Assignment: 1.) What is Technical Writing? * Technical Writing is a specialized form of exposition: that is, written communication done on the job, especially in fields with specialized vocabularies, such as science, engineering, technology, and the health sciences. (Along with business writing, technical writing is often subsumed under the heading of professional communication.) 2.) What is the importance of Technical Writing? * The importance of Technical Writing can be seen in a variety of
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Christie Agatha Reflective Essay The introductory paragraph of this piece recognizes the proper writing structure when constructing an essay. It began with a question to get the attention of the reader and to allow the reader to connect immediately. Next, it began to explain the genres she writes and compared her works to two exemplary authors such as Stephen King and Dan Brown to reinforce the idea that the essay is pro- Agatha. She then separated her comparison with the two great authors and
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Michael Wainman Ms. O’Reilly ENG4U-01 July 5th, 2016 Plagiarism – to Katrina Hello Katrina, I am writing to you in order to clear up your confusion on why I believe that your passage on Middle English, in your essay on Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, is plagiarized. First of all, I do not believe that you intentionally plagiarized it although based off of the sentence structure it is a paraphrase of C. Hugh Holman’s definition of Middle English from A Handbook to Literature. You did reword
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Are We to Blame For Obesity? Fast food is becoming a major issue world-wide causing problems and disease such as obesity, asthma and diabetes. Fast food has become an addiction to almost the entire nation but who is to blame? In the articles, “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko and “What You Eat Is Your Business” by Radley Balko two different viewpoints are expressed on fast food and what it does to the individual as well as the economy. In the articles both authors show their awareness of
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The Elements of Writing a Graduate Paper and Successful Strategies Ruth A. Buissereth University of Phoenix Abstract This paper is based on 3 articles that collectively report how to effectively write a paper at the graduate level. Researchers, Woeste and Barham (2007) have gone to many lengths to prove the differences in levels as well as styles of writing based on their learning approach. They include how to communicate through your writing so that your message
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I have been thinking about and planning for college for a very long time. During this time, I have changed my major several times from Business Administration to International Relations, and the list goes on and on. This search that began sometime during third grade did not include tuitions until recently. Tuitions have always been important, but I have never worried about them. I grew up being taught that if you do your work and make good grades, money will fall into your lap. The reality, however
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The audience for this core reading is going to be the instructor of English 111 online course, Ms. Emily Ford, as well as my fellow classmates. I will be writing this essay for an Ivy Tech course. I believe there will be many levels of knowledge regarding this reading. Each individual will have varying opinions and thoughts. I am sure my fellow classmates will have already read something in relation to this specific reading. I believe everyone in the audience will have a sense of understanding on
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A news article discusses current or recent news of either general interest (i.e. daily newspapers) or of a specific topic (i.e. political or trade news magazines, club newsletters, or technology news websites). A news article can include accounts of eyewitnesses to the happening event. It can contain photographs, accounts, statistics, graphs, recollections, interviews, polls, debates on the topic, etc. Headlines can be used to focus the reader’s attention on a particular (or main) part of the
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location itself, she also gives up insight into her history, culture, what her family is/was like and how that place affected and still affects her emotionally and how it compares to the home she’s made with her husband and daughter in Los Angeles. Writing about place challenges us to rethink the way in which we view our own place—what we take for granted, how we choose to define ourselves, and what we mean to others.” Didion’s essay had a profound effect on me. It caused me to reflect on my own life
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always had friends, but at times I've felt lonely and sad. It was only then I was able to discover that I had two friends I never thought I had. One day my English teacher asked me to write a poem. I was in ninth grade. My teachers had never mentioned writing a poem. As I sat at my desk staring at that blank page, I felt sheer panic. The words that came to my mind didn't seem right. My thoughts became confused; I didn't quite know what to write. I sat there in amazement as I stared at the pile of books
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