5a CRITICAL THINKING‚ READING‚ AND WRITING For a food that is traced to Neolithic beginnings‚ like Mexico’s 42 tortillas‚ Armenia’s lahmejoun‚ Scottish oatcakes‚ and even matzos‚ pizza has remained fresh and vibrant. Whether it’s galettes‚ the latest thincrusted invasion from France with bacon and onion toppings‚ or a plain slice of a cheese pie‚ the varieties of pizza are clearly limited only by one’s imagination. —Lisa Pratt‚ “A Slice of History” EXERCISE 4-10 Working individually or
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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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Language is a way where people use to show their perspective in the communication. It can be used in many ways for example‚ how the word were used in the speech‚ how the language was changed‚ how the language was selected‚ or how it was slanted. For most of these ways‚ they are from the propaganda which is a device that were used by a lot of people to other people for a good or bad causes. It has been use many time in advertising where people fall into the belief. Political also played a big role
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scholars are often advised to avoid the use of personal pronouns and emotional language in their academic writing‚ do you agree with such advice? Academic writing is arguably the most important language skill at university because students’ grades are largely determined by their performance in written assignments‚ tests and examinations or graduation thesis (Leki and Carson). The main aim of academic writing is to inform and not entertain like creative writing. Both academic writer and academic readers
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MEMORANDUM From: Stephen Haas To: Reader Date: July 8‚ 2011 Re: Divulging Confidential Information About our client Ener G. Traidor Relevant Facts Our client‚ Ener G. Traidor (“Traidor”)‚ has retained our firm to assist with his acquisition of an oil drilling company. During the course of the representation‚ we discovered that Traidor’s plans involved drilling in a manner than could produce dangerous results for a nearby town’s water supply. We have presented Traidor our concerns about the impact
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Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Diction of The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne presents the reader with the harsh‚ life changing conflicts of three Puritan characters during the 17th century. Hester Prynne‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ and Robert Chillingworth must endure their different‚ yet surprisingly similar struggles as the novel progresses. Despite their similarities‚ Hawthorne shows these individuals deal with their conflicts differently‚ and in the end‚ only one prevails. Nathaniel
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The Complex Style‚ Diction‚ Tone and Syntax of John Milton John Milton was inspired to write a great epic‚ much like the works by Homer‚ Dante and Virgil‚ and with this inspiration he created Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost is an incredible piece of literature that tries to embody the idea of the epic poem. Milton puts a lot of effort (some even say too much effort) and significant thought into how he writes the story of The Fall of Satan‚ his infiltration of the Garden of Eden and the temptation of
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he takes in many stories. Two famous stories that deal with this fearsome creature are "The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving‚ and "The Man in the Black Suit" by Stephen King. Both suggest that the Devil always pursue the human weaknesses‚ however‚ Irving implies that the Devil only hunts the corrupted heart; while King signifies the Devil also take interest in innocents. In "The Devil and Tom Walker‚" Tom Walker is a corrupted and greedy man‚ but‚ he is just a poor farmer who could only
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Diction From The General History of Virginia by John Smith‚ there is a confusing kind of diction. The words used in this passage is commonly spoken in the 16th century. I think John Smith’s goal was to use colloquial vocabulary. This thought came to mind because back then everyone used those words. This whole passage has confusing vocabulary but in reality its simple when you brake it down. John Smith himself is a pilgrim and when he speaks of them he refers to them as pilgrims instead
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Osama bin Laden through his use of diction and pathos. Obama’s use of diction that included himself under the umbrella of the American public conveyed a sense of an all-inclusive and united America. President Obama consistently says “our” and “we” throughout his speech while referring to America. For example‚ he writes “we reaffirmed our ties to each other‚ and our love of community and country” (Obama). In doing so‚ President Obama is presenting America as one. This diction allowed Obama to both present
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