...Introduction Australia has got about 500 different cultural groups with each having its own beliefs capacity, and values. Among these groups, there is one of the oldest cultures that date back to at least 50,000 years that is known as Aboriginal culture that comprises of practices and ceremonies of the indigenous Australians which due to its depth ,it do play a greater role in influencing the modern Australia. The impacts of social economics are on a deeper level on the indigenous people than it is on the no indigenous person I Australia which means which that Indigenous community my experience difficulties in trying co-exist with other communities and managing their local initiatives. It is witness as there are remote communities that have overcrowded households and lacking lots of basic amenities such a functional toilets, stoves and fridges.there is also a problem of mismanagement of funds due to financial low literacy, lack of back services, and demands to share resources. There is the need to understand how poor living conditions, poor education, poor education, loss of traditional roles and western culture impact impose limitations on the ability of indigenous people to engage in development. From its contribution to the modern communities, the government has to find and formulate policies promoting the social and economic development of the Aboriginal people. All these are with the aim of strengthening the government engagement and partnerships with the aboriginal people...
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...Strategies for Becoming an Effective Academic Writer COM/150 September 27, 2012 Strategies for Becoming an Effective Academic Writer • Consider how the writing process you read about in this class differs from the process you have used in the past. What specifically have you done in the past compared to what you have read about this week? In the past I never have really created a Thesis Statement, I did not even know what one really was. I use to just run with my thoughts in my writing, I always felt I explained early in the writing what I was trying to get across. After I learned greater detail of a Thesis I went back to look at my previous papers, and I noticed I never had a thesis, it was more along the lines of a point versus explaining my opinion, but I received a grade for having a proper thesis. Another thing that I picked up on was outlining. This is also completely new to me. I always thought outlining was used to just show major points of topics and sub-topics. I have also played with this a little bit, and I have realized this does make the writing process a lot easier as I am not constantly rereading a topic to look for that important point I want to get across to my audience. In the past I have always knew what I wanted to write about, and knew how I wanted to get it across to the readers. I always thought I was a good writer as previously I have never had a Defense Attorney attack my report in a criminal proceeding; I have never left room...
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...Essay Do’s and Don’ts These are some things that you ABSOLUTELY have to learn to be good writers. These are not meant to be the only rules, but they are really important. 1. Always label all work in the LEFT hand corner. Some professors and instructors want their headings done a specific ways, but if specific instructions are not given, it is good to include your name, the professor’s name, the class name, and the date. 2. Essays ALWAYS get a title. Center the next line after your label, and enter a title for your essay that reflects the SUBJECT you are writing about, NOT the ASSIGNMENT. Also, in MLA, titles do not get ANY special treatment; no BOLD, no UNDERLINES, no SPECIAL FONT. Title should be just the same as the text. 3. Essays should all be typed in 12 pt. Times New Roman font (or another simple font if allowed or specified by the instructor or professor). This means you have to change it from the default font most times. Nothing fancy, and ALWAYS DOUBLE SPACE YOUR LINES. If you do not know how to do this, learn. Pull down the format menu, and choose paragraph. In the middle of the box is a spacing box. Choose double. Or, on the tool bar above the paragraph box choose the icon with the little arrows up and down. Click on the little arrow to the right and choose double. It is that easy. You will lose points if you do not double space. 4. Essay specifics: * Avoid beginning a sentence with a BUT. That means NO BUT OR AND to start a sentence. These...
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...Imagine reading a poorly written review of a movie that you would like to see this weekend. You cannot follow the characters, action, or conflict because the author of the review rambles on and on. Without clear paragraphs, this review will likely lose your interest, and you may skip the movie altogether! When you are the writer, it is helpful to position yourself as a reader. Ask yourself whether you can focus easily on each point you make. Effective writers use a single paragraph for each new idea they introduce. Paragraphs separate ideas into logical, manageable, and distinct units. Each paragraph focuses on only one main idea and presents coherent sentences to support that single point. Because all the sentences in one paragraph support the same point, a paragraph may stand on its own. Each paragraph is shaped by Purpose: the reason why the writer composes the paragraph. < Tone: the attitude the writer conveys about the paragraph’s subject. < Audience: the individual or group whom the writer intends to address. < Content: the written material in the paragraph. < 174 WRITING FOR SUCCESS To create longer assignments and to discuss more than one point, writers group together paragraphs and link them together with transitions. The assignment’s purpose, audience, and tone dictate the content, which determines what paragraphs cover and how each will support a main point. The main point of the paragraph is the message you want to share with the...
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...My Goals as a Writer Learning to become a better writer can be beneficial in many ways. It can help you academically, professionally, and personally. In order to write comprehensively . I realized I needed to establish some goals. My first goal would be to improve my writing skills. I can achieve this by learning different styles, and applying them in my daily life, my school work, and my work environment. They are many perks with accomplishing this goal. One of which is academics. By practicing my writing skills it would help me to earn a better grade. My essays would be fuller and more detailed; this would allow me to get my point across to the reader. In a professional level, I would be able to use my knowledge to improve my performance at the workplace. Thus, exceeding work standards and receiving a preferable compensation. On a personal level, my writing would be a method of therapy. Being able to process my thoughts more effectively and in doing so would be satisfying. By taking this course I would like to achieve a higher understanding on how to organize my thoughts. This will help me to participate more comfortably in class discussions, and will build confidence. I believe this class will help me to write in a more professional manner. These sharpened skills can help me advance in my career goals. The information I provide can be more tangible professionally and in any workplace circumstance. In conclusion , committing to these goals will help...
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...Matter in Academic Writing, Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide templates designed to be easy to use and to help generate good writing habits for beginning arugmengive writers. Specifically, Graff and Birkenstein argue that the types of writing templates they offer are sophisticated thinking and writing templates, in which take a lot of practice, and use in order to master. As the authors themselves put it, “the immediate goal of this book is to help you become a better writer, at a deeper level it invites you to become a certain type of person: a critical, intelligent thinker who instead of sitting passively on the sidelines, can participate in the debates and conservation of our world in an active and empowered way.” Although some people disagree with the ways...
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...What is Academic Style? It is defined as a form of expository and argumentative writing style used by students and researchers to communicate a body of information about a particular subject/topic . Academic writing has many differences compared to personal writing, there are things which academic style requires and are not that important in personal writing. Structuring. Here we will talk on how the information is structured when using the Academic style. When structuring in an Academic writing style the information should be broken down into 3 parts that is the beginning, Middle and End as same as writing an essay, whereby the beginning will contain the introductory part which gives the reader a picture of what the writer is talking about, than in the middle the writer will discuss, evaluate and explain in more depth about that topic and finally at the end the writer will conclude the issue addressed. “The sentences in academic writing are often longer and more intricate than the sentences in popular magazines. Academics strive to go beyond what is quick, obvious, and general. They ask questions based on studying a subject from multiple points of view, to make surprising connections that would not occur to someone who has not studied the subject carefully. (Stuart Greene and April Lidinsky, From Inquiry to Academic Writing: A Text and Reader, 2nd ed. Bedford/St. Martin's. 2012). The Audience It is important to remember who you are writing for. Being conscious...
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...I always believe “Success comes in cans not can’ts”.The famous British writer says “Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.” (Virginia Woolf, 1882) her peculiarities as a fiction writer have tended to obscure her central strength: she is arguably the major lyrical novelist in the English language. When I was young, I always knew that I wanted to become a writer someday, I would often write short stories. I have been a consistent academics performer in my school days. As a student I have learned so much stuff. Some of it was easy and some of it was a difficult. Initially I started writing short stories and then later on I started writing seriously and working on improving my skills to write a novel based on a true story. Finally I started writing a novel for which I worked on research paper, organization of a story and concluding in a proper way. One of the hardest things was discovering a story line. As I had a previous experience in writing but my mind running different thoughts and ideas and was unable to decide on which line to go. Gathering information is one of the processes in writing. After discussing with the lecturer I recollected all possible ideas which suits to my research paper. Finally I succeeded to choose the topic that I wanted to write in my novel. My research helped me a lot in developing the story of each line. My next job was to organizing a story. I have always been a...
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...Differences Between Personal and Academic Writing Personal writing is written for non-academic purposes and audience. The structure in which ideas are organized is also a recognizable aspect of academic writing. In this style, ideas are well planned and usually put in a specific order in paragraphs and in complete and comprehensive sentences. Academic writing also avoids using constricted forms, personal pronouns, reluctance fillers, and using first names of people when referring to other researchers. Using the passive voice as well as difficult sentences is also a common feature of academic writing style. Unlike academic writing, non-academic writing uses short modest sentences and the active voice. Honestly I’m not quite sure if there is any similarity in academic writing and personal writing. The reason I say that is because I’m just beginning to learn about this and although at times it does seem as though they are similar at time they are not. So I’m still a little unsure on this. Skills a strong academic writer must possess is: - They use academic language - They have precise punctuation - They have accurate capitalization - There are extremely little to no spelling errors in their work - Their sentences flow and aren't run-ons - They have good transitions especially into each different paragraph - Their quotes are well unified - They use evidence to support each of their statements - Their thesis is well thought out and specific, not unclear - They...
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...Has your teacher or professor recently given you an assignment that requires you to complete an academic essay? Are you already completely busy with a ton of other assignments including coursework, classwork, and homework that you are seriously worried about finding time to complete this essay? There are online writing companies that are able to offer you a variety of online writing services that will be able to help you to meet any deadline. You can get academic essay editing services, help with your academic essay structure, or even complete composition of your academic essay writing. The price range will vary somewhat between the academic essay editing services up to the complete creation of original and unique academic essay writing services. There are companies online that will offer academic essay writing for business classes, science classes, history class, etc. If you are searching for the perfect company to purchase academic essays from, then you are going to be looking for an organization that offers: Guarantee of native English speaking writers- The online company that you use should be able to promise you that any and all writers that are available for you to select from are native English speaking writers. Email deliverables directly to you- The writer should email the completed writing assignment directly to you as soon as it is completed. This will help to ensure that you are getting the most expedited services possible. Access to all day customer...
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...University October 3, 2010 Paraphrasing There is agreement among scholarly writers that paraphrasing involves putting a passage from source material into your own words. A paraphrase must be attributed to the original source (Scholarly Writing, 2013). Paraphrased material is usually shorter than the original passage, taking a somewhat broader segment of the source and condensing it slightly. In this paper the following passage will be paraphrased. Original Passage "A good writer is one you can read without breaking a sweat. If you want a workout, you don’t lift a book you lift weights. Yet were brainwashed to believe that the more brilliant the writer, the tougher the going." "The truth is that the reader is always right. Chances are if something you’re reading doesn’t make sense, it’s not your fault it’s the writers. And if something you write doesn’t get your point across, it’s probably not the reader’s fault it’s yours. Too many readers are intimidated and humbled by what they can’t understand and in some cases that are precisely the effect the writer is after. But confusion is not complexity; it’s just confusion. A venerable tradition, dating back to the ancient Greek orators, teaches that if you don’t know what you’re talking about, just ratchet up the level of difficulty and no one will ever know." "Don’t confuse simplicity, though, with simplemindedness. A good writer can express an extremely complicated idea clearly and make the job look effortless...
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...career as a writer. I know that the path I have chosen will often be difficult to walk but I have already taken a step toward its end by starting an Access course. Throughout my short time on the Access course I have gained confidence in my speaking skills. For example, during a recent discussion on gender and relationships in a graded English discussion I raised a point that the teacher had not thought of and was praised for doing so - this taught me that by pushing myself beyond my comfort zone by sharing my ideas and opinions I will be able to achieve my goals. I know that with the skills taught on the Access course I will be able to achieve my goal of studying and completing a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing. The Access course has taught me the importance of self-reflection and criticism through keeping a reflective log which documents my progress, obstacles and goals. I have learnt that I am able to be objective when analysing my own work and performance; this skill has helped me to realise that in order to improve my work I have to be critical of myself and be able to accept criticism from others, I feel that this skill will prepare me for the competitive world of writing. Another skill I have learnt is time management, from learning how to prioritise my time I have been able to focus on study and revision, this has also helped me to keep my work organised. In addition to my academic work I write a blog documenting my journey as a writer. I have a...
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...DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND HUMANITIES CREATIVE WRITING EN1109 ACTIVITY # 1 NAME: MARIA NEÑA N. REYES | Date: | COURSE AND YEAR: LLB – 4TH | Class Schedule: | THE NATURE OF WRITING PROCESS Writing is considered as a complex process that allows writers to explore thoughts and ideas. Concretization of sentences is an important part of the writing just like laying the foundation for a house construction. When thoughts and ideas are written down, they can always be read and re-written, revised, edited, examined, rearranged and changed. The writer must first “think” in the language that he or she is writing. The beginning writing may appear a waterloo. Much of Annie Dillard works have been about the writing process, but she says that “Writing is a hard, conscious, terribly frustrating world!” Considerations according to some differences between Technical and Creative Writing: | Technical Writing | Creative Writing | Content | factual, straight forward | imaginative, metaphoric or symbolic | Audience | specific | general | Purpose | inform, instruct, persuade | entertain, provoke, captivate | Style | formal, standard, academic | informal, artistic, figurative | Tone | Objective | subjective | Vocabulary | specialized | general, evocative | Organization | sequential, systematic | arbitrary, artistic | On Creative Process: Gemino H. Abad gave the following important aspects of creativity: 1. The creative process is not a continuing development or a method but...
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...Taking advantage of these resources has provided me with the support I need to be more confident in this writing-based program. Some of the resources addressed in this course are as follows: EasyBib, Smarthinking, paperrater.com, your facilitator, and your academic advisor. EasyBib is a website that provides the necessary references you need to credit work that you use for research. Smarthinking and paperrater.com are both tools that give you "an extra set of eyes" to look over your work for mistakes that you may have overlooked, and to help with literary suggestions (Chambers, 2015). If you are having a difficult time understanding the material or the assignments required of you, your facilitator is just a message or call away from giving you direct guidance. Also, you can go to your academic advisor for guiding your future plan of study to help strengthen any problem areas you have accordingly....
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...Quible and Griffin (2007), in their article, “Are Writing Deficiencies Creating a Lost Generation of Business Writers,” claim that the traditional methods of teaching grammar have been examined and shown to be ineffective. The authors go on to say that due to these ineffective teachings, the costs to employers and businesses are very high. Having employees who are unable to write at an academic level not only makes the company look bad, but it also wastes invaluable time and money, and causes confusion in the decision making process. The authors suggest that by combining the traditional teachings of grammar with other methods of learning will help to decrease the errors in writing that are being found in today’s business world. Some of these methods include, in-context writing, glossing and error labeling. Context writing is when students are given guidelines for grammar and punctuation, but how it is applied is based on the students own writings or readings. Glossing is when a student’s writings are evaluated by an instructor and their mistakes are marked. The work is returned to the student with a request to fix the mistakes and summarize the rules of grammar regarding those mistakes. Then they are required to correct and turn in the noted mistakes along with the summarization. Error labeling is when a student is given a sample of a piece of written material and asked to find and label any writing mistakes (Quible & Griffin, 2007). The authors did a literature review...
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