Analysis Of The Curious Writer By Bruce Ballenger

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In chapter one of “The Curious Writer” by Bruce Ballenger, I felt that the chapter was heavily impacted on how to write a well written essay in many forms. I believe that in the beginning of the chapter the author was stating that the two reasons for a person is interaction and critical thinking. I agree with the author because I feel that these are key elements that are extremely essential in a well developed essay that usually I tend to forget to put in when I am whether it's a timed essay, research paper, argumentative paper or response to literature. I really appreciate author explaining the “do’s and don'ts” of writing a paper. For example, in my experience I usually hold my opinions back when I am writing papers opinions because I normally

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