Writing Reader-Friendly Documents 1. Overview The traditional way of writing government documents has not worked well. Too often‚ complicated and jargon-filled documents have resulted in frustration‚ lawsuits‚ and a lack of trust between citizens and their government. To overcome this legacy‚ we have a great responsibility to communicate clearly. Studies show that clearly written regulations improve compliance and decrease litigation. Writing that considers our readers’ needs improves the
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that seems to foreshadow the death of Beowulf and gives the reader a huge clue as to what is going to happen. Another example is this quote‚ “But fate‚ that night‚ intended/ Grendel to gnaw the broken bones/ Of his last human/ Supper” (33: 309). This line causes the reader to expect what is about to happen and changes a possibly creative line into something that gives the rest of the scene away‚ therefore losing the interest of the reader. “And Beowulf uttered his final boast: I’ve/ never known
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Title ridicules ’explorers’ and makes them seem immature through the use of ’boys’ Helicopter duo plucked from life-raft after Antarctic crash Use of ’plucked’ makes the explorers seem useless and helpless. Aims to embarrass them and make the reader scoff at how humorous it sounds for someone to be plucked from a crash Their last expedition ended in farce when the Russians threatened to send in military planes to intercept them as they tried to cross into Siberia via the icebound Bering Strait
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in Their Own Words" by Vivian Marquez successfully makes use of rhetorical devices in order to persuade the reader of her need for financial assistance. Some of the rhetorical devices she used successfully throughout her essay are an imagery‚ metaphor‚ and repetition. In her essay‚ Marquez used her successful weapon of imagery in order to persuade her target audience and current readers about her struggling situation. Her uses of descriptive language in imagery‚ which represents ideas visually
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develop a humorous tone. Tone is when the reader feels a specific way towards the story. The reader would find the story funny because of how irony is used in it. Both sitional and verbal irony are used throughout the story to develop a humorous tone. Verbal irony is used in many instances in the story to create humor. One of the first instances of situational irony is when the “would be” kidnappers first carry little “Red Chief” off to their lair. The reader expects the kidnappers to have the urge
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point of their stories more evident and have a greater impact on the readers. The most evident writing technique the authors used is repetition. In Ain’t I a Woman‚ she repeats the name of the title after every point she makes. It helps the audience remember the main purpose of her
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leave the reader‚ asking how or why. For example there is a spot at the beginning of my paper where I wrote‚ “Though the reader can distinguish that the happiness of the ending depends on which characters point of view we take‚ this story leads us that it does not only end happily‚ but also‚ justly.” In this section it may have been better if I had shown my intention to show how the story turned out “justly”. Unfortunately I do not make this clear and go on with the assumption most readers would find
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being treated well by the government. Danticat is reporting on what is happening to these people who come for help and how they are all mistreated. Danticat’s essay is to get the readers to sympathize the Haitian people and to get to feel for them as they struggle to seek a better living style therefore she convinces her readers by her good tone‚ appeals‚ and connotative language. She starts off her essay by describing what the area is like and how it related to her from years ago when
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strategies such as the use of current and past events‚ pathos‚ and ethos to persuade his readers “to bother” (312) and start thinking more about the environmental issues that involves everyone. Pollan tries to persuade his reader by looking at these global issues from many different standpoints. “I don’t know about you‚ but for me the most upsetting moment in An Inconvenient Truth came
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In The Inferno - Dante’s Immortal Drama of a Journey Through Hell‚ Dante allows the reader to experience his every move. His mastery of language‚ his sensitivity to the sights and sounds of nature‚ and his infinite store of knowledge allow him to capture and draw the reader into the realm of the terrestrial hell. In Canto 6‚ the Gluttons; Canto 13‚ the Violent Against Themselves; and Canto 23‚ the Hypocrites; Dante excels in his detailed portrayal of the supernatural world of hell. In each
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