Writing Article Reviews Samples For Students

Summary and Reflection: Shitty First Drafts by Anne Lamott

Summary and Reflection
Anne Lamott discussed the value of first drafts in writing through the article Shitty First Drafts, an article in her best-selling book Bird by Bird. As a professional writer, Lamott disputes the commonly held notion that good writers find it easy to create written works without any indication of anxiety or difficulty whatsoever. For Lamott, all writers experience obstacles related to their written works. In turn, Lamott referred to first drafts as those that tend to reflect the obstacles of all writers towards producing the final version of their written works (Lamott, 1994).

Lamott does ...

There are many principles, theories, and techniques when it comes to good storytelling; so many that people already find it difficult to choose which one to use in their novel or any work related to literature and or writing. One of the most popular and at the same time, the most criticized model used in storytelling is that of E.M. Forster, a famous and successful novelist who is also known for writing the novels: A Room with a View (1908), Howard’s End (1910), and a Passage to India (1924).

In general, Forster considers storytelling as a process of telling or narrating events ...

The quality of communication is good in article two because we can clearly see why Melvin’s has been able to attract and keep customers for a long time. Communication quality is relatively poor in the first and third article. In the first article, there is poor sentence construction leading to some level of communication breakdown. The third article has too much dialogue in between the article creating lack of flow in the story. The writing styles of the three articles are poor. Paragraphing is poor as the paragraphs in all the three articles are too short with some being ...

Smagorinsky, Peter, Elizabeth Anne Daigle, Cindy O’Donnell-Allen, and Susan Bynum. “Bullshit in Academic Writing: A Protocol Analysis of a High School Senior’s Process of Interpreting Much Ado about Nothing.” Research in the Teaching of English 44(4) 2010. 368-405

The paper describes five protocols employed by Susan in completing her assignment. It offers a detailed explanation from the tape recorder used by Susan in the think-aloud part of the assignment (Smagorinsky, 46). The availability of the tape, original essay by Susan, and a detailed analysis of available text accord this article credibility. Further, the inputs of Cindy O’Donnell-Allen, ...

The process that I have been undertaking in writing the two texts is that of assessing the text that the author has with the audience. Rhetoric analysis is the process of analyzing text and getting the point of view of the author and trying to assess the gaps that are found in the text. This process helps the readers understand the subject that is being analyzed even better. It brings out the issues that are missing and, in the process, makes the understanding of the text clearer. This process is important in understanding the text that is under review. ...

Review of Public Housing: The Way of the Future?

The article is informative providing the history, present and the future state of the public housing sector. The use of authoritative quotes from different articles and economists gives this article credibility. The use of an abstract provides the reader with a snippet of what is covered by the report, hence making it easy to read and understand even before you read the whole paper. In addition, this paper is long enough and covers most of the issues in the housing sector. The style of writing is friendly and easy to follow, making it an interesting article for any audience –whether ...

Introduction

Context of the Article
In regards to the use of figures and diagrams, the writer leads the reader to understand everything by use of figures. The figures provide the necessary data and numbers for the reader to make comparisons and also to understand the subject of discussion in a better way. For instance, he uses through which he presents the conceptual framework in cases where the organization has a new venture and, therefore, must strike a balance its operations for successful survival, operations and also to ensure that it has a successful life cycle. The second instance where the writer makes use ...

Linda LW, writer and homeschooling parent of one child, asserts in her essay [1] that how the schooling system is unfriendly or ill-prepared for the gifted students. The author claims that since the gifted students have higher intelligence than the average student, the teachers and the education system set higher expectations from them. This higher expectation and improperly equipped schooling system becomes a threat to their performance despite them being gifted.
In the second section of the article, Linda tried to point out that how we set unrealistic expectations from these students. She claims that gifted students often have “ ...

The paper on the different religions and their significance and implications on health and nursing has provided evidence on its claim that spiritual diversity is significant on the provision of nursing care to patients. The details on the differences of the three religions namely Sikh, Buddhism and Bahai have been clearly and succinctly emphasized by the writer. Specifically, the significance on religious beliefs and different health beliefs and practices has been clearly delineated in the paper. The paper, however, has not provided a comprehensive detail on the differences of each religion on health beliefs and practices on varying stages of ...

For rural dwellers, urban environment has always presented unique challenges and fascinations. This is primarily because of the reason that urban life offers more opportunities to its residents, both in terms of finances as well as chances to growth. There was a time when the rural people use to move, putting it more technically migrated, to urban areas in search of better job opportunities, thus getting access to higher wages. There is a concept of wage premium that is linked with big metropolitan cities. It is precisely this concept working behind the notion that the earnings of workers tend to be ...

The state of writing in the U.S. has been on an upward trend for such a long time. The schools in this country have been under pressure lately to produce better readers and writers from their students. There has been increased lobbying by concerned parties on the need for schools and teachers in particular to be accountable for effective literacy instruction. The main reason for this need for public accountability is due to the increased dissatisfaction with literacy in schools. The trends in writing research, writing instruction and writing assessment have been changing ever since.
Skilled writing involves procreative ...

Reflection on Economic & Philosophical Manuscripts By Karl Marx

Marx in his essay Scientific Socialism speaks of labor as alien to the laborer. He says that he labors, but does not “affirm himself in his labor.” The labor becomes separate from both him and his life. This is the central theme of the essay and also the point of his writing. While communism, the governmental system that stemmed from Marx, may not have worked out as he envisioned, his disquietude with the capitalist controllers of production were valid. The solution others proposed from his work did not work out, as in China and Russia. But given the time ...

America is a unique country in many aspects of life from the economy, military strength, political maturity, social connections/mobility, security and the divergent of races/ethnic groups. It has acted as an example to many nations around the world. Each nation from Europe, Asia to Africa, wants to be like the United States. Due to its superiority in major aspects of the nation as it has been a focal point where major decisions affecting the globe emanate. However, this does not mean America is different from other countries in the world. America can be same with other countries in terms governors, religion ...

Jeremy Bentham’s Writings

Jeremy Bentham is most famously known for his writings on utilitarianism theory, although he was also a jurist and a social reformer. This essay will review Bentham’s article ‘The Psychology of Economic Man.’
The article by Bentham deals with the psychological aspects of man in relation to economic wants. He starts off with the foundational premise of his article by stating that one’s primary aim is happiness and for attaining this aim one would do any that that would satisfy this tendency of self-preference. He argues that others cannot look after one’s happiness and that one has ...

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Mims-Word, M. (2012) in her article entitled “The Importance of Technology Usage in Classroom, Does Gender Gaps Exist” pointed out the need for the use of technology in classrooms. It explained that as of 2005, 99% of classrooms in the country have access to computers with internet connection. It is much higher than the situation in 1994 where only 35% has access. On the other hand, Mims-Word raised the issue of gender gap in terms of skills and access among the students. She expounded that starting from the household; boys are encouraged to play ...

Reading mama Lola has made me understand that religion is all about observing certain religious believes rather than just being part of a religious sect. Every religion is directed towards a supreme being, yet the religious proceedings are dependent on where an individual was brought up. Many times, people condemn others for observing certain religious rituals, terming them evil, yet they do not understand the reason behind it. One unique feature about religion is that anyone who dedicates his or her life to it feels it is the right form of religious worship. Religion plays an important part in an individual’ ...

Reflections to journal articles

Language, language acquisition and language teaching are areas of interest that have engaged the attention of linguists, psychologists and educationists for centuries. Zest in research in these areas continues with new issues being raised as a consequence of development in technology and means of communication. While experts continue to discuss first and second language acquisition, the truth is that it is difficult to find an individual who uses one pure language. Increasing contacts between language communities in a global scenario have resulted in bilingualism and multilingualism. According to Kumar and Yunus, “No society speaks just ‘a language’ that is ‘pure’ in its ...

The poem encompasses an issue pertaining to the unclear interpretations of her work titled Incubation: A Space for Monsters. The issue of confusion was addressed through poetry by describing analogies that best describes the meaning of the book’s context. The arguments presented in the reading include descriptions given to the different areas in the book such as comparing an excerpt from a George Clooney film with a female in red dress. The female character described in the reading embodies the characteristics of the reading, which non-familiar readers would find confusing. To conclude the argument about what the girl is doing ...

Abstract

The amount of natural resources has continually reduced due to increased demand of an ever-growing population. However, the cost of natural resources has not risen as expected due to technological advancements. There is a prediction that in the coming years, the cost of all natural resources will be high since technology will no longer be a leveling factor.

Keywords- scarcity, natural resources, cost, technology

I wish to pass my special thanks to my course tutor and classmates who helped me complete this paper. The paper has enabled me to acquire a lot of information and hence, I have gained new knowledge on matters concerning the economics of natural ...

Abstract

The world population is increasing on a daily basis. The consumption rate of natural resources by the human is skyrocketing with little concern about the future. Competition on the available resources is getting stiff with little being done to handle the situation. It is every individual’s responsibility to protect the environment.

The article review is trying to talk about the issue and act as a revelation to the people around the world who tend to give a blind eye about future survival. The author analyses prehistoric events where humankind was faced with tricky situations and was forced to find alternative means ...

Cultural and linguistic diversity is slowly but surely being wiped out by the influence of the western culture. The western influence continues to break the social fabric of many societies in the world. This is especially true for minority communities which speak minority languages and have no capacity to subdue this emerging trend. There is distribution of literary works in the global arena essentially transcending the country where they originate. Today readers have unlimited access to an array of literary works from all corners of the world in outstanding translations and a lively debate has come up regarding both political ...

Dear Dr. Xu:

Henceforth is my reflection on how the course affected my knowledge in writing; hence, proving that the goals and objectives – the course outcomes - of English 131 are fulfilled in me. Taking the course has, indeed, improved my writing style by making me more conscious and aware of my mistakes in writing. In order to showcase this improvement, I would be using my four previous writings: Arabic Spring, Liminals: Rhetorical Analysis, the annotated bibliographies submitted on 10 May 2014, and Analyzing Star Trek.
One of the most important lessons that I have learned from taking English 131 is ...

The writer of this article talks about some challenges that efforts at implementing gun control measures in Canada tend to face. He brings forth his main idea that Canada has got very strict gun laws as compared to those of the United States. He acknowledges this by giving a corresponding opinion from one respondent to his articles that confirm about the Acquiring a gun in Canada is no longer easy. He attributes this to the lessons that Canada gets from neighboring United States' public shooting incidents besides the Marc Lepine's incident in 1985 where the twenty five years old man killed ...

PSYC101 Journal Article ReviewAssignment - Part 2Article Analysis, Connection, and ReflectionDue: 11:55pm ETSunday at the end ofWeek 6of the 8-week course termYou may work on this assignment ahead of its deadline but may not submit it prior to Week 6.Points Possible: 140
OVERVIEW: For Part I of this two-part assignment you identified and summarized elements of a published scholarly article selected from the classroom Resources Folder. For Part 2, which is due by the end of Week 6, you will analyze, connect, and reflect on aspects of your selected article. Note that the words “succinct” and “thorough” repeat regularly ...

Response Paper

Response 1: The Say/I Say
The essence of academic writing basically relies on the capacity of a learner to become more knowledgeable about the things around him through research. That is not all; it also includes the capacity of one to become more expressive in presenting his own ideas and understanding based on how he has gained knowledge about particular issues that he has desired to explore. Personal expression is an important aspect of academic writing. While one reads through the thoughts of others, he is expected to become more expert in a specific issue thus giving him the chance ...

Rushkoff uses a lot of military language in this essay. What is some of this language? Identify some of the key words and phrases?
It is evident that in the essay “A brand by Any Other Name” the Rushkoff has used a lot of military words. For instance, in his earlier paragraphs, he has utilized the words “Defense Mechanism” where he is addressing the general audience regarding, how the companies are spending million for the development of strategies to identify the children’s predilections. Moreover, in the next paragraph has utilized the words such as “Battle” and “Radar” while describing ...

Part I: Assessment by Criteria

I. Argument or Research Question
- Paper has a clear argument or research question;
- The argument is central to the paper and is well supported;
- Both the “summary” and “analysis” aspects of the lit review are present;
- Literature is organized to support the argument

Strong Satisfactory Weak

5 4 3 2 1
II. Categories
- strong, well-developed categories;
- Analysis of articles in each category is comprehensive and creative;
- Bold, informative section headings present

Strong Satisfactory Weak

5 4 3 2 1
III. Article selection, use
- All articles are clearly represented;
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Abstract

This essay is a review and analysis of the article “The Fine Art of Getting It Down on Paper, Fast”, written by journalist and writer Brent Staples for the New York Times in 2005. The author is discussed here inasmuch as his ideas on the inability of professionals to produce a clear and direct piece of writing. The main idea behind the article is that the educational system does not provide the needed instruction on the matter, which is agreed upon and further evaluated as in what the solutions are and how long it might take to implement them.
Keywords: ...

Draft 1

The general structure of the draft is impressive. The information provided in the essay is quite informative. The writer does use the in-text citations to support the assertions. As such, although the writer expresses opinions in some parts, the same are well-informed and supported by the citations. Further, the fact that the text is in the narrative form makes it captivating as the reader becomes more interested in the unfolding story and the eventual conclusion.
The writer uses complex words and phrases thus making the reader struggle to understand some of the phrases. The use of complex words ...

Article Review

Article Review
The article, diversity in IMF management ranks seen falling short of targets written by Sandrine Rastello faults the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for failing to make its management ranks balanced in nationality and gender. According to the article, IMF has not achieved its self-imposed diversity targets. A report released by the organization shows that despite the increase in share of women and staff from East Asia and Africa in management jobs, the figures are still below the set targets. However, the target set for staff from the Middle East reached the fund’s target, while that ...

Metaphors effectively convey the message about intertexuality because a reader’s understanding of the context of the words used by the writer produces the overall meaning of a written work. When the writers use metaphors, the readers are able to get the message because these words represent bits and pieces of experiences which the reader already has a knowledge of. The meaning of a text becomes fuller because of the reader’s previous knowledge. The metaphors, therefore, facilitate a greater understanding about the texts and enables the reader to enter into a discourse community. In the discussion of intertexuality, James E. Porter, through his essay ...

Introduction

As a teacher, it is essential to talk to students on issues related to plagiarism and how to avoid it. Therefore, prior to a writing assignment, I would first let my students know the exact meaning plagiarism. This is because studies show that some students lack a clear comprehension of plagiarism. , assert that teachers should let students understand the difference between cheating and collaborating. Secondly, I would set rules that have to be adhered to in order to avoid plagiarism. Anyone who breaks any rule would have to face dire consequences such as suspension or even expulsion. By so doing, I believe ...

In Rick Poynor’s “Where Are the Design Critics?”, the author discusses several panels and literature related to design criticism – the role of criticism in design education is explored in depth. In essence, Poynor argues that there is absolutely room for design criticism, especially in written form, despite the protestations of others. Looking at this blog entry and the subsequent comments, it is clear that this is a divisive issue with many different perspectives, some presented more eloquently and even-handed than others.
According to Poynor, there is a divide between the purpose of design and the need for criticism from ...

Article Reviews

Article 1: Gary Soto’s “Looking for Work”
One initially presumed that the main point of the article was basically the adventure or challenges allegedly encountered by Gary Soto in looking for work. One envisioned the contents to be about the travails of searching for permanent employment which would provide the searcher with a means of livelihood. Therefore, one selected this essay since it would be interesting to find out some additional information or techniques and strategies being applied by the main character in his quest for employment. One deemed that the strategies would be useful in the personal ...

In Constitutional Choices for New Democracies by Arend Lijphart, the writer says that, when drawing the constitution, democratic architects are confronted by two choices: parliamentary and presidential and plurality elections and proportional representation forms of government. The electoral system of a country will determine whether it will develop or not. For newly formed states, a combination of parliamentarism with proportional representation is the most effective. In the majoritarian democracy, powers are concentrated on the hands of the majority parties. Politics is all about powers. The relationship between pluralism and a two party system is mutual: they favor each other. Democracy can be ...

Communication: Article Review

I have keenly read my classmate work and I wish to grade the work effectively and provide a comprehensive feedback based on my understanding. Additionally, I will mention a few gaps that I have identified in the work and comment on the same. The work would be graded based on the following parameters. Firstly, analysis of self- leadership assessment. Secondly, critical analysis of the result characterized with concise and well-structured sentences and ability to expound the points using examples and life experiences. Thirdly, the paper will be graded based on grammar and spelling constructs.
Leadership self-assessment assignment (awarded 22 points) ...

- What is the writer's claim or thesis? Ask yourself:
The writer claims that the people are poor because the government has a hand in it. In this article, Cove is surprised that though people are blind folded that there is a fight against poverty in the society, almost all the activists and other interested groups rejoice and benefit from the expanding number of the people who receive public assistance.
2. What claim is being asserted?
Cove says that only work will do away with poverty. He says that work expands an individual’s capacity to economic self ...

The first essay, Safety through Immigration Control, is concerned with ensuring the safety of Americans through the control of immigration. It illustrates that most of the terrorism activities carried out on American soil is carried out due to presence of illegal or legal immigrants inside America with an ill motive against America. Illegal immigrants are those that enter America without legal authorization while those that join with legal authorization are referred to as legal. These groups of immigrants are used by terrorists to carry out terrorist activities, such as the activities carried out on 9/11. This essay therefore supports ...

Thesis

The main subject of study in this article is the immense hope that the poor hold in their hearts despite the fact that they are passing through difficult moments that threaten to kill their dreams. Moreover, parents commit promises that they are not sure to realize to their children just to brighten their future life but it remains the offspring’s sole responsibility to work and achieve goals set by their parents

Introduction

The article “The House on Mango Street” gives an account of the life of the writer together with his siblings and parents. The writer, siblings and parents ...

Article Review

Abstract
This paper presents reviews of three articles, “Disentangling the Web” written by David Dunne and “Storytelling to Sales” and “The Right Content at the Right Time” published by King Fish Media. The first review focused on the significance Web 2.0 as it embodies the very foundations of marketing namely understanding customers and developing long term relationship with them. The second article review talks about the need to consider where the customers are in the buying decision making process in establishing the right content to accomplish the marketing objectives of the company. And the third review deals with ...

According to T.V Reed, a feminist writer, poetry is not a luxury to women but the way they give names to the nameless for its thought, something vital for their existence. The poetry aims at serving the feminine interests and their personal interests which makes it political. The ability to read the lines communicated to them by other women, it gives them a sense of belonging to women faction. Their experiences and thoughts are reflected in the lines metaphors of the women’s writing.
The writing is public rather than personal hence applies the woman lot. The 1960s women’ liberation movement ...

A second language can be any language that is acquired by an individual after the acquisition of the mother’s language which is believed to be the first language regardless of where one is born. This type of language can be regarded as an auxiliary language to a person. In most cases, such language can be used after a thorough practice resulting from learning on acquiring it. It can be as a result of movement from one place to another or through a continuous interaction with the people who use that same language adapted by another individual. In most cases, if a person can ...

The proposed article, “The Tell-Tale Heart” as Evil Eye Event analyzes homonymous story written by Edgar Allan Poe (“The Tell-Tale Heart”). The article itself is written by James Kirkland and published in the Southern Folklore in 1999. Kirkland examines the substrate of the reference to the Evil Eye legend that Poe introduced in his writing. In relation to this legend, the author of the article analyzes various possible interpretations of the Evil – Eye, an old man who had a strange look (possible caused by cataract and the advanced age), thought by many to bring bad luck.
Decided to learn ...

“The Two Languages” is chapter 1 in Part I of book “Making Your Own Days” written by Kenneth Koch essentially “to say some clear and interesting things about poetry. The term “The Two Languages” is a metaphor for poetry identifying poetic language as its own language within language it’s written. While regarding poetry as a mysterious being that no one has quite been able to explain where and how it comes from, author Kenneth Koch invokes the ancient Greeks calling the Muse the source of poetry and others ascribing it to coming from some residually creative place in an unconscious ...

As urban centers have grown and more members of society has become less involved in agricultural practices, the connection that people have had to the environment has also become more distant than in previous generations. During the last couple of hundred years, fewer people than ever are more aware of how important it is to protect the earth on which we live and the natural resources that it has to offer. This has become even more evident during the 20th and 21st centuries, expedentially each decade.
Most people in industrialized nations, before sustainability efforts came into the forefront ...

This article by Sheila Egoff traces the development of children’s literature over time, beginning with the Middle Ages, when there was actually no literature specifically aimed at children as a targeted audience. Because, as Egoff explained, many children were not expected to survive beyond infancy, there seemed little purpose in writing especially for that group who for the most art were not even taught to read and write. What few works for children have survived are books about “manners and instruction.” Other than those, Egoff assumes children that could read had to make do with books such as romances ...

Article review

This article review provides a comprehensive description of the author’s strengths and weaknesses in various aspects of scholarly writing. The author opened the paragraph with a clear and simple statement that is instrumental in introducing the subject matter. However, he fails to offer a captivating introduction to the statement in the sentences that follow. Moreover, the adoption of titles that cannot be justified for the personal computer fails the threshold required for scholarly writing. The opinion of the writer is lumped into a general statement. This makes it hard for the leader to decipher the intricate details of the paragraph. The quality ...

Research entails formulating a thesis statement and providing evidence to the facts put forward by the statement. In order to do the research, I had to do some rhetorical reading before engaging into rhetorical writing. While writing the research paper on ESL community analysis, I engaged in multiple drafting and proofreading, I also applied the various rhetorical styles such as font arrangement, grammar effects and diction.
The role of rhetoric research and writing is to motivate the student or the writer in his work, my previous research is no exception either (Martin, N. 38). The purpose of the paper ...

Article Review

The article has been written in order to find out the ethical procedures and systems adapted by organizations in developed nations and to determine whether one of the important factors responsible for explaining discrepancies in the ethical policies in various nations is culture. For this purpose, the writers carried out an extensive research which spans 2700 organizations across 24 nations and spanning across 35 diverse industries. The writers carried out a survey of these various companies over six diverse fields like governance, environment, human rights, ethical concerns, stakeholder problems and favourable services and products (Scholtens & Dam, 2007).
In order ...

Identification and definitions of major concepts

Listening is an important concept and mostly collaborates with listening concept. In order to interact well in the community, he or she must having listening and talking skills unless under a closed organization where people are not allowed to interact with the outside wild. In the used article, collaboration was the most important talking and listening activity focus. Students engaged in activities that required talking and listening or interacting. Such activities include discursions and presentations (Bearne, 2007).
In order to use all concepts, one must be able to talk and to listen. It is getting information from other parties ...

The article opens with a quotation from George Bernard Shaw’s land mark work Pygmalion in which the premise of the article is surmised. In this case the quotation implies that people behave not in a way which is a product of personal traits and qualities but in a way which reflects the expectations and treatment of the individual by those around them. As such, the author of the article raises key questions in the field of management from the outset despite thus far only getting one paragraph into the article.

Having quoted from Shaw’s Pygmalion Livingston (1988) then goes on to ...

I would like to agree with most of the findings and opinions expressed by the writer of this invaluable article. Since we are in a competitively diverse society, it is inevitable that we have to embrace comparison as one of our traits. However, in doing this, we should be in a position of to understand its two fold consequences (Adamic, L., 2007).

Similarly, I also accept the fact that it is good because it can help people to improve their performance. As she argues, it does this through motivating individuals and eventually boosting their self esteem. Actually, a motivated fellow will be ...

Tickner: “Three Voices of Man: Gendered Perspectives on Global Economic Security”

Tickner’s article discusses the various political practices adopted by states in order to promote their economic security. The author’s central idea is that, “the liberal, the economic nationalist, and the Marxist approaches to international political economy are biased towards masculine representations” (Tickner 90). The piece is written in Tickner’s usual style: conventional and educational, but not overly accessible to a wide audience.
A particularly interesting point of Tickner’s is that concerning the term “positive peace,” coined in the early 1970s. Speaking of the developing world, Tickner says: “The legitimacy of states that failed to meet ...

Article Review

The article suggests ways through which organization development scholars can make use of the necessary forums to enhance skills through the use of hypothesis. The author commences the article by providing information that gives a background overview in relation to the different approaches taken by scholars as regards the organization theorizing. Further the author seeks to provide a better understanding of the text through linking vital characteristics with reference to the historical perspective and the contemporary situations. Through linking the past and the present state of affairs, the author ensures that there is no disconnect with regard to the sequential perspectives ...

Reactions to Leonardo da Vinci works

Leonardo da Vinci undoubtedly occupies a significant position in the Western art. His personality as revealed through his pieces of art is simply intriguing. He was trained as a painter in Florence and sculptor. From his artwork, he is portrayed as a curious individual who had so much hunger for knowledge. He is not only celebrated for his artwork but also the contributions he has made to science.
In as much as Leonardo failed to present his philosophical ideas and perceptions in a well planned and systematic manner, but instead dispersed most of his work in notebooks, critics have been on the ...

Article Summary

In the article “Is English Changing?”, edited by Betty Birner, it is hypothesized that English, just like any other human language, is yearly changing unnoticeably along with the needs of language. According to the article, there are a plethora reasons ascribed to the changes that occur to the English language. The reasons are highlighted as; change in the speakers’ needs, disparity in language experiences, emergence of new words, change in sound for instance the ‘Great Vowel Shift’, and lastly changes in word order. In support of the changes, the writer states that ‘if English hadn’t changed since, say, 1950, ...

In terms of the presentation of this piece of work and the way it was written, I would ensure that APA guidelines on formatting and citations are followed – which would avoid the error of single spacing and the positioning of the header (which is simply missing from this piece). I would add a ‘Works Cited’ page as well, following APA guidelines. The use of colloquial language should be avoided, and this is similar to the informal use of the second person – you. In one sense, this writer needs to be more precise in his/her use of the conventions of writing ...

Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summaries
For any business professional to succeed and become a competent and successful professional, he must possess good communication skills. Communication skills such as written communication, oral communication, and interpersonal communication are necessary to survive in today’s competitive era. The same fact also stands true for accounting professionals. According to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), communication skills are and will remain in future as important a skill as any other professional skill. AICPA lists “effective business writing” as a necessary skill for competence in public accounting. Unfortunately, some of the entry level accountants do ...

An Analysis of Richard Wright’s Blueprint for Negro Writing (1937)

An African-American literary icon, Richard Wright was born in 1908 and died in 1960 (Wallach; Wright, “Uncle Tom’s” 882). Growing up in America during the early 20th century, Wright witnessed the great oppression experienced by the African-American community in that time, instilling in him the strong desire to write for his race and struggles associated with racism in America (Wallach; Wright, “Uncle Tom’s” 882). Writing various literary pieces that talked about African-American oppression and strife for freedom and equality, Wright became a literary icon and a pride of ...

Writing a research report

A research report is a crucial. Hence, it is very important that one learns how to write it well. A research paper communicates ideas and the researcher. Research reports ought to be free of error and clear in the presentation of ideas (Verschuren & Mellion, 2010). It ought to be coherent in its structure. It should also be well organized by use of an outline. Outlines give a brief overview of the scope of the research.

Formatting a research report

In formatting, a research report should be entirely double spaced and written in the APA writing style. Text margins should be set an inch ...