mastering the craft of science writing

... another there, a third and a fourth some other place; they grow, they become rivers, and they converge! The piece ends with something new and big, a veritable Mississippi. At the other end of the ... pointed into the worst of it and hope he doesn’t get blindsided by a freak wave. And that was the start of the storm. In the same matter -of- fact tone, Junger spends the last nine pages of chapter ... smaller Ideas into Words 90 waves, the events of the last three chapters? ?the struggle for life on other boats caught out, as well as the heroic deeds (including a death) of the Coast Guard rescue teams. The book ends with

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 08:20

... knowledge that could have confused the picture: the other causes of high blood pressure, for example; the other part of the kidney problem; the names of the various parts of the kidney’s cir- culatory ... Chameleons can hurl their tongues even farther than salamanders, shooting them twice the length of their bodies in less than a second [by means of a ring of muscle] Rings of muscle aren’t mandatory ... but they aren’t as effective in the kidneys. Part of the problem lies in the kidneys’ unusual design. Blood enters the organs via arteries and then fans out into microscopic capillaries. There,

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 08:20

... problem to the forefront. Noting positive reactions is a must, and not only to pre- serve morale. Most of us tend to think of editing as “fix- ing” what is off.We forget the other half of the job, ... substance without which the reader cannot go on? Does it grab? Go on to the next paragraph, asking the same questions, and the next, and the next. All too often, you can drop the first few paragraphs ... Yes, the scene in the computer lab! It’s the essence of what the story is about.With just a little tweaking, it will be perfect. Often both pace and tone change at this turning point, as the writer

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 08:20

... de-emphasize should go in the middle of the sentence (and paragraph). The middle of the sen- tence is the place for necessary nothings such as these: however (a slalom flag to mark the unexpected) Dr. ... by the NIH The middle of the paragraph is the place for their equivalent in full sentences. The middle also makes a good home for items that only a few readers will need, for whatever reason? ?the ... exploration of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission when Neil Armstrong reported back to earth, “Houston, the Eagle has landed.” The problem of drug abuse is a topic often reported by the media

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 08:20

... you tell. In professional writing, you show. In a term paper, the reader is the teacher, who by definition knows all and must read the paper any- way. In professional writing, the reader knows ... yet, start to work with them on the day of the talk, while you’re still excited. Otherwise the new ideas will evanesce, cast off as wrong or irrelevant by your older mindset, the one that had you ... Readers lose confidence if they feel that the writer is either ridiculing or flattering the subject. If you fear you may be tipping in either direction, remind yourself of professional norms. Call

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 08:20

... Due to the limited scope of the study, the biggest aim of the research is only to obtain a snapshot of the current practice of peer teaching in ESP classes at the College of Science, and of the ... study on the use of peer teaching in ESP classes at the College of Science, VNU ” The primary aim of the study is to examine teachers and students’ perceptions of the peer teaching process, their ... Aims of the study The idea of whether “peer-teaching” activities can develop ESP teaching and learning quality at the College of Science aroused my interest and drew my attention to the writing

Ngày tải lên: 29/01/2014, 10:49

... foundations soon found that the cost of running the international centers and the cost of expanding the system to other regions of the world was draining their resources They turned to the World Bank to ... including the panel of experts on biosafety convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the board of directors of the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech ... in terms of their human resources in almost every region of the developing world They represent probably 65 percent or more of the total number of researchers, and the percentage of them holding

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 06:20

... Business, as a service to the community of professional legal writers The Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors is a publication of the Association of Legal Writing Directors Its ... LEARNING/THINKING /WRITING Vol Painting with print: Incorporating concepts of typographic and layout design into the text of legal writing documents Ruth Anne Robbins The Journal of the Association of Legal Writing ... typography as paint on the canvas of the page In reality, the first thing the reader sees is the overall pattern of light and dark on the page The careful and considered use of textual effects can

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 05:20

... continental drift theory under the name of Plate Tectonics By appealing to [Kuhn’s view of] the history of science, they helped to establish [their view of] the history of the Earth ... popular The authors of these works are often very good writers and some of them even read our publications However, few of them are historians of science in the modern sense They repeat ... of science are capable of speaking the same language as the scientists themselves? As a matter of fact, precisely because of the pluralism at every level in the history of

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 11:21

... fer- tilize and weed. There is work to be done. But the work pays off biggest when the plants are right for the soil and micro- climate of the particular garden. Is there some subject or writing style ... trigger their adrenaline. So they often thrive as staff, goaded on by the rest of the group (not to mention the boss). Gregarious types may not need goad- ing but wilt in a life that leaves them ... splitting. i. Writing was not for enjoying. After schooling like that, it’s no wonder that many of us tense up when we sit down to write. But fortunately, the How of writing is not the heart of the matter,...

Ngày tải lên: 17/10/2013, 19:15