In her article‚ “Shitty First Drafts”‚ Anne Lamott writes about how having “shitty first drafts” is one of the key components of the writing process. She believes that writing a “shitty” first draft will lead to writers writing “good second drafts” and “terrific third drafts.” Lamott illustrates through her experiences as a food critic that writing does not always come easily. In order for there to be a “terrific” final piece of work‚ the writer needs to first allow for the words and thoughts to
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Draft. -My chosen topic: 21. Should health care/education be a public service with universal coverage or a private service? Should public services be privatized? . Currently‚ we are exposed to hear or watch several times in the radio or TV news important political people talking about reforms‚ which is sometimes only a cover way of talking about privatization of previously public services now and again. Defined in the strictest of terms‚ privatization means the sale of public utilities to private
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Paraphrase of shitty first drafts Writing does not come easily to most of us‚ even for the more gifted among us‚ even for those who do so professionally‚ the process of writing is often a tedious‚ often tortuous slog. Full of trial and error‚ starts and stops and the dredded writers block. That being said it all has to start somewhere‚ and for most of us‚ here lay our first steps‚ our first drafts‚ our shitty first drafts; such is the topic of Annie Lamott’s shitty first drafts. It is here
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English is not my first language; I finish six levels of English five years ago. This semester I decided to continue my studies. ENC 1101 is a required class‚ this class has taught me many things about writing. This semester I was able to learn a lot more about writing. I learned about the importance of Prewriting‚ structuring my Ideas in an organized way‚ and revising my paper. I find prewriting good because I can write the first thing that come to my mind. I had never done prewriting before. writing
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EXPOSITORY ESSAY: FIRST DRAFT ______________________________________ Name: Vincent D Dent Course: UNV- 104 Date : 7/26/2014 Instructor: Elbert Hollingsworth Violence and Video Games There is an increase in the violence being seen in society today due to violent video games and the excessive amount of time being spent engaging in violent video games. With the use of intense and suggestive graphic scenes of mayhem and carnage the excessive play of certain violent video games has increasingly
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PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING: REPORT 1 (FIRST DRAFT) Submitted to: Ms. Nida Aslam Khan Submitted by: Myra Badiuzzaman Rabia Abdul Karim Sofia Riaz Samreen Saleem Submitted on: 22nd October‚ 2012 INTRODUCTION: MARKETING STRATEGY: How have you segmented your customer base? (MARKETING STRATEGY) A. Tapal has segmented their customer base primarily keeping in mind the large plethora of cultures‚ traditions‚ lifestyles and economic conditions
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Rhetorical Analysis: President Ronald Reagan ’s Farwell Address Rhetorical Analysis: Reagan ’s Farwell Address Ronald Reagan ’s Farewell Address was an amazing example of conveying the fundamentals for freedom through an emotional and visual lesson. It is no wonder that the president known as the "great communicator" was successful in painting for us a picture of who we were‚ past and present‚ and the improvements in the areas of strength‚ security‚ and
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Rhetorical Analysis of “On Seeing England for the First Time” “On seeing England for the first time” by Jamaica Kincaid was published by Indiana University Press on behalf of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute. Kincaid believes that she is a product of a culture that was forced upon her. She describes how angry she feels growing up in Antigua with the dark shadow of England continually looming over her. Antigua is an island in the West Indies‚ in the Leeward Islands of the Caribbean region‚ the main
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A Rhetorical Analysis of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s First Fireside Chat President Franklin Roosevelt’s “First Fireside Chat” is a reassuring piece that inspired the nation in a time of need using his voice that projected his personal warmth and charm into the nation’s living rooms to explain the banking crisis. He slowly and comprehensibly informed the American people on what has been done and to explain the complex banking system while using rhetorical appeals of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos to effectively
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Morgan Faile English 101 Adam Griffey 12 April 2012 Is Facebook Even Worth It? Social networking has become one of the most popular ways of communication among people all around the world. Although there are many different social networking sites on the web‚ Facebook is the most popular. In fact‚ with over 500 million users‚ Facebook is the second most visited site on the internet‚ next to Google. 70% of all web audience has a Facebook page and over 50% of users log on daily. Many people waste
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