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... 327.Figure I-3: Microskills of Writing From this list of microskills of writing, teachers of English writing can find useful information for their career. First, they have a list of specific microskills ... example, choose to teach four types of short reports, progress reports, trip reports, investigative reports and trouble reports. I.3.3. RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS REPORTSIn her course book to ... students of English major in order to 4Percentage of Students' View on The Necessity of Business Report Writing No14%Yes86%Figure III-3: The Necessity of Studying Business Report Writing The...
... a rare case of hepatitis M. Then approach this as you would approach anywritten work (see process of writing) .Chapters, writing of See books, writingof chapters in. CAREERS IN WRITING 19AtoZtext.qxd ... material.THE A–Z OF MEDICAL WRITING 2AtoZtext.qxd 22/02/00 13:51 Page 2Criteria of good writing Rarely shared and agreed (seeeffective writing) .CriticismAn important part of the writing process. ... white space,giving a sense of organization. Send off a decent copy, not thephotocopy of the photocopy.• Imagine yourself one of the selectors. They will be seeing dozens of these. What is in yours...
... 21.71%Commercial profitability of the project can also be indicated through internal rate of return (IRR). In the case of WLR project, cash outflow occurred only at the beginning of 29The development of capital ... Development Co. of Hanoi (HRDC)Housing & Land Department of HanoiPeople’s Committee of HanoiSBV Hanoi BranchState bank of Vietnam(SBV)United Oversea Bank of Singapore(UOB)ANZ ... structure of capital contribution (Table 4.1). Vietnamese party still holds 30% of legal capital, contributed in form of land use right. Singaporian party contributes 70% of legal capital in form of...
... splitting.i. Writing was not for enjoying.After schooling like that, it’s no wonder that many of us tenseup when we sit down to write. But fortunately, the How of writing is not the heart of the ... value of sub-scribing, 68Science writers: education of, xii;temperament of, 5–6 (see alsoTemperament; Writer)Science writing: compared to termpapers, 132–133; defined, xii, 46;fear of, xii; ... 80–81HMOs, 38–39Hopelessness as a writing phase,9, 67Ideals: collaboration of writers andeditors, 137–138; science writing as public service, 15, 18, 38–41,119; of scientific openness, 33Ignorance...
... truth is not a matter of opinion, not even in theso-called “soft” sciences, like sociology or psychology.Scientific truth is a matter of evidence. That is the attitude of scientists and one ... be that the in-creased effort elicits a rush of adrenaline? You will find thatthe same is true of life in general, including the finding and writing of story ideas. If you feel bored and your mind ... could theblue and basket pieces be part of two similar puzzles? . . .When you hear scientists explaining their work, you willoften sense that kind of process. For example, listen to thelate...
... DataHancock, Elise.Ideas into words: mastering the craft of science writing / Elise Hancock.p. cm.ISBN 0-8018-7329-0 — ISBN 0-8018-7330-41. Technical writing. I. Title.T11 .H255 2003808′.0665—dc21 ... was one of the little piecesshe wrote herself.What, she wanted to know, did I think of it?Oh, it was fine, I too quickly said after reading it, thenpaused. I was a freelance writer, of the perpetually ... this book is available from the British Library.As I stepped into her of ce, I found Elise in her deskchair, bent over a page of manuscript rolled up into hertypewriter. She didn’t look up. She...
... splendidprecincts of her mind. And in doing so, she’d bestow just thesorts of insights you’ll find in the pages of this book. I speaknow not of such matters of common sense and good profes-sional ... intelligentquestions, and shake off the high intimidation quotient of adense, jargon-laden article in the Proceedings of the National Acad-emy of Sciences. Elise was a member of this breed; she was ... interest in it.Science writers and editors needn’t start off knowingmuch science. Some of the best of them do, but some of thebest of them don’t. They must, though, be able to learn sci-ence,...
... the ma-A Matter of AttitudeOnly connect.—E. M. Forster,Howards End writing remain the same in every field. It follows that youcan learn by doing and reading any kind ofwriting so longas ... nodoubt of a flavor not quite his own. He will be at themercy of your skills to see, to hear, to think and feel, toassess people and draw them out, to persist until you re-ally know—and, of course, ... sharinga universe of words. Reading, I can sit with Loren Eiseleyin doleful twilight and ponder a skull. I can hitch a ride asthe mind of Stephen Hawking soars through all of timeand space....
... than a requirement—though a writing program doesno harm: Working on your writing full-time, with profes-sional feedback, is clearly the quickest way to improve.If your writing is already excellent ... say in this book. But you’d heareach one with variations, in the context of specific pieces of writing, and in the form of coaching, not general principles.By imitation, you’d also pick up things ... qualify for a tax deduction, ahome of ce must be used exclusively for professional work.)Annie Dillard says in The Writing Life that she favors an ex-tremely plain of ce, one that elicits no distracting...
... rest of us, ideas spark each other off, showing theirfull size only as they connect. Sometimes it’s hard to knowwhat you think till someone asks the right question or offersone more tidbit of ... and on.Another whole class of story ideas arrives from the otherdirection: from outside the world of research, in the form of a question, observation, or piece of news.To under-stand the phenomenon ... Today’s technology lets uslook at everything from the eyes of flies to the birth of stars,from the bottom of the ocean to the everyday flutter of thehuman heart. Unseen worlds are daily becoming visible.These...
... issue?The peril of the special someone is that you may becomeinfatuated, a pitfall that is most likely when writing profiles,notably of public figures. I cannot tell you how often I’veseen young ... single person canbe irresistible—though the reflex cynicism of a more experi-enced reporter is quite as bad. In either case, the reportercannot think straight.Infatuation passes, but if you ... advance.As a mature working professional, I seldom found scien-tists reluctant to talk—once they had found me to be wellinformed and considerate of their time. Writing students tellme, however,...
... agroup, they care only about the opinions of a few illustriouspersons of whom you and I may never have heard. They maybegrudge time that gets them a lot of publicity, yet not be-grudge time in ... “I’m sureyou know anything I’ll ask right off the top of your head”can be a good way to say it, because it is so patently true.A brief description of your purpose should be enough.For example:“To ... patient, parent of patient,or friend of patient:What should I look for?How can I tell if we’re getting good care?Where can I get the best information?What are the trade-offs on all the treatments?...