Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts” is an excerpt from her book, Bird by Bird (1994), where she argues to let go of the anxieties and fears of creating a masterpiece paper right away by simply writing without question in order to get all of your thoughts out first. She refers to this style of writing to one of a child’s while also reminding the reader to just freely write knowing that no one else will be seeing this initial draft. It’s clear Lamott wants to connect with her readers and help ease
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In a world filled with so many new technologies that try to make an average humans life easier, there are bound to be downfalls. Nicholas Carr, was a writer who always loved getting caught up in books and researching information. Things have changed though. He has noticed that he loses concentration while reading and finds himself forcing his attention back to the book just after three pages. Carr believes there is one thing to blame, the internet. People are just looking for at most three paragraphs
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scenarios. I will also attempt to cite information from the textbook to support any of my positions. However, my personal preference is paraphrasing. Other requirements for this assignment will include to produce an essay of at least 1,500 words. This paper should be 12-point font size, Times New Roman font, and I am to include a list of any outside resources that I used during this assignment. Adele is a secretary for her company. As part of her responsibilities, she can
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strengthening a paper by having a solid foundation for ideas and arguments with credible sources. It basically contributes to the execution of the thesis and goal throughout the paper using the format of a summary with main topics and sources for potential use in your paper. The challenging work of a paper is gathering main ideas/elaboration and finding sources to support your perspective. In utilizing an annotated bibliography, it is easing the difficult portion of writing an investigative paper. And overall
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Persuasive Paper For your second major assignment, you will be writing a persuasive paper. In a persuasive paper, you convince your reader to take your side on an issue by using several influential techniques, including appealing to your reader’s emotions and establishing credibility and authority. A good persuasive essay will sway your reader to agree with your views. For this particular persuasive paper, you will write about an ethical issue of your choice. Some example issues include: * Euthanasia
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given a writing assignment, I simply organized the information based on how I perceived it would be best organized rather than how it would be perceived by the reader. Now, before even starting to write the assignment, I think to myself whom is this paper intended for and then cater my writing to that particular audience or reader. The assignment on the Reader Expectation Theory served as a pivotal moment in my development of this skill. Over the course of the semester, I have begun to apply the theory
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has a bad reputation because many student have summarized books that they were supposed to review critically. ______ 7. What types of writing involve summary (4)? Academic Writing: • Critique Papers, Synthesis Papers, Analysis Papers, Research Papers, Literature Papers, Argument Papers, Essay Exams. Workplace Writing: • Policy Briefs, Business Plans, Memos, letters, and reports, Medical Charts, and Legal briefs. 8. In what 3 ways are summaries useful (4-5)? First, a summary
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best strategies with writing is getting a head start. I have learned that I will produce a better paper if I work on it periodically rather than all at once before the due date. Writing a paper periodically allows my brain to take a rest between each night. While my brain does get a rest, writing periodically also allows me to think of new thoughts and ideas that I want to incorporate into my paper. Along with this idea, a strategy that doesn’t work as well for me is trying to do too much at once
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Rogerian Argument Paper: Pro Euthanasia Dear Letter Recipient, I am writing you today to discuss the topic of euthanasia. It has been brought to my attention that your opinions on this matter are that it is a morally corrupt act. There are many reasons why this statement holds very true. I fully understand your position on this very difficult of topics. The act of killing another human being is and always should be one of the worst possible crimes imaginable while existing on this earth. Every
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Write that Journal Article (in seven days) Dr Inger Mewburn Director of Research Training Australian National University This slide deck is released under a Creative Commons license Are you a plotter or a pantser? Plotters like to plan and then write line by perfect line. They take a long time, but don’t have to do a lot of editing later. Pantsers like to just jump in, with minimal preparation. They make a mess and then clean it up. The cleaning up can take a long time. Ideally you
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