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The Kidnapping of Content

http://www.plagiarism.org and http://www.Turnitin.comLatin kidnapped the word "plagion" from ancient Greek and it ended up in English as "plagiarism". It literally means "to kidnap" - most commonly, to misappropriate content and wrongly attribute it ...

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Distinctiveness in Personal Statements: Byproduct or Goal?

Distinctiveness in Personal Statements: Byproduct or Goal? by: Linda Abraham "What makes you unique is not that you have had these life-altering experiences, but rather how and why your perspective has changed or been reinforced as a result of t...

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Introduction to Document Design Visual Organization

This article may be reprinted in your ezine, on your website, or in your print newsletter provided1. You include the article in its entirety, unchanged;2. You include my byline and the resource box at the end;and3. You notify me of intent to publish...

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Is Your Book"s Back Cover Selling For You?

How to create powerful and compelling back cover copy that sells books! By Peter Bowerman (Adapted from The Well-Fed Self-Publisher: How to Turn One Book into a Full-Time Living, by Peter Bowerman. Fanove, 2007. www.wellfedsp.com). Note: The foll...

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Copyrights and Wrongs

Somehow we have come to believe more is better, that it‘s a good thing if asearch enginepops up with 27,999 entries on a given subject. Yet it‘s because of thisvery "too muchness"that many journalists have found themselves entangled in the Web.Wr...

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Write a Better Technical Article in Half the Time

Write a Better Technical Article in Half the Time by: Christine TaylorGood technical articles are challenging to write. They’re time-consuming, demanding to research and hard to organize. But they’re valuable weapons in the PR and marketing ...

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Gratitude The Secret Behind Creativity

When you think of being more creative, what comes to mind? Most people think in terms of artistic skills, but creativity manifests itself in a number of ways beyond the obvious. Picture creativity like a jet stream that flows all around us: when we s...

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Apostrophe Usage Explained

APOSTROPHE USAGE EXPLAINEDCopyright 2004, Michael LaRoccaAccording to one of my previous articles, whenever a Southernersays "Y'all watch this," get out of the way because those areprobably the last words he will ever say.Well, I am a Southerner...

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Such a Tease

The "teaser" on the outside of a direct mail envelope ismuch like the subject line of an email. It's only purpose isto get the reader to open the envelope, or the email.Here's an example of a teaser I wrote for a lead generatingdirect mail ...

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How to Become a Magazine Writer: My Four Best Tips

(c) 2010. Angela Booth. All Rights Reserved. Do you want to write for magazines? It's quite easy to get published in local publications, but selling your articles to major newsstand magazines can be a challenge. I started writing for magazine...

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