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UNINA9910777695803321 |
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Profiles in power [[electronic resource] ] : twentieth-century Texans in Washington / / edited by Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Jr., Michael L. Collins, Patrick Cox |
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Austin, TX, : University of Texas Press, c2004 |
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[New ed.] |
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Focus on American history series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HendricksonKenneth E |
CollinsMichael L. <1950-> |
CoxPatrick L. <1952-> |
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Legislators - Texas |
Politicians - Texas |
United States Politics and government 20th century |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Edward M. House -- Morris Sheppard -- John Nance Garner -- Jesse Jones -- Tom Connally -- Sam Rayburn -- Lyndon Baines Johnson -- Ralph Yarborough -- Barbara Jordan -- John Tower -- Jim Wright -- Lloyd Bentsen Jr. -- George Bush -- Henry B. Gonzalez -- Notes -- Contributors -- Index |
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Profiles in Power offers concise biographies of fourteen twentieth-century Texans who wielded significant political power and influence in Washington, D.C. First published in 1993 by Harlan Davidson, it has been revised and updated with new chapters on John Nance Garner and Henry Gonzalez and expanded chapters on Lyndon Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Ralph Yarborough, Jim Wright, and John Tower. Demonstrating the validity of a biographical approach to history, the book as a whole covers all the major political issues of the twentieth century, as well as the pivotal role of Texans in defining the national agenda. |
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UNINA9910438344303321 |
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Autore |
Wallwork Adrian |
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English for academic research : writing exercises / / Adrian Wallwork |
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New York, : Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2013 |
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1-299-40810-9 |
1-4614-4298-2 |
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[1st ed. 2013.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (199 p.) |
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English for Academic Research, , 2625-3445 |
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Academic writing |
English language - Rhetoric |
Research - Methodology |
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Monografia |
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1. Punctuation and Spelling -- 2. Word Order -- 3. Writing Short Sentences and Paragraphs -- 4. Link Words: Connecting Phrases and Sentences Together -- 5. Being Concise and Removing Redundancy -- 6. Ambiguity and Political Correctness -- 7. Paraphrasing and Avoiding Plagiarism -- 8. Defining, Comparing, Evaluating, and Highlighting -- 9. Anticipating Possible Objections, Indicating Level of Certainty, Discussing Limitations, Hedging, Future Work -- 10. Writing Each Section of a Paper -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Editing Service -- Index. |
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This book is based on a study of referees’ reports and letters from journal editors on reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problem with English (long sentences, redundancy, poor structure etc.). It draws on English-related errors from around 5000 papers written by non-native authors, around 3000 emails, 500 abstracts by PhD students, and over 1000 hours of teaching researchers how to write and present research papers. Some exercises require no actual writing but simply choosing between various options, thus facilitating self-study, e-reading and rapid progress. In those exercises where extended writing is required, model answers are given. Exercise types are repeated for different contexts, for example the importance of being concise is tested for use in |
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papers, referees’ reports, and emails of various types. Such repetition of similar types of exercises is designed to facilitate revision. The exercises can also be integrated into English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Special Purposes (ESP) courses at universities and research institutes. Other related books in this series: · English for Academic Research: Grammar Exercises · English for Academic Research: Grammar, Usage and Style · English for Writing Research Papers · English for Academic Research: Teacher’s Guide Adrian Wallwork has written over 30 books covering General English (Cambridge University Press, Scholastic), Business English (Oxford University Press), and Scientific English (Springer). He has trained several thousand PhD students from all over the world to write and present their research. Adrian also runs a scientific editing service: English for Academics (E4AC). |
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