content. It often leads to our articles being rejected because it is weak in content. I’ve come across an article titled‚ “How to say Nothing in 500 Words”[1] by Paul

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    written by Scott Downs In Paul Roberts essay “How to Say Nothing in 500 Words” he gives us nine tips that we can use to be a more productive writer. The first is to “Avoid the obvious” in which we should make a list of the things that immediately come to mind and not use them in your writing. Second he says that you should “Take the less usual side” which most people will avoid. He also mentions that trying to predict what the teacher wants is not a good way to choose a topic. Third is to “Slip

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    Between White and Roberts Nathan Goodson ENG 121: English composition 1 Instructor: Patrice Jones 4/7/2014 Between the descriptive essay "Once More to the Lake" by E.B. White‚ and the narrative essay "How to Say Nothing in 500 Words" by P.M. Roberts I find the descriptive essay to be far more interesting to read for the way it is written appeals to the senses of the reader. Both essays‚ however‚ carry good merit and are written very well. The essay that is currently being presented is an interpretation

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    In the essay‚ “How to Say Nothing in 500 Words” the writer‚ Paul McHenry Roberts‚ uses a comical expository approach to explain the importance of using words to build an entertaining story. He describes a college student’s perspective about receiving a last minute English homework assignment due Monday and how the student writes a 500 word paper that shows a student focused on the word count verse the quality of what’s being written. The writer has a very good descriptive writing pattern throughout

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