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...college level. Expos teaches students a methodology and lexicon that they can apply broadly to writing assignments. These techniques, outlined in the Harvard Writing Center’s “Strategies for Essay Writing” hand-outs, can be used to dissect essay prompts, analyze texts, develop a thesis, and construct an argument...
...with technical subjects which are new to many first-years tend to be problematic from the perspective of writing instruction. If students are having trouble understanding the subject matter, it is nearly impossible for them to concentrate on improving their writing. Instead, easily accessible, general subjects allow students to develop a variety of ideas and learn how to write about them most effectively. Such principles of good writing are then transferable across fields, within which one can increase the level of the subject and the writing’s technicality...
...their courses. And wherever possible, the language used in Core and departmental courses’ writing instruction and that used in Expos should be consistent, although it could stand to be revised and refined in both. Such continuity and improved quality across the curriculum would allow students to develop their skills continuously from the first day of Expos through their final piece of college writing. When all faculty share responsibility for improving students’ writing, all writing instruction at Harvard becomes more valuable...
...authors argue that it is in companies’ best interests to develop policies that will retain women—or make them willing to return after time away. They say the current “business model” is wracked by inefficiencies, because companies lose people they have trained to their competitors, underutilize available talent, and waste resources finding and training replacements...
...don’t say it to each other,” Summers said. “We all want the same things. We want everyone to develop their careers. We don’t want to finger-point in any direction...