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The King's English (Penguin Modern Classics) by Kingsley Amis
epub |eng | 2011-06-01 | Author:Kingsley Amis [Amis, Kingsley]

L Lather As long as I can remember I have known, or been told, that lather rhymes with gather and not father, and like everybody else I go on doing ...
( Category: Rhetoric March 1,2020 )
Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum by Laurence Behrens & Leonard J. Rosen
epub |eng | 2015-03-31 | Author:Laurence Behrens & Leonard J. Rosen [Behrens, Laurence]

Critique 325 the second-best after the kids of supportive parents when it came to academic achievement and emotional well-being. The tiger kids did worse academically and socially. Harsh families made ...
( Category: Language Arts February 29,2020 )
Writing to Be Understood by Anne Janzer
epub |eng | | Author:Anne Janzer

The Cognitive Impact of Analogy Analogies can activate the reader’s curiosity as well as sensory processing and emotions. They are also exceptionally effective at explaining abstract ideas and relationships. When ...
( Category: Rhetoric February 28,2020 )
An American rhetoric by Watt William Whyte 1912-
mobi, epub |eng | 1980-06-14 | Author:Watt, William Whyte, 1912-

Krutch compares the educator prescribing a diet for children's minds to the pediatrician prescribing for their stomachs. Duerr supports a hypothetical argument with an implied comparison between the "struggle for ...
( Category: Rhetoric February 27,2020 )
Farnsworth's Classical English Metaphor by Ward Farnsworth
mobi |eng | 2016-08-15 | Author:Ward Farnsworth

Chapter Eight OCCUPATIONS & INSTITUTIONS When one wants to describe human behavior, the most common source of comparative material is found in other human behavior. Typically the behavior described is ...
( Category: Rhetoric February 27,2020 )
The Rhetoric of Reaction by Albert O. Hirschman
epub |eng | 1991-01-01 | Author:Albert O. Hirschman [Hirschman, Albert O.]

France and Germany: From Jeopardy to Incompatibility The battle over the Second Reform Bill is the paradigmatic case for full deployment of the jeopardy thesis in reaction to the spread ...
( Category: Conservatism & Liberalism February 27,2020 )
Rules for Writers by Diana Hacker & Nancy Sommers
epub, pdf |eng | 2018-10-01 | Author:Diana Hacker & Nancy Sommers [Hacker, Diana]

( Category: Reference February 27,2020 )
The Elements of Rhetoric -- How to Write and Speak Clearly and Persuasively: A Guide for Students, Teachers, Politicians & Preachers by Ryan Topping
epub, mobi |eng | 2016-07-13 | Author:Ryan Topping [Topping, Ryan]

Subject & Object Level + Hearer = Speaker’s Aim Academic Topics Private to teach Restrained Theoretical or practical Semi-public to please Mixed Practical matters Public to move Grand Your ingenuity ...
( Category: Language Arts February 26,2020 )
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr
epub |eng | 1918-01-01 | Author:William Strunk Jr. [Strunk Jr., William]

Apart from its triteness and emptiness, the paragraph above is bad because of the structure of its sentences, with their mechanical symmetry and sing-song. Contrast with them the sentences in ...
( Category: Reading & Phonics February 26,2020 )
Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing by Goodson Patricia
epub |eng | 2016-02-29 | Author:Goodson Patricia [Patricia, Goodson]

Can you see how this example represents a poorly structured and loosely coupled paragraph? What affects its structure and makes it “loose”? The ideas do seem to flow, don’t they? ...
( Category: Rhetoric February 23,2020 )
5 Steps to a 5: AP English Language 2020 by Barbara Murphy
epub |eng | 2020-02-21 | Author:Barbara Murphy

STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence Practice Exam 1 Practice Exam 2 PRACTICE EXAM 1 ANSWER SHEET FOR MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS The new multiple choice section of the exam will have ...
( Category: Advanced Placement February 22,2020 )
Crafting Stories for Virtual Reality by Bosworth Melissa; Sarah Lakshmi;
epub |eng | 2018-02-20 | Author:Bosworth, Melissa; Sarah, Lakshmi;

Multimedia and Augmented Reality Although the project began as a 360 video series, it includes a written component and augmented reality elements. The final packaging doesn’t depend on the video ...
( Category: Communication & Media Studies February 21,2020 )
How to Write Comforting Letters to the Bereaved by John D. Haley
epub, azw3 |eng | 2002-02-19 | Author:John D. Haley

How Do I Talk About Faith? Now we’re on hallowed ground, so to speak. Discussing faith with a bereaved person is the best thing you can do. Or the worst. ...
( Category: Research February 20,2020 )
The Argument Culture: Stopping America's War of Words by Deborah Tannen
epub |eng | 2012-10-24 | Author:Deborah Tannen [Tannen, Deborah]

Emily prevented future attacks by agreeing with Alice’s statement about the balloon and inviting her to join their play. But by doing the inviting, Emily maintained her position as the ...
( Category: Rhetoric February 19,2020 )
Lincoln and Douglas by Allen C. Guelzo
epub |eng | | Author:Allen C. Guelzo

The debate at Charleston marked the end of the third phase of the Lincoln-Douglas campaigns, as well as the end of the only swing either candidate would bother to make ...
( Category: History & Theory February 18,2020 )

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