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Reading and Writing – Week 1

Reading and Writing – Week 1. Academic Style. Style. Excerpt 1 A lot of people think that the weather is getting worse. They say that this has been going on for quite a long time. I think that they are quite right. Research has shown that we now get storms etc all the time. Excerpt 2

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Reading and Writing – Week 1

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  1. Reading and Writing – Week 1 Academic Style

  2. Style Excerpt 1 A lot of people think that the weather is getting worse. They say that this has been going on for quite a long time. I think that they are quite right. Research has shown that we now get storms etc all the time. Excerpt 2 It is widely believed that the climate is deteriorating. It is claimed that this process has been continuing for nearly 100 years. This belief appears to be supported by McKinley (1997) who shows a 55% increase in the frequency of severe winter gales since 1905.

  3. Style • It is widely believed that the railways are deteriorating. • Serious crime, such as murder, is increasing. • The figures in that report are not reliable. • The second factor is that the majority of children in that district may become criminals. • There appears to be a significant risk of further strikes and disorder. • Women were enfranchised in 1994. • Russian inflation has led to an increase in the levels of poverty and disease. • A malaria vaccine may be discovered in the next 10 years. • There were two main causes of the American Revolution.

  4. Style There appear to be two principal reasons for the growing traffic congestion. Firstly, public transport has become increasingly expensive relative to the falling cost of motoring. In addition, car ownership is much more convenient than using public transport. Together, these factors result in higher vehicle density.

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