...Students often undergo many pressures in college, they are always facing people and trying to make many important decisions. I chose the essay, “College Pressures” by William Zinsser. Zinsser is a college professor at Yale University, he observes his students and foresees what they are experiencing in the late 1970’s. Zinsser focuses on four kinds of college pressures: economic, parental, peer, and self-induced pressure. College students are undergoing so much pressure, but there is no ‘correct’ way to get ahead, and a career does not have to be preplanned. While I agree with Zinsser that these four kinds of pressures exist, I also think that these pressures have advantages which give students the motive to succeed in the college life. Zinsser says that we live in a brutal economy, when explaining why he feels that students are under an immense amount of economic pressure. Zinsser states, “Tuition, room, and board at most private colleges now comes to at least $7,000, not counting books and fees” (Zinsser 439). Today, the average cost for private schools is around 30,000 dollars per year, quite a jump from the cost that Zinsser states. Zinsser discusses that the cost of tuition has increased so immensely that it is becoming impossible for college students to pay for, resulting in their parents being disappointed. I disagree with...
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...READERS RESPONSE / COLLEGE PRESSURES You truly feel the weight on your shoulders, just reading William Zinsser, “COLLEGE PRESSURES”. It’s the feeling of entrapment or the phobia of everything closing in on you with life. I know what it felt like, but at my age I saw outside the box. Between the ages of 17 and 21 starting College you feel the pressure. Everyone is on a path to righteousness, at any age in life. We all want to better ourselves to prove to our elders we can make it better, but what is the path? We question ourselves everyday and on times when feel content in life. It’s sad to see fresh students out of High school looking at Colleges. They just got done school and they haven’t even hit their 21st birthday yet, many problems arise from...
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...Dina Abiy Summary 2 Feb. 29, 2015 Zinsser, William. “ College Pressures” The Norton Reader, Norton-Simon publishing. 1978. Web. http://www.life.umd.edu/classroom/univ100i/zinsser.html. Accessed February 25, 2016. In William Zinsser essay on "College Pressures," he discussed the different types of anxieties the students encounter. He explains that the Branford College students are in a different level of stress compared to the late 1960's college students. From his article, there are four types of pressure that college students are experiencing today. He categorized them as economic pressure, parental pressure, peer pressure, and self-induced pressure. Students live in cruel economy. Economic pressure consists of tuition fees, board and lodging expenses, books, student loans and so on. Ever year the costs increase and students are attached to debt. Due to economic pressure, many students at the college are forced to work during the summer to be able to pay off their loans. These economic pressures cause stress to the students. In line with economic pressure is parental pressure. Zinsser discusses on how parents are pushing their children to go into a high-paying profession. He further explains that parents always want the best for their children by getting them into advantageous professions but the students prefer a different career. But in most cases, the students are under pressure to take a different path on what their interest...
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...factual — and what’s opinion. 36 The five W’s The essentials: who, what, when, where, why. 38 The inverted pyramid How to write stories so the key facts come first. 40 Writing basic news leads Putting your opening paragraphs to work in the most informative, appealing way. 42 Beyond the basic news lead Not every story needs to start with a summary of basic facts; you have other options. 44 Leads that succeed A roundup of the most popular and dependable categories of leads. 46 After the lead . . . what next? A look at nut grafs, briefs, brites — and ways to outline and organize stories efficiently. 48 Story structure How to give an overall shape to your story, from beginning to middle to end. 50 Rewriting First you write. Then you rethink, revise, revamp and refine until you run out of time. 52 Editing Reporters have a love-hate relationship with editors. But here’s why you need them. 54 Newswriting style Every newsroom adapts its own rules when it comes to punctuation, capitalization, etc. 56 Making deadline When you’re a reporter, you live by the clock. How well will you handle the pressure? 58 66 newswriting tips A collection of rules, guidelines and helpful advice to make your stories more professional. PLUS: 60 The Press Room 62 Test yourself 34 NEWSWRITING BASICS NEWSWRITING BASICS 35 Just the facts When you write a story, you must try to be objective. Truthful. Fair. You can’t just pull material from your memory...
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...C h a p t e r 1 Prewriting GETTING STARTED (OR SOUP-CAN LABELS CAN BE FASCINATING) For many writers, getting started is the hardest part. You may have noticed that when it is time to begin a writing assignment, you suddenly develop an enormous desire to straighten your books, water your plants, or sharpen your pencils for the fifth time. If this situation sounds familiar, you may find it reassuring to know that many professionals undergo these same strange compulsions before they begin writing. Jean Kerr, author of Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, admits that she often finds herself in the kitchen reading soup-can labels—or anything—in order to prolong the moments before taking pen in hand. John C. Calhoun, vice president under Andrew Jackson, insisted he had to plow his fields before he could write, and Joseph Conrad, author of Lord Jim and other novels, is said to have cried on occasion from the sheer dread of sitting down to compose his stories. To spare you as much hand-wringing as possible, this chapter presents some practical suggestions on how to begin writing your short essay. Although all writers must find the methods that work best for them, you may find some of the following ideas helpful. But no matter how you actually begin putting words on paper, it is absolutely essential to maintain two basic ideas concerning your writing task. Before you write a single sentence, you should always remind yourself that 1. You have some valuable ideas to tell your reader,...
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...HOW TO Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae Revised Edition Acy L. Jackson and C. Kathleen Geckeis Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. 0-07-142626-4 The material in this eBook also appears in the print version of this title: 0-07-139044-8 All trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Rather than put a trademark symbol after every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use names in an editorial fashion only, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. Where such designations appear in this book, they have been printed with initial caps. McGraw-Hill eBooks are available at special quantity discounts to use as premiums and sales promotions, or for use in corporate training programs. For more information, please contact George Hoare, Special Sales, at george_hoare@mcgraw-hill.com or (212) 904-4069. TERMS OF USE This is a copyrighted work and The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“McGraw-Hill”) and its licensors reserve all rights in and to the work. Use of this work is subject to these terms. Except as permitted under the Copyright Act of 1976 and the right to store and retrieve...
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...IIBM Institute of Business Management Business Communication www.iibmindia.in SYLLABUS Business Communication S. No. Description 1 Communication in Business Organizations: Introduction; Meaning of Business Communication; Types of Information Exchanged in Business Organizations; Role of Communication in Business Organizations; Importance of Communication in Management of Business Organizations; Scope of Communication in Organizational Setting; Characteristics of Effective Business Communication; Ethical challenges and Traps in Business Communication; Role of Communication in Three Managerial Roles Defined by Henry Mintzberg 2 Nature, Scope and Process of Communication: Introduction; Defining Communication; Nature of Communication; Objectives/Purpose of Communication; Functions of Communication; Process of Communication; Elements of Communication Process; Process of Communication: Models; Thill and Bovee‘s Model of Communication Process; Working of the Process of Communication; Forms of Communication; On the Basis of Expression/Medium Used; On the Basis of Organisational Structure; On the Basis of the Number of Persons 2.13 (receivers); On the Basis of Direction/Flow of Communication 3 Channels and Networks of Communication: Introduction; Channels of Communication; Communication Flow in Organizations: Directions/Dimensions of Communication; The Concept of Ombudsperson; Patterns of Flow of Communication or Networks; Factors Influencing...
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