“Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott discusses her opinions on first drafts‚ how she believes others dislike first drafts as much as her‚ how she gets past getting through her first draft‚ and her own experiences with first drafts when she worked as a food critic for the magazine California. She believes that others dislike first drafts of what others say‚ such as “We all often feel like we are pulling at teeth”. (Shitty First Drafts by Lamott) Everyone has to have a first draft‚ a shitty first draft
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Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts” presents an argument to eliminate the understanding that writers create a masterpiece on their first drafts. The first draft is simply the first attempt that writers create to turn their thoughts into a final paper. Lamott tries to convince the “uninitiated” that everyone writes “shitty first drafts” and often times‚ positive outcomes come from those first attempts. One of the biggest obstacle in writing is the fear of creating terrible paper and many writers do
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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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properly prepared to care for not only for their cultural needs but also for their spiritual/faith needs. Nurses must have a basic yet broad knowledge of cultural and spiritual needs of patients whether in the hospital setting‚ clinic setting‚ or physician’s office. This document will explore three different faiths and compare them to Christianity and the author’s own faith/spirituality. The three faiths being explored and compared are Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ and Jehovah’s Witnesses. Basic knowledge
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Running Head: FAITH DIVERSITY Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Grand Canyon University: HLT 310V June 3‚ 2012 Abstract This paper provides a comprehensive look at the following faiths: Buddhism‚ Judaism‚ Baha’i‚ and Christianity. The reader will find that Buddhism is more of a philosophy than a religion that focuses on the mind as being the creator of illness and health. The reader will also find that Judaism‚ Baha’i‚ and Christianity are all religions that believe in one God‚
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Grand Canyon University HLT-310V September 19‚ 2013 Abstract As a heath care provider it is important to assess our patient’s faith. To a lot of people faith and spirituality play a large part in their overall health and healing. Health care providers cannot be expected to know about every kind of faith in the world but assessing and talking with patients regarding their personal beliefs will help with understanding more about patients and their view
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While reading Shitty First Drafts‚ Anne makes a great point. I asked myself: why do I always freak out when I have to write something for a professor? The combination of fear and the need to meet all of the requirements‚ makes writing in college a lot more intimidating than it did in high school. If I make an attempt to get over the fear of failure and just do as Anne says‚ I could potentially surprise myself with an superb paper. Instead of worrying about impressing the professor‚ I should worry
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Abstract Nurses and all other healthcare workers come in contact with people of different faiths and religion on a daily bases. In the hospital‚ it is very critical to encourage religions participation when it is needed. This article points out the authors and Christians perspective in comparison to the Buddhism‚ Muslim‚ and Hindu faith approaches to healing. Cultural and spiritual diversity must be allowed in the hospitals as well as health care environments
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Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Grand Canyon University: HLT-310V March 16‚ 2013 Abstract Health care is a very diverse field. Two patients with the same diagnosis would have very different plans of care due to the underlying conditions and faith or religious practices involved with each patients healing process. This paper will discuss the healing aspect of three religions: Islam‚ Hinduism and Buddhism and compare them to the healing aspect of Christianity. Also information important
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