#7057 Prepared for: BTW 250 April 15‚ 2010 Prepared by: Memorandum April 15‚ 2010 TO: FROM: RE: Executive Summary of Shape from Style: Lesson 7‚ “Concision” In Joseph Williams’s book‚ Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace‚ he explains the most effective and efficient styles regarding writing as a verb. In Williams’s seventh lesson‚ “Concision”‚ Williams discusses how to make a sentence much clearer to a reader by effectively shortening it. Williams explains that there are
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Schexnayder April 24‚ 2011 How Effective is “The F Word”? When having a baby one of the most difficult parts of the process is deciding on a name for the little one. Parents want to be careful in choosing‚ no one wants there child picked on or treated unfairly because of a name they have chosen. In the article “The F Word” the author‚ Firoozeh Dumas expresses her thoughts and feelings about coming from Abadan‚ Iran to America with her native name. She explains how her name that has much
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报章报道: 国家环境局发言人透露， 违例者均为初犯， 罚款额为200元， 重犯可罚高达1000元。 除此， 放置在及新增禁烟区内的垃圾桶将移走， 換成不设烟灰缸的桥‚ 垃圾捅。 读了这则新闻‚ 我不禁感到欣慰‚ 赞成违例者会被惩罚的行为‚ 相信新加坡公民也会点头咂嘴。 国家随着新加坡烟民逐年增加‚ 本地公共场所的禁烟范围正式扩大近三个月来， 共有超过500名烟客在新禁烟令下违例吸烟而遭罚款。 他们多数是在有盖走廊， 住宅区公共空间， 及有盖行人天桥等处被稽査人员逮个正着。 原因: • 环境局数据显示， 本地去年全年共有4050起烟客违例吸烟铵罚款案例 • 烟客喜欢聚集在有烟灰缸的垃圾桶抽烟，所以这些垃圾桶都被搬离到巴士站五公尺远的地方 • 当局希望通过店员和烟客的接触，把信息传达出去‚ 让禁烟信息在社区内的渗透度更广 • 让违例者遵守新禁烟令的条规 • 提高公众对新增禁烟区的认识， 环境局的义工至今已展开超过950次的社区巡逻， 向各个社区内桶的烟客和居民说明新禁烟条例 • 不要伤害到非吸烟者‚ 减少二手烟的问题 后果: • 我国约有36万烟民
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To step down from a position of power or responsibility 포기하다‚ 퇴위하다‚ 사퇴하다 Something not typical; a deviation from the standard 탈선‚ 정신이상 To hate very‚ very much; to detest 몹시 싫어하다‚ 혐오하다 Hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated; utterly bummed out 비천한‚ 비열한‚ 비굴한(사람) To deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce 포기하다‚ 버리다‚ 자제하다 Unsuccessful 실패한; 유산의‚ 발육부진의 To shorten; to condense 요약하다; 축소하다‚ 단축하다; 제거하다 Total; unlimited; perfect 절대의‚ 무조건의‚ 전체적 To forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free
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Command Words Skill Level 1 Classify: Arrange or order by class or categories. Complete: Add missing information/data. Define: Give a clear and precise meaning of the word‚ term or concept. Describe: Present the characteristics of a particular topic. Identify: Recognize and state briefly a distinguishing fact or feature. Outline: Give a brief explanation and/or summary of the issues‚ principles‚ or arguments stated in the question. Skill Level 2 Calculate: Give a precise numerical answer
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Soli Gustafson Honors English Mr. A Lee Period 3 11/16/13 Major Essay: Compare and Contrast Pictures and Words Movies have long been struggling to capture a book in pictures and sound and have long been failing. So much more can be put into a few pages of a book than ten minutes of a movie‚ and books can be much longer without the author worrying about the reader losing interest. Anyone who has read and liked the book before going to see the movie will automatically find the book to be far
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2014 Words Words are used everyday. It’s the easiest way for humans to communicate. Without words‚ our perception of the world would be perplexing. This demonstrates how important and powerful words are. Words and phrases also evoke different meaning. Words are powerful enough to start wars or create peace. In fact‚ how we present a word can determine someone’s positive or negative outlook on a situation. All words we use have literal or direct meaning. Sometimes words are denoted as being figuratively used
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Don’t believe that you can’t achieve. I once thought about giving up when I had a bad baseball tryout and I didn’t think I would make the team. I tried my best and gave it my all. I ended making the team that day. If I had not believed in myself or given up I would not have made it. I feel strongly about these words of wisdoms because you never know what could happen if you don’t give up. Never give up in life because if you try your hardest you can achieve anything that you put your mind to. Secondly:
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Matt Professor: Book Review 4-2-13/ box WAR OF WORDS What is one thing that we all struggle with? What is one thing that is the hardest for some of us? Isn’t it how we use our words? Looking into this book War on Words by Paul Tripp was a truth taking book that gripped my understanding of words and exploded it with truth. This book from Tripp allowed me to look into the importance of words and how they affect you and me. In the beginning God spoke the earth into existence‚ now this might not
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A Thousand Words Napoleon Bonaparte said‚ "A picture is worth a thousand words.” Throughout history‚ art has reflected what defines a culture and time period. This is found in particular in artwork from the Medieval and Renaissance periods. Although they are very similar in some ways‚ there are also many differences‚ from color to backgrounds‚ to the 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional qualities. Medieval and Renaissance art have some similarities‚ but more noticeable are the differences. Both
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