An Example Of Good Writing: Zinsser's "Simplicity"
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Zinsser's essay on Simplicity is an example of good writing for many
reasons. The main topic in his essay is clutter. Throughout the essay he not
only tells us why this is a problem, but he shows us through many detailed
examples. The essay was written so that anyone who reads it could understa ....
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.... Zinsser translates the letter to
read the actual message that everyone can understand.
The way Zinsser writes the essay it is easy to understand. He uses
everyday words not dictionary words. No one wants to read an essay that every
other word they have to stop and go look it up because they do not know the
meaning. This causes the reader to become frustrated and they also tend to
loose interest. There are too many other options presented to people today that
already stray them away ....
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Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)