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The Lively Art of Writing Words, Sentences, Style and Technique--An Essential Guide to One of Todays Most Necessary Skills

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Beschreibung

Produktdetails

ISBN

978-0-451-62712-4

Erscheinungsdatum

01.03.1969

Einband

Taschenbuch

Verlag

Random House N.Y.

Seitenzahl

192

Maße (L/B/H)

18,1/11,2/1,4 cm

Gewicht

95 g

Sprache

Englisch

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

ISBN

978-0-451-62712-4

Erscheinungsdatum

01.03.1969

Einband

Taschenbuch

Verlag

Random House N.Y.

Seitenzahl

192

Maße (L/B/H)

18,1/11,2/1,4 cm

Gewicht

95 g

Sprache

Englisch

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: The Lively Art of Writing
  • A Note to the Student

    Chapter 1 What Is an Essay?
    Subjects for Essays
    What Is an Opinion, and How Do You Reach It?
    What Makes an Opinion Interesting?
    Examining the Opposition
    Believe What You Say
    Summary

    Chapter 2 From Opinion to Thesis
    "Closing In" on Your Thesis
    The Five-Step Process
    A Subject Close to Home
    Summary

    Chapter 3 The Full and Final Thesis
    Elements of a Full Thesis
    The Psychology of Argument
    Strongest Argument Last
    Form of the Full Thesis
    Summary

    Chapter 4 Structure
    The Introduction
    No Bombs, Please
    The Big Middle Section
    Refer to Your Full Thesis
    Your Strongest Argument
    The Conclusion
    Back to Beginnings
    Understand the Structure
    Tying in the Middle Section
    Summary

    Chapter 5 First Steps toward Style
    The First Commandment
    The Second Commandment
    Summary

    Chapter 6 The Size and Shape of Middle Paragraphs
    One Point, One Paragraph
    Length of Paragraphs
    Basic Paragraph Structure
    Developing a Paragraph
    Picture-Frame Paragraphs
    Summary

    Chapter 7 Connections between Paragraphs
    Standard Devices
    A Note on 'however"
    Paragraph Hooks
    The Combinations
    Summary

    Chapter 8 The Passive Voice
    What It Is, and How to Beat It
    Adrift in Nobody-Land
    Making the Subject Perform
    Why Passive Voice at All?
    A Plan for Self-Protection
    Summary

    Chapter 9 The Sound of Sentences
    The Rhythm of Speech
    Getting Inside the Sentence
    The Basic Statement
    The Strung-Along Sentence
    The Periodic Sentence
    The Combinations
    Selecting the Details
    Expanding the Subject
    Expanding the Verb
    Expanding the Rest of the Sentence
    Summary

    Chapter 10 Parallel Structure
    Look for the Common Denominator
    The Smaller Parallels
    Summary

    Chapter 11 A Way with Words
    Synonyms and Antonyms
    Big Words and Small
    The Solemn Vapors
    Metaphor and Simile
    Allusion
    Summary

    Chapter 12 Odds and Ends and Means
    The Terrible Three
    The Troublesome Twenty-Seven
    Punctuation
    Summary

    Chapter 13 More Freedom and a Few Flourishes
    Assignment 1: First Person at Last
    Assignment 2: How to Write Badly by Trying Very, Very Hard
    Assignments 3 and 4: Irony
    The Fully Ironic Essay
    The Ironic Touch

    Chapter 14 Writing the Term Paper
    The Trial Thesis
    Procedure for Research
    The Final
    Your Paper Is in the Cards
    Writing the First Draft
    The Final Draft
    Summary

    Chapter 15 Summing Up

    Handy Reminders
    Index