the mechanics of writing 2

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GET BULLISH ON WIND POWER

There are several basic reasons why wind!enera"ed #ower can in no way serve as areasonable $a%or al"erna"ive "o o"her elec"rical

ener!y s#ly al"erna"ives 'or "he Paci'icNor"hwes" Power Sys"e$(

)irs" and 'ore$os" wind #ower is &nreliable(

Secondly "here are $a%or &nsolved #roble$s 'or"he ro"a"in! blades( Thirdly* "he environ$en"i$#ac" o' cons"r&c"in! wind !enera"ion 'acili"iesis "re$endo&s(


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IDENTIT+

I live in a #ar" o' Washin!"on* D(, "ha"

whi"e s&b&rbani"es call -"he %&n!le.( When I

wal/ "he "wo and a hal' bloc/s "o !o s"o#

in "he a" "he ban/ "o leave $y boo"s o'' a"

"he shoe re#air and loc/ sho#* I a$ $os"

&s&ally "he only whi"e #erson in si!h"( I.ve

seen "wo o"her whi"es in "he year I.ve livedhere(


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WH+ DO SO0E DOGS LI1E ,2TS WHILE OTHERS

H2TE THE03

Whenever $y do! sees a ca"* he s"ar"s chasin!

i"* bar/in! and sna##in! his "ee"h( No $a""er

how $&ch I.ve "ried "o "each Sandy "o li/e ca"s*

he chases "he$ 'erocio&sly on 'irs" si!h"(However no" all do!s are ca" ha"ers( I o'"en baby

si" a 'a$ily "ha" has a do! and "wo ca"s( Those

'ellows %&s" can no" s&rvive wi"ho&" one ano"her(

This con"ras" $a/es $e wonder why so$e do!sdes#ise ca"s while o"hers $o"her "he$(


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Di!!in. in "he so

Hey 'ellas yo& wanna /now why "he "hreeh&ndred #eo#le we.ve seen dead in %&s"'o&r days all over "he ci"y* ain." no

coinciden"( I" was "he da$ned so( The 'irs" "hin! yo& !&ys need "o do is "o

read so$e news and s"&''( I" says in

"oday.s #a#er as i" says in every heal"hscience boo/ & ever !o""a chance "o di!*"ha" !er$s does i" all4


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WRITERS H25E TO STRUGGLE WITH

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RHETORI,2L PROBLE0S O)

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3. Genre 2cade$ic essay

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THE 0E,H2NI,S O)

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T+PES O) 2,2DE0I, WRITING

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,ITING SOUR,ES

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GENRE7 2,2DE0I, WRITING

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b&siness le""ers* ann&al re#or"s* in"ero''ice

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