To e._ th 5tuclent_<br >No matter what career you choose， your ability to communicate clearly and el=<br >R-ctively will directly at R~ct your success. In the classroom， your instructor will<br >often e(，aluatc your mastery of a sul)ject in part by tile papers and examinations<br >you write. Prospective enlployers will make jndgments about your qualificali~ms<br >and decide whether to offer you an interview on the basis of your job applica-<br >tion letter and r6sum，~. On the job， you will be expected to write cleat， accurate<br >reports， menlorandllnls， and letters.<br > There is nothing mysterious about successful writing. It does not require a<br >special talent， nor does it depend nn inspiration. It is simply a skill， and like any<br >other skill， it involves procedures that can be learned. Once you understand<br >them， tile more yon practice the easier the writing becomes.<br > StratcT， ies for Succes.~[id Writing will help you become a successful writer. And<br >after you graduate it (:an serve as a usetid on-the-job tefi:wence if writing prob-<br >lems ~ccnr. The first three chapters explore the fimdamentals of writing and<br >the general steps in planning， drafting， and revising papers. The next ten ex-<br >plain tile basic writing strategies as well as papers that mix them. The [ollowing<br >three chapters zero in on paragraphs， sentences， and writing style， and the final<br >six turn to specialized writing--essay examinations， papers about literature，<br >business correspondence， librmT research papers， and papers hased on 7， ore<br >own original research results. Tile book coil_eludes with a Reader and， if you are<br >nsing the complete version of the text， a Handbook.<br > From time to time you have probably had tile unpleasant experience of<br >using texthooks that seemed to be written tot instructors rather than students.<br >In preparing this book， we have tried never to forget that you are buying， rea&<br >ing， and using it. As a result， we have written the text with yore" needs in mind.<br >The book uses simple， everyday language and presents directions in an easy-to-<br >tbllow lormat. The chapters on writing strategies provide examples of student<br >essavs that supplement the professional essays in the Reader. These student ex-<br >aml~1es represent realistic， achievable goals. When you compare them to the<br >protkessional examples， you ll see that students can indeed do excellent work.<br >We are confident that by learning to apply the principles in this text， you will<br >write well too.<br > Here s wishing you success!<br >