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KEYW ORKOSN W RITIINNOG N EC OLLECTION WritaisPn rgo ceHsoswW: r itFiinngId tsOs w nM eaninTgh Lei stening Eye: Reflectointo hnWesr itCionngfe renTceea chtihnOegt hSeerl Thfe: W riter'5 FirRseta deWrr iBteefo rWer itiWnrgi tBiandglt yoW riWteel Sle:a rching fotrh Ien struLcitniAev lWelr itIisAn ugt obiogarnadpm hoyr e DonM urrayo n• •• TEACHIWNRGI TIANSPG R OCENSOST P RODUCT "Insotfet aeda chfiinngiw srhietdwi esn hgo,u tledau cnhf inwirsihteaidnn dg . gloirniy t usn finishWeedwn oesrswki. t lha nguianagc et iWoesn h.a wrieto hu r studtehnet sc oen�tciintuoeamflce hnoto soinnwego ridn stoefaa ndo ther, of searcfhotirhn oegn ter uweo r.Td hiissn oatq uestioofcn o rroeric ntcr oercotf, etiquoerct utset Tohmii.ssa m attoeffr ah ri ghiemrp ortance." UNDERSTANTDHIEWN RGI TIPNRGO CESS "Thper ocoefms ask ing mweiatwnhri intglt aenng ucaagnneo b te u ndersbtyo od lookbiancgk wfarroadmf inipsahgePedr. o cesnso btce ia nnf errepdr odfurcotm anymotrheaa np icga bne i nfefrrroaems d a usaIigtsp e o.s sihbolwee.vf eourrst, o foltlhopewr ocfesosrw afrrdob ml apnakg teof indarlaa fntld e asronm etohfi ng whahta ppens." KNOWITNHGE W RITWEIRT HIN "Thelrasel wamyasg iintc h fiosmr e a,n wdo ndbeerc aIud sone o ktn owwh aIat m goitnogs auyn tiiitlss aiTdh wer iwtietrih sai lnw aays st ranwgietargh ,r iant .o p haatn ldo nqgu,i ficnkg ewrhsi pcrho ducew awsnh otatht e breef oIsr hea.nl elv er know mtahgimisa< n w elall,t hohuehg ahbs e ewni tmhef osri xyteya Hrese .n tices mew ithhic sa pafcoisrtu yrr ipse."' DOINTGH EW ORKO FW RITING "'Wriipst riinmgan roaitm l ayt toeftr a leonfdt e.d icaotfvi iosnio.ofv n o.c ab,u lary ofs tybluest.i mpmlayt toae fsr i ttTihnwegr .ii tasep re rswohnow rites." 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Theed itaonprdus b liwsihstehotr h atnhko wsheo hgaevnee rgoiuvspelenyr mis­ sitoonr eprbionrtr omwaetde rial: Chap1t:"e Tre aWcrhi taisPn rgo cNeosPtsr odbuycD to"n aMludr rfaryoT mh e LeaflFeat1l,9l 7 p2a,g 1e1s- 1P4u.b libsyth hNeeed w E nglAasnsdo coifa tion TeachoefEr nsg lRiesphr.ib nypt eerdm iosfts hipeou nb lisher. Acknowlefodrgb moernrtosw edc omnattoiennpr u.vie ia ili . LibroafCr oyn gCraetsasl oging-Diant-aP ublication Thees seDnotMniu arlr :la eys sfroonmAs m erigcrae'awstr eistttie nagc/D h oenr Murr;ea dyi tTehdo mbNayes w kainrLdki Cs.aM il;la efrt erbwyCo hridp ScanPloaynn,It nesrt. i tute p.cm. Inclbuidbelsi ogrreafpehriecnacle s. ISBN-91738:- 0-86709-600-2 ISBN-01-08:6 709-600-4 1.Englpihsihl ologayn-tdSe taucdh2yi.E n ngg.ll iasnhg uage-Rhetoric­ Stuadnytd e ach3i.Rn egp.ow rrti tinga-nStdte uadcyh4 i.Jn ogu.r nalism­ Stuadnytd e ach5iJ.no gu.r nalism-AIuN.te hwokriTsrhhkoi,mp a.s . IIM.ilLlieCsr.a,I IMIu.r rDaoyn,aM lodr is1o9n2,4 -2006. PE26.M8270E0898 80.80'4 207-dc22 2009033950 EditMoaru:rS au llivan ProducVtiicKokanis: a bian Covdeers iLgiAns.:aF owler TypeseKtitAmer rn:e y ManufacSttueBrveiern ngi:e r Prinitnte hUden iStteadot fAe mse roinac cai dp-afpreere 131 21 11 00 9V P1 2 3 4 5 To DonaGlrda ves Deafrri eonfDd o nM urraanyad n i nspeidruicnagt or whoc hantgheleda ndsocfwa rpieti innsgt ruction­ anodp endeodofo rrsu sa ll Contents Acknowledgvmue nts Introducitxi on 1 TeaWcrhi taisanP gr ocNeosPtsr oduc1t 2 WritaisPn rgo cHeoswWs r:i tFiinngId tOssw n Meanin6g 3 WriBteef Worriet in2g8 4 ThDea yboo3k9 5 ListetnoWi rnigt in5g5 6 Voiocfte h Tee xt7 2 7 GettUinndgte hrLe i ghtn7i4n g 8 TeachtihOnetg h SeerlT fhW:er itFeirr'sst Reade8r7 9 LikOer weElsls,a OynienB'ges s t9 8 V Contents 10 WritBiandgtl oWy r iWteel Sle:a rcfhotirhn eg InstrLuicntei1 v0e1 11 AW ritCearn'oRsne visi1t2e0d 12 NotfeosDr i scuPsasuiMloa nt:s uCdrae'ast ive NonfiCcltaisos1n 2 1 13 InteRrenvailsA iP orno:co efDs iss cove1r2y3 14 Don-StthiCelo lpE yd ito1r4 6 15 ThLei steEnyieRn:eg f leocntt ihWoern ist ing Confere1n4c8e 16 DonD rawDionng 157 17 OnWer itSeerc'rse 1t5s8 18 WheWraes IH eadWehde InL eft1?7 1 19 AW ritGeero'gsr aOpnhWeyr :ia ttWe orr k 176 20 NotoenNs a rraTtiimvee 1 96 21 TwoP oems2 00 22 AlWlr itIiAsnu gt obiogr2a0p5h y 23 IS tWialilft ot rh Seh eteoMt osv e 218 24 ThIem portofaM nackeiS nngo w 225 AfterbwyCo hridSp c anla2n3 1 Origin2s3 5 WorCkist ed2 37 Vt Acknowledgments WEW ISTHO T HANCKH ISPC ANLADNO,N 'GSO ODF RIEANNDD WRITIN(; collewahgosu peo,n soourvrei dts oit thE eu gePnaet teLrisborna ry att hPeo ynItnesrt aintadul twsero o ttheae f terfwotorhr bidos o k. Wea ltshoa Cnokl leDcetvieolno LpimbernaJtre iaWoanon d a nd LibrDairrye DcatvoSirhd e dodfPe ony nwtheohr e,l puesfid n d whawten eedferdot mhm eo rteh a1n2b 0o xtehsma atk uept he DonaMl.dM urrCaoyl leacttt hiIeon ns tiWteou wtese p.e cial thantkoJs e awnh,op uloluectdo luhmannsd,o auntmdso ,rf er om thceo llebcetfiwooeran er ritvome adk,oe u jro eba sSioemre.h ow, shmea natgoefi dne dx acwthlawytew erleo okfionrg. Wed eepalpyp retchiweaa tyHe e inemhaasnsun p potrhtiesd projfercottmhb ee ginTnhioenr gi.gi imnpaeclta umfser oLme igh Peaaknehd e sru cceMsasuorSrau llhievlapsnee tdeh per oject throAubgbhHy.e iamn Vdi cKkais abdiitadhn eu isrum aals terful joobfsm anagtihpnerg o duecntdai,now dne w erfeo rtufnoart e LisFao wlaerrt'wfsou rlok nt hceo vdeers iWgean l.sw oa ntto thaSnakr Gaihb baonnSdsa biFnoaof toehr e lpgietnthg me a nu­ scrriepa.td y Vtt Creldiincteo sn tifnruopem.id i : Chap2t:"e Wrr iatsPi rnogc HeoswWs r:i tFiinnIgdt( ss MeanibnyDg o"n ald )w11 MurrfaryoE mi gAhptp roatcoTh eeasc Choimnpgu seidtiibtuyTe1 id1m ,o Rt.h y DonovaanBnde W.n McClelCloapnydr.i1 g9h8tP0©u. b libsyth hNeead t ional CounocfTi ela cohfEe nrgsl Riesphr.ib nypt eerdm iosfts hipeou nb lisher. Chap3t:"e Wrri Bteef Worriet biynD go"n aMludr rfaryo( :m u lC/oemgpeo sition anCdo mmuniDceacteimo1bn9e,7Cr 8o .p yri1g9h7bt8yt© h Nea tiCoonuanl­ ciolfTe achoefEr nsg lRiesphr.ib nypt eerdm ission. Chap8t:"e Tre acthhOietn hgSe erTl fheW: r itFeirrR'sesta dbeyDr o"n ald MurrfaryoC mo llCeogmep osaintCdio omnm uniMcaayt1 i9o8nC2,o. p yright © 198b2yt hNea tiCoonuanloc fTi ela cohfEe nrgsl Riesphr.ib nypt eerdm ission. Chap1t3e":rI ntReervniaAslP i roonc:De isssc obvyeD royn"aM ludr rfaryo m ReseoanrC cohm posingo-fDP eopianrtetsdu irbteyCe, hd a rRl.Ce oso paenrd LeOed eClolp.y ri1g9h7Pt8u©.b libsyth hNeead t iCoonuanloc fTi ela cohfe rs EnglRiesphr.ib nypt eerdm iosfts hipeou nb lisher. Chap1t5e":rTh eL istEeynReie:nfl ge cotnti hoWenr si tCionngf erbeyn ce" DonaMludr rfaryoC mo llCeogmep osaintCdio omnm uniSceapttieo1mn9b,7e 9r. Copyr©i 1g9h7bt9yt hNea tiCoonuanloc fTei alc hoefEr nsg lRiesphr.ib nyt ed perm1ss1on. Chap1t7e":rO nWer itSeerc'rbsey Dt osn"aM ludr rfaryoC mo llCeogmep osition anCdo mmuniMcaayt1 i9o8Cn6o,.p yri1g9h8bt6yt© h Nea tiCoonuanloc fi l TeachoefEr nsg lRiesphr.ib nypt eerdm ission. Chap2t2e":rA Wrlilt iInAsgu tobiobgyrD aopnhaMylu"dr rfaryoC mo llege ComposaintCdio omnm uniFceabtri1uo9an9r,C1 yo. p yri1g9h9bt1yt© h e NatiCoonuanloc fTi ela cohfEe nrgsl Riesphr.ib nypt eerdm ission. "TheD aybo"oLki"s;t teoWn riintgi" nVgo"oi;fct ehTe e x"tG"e;t Utnidnteghr e Lightn"iLniOgkr"ew; eE lsls,a OynienB'ges s "tWr"i;t Biandgtl oWry i tWeel l: SearcfhotirhnI egn strLuicnt"eiA"Wv ;re i tCearn'Rosen v is"iNtoetfdeo"sr; DiscuPsasMuialot ns:u Cdrae'asNt oinvfiec Ctliaos"nsD "o;n -tShtCeio lply Edit"oWrh"eWa;rs eI H eadWehdeI nL eft"?AW" r;i tGeero'gsr aOpnhey : WriattWoe rrk "";N otoenNs a rraTtmiiev""e;M inMnaieCe o oakP so em"; "BaRcokw S,i xGtrha d"eW"a;i fotrit nhSgeh eteoMt osv e""Th;eI mportance ofM akiSnngo wu"s ebdyp ermiosfts hiPeoo ny nItnesrt itute. Vltl Introduction Yosuh anloll o ntgaektreh iantsg esc oonrtd h ihradn ndo,r lootkh outghehey oefst hdee ando,fr e oendt hsep ectres inb ooks, Yosuh anlollt o otkh romuyge hy eesi tnhoetrr,a kteh ings fromme , Yosuh allilst toae lsnli daensfid l ttehref mr oymo urself. -WalWth itm"aSno,on fMg y self" IFD ONM URRAHYA DB EENA BLTEO H ANGA ROUNAD COUPLOEF montahftse rd ehaiitnsDh e cembehre w 2o0uh0la6dv,b e e egnr at­ ifibeyhd o wm ucwhr itiictna glf loerdTt hhe.wr eert eho ef ficial obituoafcr oiuerbssu,aet l, hs uon drofec dosn tritbotu htweie obn­s sitofet shU en iveorfNs eiwHt aym psjhoiurren parloigsrma m and thPeo ynItnesrt iHtewu atasec .h araacg tiealrni,tt ,e lraarlgleyr thanf olmria fnoeyfu; sh ew atsh meo st ppuerbwsleoik ncn eawn, egottoib sest u rbeuo,tn weh om adheil sia fnewd r iting processes soa vaitloua sbH.lis est ocraileulspoe udor w nH.io sb seswsiitohn writsitnigm uulsta otp eudt woonpr adps(e orsr c reAenndh) e. offetrheeidsn ev ittaoet vieornysfo rnowemr, i toentr hsBe o ston Glotbose c hlouonlac tht enwdhaosn attishd ew ye rien teriens ted writ(ihwneog u ilndv artiaaktbehl eayid rd reasnssdee nstd h eam pacokfea tr tiacc oluedpsal yels a tGerra)sd.t udoersn itxsgt rha d­ erisdt,i dmna'tt.tI ewtra psr obanboel xya ggewrhaetRnio oyn PetCelrao rftk h Peo ynter Inhsit"miA tmuetregi rcceaaa'ltsle esdt writtienagc her." Thtei tolfte h ciosl lepcltaoiynots nh d eo ubmleea noifn g esseInnto insaeel n.ws eec ,o nfidmeankttelh cyel atihmDa otn ald Murrawyr'isti iesns gs efnotarilw alhl oa rien terients hwtere idt ­ inpgr ocNeoso sn.se t udtihweerd i tpirnogca esos bss esassi vely ix Introduction Murrdaiyad n,nd o o nwer oatbeo iuattse loquaennidtn lcyi sively. Hivse rlyu ci,wd eif teyemla,yh avcea usseodmc eo ntemporary schotloda irmsi tnhiiesn ht elwloerctkth iuarsate l p reisnte hnetseed essaWey hso.pt eh tahtci osl lewcitalillol anon we wg eneroaft ion writtienagca hneadrs sp iwrriinttgeoa r psp rebcoittahhtu eet ility andde potfDh o nw'osr Wke.a lbseol itehavah ete alrtehrye ading ofh iwso rwki elslt ahbilssii sghn iafitact ainmwcehe e hneh abse en marginbaytl hifieze eloddfc ompostihthaietho enl pcerde aant e, exclutshhiaeotf n ek lete inntl hyle a dsetc aofdh eil si Ifnoe n.ie n fa­ mourse jehcewt aicsor ni tfiocbrie zitenodg"o M urrayesque." Int hlea 1t9e8 J0asm Beesr pluiftno rwaat raodxn omoyf composrihteitoionnwr hiichcsech l aitmheeadat cr hh ethoarasi c taciidte oloogfyt-ueannns poskeoetfpn o liotriiceanlt ations­ thhaetw amsa kienxgp lTihcriotau.s g ehl ercetaidvoiefMn ugr ­ rayw'osrh ke,c lashsiiamfis ae dnE xpresswiiotanhf i oscotuns, thien nreera olfti htweyr iatneadrd ,i srefgowarir ddse orc rieaall ­ itiTehsie.n teinnsdei viodfue axlpirsems ssioto hnaeir sgmu,m ent wencta,u sitetobd e p olitiinceaflf(leaycon td cudha alt rogm ea ke agaisnosmte wohnoeh awdo naP uliPtrzifezoreer d itworriita­l ingI)no. n vee rsoifto hnti asx moynh,oe c laiMmuerdr waayas Platobneicsahtui sbsee liinae nfi nnreera ltihwetr yi ctoeurl d somehcoown sMuulrtr.fa oyu tnhdci rsi tsiocb iasfmfle ivnegn, incomprethhehanetns eivbrelerea r,le lsyp otnoid tCe.ad l lhiinmg aP latioasnl iistltti clkaeel alg ianrgda ogoerr e paiarnam natni ­ nomian-pruonbtarbbuuleity,na ncya sneop ta rticruellaer­ly vanttot hweo rhkes eotustt od o. Whetnh tiasx onwoamfisyr psrto pomsaenodyf,u sf eclotn fi­ dentth aantfy a riera doifMn ugr r(aoytr h oet hienrt shc iast e­ gorwyo)u sludr uenldye rtmhitena ex oynU.o nmfortuBneartleilny provaic doendv esnhioernttfh ocaron ndc epttuhafiele ilazdni,dn g thtee rsmt uIcitkbs .e yotnhsdec oopfte h iinst rodtuomc atkieo n af urlels phoenrsbeeuw, te b elitehvaare te adoifDn ogn w'osr k, whiwcehh opweeh avree presfeaniitrntel hdyci osl lewcitlilo n, demonstthrfeau tteio lfsi utcpyhi geonhOofcl oiunrhgsei.e s awaorfaes ocdiiamle nosfci oomnp osOifcn ogu.hr sese e tehse wriotpeerr aitnasi ynsgot efgm e ntrhehasat v teh eoiwrnh i stories X

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