Fundamentals of Investing Dr. John P. Abraham Professor UTPA.
UTPA C-STEM Writing Workshop
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/infographics/brain-initiative
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https://twitter.com/DoctorZen/status/331846493088665600
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https://twitter.com/DrStelling/status/331846493889781760
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“How can I make this sound
scientific?”
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When you write an essay, do you choose big or complex words to make the writing seem more valid or intelligent?
Oppenheimer DE. 2006. Appl Cog Psych 20: 139–156
http://womeninwetlands.blogspot.com/2012/10/grandiloquent-erudite-vernacular.html
http://www.digitaloffice.ca/eOfficeProducts/product.php?productid=2570460
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Readers judge people who write more complicated text as less intelligent.
Oppenheimer DE. 2006. Appl Cog Psych 20: 139–156
http://womeninwetlands.blogspot.com/2012/10/grandiloquent-erudite-vernacular.html
http://cheezburger.com/6575122176
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“A substantial rainfall event…”
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It is postulated that membranes change from a continuous state when hydrated to a discontinuous state when dried. As pollen moisture content is reduced, membrane structure alters; in effect, becoming more porous.
http://sarcozona.org/2012/10/03/science-ese-2/
http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/37249
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I think pollen membranes crack when they dry out.
http://sarcozona.org/2012/10/03/science-ese-2/
http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/37249
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Abundant availability of host trees due to altered disturbance regimes has facilitated an unprecedented, landscape-wide outbreak of this pest in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, during the past decade.
http://sarcozona.org/2012/10/09/science-ese-slight-understatement-edition/
http://robertmcrowe.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/road-trip-through-changing-climate/
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ALL THE TREES ARE DEAD. ALL OF THEM.
http://sarcozona.org/2012/10/09/science-ese-slight-understatement-edition/
http://robertmcrowe.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/road-trip-through-changing-climate/
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Easy ones
The fact that
In order to
At this point in time
As to whether
As well as
Serves as
Are shown to be
Are well known and acknowledged
That
To
Now
Whether
And
Is
Are
Are
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More easy ones
Obtain
Utilize
Capable
Possess
Initially
Subset
Numerous
Containerized
Get
Use
Can
Have
First
Some
Many
Put in a bag
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“Nearly every writing problem you have can be solved by making things simpler.”
– John ScalziWriting Tips for Non-Writers Who Don’t Want to Work at Writing
http://poisonedpen.com/event/john-scalzi-signs-the-human-division/
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http://tenhundredwordsofscience.tumblr.com/
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http://www.nasa.gov/centers/jpl/news/cassubu-20080417.html
“A loving upgoerfive intro to Saturn and some of its moons”By Rachel Klippensteinhttp://io9.com/5977086/this-upgoerfive-about-saturn-and-its-moons-is-a-truly-beautiful-thing
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(A)n average six-year-old has a vocabulary… of 16,000 words. And an average adult’s vocabulary is around 60,000. So Up Goer Five is only useful if you are going to talk to pre-schoolers.
Carl Zimmerhttp://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjks59
http://taishimizu.com/320/NECSS-2011
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http://womeninwetlands.blogspot.com/2012/09/somenovice-writers-think-that-more.html
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http://womeninwetlands.blogspot.com/2012/09/somenovice-writers-think-that-more.html
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http://womeninwetlands.blogspot.com/2012/09/somenovice-writers-think-that-more.html
High score = more readable
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https://twitter.com/johnhawks/status/119493180931575808
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Punctuate, damn you
(Apostrophe use) is an instantaneous method for determining whether the person writing is facile with the language and/or cares about doing things correctly.
– Seth Godinhttp://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/05/do_apostrophes_.html
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If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.
– Stephen Kinghttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128239303
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