... you prefer this, then document planning
is especially important for you.
Scientific Writing
Easy when you know how
If you are using a computer to write your paper, then it is
important that you ... structure,
Chapters 8–11 will help you to improve your writing style.
Throughout the writing process, you must focus on the
potential audience for whom you are writi...
... explain what you did, what you
found, and why it matters. Your paper needs to be a clear
recipe for your work:
• you need to construct an introduction that puts your work
in context for your readers ... perfect and you do not
need to be unnecessarily negative about what you have done.
However, be honest about how chance, bias, or confounding
may have influenced your results, how...
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finding a precise way to explain what you did, what you
found, and why it matters. Your paper needs to be a clear
recipe for your work:
• you need to construct ... perfect and you do not
need to be unnecessarily negative about what you have done.
However, be honest about how chance, bias, or confounding
may have influenced your results,...
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4 Scientific Writing: A Reader and Writer’s Guide
Acronyms allow writing to be more concise. However, concise-
ness is unhelpful ... clear,this task would have been instantaneous. You will probably
struggle; but if you do not, ask yourself how much does knowledge
of the field assist you in making the correc...
... explain what you did, what you
found, and why it matters. Your paper needs to be a clear
recipe for your work:
• you need to construct an introduction that puts your work
in context for your readers ... perfect and you do not
need to be unnecessarily negative about what you have done.
However, be honest about how chance, bias, or confounding
may have influenced your results, how...
... “Knowing What You Know showed you how to know
when you know for sure. You know that you know the material when you
have:
KNOWING WHEN YOU DON
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• A clear picture in your mind
• A clear ... Adams
Street. And you re always using what you know to help you find the
answers to what you don’t know.
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Here’s an...
... and count your bless-
ings. It is hard to stay discouraged when you focus on all that’s good. Do you have
a strong marriage? Do you have your health? Are you good friends? Visiting a hos-
pital ... met? When you cried, if your parent picked you
up quickly, and tenderly offered you warmth or a dry diaper or a breast, you
learned that you had some impact on your environmen...
... Patterns
Review: Design Pattern Structure
•
A design pattern has a name
–
So when someone says “Adapter” you know what they mean
–
So you can communicate design ideas as a “vocabulary”
•
A design pattern ... of a solution to a
recurring design problem
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So you don’t have to reinvent known design techniques
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So you can benefit from others’ (and your) prior experience
•
A design p...
... to show your child where the cancer is. Keep explanations
simple. Be both honest and hopeful. Tell your child that there are a
lot of unknowns, but that as you and your doctors learn more, you ... and
concerns. For tips on talking to children,
go to www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/
when- someone -you- love-is-treated and
click “Talking with Family and Friends.”
CureSearch
curesearch.org...