Proofreading Out Loud Proofreading is a method of editing a document. Proofreading aloud is technique that engages the reader fully into the process. I generally proofread either to myself or in a low voice and have always been able to make corrections in this fashion. However‚ I do find that when I read out loud‚ it helps me to discover mistakes I might otherwise overlook. Mistakes like grammar‚ punctuation‚ sentence flow or word usage. Overall‚ proofreading out loud allows you to not just catch
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You are in » Notebook » English What factors will affect you in choosing a career? Choosing a career is important in our lives‚ because it determines our future direction‚ and it decides what our living conditions will be. A suitable career is the key of success. Most important of all‚ once we chose an occupation‚ it is a lifelong practice. Those are the reasons why we should consider carefully in choosing a career. For me‚ several important factors will affect my decision. The first factor is
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loved to run track. Throughout his ninth grade year‚ he had struggled with his English teacher‚ Miss Narwin. Towards the end of his ninth grade year‚ he decides to move schools because he felt guilty about Narwin resigning from Harrison High. Three years after‚ he graduated from Washington Academy with a track scholarship to the University of Oregon. Afterwards‚ he scored first place in the 800-meter run. That same night‚ he was offered a place in the Olympics and he became known as the fastest runner
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How will your family survive when you are gone? Will your love ones have the financial burden of your funeral expenses? Will your spouse be able to keep the family home‚ pay bills‚ and pay for the children college education? These are things no one wants to think about‚ but realistically should be part of your financial plan. Having life insurance can give you the peace of mind that these things will be taken care of when you are gone. If people understood the benefits of life insurance they would
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After reading Anna Quindlen’s essay “Why stuff is not salvation” I have come to realize that Quindlen makes an excellent point asserting that consumers are purchasing items for the “want” rather than the “need.” “where junk goes to linger in a persistent vegetative state‚ somewhere between eBay and the dump.” (Quindlen‚ Anna) It is demonstrated several times throughout the article that Quindlen wants people and families over all to realize that it is not materialistic items that will bring true happiness
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that was published in "The Short Prose Reader"‚ the author Anna Quindlen discusses what she sees as the superiority of women over men. Quindlen introduces her opinion about a scientific research conducted in England‚ which will allow men to give birth. She thinks that "if men got pregnant‚ abortion would be a sacrament". She does not believe that men would be able to go through the pains and toil of bringing babies to this world. Quindlen asserts that it is not true that she does not like men‚ as
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The Reality of Downtime We all worry about what is best for our children. This is no different for Anna Quindlen. Quindlen writes children’s books‚ novels‚ and is best known for her non-fiction work on current events and life. “Doing Nothing Is Something‚” is an article she wrote in 2002 for Newsweek about children not receiving enough downtime. She explains that our children are over scheduled and they don’t have enough time to be “bored” and reflect on life. Over a decade later I feel this statement
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Anna Quindlen wrote “The C Word in the Hallways” 6 months after the tragedy in Columbine. As a parent‚ she has strong concerns in the way mental health is treated. Her satirical view of how health treatment needs to change criticizes the current way it is‚ expresses her disappointment in societal assumptions‚ and provides solutions to this ongoing problem. Through her use of imagery‚ alliterations‚ and anaphora‚ Quindlen appeals to her audience’s emotions as she discusses the need for change in the
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Quindlens Main Problem The problem Quindlen has choose to write about in her story “School’s Out For Summer” is child hunger. The paper is a very good paper on explaining to someone why we should help end child hunger‚ although I believe that the paper could have been a little more interesting.I feel as if the evidence Quindlen used was effective‚ and it is information that would make a reader think about helping to change things. However‚ Quindlen did not name any resources of where she got some
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Heather Feely English 101 Wednesday‚ November 4‚ 15 Response Essay Girls Vs Boys “Between the Sexes‚ a Great Divide” is an essay written by Anna Quindlen that talks about the differences between men and women. Quindlen believes that male and females are always going to be unlike each other. I love the imagery Quindlen used in the beginning of the essay describing a school dance girls on one side boys on the other‚ and the dance floor being the divide between the sexes. Eventually a boy gets
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