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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Writing is an art form created by past experiences‚ future hopes‚ fantasies‚ and limitless imagination. It brings feelings‚ knowledge‚ adventure‚ mystery‚ and foreign times and places to life. Writing can be very personal‚ remedial‚ cathartic‚ and affect you in ways that could change your life forever. Participating in Analytical Composition and Literature this year has been a jo urney that has brought about personal growth as a writer and allowed me to express my growth in different writing skill
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Ten years ago‚ you started working as a clerk for DMD Medical Supplies. Six months ago‚ Liz Jakowski‚ the human resources director‚ promoted you to office manager. You manage two employees: Jack Snyder and Ruth Disselkoen. Your office provides secretarial support for the four members of the executive team. Two years ago‚ Liz had assigned Jack to support Ralph Alane and Jessica Hilo. Ruth was assigned to Samuel Daley and Frank Daley. The work flow was equally balanced. You’ve noticed that
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CHAPTER 4: WRITING SENTENCE PATTERNS One of the marks of good writer is the ability to use a variety of sentence types. The simple sentence is an important weapon to have in your writing task‚ but it is limited in the ways it can be used an in the jobs it can perform. Compound and complex sentences give you additional alternatives for expressing ideas‚ usually in more precise ways. Simple Sentence A Simple sentence is a sentence that has only one independent clause. It expresses one
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Essay Writing Help Writing a personal essay can be a really daunting task. Indeed‚ this essay type differs from other creative texts and essays. Anyone who reads an essay should see a real person behind the lines and words. It is not easy to express your own thoughts and describe life or even experiences with words as there are things that seem to need no description (like personal feelings). So‚ when you are sitting down to write an essay‚ you need to remember that you have to express your personality
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In this essay we will discuss the process of legal research‚ writing‚ and analysis. The subject matter will be presented in a clear‚ concise and objective manner. The textbook that we will be referencing is "Gilbert Law Summaries: Legal Research‚ Writing‚ and Analysis" 10th ed‚ BarBri Group‚ 2006. The US court system consists of a trial court‚ an appellate court‚ and a supreme or high court. The trial court is the first to hear the facts of a case and has original jurisdiction. The appellate court
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Currently I am in Junior year at UMBC. (" University of Maryland Baltimore County"). My academic goal is to become a Programmer and gain expertise in technical communication skills like writing‚ speaking‚ presenting‚ and collaborating. As a writer I have little experience. I did lower level English courses and ENGLISH (101) course at " Frederick Community College". There I learned many things like verbs‚ noun‚ pronoun‚ run on sentences‚ and writing research paper. But‚ as English is not my first language
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in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He is one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English (alongsideMulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao)‚ and is credited with bringing the genre to the rest of the world Narayan broke through with the help of his mentor and friend‚ Graham Greene‚ who was instrumental in getting publishers for Narayan’s first four books‚ including the semi-autobiographical trilogy of Swami and Friends‚ The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. Narayan’s works
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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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COMPUTERS MADE COMMUNICATION AMONG PEOPLE MUCH EASIER. AS A RESULT‚ LETTER- WRITING COULD BE LOST IN THE FUTURE. TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT? GIVE YOUR OPINION. Some people prefer letter writing than using cellular phones and computers as mode of communication. This is because to them writing a letter with the use of pencil and paper is more personal‚ that the sender took time and effort in composing and sending it in the mailbox. The sender is more emotional in
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