essential guide to writing part 7

... of Wellington is commenting with pleasant cynicism upon the capacity of young ladies to endure the absence of lovers gone to war): They contrive, in some manner, to live, and look tolerably well, ... of their lover; and some have even been known to recover so far as to be inclined to take another lover, if the absence of the first has lasted too long. Even when the coordinated clauses are ... gone in another, some professed not even to have heard of any elephant George Orwell Trang 739» PUNCTUATIONSheep in the pasture do not seem to fear phantom sheep beyond the fence, mice don't look

Ngày tải lên: 17/10/2013, 16:15

... one hell Of a p i l e of p u l p Pauline Kael To revert for a moment to the story told in the first person, it is plain that in that case the narrator has no such liberty . Percy Lubbock t> ... read-ers from the misstep of thinking the writer is referring to "sail boats": When you are first learning to sail boats seem to be very cumber-some things. Adverbial clauses in an interrupting ... clarity will not suffer (British writers seem to exercise that choice more often than do Americans): When he describes the past the historian has to recapture the rich-ness of the moments,

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 02:15

... but also are interesting and entertaining in themselves: To philosophize is to understand; to understand is to explain self; to explain is to relate Brand Blanshard one-I didn't like the swimming ... spirit.) The average autochthonous Irishman is close to patriotism because he is close to the earth; he is close to domesticity because he is close to the earth; he is close to doctrinal theology ... married man play-Polysyndeton and Asyndeton Despite their formidable names, polysyndeton and asyndetonare nothing more than different ways of handling a list or series Polysyndeton places a conjunction

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2013, 00:15

... result of adding a second, unnecessary suffix to a word to restore it to what it was in the first place: He has great ambitiousness (For ambition) The story contains a great deal of satiricalness ... mean to suggest that Segal is as gaga as this book [Love Story]—only that a part of him is Pauline Kael Pretentiousness Pretentiousness is using big words to no purpose (except per-haps to show ... he proceeded to the bulletin board. BETTER: Told yes, he went to the bulletin board. Television shows which demonstrate participation in physical ex-ercise will improve your muscle tone. BETTER:

Ngày tải lên: 23/12/2013, 14:15

... word too general for your idea creates a need for wordy modification: People who enter college for the first time find it difficult to adjust to the teaching. "People" is too inclusive To ... it is not too much to ask people to look into a dictionary now and again.) > Don't Spell Out What Is Clearly Implied Unless there is a clear chance of confusion, you do not have to state what ... of be which is, in turn, followed by a participle or adjective The relative word and the verb contribute nothing except to hook the adjective or participle to the noun Occasionally clarity, em-phasis,

Ngày tải lên: 23/12/2013, 14:15

... are brief, but they may be expanded—usually by breaking the vehicles into parts and applying each to the tenor A historian, writing about the Italian patriot Garibaldi, explains that his mind was ... capacity to familiarize the strange, to expand ideas, to express feelings and evaluations, and to give us pleasure, similes have an even greater power They bring us more intimately in touch with ... metaphors use synecdoche and metonymy.2 Usually a writer wants to introduce as precise an image as possible into the vehicle of a metaphor, thus appealing immediately to the reader's eyes or ears

Ngày tải lên: 23/12/2013, 14:15

... is to the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes (3:1-8): I didn't know whether I should appear before you—there is a time to show and a time to hide; there is a time to speak, and also a time to ... opposite value Here, for example, a historian de-scribes a party at the court of the English king James I: Later the company flocked to the windows to look into the palace courtyard below Here a ... significance: We [Western peoples] tend to have a Micawberish attitude toward life, a feeling that so long as we do not get too excited something is certain to turn up Barbara Ward A writer making

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 20:20

... his angry overalls, too angry to come down tO l u n c h e o n Harold Nicholson Oxymoron and Rhetorical Paradox When the oddity of a collocation becomes seemingly contra-dictory, it is called ... adjectives is known as a transferred epithet—a word customarily applied to a partic-ular noun or class of nouns which is used instead to modify something associated with that noun, as in "a ... the contradiction into a headword and modifier: His soul will never starve for exploits or excitement who is wise enough to be made a fool of c K Chesterton Oxymoron and rhetorical paradox must

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 20:20

... wakes—intr a To cease to sleep; become awake; awaken Often used with up b To be brought into a state of awareness or alertness Regional To keep watch or guard, especially over a corpse To be or remain ... awake.—tr To rouse from sleep; awaken Often used with up To stir, as from a dormant or inactive condition; rouse: wake old animosities To make aware of; to alert Often used with to: It waked him to ... Librarians and Students, second edition (Linnet Books, 1977), or A Guide to Library Research Methods, by Thomas Mann (Oxford University Press, 1987) Here we are interested only in one kind of special

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 00:20

... down my lunch on my way to the speech clinic and rush back to the school in time to make up for the classes I had lost One day, one unforgettable dread day, I stopped to catch my breath on a ... headed THE HUMAN FACTORY, which showed the exact course a mouthful of food follows as it falls from chamber to chamber of the body I hadn't meant to stop there at all, only to catch my breath; ... AND NARRATIONhis story into two parts: the problems of getting ashore (par-agraphs 2 and 3), and the difficulties of returning to the ship (4) We called at Malta, a curious town where there is

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 00:20

... Echocardiogr 2006; 7:79–108. 2 Abhayaratna WP, Seward JB, Appleton CP, et al Left atrial size: physiologic determi-nants and clinical applications J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47:2357–63. Table 9.2 Causes ... void caused by a left-to-right jet or by the right-to-left passage of microcavitation • Otherwise consider TOE, which is usually necessary to detect a sinus venosus defect or partial anomalous pulmonary ... IVC diameter is probably too variable to be a firm guide Trang 10Right heart 95Figure 10.4 Pulmonary regurgitation PA diastolic pressure is estimated using the end-diastolic velocity of the pulmonary

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20

... you to do You need to analyze the prompt—to be able to paraphrase it (put it into your own words) and to explain to yourself what it asks you to do (You don’t need to do this analysis in writing, ... purpose Others think that zoos are harmful to animals To respond to this prompt, I have to decide which of these positions I want to support IfI choose to defend zoos, I must think of some good ... Your Writing (two to five minutes) Look for and correct problems with content, grammar, and mechanics SCORING THE INDEPENDENT WRITING TASKS Like the Integrated Writing Task, the Independent Writing

Ngày tải lên: 23/12/2013, 12:17

... this chapter, you explored ways to suit your writing style to your audience, purpose, and tone Now, find out how to use your source material to make your point Trang 7Chapter 14 How Do I Use My Source ... didn't look good to the coaches, but the fans went wiid.To the coaches' astonishment, the referee in the end zone sig-naled the kick was good.A look at the videotape told a different story, however.According ... simple sentences to aid understanding Use longer, more complex sentences to show how ideas are linked and to avoid repetition Check out the two sample papers at the end o f this Guide for models

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20

... be arranged to look for obstruction Finally, it is important to stopall nephrotoxic drugs and treat the underlying cause of ARF A list of commonnephrotoxic drugs is shown in Fig 7.4.ultra-Urinalysis ... free-bicarbonate is given i.v to raise the urine pH to 7.0 Mannitol is the first line diuretic in rhabdomyolysis, but its use in addition to fluid therapy has not been shown to be more effective than ... role inclearing inflammatory mediators [12] The difference between haemodialysisand haemofiltration is shown in Fig 7.7 dial-Component Value (mmol/l) Glucose 11 Figure 7.6 Typical composition

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 18:21

... formal or informal Some examples are: formal - to receive / to inform / to assist / to contact informal - to get / to tell / to help / to get in touch 8 Formal Email (very formal) Informal Email ... start with a capital letter I’m writing to… More formal introduction to say why you are writing Just a quick note to… Friendly, informal way to say why you are writing More Information: This is ... Trang 1THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO READING AND WRITING EMAILS IN ENGLISH How to read difficult emails written by someone who writes English as a 2nd language and How to write emails in English

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 00:20

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Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 12:21

... 1Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Research Papers Trang 2Other Books in Schaumf Quick Guide Series Forthcoming titles: SCHAUM S QUICK G U I D E TO WRITING GREAT SHORT STORIES SCHAUM S ... 32 34 35 37 37 38 38 39 40 42 43 43 44 44 47 48 48 49 5 1 52 52 53 55 55 55 56 Trang 7Other Sources of Information 57 Government Documents 57 Pamphlets 57 Special Collections ... I Evaluate Sources? 73 Quality 74 Bias 76 Appropriateness 78 A Special Note on Evaluating Electronic Sources 79 Portable vs On-line Sources 79 Header, Body, and Footer 79 Chapter 11 - H o

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20

... the issue if your topic has only one side. Get a new topic that is controversial (without being offensive, of course!). 7. Is the topic too new? Problem: If the topic is too fresh, such as ... available yet to fill a paper on your specific subtopics. Solution: Find a topic that affords you sufficient information to cover the issue thoroughly. 8. Do I like my topic enough to want to write ... your topic, your par- ents like your topic, your buddies like your topic. Even your dog likes your topic. The problem? You don't like your topic. Solution: Y o u guessed it: Get a new topic.

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20

... United States Guide books Art museums US guidebooks Museums US guidebooks [Library of Congress number] 48 N510.M34 1983 708.13 (Dewey Decimal No.) ISBN 0-564-2357630-14 Useful Books to Consider ... 47 On-line catalogs are surprisingly easy to use They have clear directions printed across the top or bottom of the screen There's often a pull-down menu as well, which makes it even easier to ... General works Philosophy and religion History History and topography (except America) American history Geography, anthropology, folklore, manners, customs, recreation Social sciences Political

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20

... personal agenda to advance? Check the author's credentials and reputation to see if you can discern bias; pay attention to tone as well Evaluate the source itself Here are some guidelines to use: ... with the tools and have a good idea where to look for information on many topics, n o one can keep up with the information flow Fortunately, you don't have to understand everything to use the ... various contributors, too Does the person have the credentials to write on this subject? Example: Don't be fooled by degrees.A Ph.D in chemistry doesn't give a scholar the credentials to write about

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 15:20