Better Themes: A College Textbook of Writing and Re-writingHarcourt, Brace, 1936 - 416 pages |
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Page 33
... once we were without self- consciousness because our entire concern was for our sub- ject . We weren't thinking of what people would say about what we were saying ; we were giving all our attention to saying it . Now , cold and critical ...
... once we were without self- consciousness because our entire concern was for our sub- ject . We weren't thinking of what people would say about what we were saying ; we were giving all our attention to saying it . Now , cold and critical ...
Page 191
... Once a student has arranged his ideas in an order satisfactory to him and expressed them as clearly as he can — that is , written a good first draft - he should read his theme aloud . He may say , " It doesn't sound right , " or ...
... Once a student has arranged his ideas in an order satisfactory to him and expressed them as clearly as he can — that is , written a good first draft - he should read his theme aloud . He may say , " It doesn't sound right , " or ...
Page 235
... Once he has acquired that habit of thought , he will be equipped to conquer the most trouble- some problems of rhetoric . If the student learns to guard against arguing from a particular premise to a general conclusion , he will not ...
... Once he has acquired that habit of thought , he will be equipped to conquer the most trouble- some problems of rhetoric . If the student learns to guard against arguing from a particular premise to a general conclusion , he will not ...
Contents
CLEARING THE GROUND | 3 |
TOPICS FOR THEMES | 14 |
WRITING THE THEME | 23 |
Copyright | |
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