Practical Writing; Composition for the Business and Technical World |
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... objective in such broad terms that it is of no practical use to him . Such an objective as " to write about the Model A Ford " is too general to be of any real help to the writer . " To explain how to drive a Model A Ford " is a ...
... objective in such broad terms that it is of no practical use to him . Such an objective as " to write about the Model A Ford " is too general to be of any real help to the writer . " To explain how to drive a Model A Ford " is a ...
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... objective of each article . 4. Find articles on the same subject in a technical journal and in the Wall Street Journal or Barron's . Explain how the objectives dif- fer ( what aspects of the subject are emphasized in the two arti- cles ) ...
... objective of each article . 4. Find articles on the same subject in a technical journal and in the Wall Street Journal or Barron's . Explain how the objectives dif- fer ( what aspects of the subject are emphasized in the two arti- cles ) ...
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... [ objective ] of police / community relations . 4. Report to your co - workers or classmates [ readers ] the prog- ress [ objective ] of the local electric company in controlling air pollution . 5. Suggest an improvement in some operation ...
... [ objective ] of police / community relations . 4. Report to your co - workers or classmates [ readers ] the prog- ress [ objective ] of the local electric company in controlling air pollution . 5. Suggest an improvement in some operation ...
Contents
A Process Not Magic | 3 |
Getting Ready | 13 |
FINDING INFORMATION | 21 |
Copyright | |
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