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Cooking up a Great Paper |
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����������� To me writing is like cooking. It is a delicate process that can be done by anyone with the motivation. Many people think they are skilled at the one or the other but they are far from it. In writing and cooking every detail, good and bad will show up at the end of the process. If you rush through your paper, the grammatical errors and spelling mistakes will show up. In cooking if you tried to rush and happened to leave out a tablespoon of something or set the oven to high trying to cook faster, it would be very evident by a burnt or bland meal. |
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����������� The first step in writing a good paper is the planning. In order to be successful you need to know what your going to write about and have all the information you need on hand. The same is true with cooking; preparation is needed to make sure everything goes smoothly. Also when preparing a meal, I think about how all the entrees and sides will go together. When cooking, it would be considered by most to be off the mark to have a creamy alfreado pasta with tacos.� As in writing, you must stay on the subject throughout the paper or you will lose your readers. Before starting to prepare a meal, it would not be wise to start a complicated dish without a recipe. The same is with a paper; going at it unprepared is a fruitless effort. When I start to write a paper I will map out what I want to accomplish with it by doing some brainstorming. This will give me some framework or a recipe for my paper. |
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When writing and cooking you have to always keep your audience in mind. Some people can be picky and not like anything you would cook them. In writing there are some people that, no matter what, the only thing they want to read are the comics. Even though there might be many different tastes reading your work you try to accommodate all of them. When cooking, I try to make sure that I can please everyone I am cooking for by offering a wide variety of dishes. |
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The next step in cooking up your paper would be to just start writing. When cooking you have to know when to start each entire so that they all come together at the end. In writing there is process that must be followed; starting first with the introduction, then with the body, and ending with a conclusion. |
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At the end of the process you must do the editing this is like seasoning your meal to taste.� Cooking and writing both take on a lot of the chef's or writer's personality. With cooking I just ask myself what I think would go good or what I think needs to be added to liven it up. I try to do the same thing in my writing. When something seems dry and boring, I try to liven it up with a joke or some other spice. |
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This thinking process has helped me in the past with getting a good grade or a fulfilling meal. I hope this will be a help to future cooks and authors alike on their English paper or their dinner at home.�� |
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