COMING TO TERMS: (15) “not only to explain what you think [text] means‚ but to say something about the perspective from which you are reading it” Three moves in coming to terms: *define the project of the writer in your own terms What is the writer’s position or arguments? What issues or problems does the writer wish to explore? *note keywords or passages in the text How does the writer connect the examples to the ideas presented? What aspects of this text stand out for me as a reader
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Kupke 1 Paul Kupke Professor Spence English 101 22 February 2013 Writing in the Field of Dentistry ! It is pretty clear that a dentist does not spend every day at a desk writing endless papers. The job of a dentist entails that they analyze‚ anticipate‚ and treat problems with teeth or mouth tissue. What they look for on a daily basis is to remove decay‚ fill cavities‚ straighten teeth‚ and repair fractured teeth. They also instruct people on diet‚ brushing and flossing their teeth. Dentists
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The other week was only the latest takedown of what has become a fashionable segment of the population to bash: the American teenager. A phone (land line!) survey of 1‚200 17-year-olds‚ conducted by the research organization Common Core and released Feb. 26‚ found our young people to be living in "stunning ignorance" of history and literature. This furthered the report that the National Endowment for the Arts came out with at the end of 2007‚ lamenting "the diminished role of voluntary reading
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What was your favorite childhood toy? When my mother and I were asked that question‚ our responses were considerably different. My mother stated that her favorite childhood toy was her softball glove and softball‚ while I said that mine was my Nintendo Gameboy‚ circa 1989. If you were to ask a child today what their favorite childhood toy is‚ I would venture to guess that their answer would be quite different from those two already mentioned. Today‚ technology is not the only element that has affected
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Writing Deficiencies in Today ’s Business World Crystal D. Lynch Grand Canyon University: UNV-504 Introduction to Graduate Studies in the College of Business January 21‚ 2015 Writing Deficiencies in Today ’s Business World In today’s business environment employers often feel that the writing skills of their employees are inadequate. The question has been raised‚ how can a person graduate from a college without a good grasp on the English language? According to Gray‚ Emerson‚ & Mackay‚ 2005‚ the
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3M and Norton Evolutionary vs. Classical Strategic Management A Case Study from Jim Collins & Jerry Porras‚ Built to Last‚ 1997 Questions for Discussion (1) 3M’s strategy contradicts nearly everything that an MBA program is supposed to teach you about planning and control. Explain: a. How would marketing studies and product planning benefit 3M in producing more successful products? b. How 3M can expect to survive in the long run if it is unable to compute the return on investment and cash
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When taking a trip to the Norton Museum of Art I chose a one dimensioned painting called Adam that was located on the first floor. The artist is Nicholas Carone and was painted in 1956. To the left of the painting‚ Adam‚ was another painting named Personage which was painted by Robert Mothewell in 1943. Personage is an abstract oil painting on canvas with multiple different colors. To the right of Adam was a sculpture called Sea Quarry and was created by Theodore Roszak. The sculpture was not an
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Higher Modern Studies Question: ‘Single Transferable vote gives voters more choice and better representation than First Past the Post’ Electoral systems differ in the way they translate national votes into legislative seats. The result of an election depends in part on how people vote‚ but also in part on how the votes are counted. Majoritarian systems such as First Past the Post (FPTP) may produce
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was currently asked “Does writing matter”? When I first heard this question I immediately was going to say no‚ but I had a change of thought. It seems like the current topic of discussion is our modern technology. Often‚ when I think about technology‚ writing doesn’t even come to mind. I then remember that tv shows‚ advertisement‚ commercial scripts‚ instructions‚ directions‚ etc‚ all involves some sort of writing. Writing is everywhere and I do believe it matters. Writing is a good way to communicate
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August 2012 In the introduction to “They Say/ I Say”: the Moves That Matter in Academic Writing‚ Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to help with academic thinking and writing. Specifically‚ Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer realistically help set up a conversation and argument. As the authors themselves put it‚ “In our view‚ then‚ the best academic writing has one underlying feature: it is deeply engaged in some way with other
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