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Engl 1301 - English Composition I - Language And Communication, Glenn Shaheen, Ymitri Mathison, DeLinda Marzette -Stuckey, Richard Schmitt Prairie View A&M University

Engl 1301 - English Composition I - Language And Communication, Glenn Shaheen, Ymitri Mathison, Delinda Marzette -Stuckey, Richard Schmitt

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This OER packet contains the course materials for ENGL 1301 - English Composition I . In academic settings, the reasons for writing fulfill four main purposes: to summarize, to analyze, to synthesize, and to evaluate. You will encounter these four purposes not only as you read for your classes but also as you read for work or pleasure. Because reading and writing work together, your writing skills will improve as you read. Eventually, your instructors will ask you to complete assignments specifically designed to meet one of the four purposes. As you will see, the purpose for writing will guide …

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Come To Terms With Lapse Vs. Elapse Before More Time Elapses!, Joe Munch The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Come To Terms With "Lapse" Vs. "Elapse" Before More Time Elapses!, Joe Munch

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Open Technical Writing: An Open-Access Text For Instruction In Technical And Professional Writing, Adam Rex Pope University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Open Technical Writing: An Open-Access Text For Instruction In Technical And Professional Writing, Adam Rex Pope

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This book presents technical writing as an approach to researching and carrying out writing that centers on technical subject matter. Each and every chapter is devoted to helping students understand that good technical writing is situationally-aware and context-driven. Technical writing doesn’t work off knowing the one true right way of doing things—there is no magic report template out there that will always work. Instead, the focus is on offering students a series of approaches they can use to map out their situations and do research accordingly.

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Business Communication For Success - Gvsu Edition, Unnamed Author, Mark Schaub, Jenniffer Eckert, Anessa Fehsenfeld, Rhonda R. Hoffman, Adam Krusniak, Tami McCoy, Rachel Jean Norman, Julian Toscano Grand Valley State University

Business Communication For Success - Gvsu Edition, Unnamed Author, Mark Schaub, Jenniffer Eckert, Anessa Fehsenfeld, Rhonda R. Hoffman, Adam Krusniak, Tami Mccoy, Rachel Jean Norman, Julian Toscano

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About the GVSU Edition

This text is an adaption of Business Communication for Success, an open textbook produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing in 2015.

Chapters 9, 18, and 20 of Business Communication for Success: GVSU Edition were revised and rewritten by student authors in 2017, as part of a course in the Writing Department at Grand Valley State University. All other chapters retain the content and formatting of previous editions.

Note about the 2015 edition:

The edition produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing was itself adapted from a work …

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Make Mine Melody: Building Beloved Community In Bibliography Using Mad Citation Practice, sarah madoka currie University of Waterloo

Make Mine Melody: Building Beloved Community In Bibliography Using Mad Citation Practice, Sarah Madoka Currie

Criticism

Bibliography can be reconstructed to privilege the imaginaries of radicals that are “lesser known.” The dis-visibilizing of marginalized neurodiverse scholars and theorycrafters has much in common with the institutionalization approaches that constrict and model obstructed life for neurodivergent bodyminds. In a proposal for mad citation practice, a series of hopeful strategies for nonretrofitted inclusivity and authorial diversity are constructed for the reader instead, which bear similarities to feminist and disabled care practices: explicit permission-setting, naming ontology, lived or living experience validity, commentary or subscript authorization, visibilized quotation selection, draft approval, and cocollaborator approvals all form the basis of a radically …

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What's In A Genre?: The Relationship Between Reader And Text, Anabelle Mahoney University of Rhode Island

What's In A Genre?: The Relationship Between Reader And Text, Anabelle Mahoney

Senior Honors Projects

The way in which literary genres are understood shapes how one reads and interacts with different texts. Genre expectations affect both how individuals choose texts to read, and then how those texts are understood. Therefore, labeling literature as a certain genre affects the relationship between writer and reader. Literary nonfiction is unlike most genres as it promises a certain truth to its readers. One cannot deviate too far from “the truth” in nonfiction writing and still fulfill the genre; the relationship a reader has with a text changes if it is not considered “true enough.” Author James Frey, who marketed …

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19. Bulleted And Numbered Lists, David McMurray Kennesaw State University

19. Bulleted And Numbered Lists, David Mcmurray

Sexy Technical Communications

Lists are useful because they emphasize selected information in regular text. When you see a list of three or four items strung out vertically on the page rather than in normal paragraph format, you are likely to pay more attention to it. Certain types of lists also make for easier reading. For example, in instructions, it is a big help for each step to be numbered and separate from the preceding and following steps. Lists also create more white space and spread out the text so that pages don't seem like solid walls of words. Like headings, the various types …

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Suggestive, Suspected, Or Suspicious?, Kathryn Hale The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

"Suggestive," "Suspected," Or "Suspicious"?, Kathryn Hale

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Pity The Poor Reader, Charles H. Haddad SUNY Stony Brook

Pity The Poor Reader, Charles H. Haddad

School of Communication and Journalism Faculty Publications

As a longtime writing professor, I know a painful truth: High school and college students find most writing textbooks as appealing as a mouthful of sawdust. And no wonder. These books tend to be turgid, dull and uninspiring. But what if there were a lean, lively and inspiring book - an un-textbook, if you will - that taught the fundamentals of writing well in a playful, irreverent voice that spoke to young people? Think of it as a pirate's manifesto on writing well.

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Phase Ii Archaeological Investigations At Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, Brett A. Houk, David L. Nickels Department of Anthropology, Texas Tech University

Phase Ii Archaeological Investigations At Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, Brett A. Houk, David L. Nickels

Index of Texas Archaeology: Open Access Gray Literature from the Lone Star State

The Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) conducted significance testing at eight prehistoric archaeological sites at Lackland Air Force Base Medina Annex in Bexar County, Texas, for the Department ofthe Air Force under Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The Air Force had selected two areas of Medina Annex for possible impact associated with the construction of on-base housing. Alternate 1, the Medina Annex Housing Area, includes sites 41 BXl 088, 41BX1090 and 41BXI091. Alternate 2, the Medina Dog Training Area, includes sites 4IBX1070, 41BXll02, 41 BXII 03, …

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Because Of Them, Paige Santise 2023 University of Louisville

Because Of Them, Paige Santise

Cardinal Compositions

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My Life Has Been Cattywampus, Andy Henderson 2023 University of Louisville

My Life Has Been Cattywampus, Andy Henderson

Cardinal Compositions

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Discourse Community Analysis, Norah Langford 2023 University of Louisville

Discourse Community Analysis, Norah Langford

Cardinal Compositions

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Analyzing Scientific Writing: Wild Dog Populations Of South Africa, Kaden Stumpf 2023 University of Louisville

Analyzing Scientific Writing: Wild Dog Populations Of South Africa, Kaden Stumpf

Cardinal Compositions

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The Historical, Cultural, And Anecdotal Importance Of Iberian Ham, Zach Hisle 2023 University of Louisville

The Historical, Cultural, And Anecdotal Importance Of Iberian Ham, Zach Hisle

Cardinal Compositions

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The Meal Of Summertime: The Pasty, Greta Laffin 2023 University of Louisville

The Meal Of Summertime: The Pasty, Greta Laffin

Cardinal Compositions

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Artist Statement And Video, Kennedy Fox 2023 University of Louisville

Artist Statement And Video, Kennedy Fox

Cardinal Compositions

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Infographic, Ayana Fairweather 2023 University of Louisville

Infographic, Ayana Fairweather

Cardinal Compositions

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Engl 102 Assignment Sheet, Michael Benjamin 2023 University of Louisville

Engl 102 Assignment Sheet, Michael Benjamin

Cardinal Compositions

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Engl 102 Assignment Sheet, Ayaat W Ismail 2023 University of Louisville

Engl 102 Assignment Sheet, Ayaat W Ismail

Cardinal Compositions

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Engl 101 Assignment Sheet, Ayaat W Ismail 2023 University of Louisville

Engl 101 Assignment Sheet, Ayaat W Ismail

Cardinal Compositions

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Make Mine Melody: Building Beloved Community In Bibliography Using Mad Citation Practice, sarah madoka currie 2023 University of Waterloo

Make Mine Melody: Building Beloved Community In Bibliography Using Mad Citation Practice, Sarah Madoka Currie

Criticism

Bibliography can be reconstructed to privilege the imaginaries of radicals that are “lesser known.” The dis-visibilizing of marginalized neurodiverse scholars and theorycrafters has much in common with the institutionalization approaches that constrict and model obstructed life for neurodivergent bodyminds. In a proposal for mad citation practice, a series of hopeful strategies for nonretrofitted inclusivity and authorial diversity are constructed for the reader instead, which bear similarities to feminist and disabled care practices: explicit permission-setting, naming ontology, lived or living experience validity, commentary or subscript authorization, visibilized quotation selection, draft approval, and cocollaborator approvals all form the basis of a radically …

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Ensleyedits: Creating A Style Resource For Professional Writers, Ensley Fraschillo 2023 Kennesaw State University

Ensleyedits: Creating A Style Resource For Professional Writers, Ensley Fraschillo

Master of Arts in Professional Writing Capstones

This capstone explores the creation of a resource that helps professional writers keep up with ever-changing style practices and understand the implications of different stylistic and mechanical choices. Examining the history of style guides, analyzing the content of existing style references through the lens of prescriptivism and descriptivism, and assessing the gaps of current online style resources demonstrate how a new online style resource hosted on Instagram, EnsleyEdits, can meet this need for professional writers. Research on current social media, accessibility, and design practices demonstrate how content on the EnsleyEdits account can succeed on Instagram, and the results of …

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Technical Communication Inclusionary Interventions Into Academic Spaces, Sam Clem 2023 Utah State University

Technical Communication Inclusionary Interventions Into Academic Spaces, Sam Clem

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations

While many efforts have been made to make higher education in the US more equitable, there are still academic spaces in which some knowledges and some knowledge makers are marginalized. In this dissertation, I identify three such spaces: technical editing, graduate instructor training, and online academic research in trans communities. When editors make revisions based solely in American Standard English, as most editing practices and teaching are currently based, they risk marginalizing non-heritage speakers of English and speakers of various dialects of English, like African American Vernacular English. I suggest that by shifting our focus of editing from grammar policing …

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A Word From The Writing Center (May 2023), Pam Walter, MFA, Liz Declan, MA, MFA 2023 Thomas Jefferson University

A Word From The Writing Center (May 2023), Pam Walter, Mfa, Liz Declan, Ma, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

  • Join us for our First Friday writing retreat of the semester!
  • Faculty Days 2023
  • Publication Spotlight
  • Reminders

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A Word From The Writing Center (April 2023), Pam Walter, MFA, Liz Declan, MA, MFA 2023 Thomas Jefferson University

A Word From The Writing Center (April 2023), Pam Walter, Mfa, Liz Declan, Ma, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

  • Open Access Fees Waived for Jefferson Authors in ACS Journals
  • Join us for out next First Friday writing retreat!
  • Publication Spotlight
  • Congrats to Science Slam Winners
  • Quick Reminder

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Writing Matters: Investigating The Quality Of Collegiate Aviation Incident Report Narratives, Kayla D. Taylor 2023 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Writing Matters: Investigating The Quality Of Collegiate Aviation Incident Report Narratives, Kayla D. Taylor

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

Strong communication skills are fundamental to workplace success in the field of aviation. Numerous studies have shown that a deficiency in communication skills contributes to aviation accidents, and, as a result, the development of communication competencies within the aviation industry has received considerable critical attention. Understanding the acquisition and subsequent progression of writing skills throughout a pilot’s education, specifically in preparatory aviation courses, is an emerging area of research in aviation communication.

This study examined how the level of supplemental discipline-specific guidance affects the writing quality of incident report narratives composed by collegiate pilot students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU). …

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Final Master's Portfolio, Alaina Brubaker 2023 Bowling Green State University

Final Master's Portfolio, Alaina Brubaker

Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects

The following is my final portfolio for the Master of Arts in English with a specialization in Professional Writing and Rhetoric. It includes an analytical narrative and the three essays I revised to complete this portfolio. The narrative reflects on my academic journey, the three essays contained in the portfolio, and the skills that I learned through completing the MA program. The first essay, “Feminism, Rhetoric, History, and the Impact of Audience Assumptions in Sewing Machine Manuals,” investigates the intersection of feminism, rhetoric, and historical perspectives in technical communication by analyzing two sewing machine manuals that share a 102-year age …

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A Word From The Writing Center (March 2023), Pam Walter, MFA, Liz Declan, MA, MFA 2023 Thomas Jefferson University

A Word From The Writing Center (March 2023), Pam Walter, Mfa, Liz Declan, Ma, Mfa

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

  • Join us Friday for our writing retreat
  • Writing Retreats on First Fridays (Virtual)
  • Science Communication Series Science Slam
  • Editing and Reviewing Training
  • Faculty Days 2023 Deadline

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Comentarios Críticos Escritos Por Estudiantes De Medicina Sobre La Evaluación Del Paciente, David Sánchez-Jiménez 2023 CUNY New York City College of Technology

Comentarios Críticos Escritos Por Estudiantes De Medicina Sobre La Evaluación Del Paciente, David Sánchez-Jiménez

Publications and Research

La presente investigación analiza los comentarios críticos producidos por estudiantes chilenos de 3º y 4º de Medicina en la sección Comentario/Reflexión final de la Ficha Clínica con el objetivo de conocer su opinión sobre la experiencia de su estancia hospitalaria y la práctica médica en general, así como de entender los elementos retórico-discursivos que utilizan para posicionar su voz en el texto al evaluar dicha experiencia. Para investigar este fenómeno se realizó un análisis textual computarizado de las categorías gramaticales y los contenidos semántico-funcionales valorativos desde un enfoque cualitativo inductivo-deductivo. Los resultados del estudio mostraron un predominio de los comentarios …

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