DOUGLASS EMERSON Compare their backgrounds.

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DOUGLASS EMERSON Compare their backgrounds

DOUGLASS EMERSON Compare how they see education

o Eliminate these words: you, your, yours, I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, and ours. o Read the paper backwards (no, not the words in reverse—the paragraphs. Start with the conclusion and work to the introduction). o Find a friend to proofread your paper. o Cheque each sent ence fortype-os. o Have a friend read throgh your papr to help check for type-os. o Make sure all your verb agree. (plural OR singular) o Don’t forget to make sure your tenses agreed (past vs. present) o Fix any incomplete sentences that you.

o Does the paper have a thesis statement? o Is the thesis statement developed and supported? o Does each paragraph transition into the next paragraph logically? o Does the conclusion “tie up the loose ends” by revisiting the introduction?