provides overviews and examples of how to use tone in business writing. This includes considering the audience and purpose for writing. Tone in Business Writing What is Tone? "Tone in writing refers to the writer’s attitude toward the reader and the subject of the message. The overall tone of a written message affects the reader just as one’s tone of voice affects the listener in everyday exchanges" (Ober 88). Business writers should consider the tone of their message‚ whether they are writing a
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Candidate Number Candidate Name ______________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM Academic Reading PRACTICE TEST 1 hour Time 1 hour INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so. Write your name and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page. Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. Answer all the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet. Use a pencil. You
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tensions in the period 1820-1861. II. Body Paragraph 1. 1. Compromise of 1820 i. The Facts: 1. Maine enters as a free state 2. Missouri enters as a slave state 3. Slavery is prohibited above the 36 30 parallel. 4. created by Henry Clay ii. The Analysis: 1. contradicted itself because Missouri is above the 36 30 parallel and it had slavery 2. position of the line ultimately allowed for an uneven balance of slave states and free states 3. the division of the country by an official line promotes
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its supporting evidence. The impact of logos on an audience is sometimes called the argument’s logical appeal. Ethos (Greek for ’character’) refers to the trustworthiness or credibility of the writer or speaker. Ethos is often conveyed through tone and style of the message and through the way the writer or speaker refers to differing views. It can also be affected by the writer’s reputation as it exists independently from the message--his or her expertise in the field‚ his or her previous record
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peace and joy while masking its more menacing underlying tone. While Ralph blew the conch shell‚ "his face was dark with the violent pleasure of making this stupendous noise‚ and his heart was making the stretched shirt shake" (16). Golding’s use of imagery here reveals Ralph’s joy and excitement at blowing the conch‚ but also describes his pleasure as "violent"‚ possibly hinting at a future darkness. Golding also employs diction to set the tone when he mentions the twins‚ Sam and Eric: "They breathed
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When we consider the gothic atmosphere in “the Masque of the Red Death”‚ the first element that comes to mind is setting. In Poe’s short story‚ the tale takes place in an unknown country‚ with no fixed date or geographical situation. When we think about the film adaptation‚ deducing from the tarot card used by the man in red it is safe to say the country is Europe taking into account the names‚ clothing and even some gothic architecture in background. This is reflective of Dante divine comedy it
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Black Nativity opened last week to much praise and favorable reviews. The holiday movie based on the famed Langston Hughes play of the same title follows a Baltimore teen’s quest to find spirituality and faith while spending time with his estranged relatives in New York. Discussing his scene with Jacob Latimore‚ Nas opens up and gets personal about the way Latimore’s character dealt with not having his mother around and draws comparisons to his real life experience of loosing his mother. Nas goes
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while the landlady is silent‚ but afterwards she abruptly asks the man if his skin tone is light or very dark. The man is enraged and comprises sarcastic replies. One of his responses includes asking the landlady whether she is referring to plain or milk chocolate. He continues to make such comments to the point that he describes how the palm of his hands and the sole of his feet are blond and his bottom is black. As the landlady’s patience is belittled‚ the man
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Dear Diary: The authorities have removed the black pants from the couch; there is no longer any place for me to sleep. I have vomited three times in protest but there is no sign that anything will change. My only other hope for rest is on the computer keyboard which is nearby but sadly no one is currently using it. I will wait. Dear Diary: My food dish is now only half full. It is obvious that I will soon starve to death. I have repeatedly tried to draw attention to my predicament with the authorities
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Since the arrival of African Americans in this country blacks have always had differing experiences. Consequently‚ African-Americans have had to forge a self-identity out of what has been passed on to them as fact about their true selves. History has wrought oppression and subjugation to this particular race of people and as a result‚ certain institutions were formed in order aid African-Americans‚ culturally‚ spiritually and economically. The African-American Church has served of one such institution
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