College Writing Readiness Am I ready for college? I guess that was never a question I really thought about. I knew that all throughout high school I was going to go into college. But the question is‚ am I ready for it? Has high school prepared me for college? Had every paper I have written been building block to success for college writing? Though school I have written papers based off of research‚ and personal opinions. I have been an A student for as long as I can remember. I have gotten A’s and
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naturally to me‚ Jane Robinson‚ and I still carry that passion today. As I grew‚ I gained another passion; writing. Elementary started my passion through the teachers making the class journal about their lives. These journals helped me to learn to write down my thoughts and keep track of them in chronological order. Writing continues to be a vital part of my education that I enjoy. Writing has been a passion of mine since childhood. During elementary I wrote complex stories of whimsical adventures
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Expository Writing Expository writing is writing that EXPLORES and EXPLAINS things. It gives the writer the freedom to investigate a topic in such a way that the writer can show the reader various aspects that are interesting‚ challenging and thought provoking about a topic/prompt. This type of writing/essay allows for exploration of the topic while still being able to express a viewpoint. Such an essay should give a balanced discussion of different views and should consider the pros and cons of
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Thesis Writing Prof. Dr. Armin Gruen Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich agruen@geod.baug.ethz.ch‚ www.photogrammetry.ethz.ch 1. Before you start writing 2. Guidelines and Tips 3. Nine steps in developing a draft manuscript 4. Checkpoints to consider 5. General advice 6. The best part of thesis writing Appendices: Literature‚ webpages‚ writing tips 1 Advice for students: How to do research Research: To know To know what to do To do it To make
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Self-evaluation To be honest‚ my level of effort on my essays this semester so far has been not so great than what I wanted it to be‚ even though I truly know that the writing is a practical skill which close related with my future life. Previously‚ I have been trapped by fear emotion of writing and even become lazy to think about how to write a great essay. Beyond that‚ I have found myself need to taking more risks and challenging my prior writing style. Therefore as this semester has begun‚ I
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A History of Writing one of the earliest examples of writing‚ a 4th millennium tablet from Uruk‚ lists sacks of grain and heads of cattle The earliest writing seems to be an accounting device to record inventory. Clay tokens were used for this purpose in the Mediterranean as early as 8000 BCE and were common by 4000 BCE. Clay tablets from Sumer‚ c. 3200 BCE‚ show early pictographic writing‚ which later became wedge-shaped cuneiform . . . Univ of Chicago Oriental Institute Cuneiform
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Creative Writing Story Writing On a quiet lazy Sunday afternoon‚ he got off the bus‚ walked down a quite lane to a small cottage with peeling paint and faded curtains. Suddenly a voice behind him asked “Are you looking for somebody…”‚he turned around only to find out a blue eyed girl with long curly hair till her waist; wearing a floral top and short pleated skirt that ended a few inches above her knee. He just kept staring at her for a few seconds
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Writing Sample Today started a new semester at my college and my class was English 101. I’m a very talkative person normally‚ but if you’re going into a new class with a new teacher you tend to be skittish and shy. Today just happened to be one of those days for me. I had seen her before but I didn’t know her very well to know what kind of teacher she was going to be so I didn’t want to start off on the wrong foot with my new teacher on the first day. I talked to my friend Laura for a little while
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Précis Writing Project Précis writing is one style of writing that students will work on throughout this school year. What is a précis? “A well-written précis should be a … substitute for the original work. The goal is to preserve the core essence of the work in a manner that is both clear and concise. At a minimum‚ the précis should include the topic or main thesis‚ the purpose of the research‚ what was studied‚ what methods were used‚ what results (or insight) were gained‚ and a conclusion
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Definitions of technical writing 1. The goal of technical writing is to enable readers to use a technology or understand a process or concept. Because the subject matter is more important than the writer’s voice‚ technical writing style uses an objective‚ not a subjective‚ tone. The writing style is direct and utilitarian‚ emphasizing exactness and clarity rather than elegance or allusiveness. A technical writer uses figurative language only when a figure of speech would facilitate understanding
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