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Deborah Burgess

U.S.

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returns 07/15/2012

Expertise

Essays--I can assist students with questions concerning the process of writing an essay including preparation of an outline, development of a topic, development of the thesis statement and topic sentences, and paragraph development. I can assist students in helping them determine the proper rhetorical modes for their essay (narration, illustration, description, process analysis, comparison and contrast, and argumentation. I am able to answer questions concerning rules of style for a research paper including referencing sources. I am able to address questions regarding punctuation and grammar.

Experience in the area

I teach a writing workshop for the University of Phoenix (Richmond Campus) and two college courses: Essentials of College Writing and Elements of Composition.

Education/Credentials

Doctor of Management--University of Phoenix Masters in Human Resources--George Washington University B.A.--French and Linguistics, Oakland University

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Olivia	04/26/12	10	10	10
Luke	04/26/12	10	10	10	OK, thank you for your clarifications!
stacy	04/18/12	10	10	10	Fabulous job! Very timely and responsive. I .....
Mike	04/17/12	10	10	10
Luke	04/17/12	10	10	10	Thank you very much. All the best!

Recent Answers from Deborah Burgess

2012-04-25 Essay Introductory Paragraph:

Hello Olivia, When writing an essay, keep in the mind the 5-paragraph structure. In your introductory paragraph, you are going to tell the reader what you are going to tell them (the thesis statement)

2012-03-31 please look at this letter:

Hello Hame, Dear Peter, Sorry for the delay in responding to your e-mail. Well, all is fine with me. I've been doing well of late. I've been reading several novels. And I'm wondering why I wasted

2012-03-23 punctuation,comma,..:

Hame, A dash sets off the words in a sentence for the reader. They call attention to the material and in this case, you want to call attention to the books that you read. Writers should use dashes

2012-03-21 punctuation,comma,..:

Hame, I think that c is correct because a colon is used to introduce a list or examples. You could also use b because dashes are used to list a series of items at the end of an assertion. Best regards

2012-03-19 take full adva...:

Hame, I would not say that this is an idiomatic expression because an idiom is defined as: common phrases or sayings whose meanings cannot be understood by the individual words or elements. Examples

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