... how wrong it is. The magazine responses were also particularly easy essays for me to write. I have a strong opinion about almost everything, and writing it is easy for me to do. However after rereading my essay I realized I babble when writing my opinion. I repeated myself often; also I made many punctuation and grammar errors. Although it was easy to write "Smoking- my response to ... been graded. This also helped me to learn how to write quickly and get my thoughts on paper, which I learned, in journal writing. I did not enjoy writing the three smaller essays because I am not good at ...

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... that must first be met to achieve academic literacy. In order to become academically one has to become familiar with academic discourse. Academic discourse is a type of writing and speaking skills that are used in specific fields. People communicate with each other in their own discourse communities. These discourse conventions are a way that people in ... a specific field communicate using certain terminology. Academic Exposition refers to critical thinking and writing strategies that are used to help people communicate effectively. Expository strategies allow authors to be classified i...

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... . First of all, her essay title is very simple and short. It has conveyed the purpose of the essay very effectively to the reader. In addition, she uses a number of expository devices including verisimilitude and denotation. She uses vivid and real life examples to convey her message to the reader. For instance, she presents situations relating to mother and a child, friends ... that it becomes even easier to understand because the reader can relate to it. Its simplicity was further elaborated through the usage of denotation and also her informal way of writing. Also, she repeated "What ...

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