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Abstracts
Avoiding Plagiarism
Grammar and Punctuation for Writers
Managing Group Writing Projects
Oral Presentations
Overview of UWC Services for Undergraduates
Peer Response
Scientific Writing
Research Posters
The Writing Process
Writing Clearly and Concisely

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Words of Wisdom

There is no iron that can enter the human heart with such stupefying effect, as a period placed at just the right moment.

— Isaac Babel

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This workshop begins by defining abstracts and their function in academic writing. We distinguish between informative and descriptive abstracts and show samples of each type. After we consider the writing process best used for writing abstracts, we conclude with a discussion of sample abstracts.

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