about the author
preface
to the srudent
1 writing in the pofessional world
2 nervous grumblings about writing
3 whats an acceptable essay?
4 your thesis sentence
5 finding your writing process
6 building a strong essay
7 writing to discover
8 the parts of an essay
9 introductions are not all the same
10 something of voice
11 speaking of voice
12 organizing your essay
13 the chronological approach
14 comparing and contrasting
15 dealing with the opposition
16 look at your audience
17 writing with others
18 standing above our defenses
19 a healthy body paragraph
20 doctoring a sickly body paragraph
21 good writing is good thinking
22 good writing is good development
23 finding the right word
24 writing concretely
25 mephobia：an eye for a ewe
26 moving out
editing matters
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