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How Does Academic Writing Differ From Other Forms Of Writing

What are the stages of the writing process and how does the understanding of these stages inform your classroom teaching of writing?

Why do authors use first-person narration? What are they trying to convey? Why did F. Scott Fitzgerald do it in The Great Gatsby, and why did Kurt Vonnegut do it in Cat's Cradle?

What are all the steps to the writing process? 

Which is  better - to answer a question in past tense or in present? I would be grateful if you could answer.

How has women's writing in India evolved?

What are active and passive verb forms, and what are some examples of sentences using each?

Explain how to move between past and present tense in writing. Which books demonstrate how to use both past and present tense?

I have to write a definition paragraph on discrimination. How should I go about doing this?

In writing a story entitled, "The Portrait" or "The Picture," what could be an idea that could be developed?

How can a writer use plot to keep the reader interested?

How do I write an essay about personal responsibility? 

What are reasons why a pen is wiser then a pencil?

What are the parallelisms in "Mrs. Manybears was not only a patient woman, but also understanding and sympathetic." or in a sentence similar to this?

How do you write a good thesis statement? I am trying to make a thesis statement about two people. Walter- He is a very symmetrical guy and he goes a little further in his journey which allows him to explore and change. Woman- She is asymmetrical and disappears throughout the story when she comes back symmetrical.   Post script-They both find each other and they are where they want to be.  Post Post script- Sorry I didn't provide enough information but the story is "The 5:22" from George Harrar Please do not answer if you are lower than highschool. (Because you do not have the right education for the essay I am writing.)

What additional information is required for an in-text citation of a book in APA format?

Explain how to move between past and present tense. Which authors do this well?

I need to indroduce a caveman in my story using descriptive words but without actually telling the reader that the charcter is a caveman. Could someone help me wirte a short intro to my story describing the caveman? 

Write a story about something that actually happened, or create a fictional story. Use the following structure: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

I need help with 2 pages of a eulogy about my 81-year-old mother who passed away recently. Here are some facts: She’s had 5 children & 10 grandchildren. I am the oldest. She’s a trader in a market. She’s a committed Christian person.

Given the topic below, how would I proceed in writing a descriptive paragraph? I am describing getting to the airport and me and my family are wearing boots and winter jackets because we come from Canada and everyone is wearing shorts and flip flops.

What are ideas for a dystopian short story? I need to write a fictional dystopian short story. 

discuss strategies for engaging students in early writing

How can students improve their writing skills?

Is the phrase, "bawl my eyes out," appropriate for a personal narrative about events that occured in my life, or would it be considered slang and informal?

How do you write a letter to the editor about steps teens can use to improve self-esteem?

Provide a few paragraphs that would describe the emotion a person feels when they have to watch the process over a couple of months that lead up to their dog dying from heart failure. The person knows their dog is dying from heart disease and only has a short time left to spend with their dog, struggling to breathe and coughing everyday.

Write a dialogue that might take place between speakers of a world that is not a pleasant place to be.

Do you underline book titles?

In this age of electronic comm such as cells & e-mail, what is the role of formal writing? How do you think these methods influence the writing process? In this age of electronic comm such as cells & e-mail, what is the role of formal writing? How do you think these methods influence the writing process?

Please give me some ideas on how to write an essay on the following question: "By learning to write creatively, we learn to read critically." Discuss with reference to one text you have studied. I would just like a breakdown of the question and how to answer it.

How would you guys describe your lunch hours in elementary school using metaphors and similes?

How are portfolios maintained and evaluated by the student as well as by the teachers?

Write an essay on technology with a word limit of about a thousand words.  

Please help with a narrative essay or story topic for the quote "Masked, I advance." 

I need some help on starting for a speech introduction essay. What are some good ways to start an attention getter for an audience?

Write a story in one of the point of view , first person, third person limited and third person omniscient. I know how to write a story. However I procrastinated and now I don’t have time to get all my assignments done. Therefore I need help with a few . So I don’t need ways to write a story but I need an actual story . Thank you.

For a college application I have to write one or two paragraphs on any points I believe to be important in the evaluation of my application including my academic background, other achievements, educational ovjectives or career goals. How do you put all that into a few paragraphs?

How do you structure an essay for an assignment?

What are the differences between product theory and process theory in writing? i need to explain differences between product oriented writing and process oriented writing,for instance, how one is viewed as recursive process and another as linear

Please explain the following quotation: "I love revisions.  Where else in life can spilled milk be transformed in to ice-cream?"