Better Themes: A College Textbook of Writing and Re-writingHarcourt, Brace, 1936 - 416 pages |
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... exactly the same methods , and so , naturally , no two teach- ers ever desire exactly the same material in a textbook . And out of the comments , even sometimes when the dis- agreement was most sharply marked , several definite needs ...
... exactly the same methods , and so , naturally , no two teach- ers ever desire exactly the same material in a textbook . And out of the comments , even sometimes when the dis- agreement was most sharply marked , several definite needs ...
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... exactly like you ; there never will be any- one exactly like you . Therefore you are interesting . Before beginning to write , consider carefully all the details which have united to make you the person you are : your ancestry , your ...
... exactly like you ; there never will be any- one exactly like you . Therefore you are interesting . Before beginning to write , consider carefully all the details which have united to make you the person you are : your ancestry , your ...
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... exactly what it is , a prob- lem in construction and in the arrangement of material . UNITY AND COHERENCE IN PARAGRAPHS There is no rule by which an architect can determinc how large a room must be . The size is determined by what it is ...
... exactly what it is , a prob- lem in construction and in the arrangement of material . UNITY AND COHERENCE IN PARAGRAPHS There is no rule by which an architect can determinc how large a room must be . The size is determined by what it is ...
Contents
CLEARING THE GROUND | 3 |
TOPICS FOR THEMES | 14 |
WRITING THE THEME | 23 |
Copyright | |
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