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Arkansas Tech Writing 13Th Edition July 2012 Arkansas Tech Writing Arkansas Tech Writing 13th edition July 2012 Arkansas Tech Writing English 2053: Technical Writing 13th edition edited by Carl Brucker Arkansas Tech University July 2012 ii About This Text This is the thirteenth edition of a text that was fi rst published in 1989 as Assignments and Models for English 2053. This revision, which updates the research section to include changes to citation rules, was produced on an iMac using InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3, Microsoft Offi ce 2011, and Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional. A digital version of this text is available from the English Department’s Resources page: http://www.atu.edu/worldlanguages/resources.php Carl Brucker is a Professor of English and Head of the English Department at Arkansas Tech University where he has taught technical writing since 1984. This text includes assignments and examples supplied by other technical writing professors. Stan Lombardo is a Professor of English, Director of Composition, and Supervisor of English Graduate Teaching Assistants at Arkansas Tech University, where he has taught technical writing and other courses since 1977. Ernest Enchlemayer is an Associate Professor of English at Arkansas Tech University where he has taught technical writing and other courses since 2005. Erin Clair is an Assistant Professor of English at Arkansas Tech University where she has taught technical writing and other courses since 2006. Emily Hoffman is an Assistant Professor of English at Arkansas Tech University where she has taught technical writing and other courses since 2010. Dave Buhajla is a technical writer with Axciom and an adjunct instructor at Arkansas Tech University where he has taught technical writing and other courses since 2007. Brent Hogan is an instructor for the English Language Institute at Arkansas Tech University and an adjunct instructor of English where he has taught technical writing and other coruses since 2003. We want to thank the English 2053 students whose writing and suggestions have contributed to this book, Allison Brucker for permission to use some of her drawings as illustrations, and Stephanie Price for proofreading this edition. iii Table of Contents Assignments and Models ................................................................................................................................ Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................1 Descriptive Paragraph ......................................................................................................................................................3 Just a Shy Guy by Tina Sharp McCain ...................................................................................................................... 4 Perfection by Robert Overstreet ......................................................................................................................... 4 A Man of the Times by Jamie Barker...................................................................................................................................4 The Upperclassman by Greg Grady .....................................................................................................................................5 His Offi ce by Patty Trantham .............................................................................................................................. 5 A Low Dose of Rendering Plant Exhaust by Brent Hogan ...................................................................................................................................6 The Glare by Robert Tran.....................................................................................................................................6 Stale Monotony by Brandon Peoples.............................................................................................................................7 Trapped by Katie Young ................................................................................................................................... 7 A Different Perspective by Sarah Hart.......................................................................................................................................8 His, Mine, and Ours by Caitlin Schneider ............................................................................................................................8 Extended Defi nition ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Myocardial Infarction by Mary Lynne Hawkins ................................................................................................................. 10 Comparison/Contrast .................................................................................................................................................. 11 The Lion and the Cheetah by Deanna Gentry ........................................................................................................................... 12 Classifi cation .........................................................................................................................................................14 Classifi cation of Caves by Source of Formation by Robert Gunter ............................................................................................................................. 15 Classifi cation of Whales by Feeding Pattern by Kimberly Horton ........................................................................................................................ 18 iv Proposal Letter .........................................................................................................................................................20 Letter to Dr. Aubrey Holderness by Jan Cartmill ................................................................................................................................ 21 Letter to Dr. Carl Brucker by Ghias Akram................................................................................................................................ 22 Letter to Dr. Kevin Mason by Chanda Adams ............................................................................................................................ 23 Process Analysis .........................................................................................................................................................24 The Four Strokes of a Four-Cycle Engine by Todd Strawn ............................................................................................................................... 25 The Metamorphosis of a Butterfl y by Chanda Adams ........................................................................................................................... 28 Human Digestion by Julia Pope .................................................................................................................................... 30 Instruction Set .........................................................................................................................................................32 Instructions for Drawing Figure D by Anthony Beck ............................................................................................................................. 33 Instructions for Building Model Y by Wendy Miller ................................................................................................................................35 Instructions for Constructing Figure 2 by Matt Brucker ...............................................................................................................................37 Evaluation Memorandum ............................................................................................................................................. 40 Evaluation of Instructions for Diagram C by Carl Hankins............................................................................................................................... 41 Evaluation of Instructions for Building Model AB by Juanita Fox ...................................................................................................................................42 Analytic Report .........................................................................................................................................................44 Survey Regarding ATU Library Hours by Karl Vesecky, Jr. ......................................................................................................................... 45 Public Opinion Toward Hunting and Related Issues by Todd Strawn ................................................................................................................................ 47 Hearing Diffi culties in Older Congregation by Charlotte Hipp ............................................................................................................................. 51 Objective Description .................................................................................................................................................. 53 Description of Tabla by Sajeed Poudyal ............................................................................................................................ 54 Description of a Hard Drive by Rhonda Davis ............................................................................................................................
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