Appendix 1 Suggested responses to assignments
CHAPTER 3
Assignment 3
The style is that of an academic essay rather than that of a feature article. It is very wordy. Apart from that, it sounds like a pitch to an editor. Have you removed such expressions as:
the primary question is …
this article attempts to explore
it is my personal belief that …
And have you removed most of those ‘I’s’ and ‘this’s’?
Suggested start:
(First, perhaps, a brief anecdote about a patient who was the subject of euthanasia and the people involved.) Then:
At some time in their careers most nurses will have thoughts of euthanasia. They will meet patients without hope of regaining much quality of life. I talked to two nurses, with opposing points of view. Philippa … Anne ...
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