Sentence construction is serviceable but frequently lacks concision, precision, or variety. Flow between sentences may be inconsistent. Word choice and tone may require significant improvement. | Clear and mostly fluid prose. Occasional minor errors in grammar and mechanics do not interfere significantly with the reading experience.
In addition, the authors seem very certain of their position. Writing is always more convincing in its position if the authors conviction is evident. Nonetheless, this piece is not perfect. It does have its apparent
Scott’s Warning Voice: Destruction of nature, caused by Science and Technology (taking it too far.) Paragraph 1: Idea 1 Lust for Power & Knowledge. (Through Science &
Response of essay In the essay "2b or Not 2b." author David Crystal disapproves the common belief that texting will not destroy language in his work. Crystal approve with his example that texting can in fact improve literacy skill. It is the opportunity to play and experiment with language and words, and according to crystal, "It's fun"(pg#341). He points out that using an abbreviations is not a new idea, people have been using these abbreviations since the English language has been written down.
Spelling checkers cannot identify spelling errors that result in another legitimate word (e.g., “form” typed for “from”) and are hard to use on documents that contain numerous words (e.g., foreign terms) not entered in the incorporated dictionary. Grammar checkers—which also generally check punctuation, sentence length, and other aspects of style—have been criticized for their reliance on oversimplified
The transition of the paragraphs is acceptable with topic sentences, which are well explained. However, Gladwell distracts at one or two places from his theme. In spite of all this, Gladwell’s transition from the body of the article to the end is smooth, which makes it a readable article. It is an informative article, but whether it persuades someone against purchasing an SUV, I doubt
* Information should be just barely sufficient for its purpose. * Freely available data is always accurate and timely. * Data that arrives after a prolonged period of time is of the highest quality. * Information needs to be relevant to the subject, not necessarily to the context. 4.
A certain amount of commonality is a prerequisite if communication is to happen: we must share a time, a place, and a medium, such as language, or find techniques for overcoming the problems imposed by the lack of such sharing For example, writing (and today electronic technology) overcomes barriers of time and place, translation overcomes barriers of medium. But if there were complete commonality, there would be no need to communicate. It is because we are partially divided from one another that communication is necessary; it is because we are partially united that it is possible. He calls this situation the invitation to rhetoric; and the object, the purpose, of rhetoric is to bring about a greater degree of unity, or, as he calls it, identification. One of the features of this theory is that it typically perceives communication as taking place most effectively when the power is most evenly distributed between the source and the recipient.
Nonstandard diction refers to expressions that are not considered legitimate words according to the rules of Standard English usage. Nonstandard diction includes "ain't," "theirselves," "hisself," "anyways," "alot" (the accepted version is "a lot"), and "alright" (the accepted version is "all right"). Most good dictionaries will identify such expressions with the word "Nonstandard." ( When you refer to information contained in Joe’s book (and everyone is required to do this) but have no reference, your essay is not theoretically sophisticated. You must have references even if you do not directly quote.
It demonstrates original or thoughtful engagement with content and sensitivity to diction, tone, and style. Its sentences are clear, precise, and well-structured. The paper is appropriately documented and formatted and virtually error-free. A "B" paper contains a number of the strengths of an A paper, but it typically lacks the thoughtfulness, originality, and sensitivity of the superior paper. It is also virtually error-free.