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:2. ''Aside from his more famous identies as colonel of the Rough Riders are President of teh United States, Theodore Roosevelt was a lifelong professional man of letters.'' | :2. ''Aside from his more famous identies as colonel of the Rough Riders are President of teh United States, Theodore Roosevelt was a lifelong professional man of letters.'' | ||
Main Focus is Roosevelt's identity as a writer, or ''man of letters''. (Hacker 10)The subject should contain a noun and assertion. The noun tells the reader what the essay is about and the assertion explains why their writing on that topic. | Main Focus is Roosevelt's identity as a writer, or ''man of letters''. (Hacker 10)The subject should contain a noun and assertion. The noun tells the reader what the essay is about and the assertion explains why their writing on that topic. | ||
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It's about four different types of reasons an author can use when writing an essay. | |||
1. To inform readers? (Hacker pg.4) | |||
2. To persuade them? (Hacker pg.4) | |||
3. To entertain them? (Hacker pg.4) | |||
4. To call them to action? (Hacker pg.4) | |||
=== Find an audience === | === Find an audience === | ||