How to Write a Rhetorical Precis The rhetorical precis from is a highly structured four-sentence paragraph that records the essential rhetorical elements of a unit of spoken or written discourse‚ including the name of the speak/writer‚ the context of the delivery‚ the major assertion‚ the mode of development and/or support‚ the stated and‚or apparent purpose‚ and the relationship established between the speaker/writing and the audience. The Form: 1. Name of author (optional: a phrase describing author):
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English (Précis & Composition) 1 www.thecsspoint.com www.facebook.com/thecsspointOfficial Class Lecture (29th July 2012) Précis Writing Précis writing is a basic and very useful skill. It has been variously referred to as ’abbreviation’‚ ’subtraction’‚ ’abstract’‚ ’summary’‚ and ’condensation’. The French gave it the name ‘précis’ — the pruning away of all that is inessential. "A précis is a brief‚ original summary of the important ideas given in a long selection. Its aim is to give
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11/22/13 AP Comp Precis Type: Process “My First Conk” In “My First Conk” (1964)‚ Malcolm X reflects back upon receiving a conk and elaborates on how degrading it was to him and many other African-Americans to lose their identity. He reinforces his point that African-Americans lost their individuality by getting a conk by providing an anecdote from his life (“This was my first really big step toward self degradation.”) and then by giving examples of the other African-Americans who received
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Précis Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun (1959) asserts that in life‚ those with less‚ don’t go there in one day but through a prolonged time of struggle and strife . The first scene of the novel describes that a family that once was united and loving evolved into one that continues to survive in the conflict of society. Furthermore‚ in order to show this the author describes the once beautiful furniture of the house‚ seemed to get worn and torn out with time. This section gives the audience
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Précis – Water Follies Purpose: This text was written in order to bring light to the fact that as the science of hydrology has grown enormously in recent years‚ the legality that dictates how ground and surface water may be used has been stuck in the 1800s. Argument: There is a detrimental disconnect between science and policy regarding domestic water usage that encourages rampant misuse and exploitation. Glennon argues that the common property resource of groundwater urgently requires more
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Once More to the Lake precis E.B. White reflects on his return back to the lake from when he was a boy. This was his ideal vacation spot when he was a boy. He found great joy in the visit‚ which ironically causes himself to struggle that he is now a man. White was engaged in an internal struggle between acting and viewing the lake as he did when he was a boy and acting and viewing it as an adult… or maybe in a way as his father did. Although White sees the lake identical to what it was as a boy
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Précis: The Death of English (LOL) Andrew Chan Language changes as a result of advancement in society‚ especially today‚ with the advances due to technology. Technology gives us new ways to communicate‚ which in turn changes the way we use language. Controversy has arisen with this topic. Some people say that the development of technological advances is in fact deteriorating the English language. Others‚ though‚ say that new technology promotes beneficial changes To an extent the English language
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Analysis of five cases with Neurogenic Stuttering following brain injury in the Basal Ganglia -Tetsuo Tani and Yasujiro Sakai. Journal of Fluency Disorders. 2011. Case Study Summary – Biological Psychology Word Count – 546 Student Number - 5965772 This Japanese study aimed to investigate and examine the stuttering patterns of five patients with basal ganglia injury. Tani and Sakai were interested in determining the causes and differences between neurogenic stuttering and developmental stuttering
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Molina 1 English 116 Professor J. Flynn November 06‚ 2013 To Care or Not to Care: Obamacare For the past years‚ our country’s health care programs have been asked and petitioned to be improved. President Obama took action into account and decided it was time for our nation to have an affordable and well operated health care program‚ known as Obamacare. A bill that would allow us to grow and succeed at an affordable cost‚ but to what expense? Obamacare has severe consequences that will
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Seven-Segment LED Displays Nicholas Neumann 11/19/2010 Abstract Seven-segment displays are electronic display devices used as an easy way to display decimal numerals and an alterative to the more complex dot-matrix displays. The LDS-C303RI‚ a common seven-segment display‚ will be examined. Common anode vs. common cathode will be outlined. LED drivers such as the CD74HC4511E will also be discussed. Design applications such as digital clocks and electronic meters will be covered briefly
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