...to be able to convince an audience about nuclear waste removal techniques. Whenever anything that deals with nuclear waste is brought up people tend to panic. There are many things that can go wrong, but if handled correctly all of these problems can be avoided. Trying to explain to someone that nothing will go wrong is the hardest part. Over the years there have been many horror stories of disasters from nuclear related projects. Although he seems to do an adequate job of informing about nuclear waste removable solutions, in his essay, “Nuclear Waste”, Richard A. Muller actually does a poor, ineffective job of communicating his ideas by using an poor pathos, a pathetic logos, and a piteous ethos. Richard A. Muller’s poor use of pathos does not develop a connection with readers. For instance, Muller changes topics from talking about nuclear problems to bringing up terrorism and creating gas bombs for harm. His ideas for nuclear waste are one aspect, but he makes poor connections to help the reader understand and get an idea of what he is talking about. In addition, Muller suggests that people should not panic about radioactivity in the water supply in Los Angeles; it is bad that he associated radioactivity with Los Angeles because many readers view it as something extremely negative even though he explains not to worry. He builds a poor connection with readers. Muller suggests a few solutions for the growing problem of nuclear waste but fails to connect them or prove that one...
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...this situation sounds familiar, you may find it reassuring to know that many professionals undergo these same strange compulsions before they begin writing. Jean Kerr, author of Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, admits that she often finds herself in the kitchen reading soup-can labels—or anything—in order to prolong the moments before taking pen in hand. John C. Calhoun, vice president under Andrew Jackson, insisted he had to plow his fields before he could write, and Joseph Conrad, author of Lord Jim and other novels, is said to have cried on occasion from the sheer dread of sitting down to compose his stories. To spare you as much hand-wringing as possible, this chapter presents some practical suggestions on how to begin writing your short essay. Although all writers must find the methods that work best for them, you may find some of the following ideas helpful. But no matter how you actually begin putting words on paper, it is absolutely essential to maintain two basic ideas concerning your writing task. Before you write a single sentence, you should always remind yourself that 1. You have some valuable ideas to tell your reader, and 2. More than anything, you want to communicate those ideas to your reader. These reminders may seem obvious to you, but without a solid commitment to your own opinions as well as to your reader, your prose will be lifeless and boring. If you don’t care about your subject, you can’t very well expect anyone else to. Have confidence that your ideas are...
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...Multinational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investment This page intentionally left blank Multinational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investment Avoiding Simplicity, Embracing Complexity Stephen D. Cohen 1 2007 1 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright # 2007 by Oxford University Press Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cohen, Stephen D. Multinational corporations and foreign direct investment: avoiding simplicity, embracing complexity / Stephen D. Cohen. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN-13 978-0-19-517935-4; 978-0-19-517936-1 (pbk.) ISBN 0-19-517935-8; 0-19-517936-6 (pbk.) 1. International...
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