Author: Mya Hankes

Dear XXX: Subject: Application for Camp Counselor at Camp Seaside This letter features my interest in working with children and my abilities regarding what it requires and means to be a camp counselor. I saw this ad posting in our local newspaper, and with my […]

For this, I looked a current advertisement for a News Reporter/ Journalist position at Portland Press Herald. Some specific qualities they are looking for this position include: My skills: I believe there is a lot of positives when it comes to comparing the two lists […]

The chapter opens up with two important points before it even gets into the written portion of the cover letter itself. It starts off with reminding the reader that one should look into the company they are applying for prior to submitting any written materials, […]

Thank you for asking Custom Car Rentals to quote your rental. You will be happy to know that we pride ourselves on our high quality services and customer care; investing our time for whatever you need. Renting can be stressful, that’s why our service is […]

This chapter opens up with the idea of persuasive writing, and how to make ones writing more persuasive to their readers. Overall persuasive writing differs greatly from any sort of academic writing. In academic writing, you are presenting someone with facts to make an argument […]

The first thing about this chapter that is both important and sets the premise for what is necessary to take out of this chapter is the eight C’s of being a professional communicator. As the book states, these eight include: clear, concise, concrete and specific, […]

First off, what caught my eye most about this chapter was what the author considered to be good elements of both academic and non-academic writing. For academic writing, what was listed felt more like common knowledge because I have participated in academic writing for about […]

One of the highlighted things in this chapter is the importance of having good communication. In present day, we live in a world that is considered “post-literate”, meaning that alongside the rise of technology and the internet, reading is not of importance to individuals anymore. […]