Better Themes: A College Textbook of Writing and Re-writingHarcourt, Brace, 1936 - 416 pages |
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... material in a textbook . And out of the comments , even sometimes when the dis- agreement was most sharply marked , several definite needs began to take form . It became evident , for example , that more material was wanted , though the ...
... material in a textbook . And out of the comments , even sometimes when the dis- agreement was most sharply marked , several definite needs began to take form . It became evident , for example , that more material was wanted , though the ...
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... material in the way most satisfactory to him . Certainly this much is true : He must know where he is going before he starts out . If he wants to take the long way , that is his affair and his in- structor's , but he must not do what so ...
... material in the way most satisfactory to him . Certainly this much is true : He must know where he is going before he starts out . If he wants to take the long way , that is his affair and his in- structor's , but he must not do what so ...
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... material itself , somewhat on the author's style . No two authors will make the same use of a single plot . A plot is always an idea plus the author - his experiences , his emotional equipment , his imagination , his point of view ...
... material itself , somewhat on the author's style . No two authors will make the same use of a single plot . A plot is always an idea plus the author - his experiences , his emotional equipment , his imagination , his point of view ...
Contents
CLEARING THE GROUND | 3 |
TOPICS FOR THEMES | 14 |
WRITING THE THEME | 23 |
Copyright | |
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