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Explanation as a mode of academic writing appears across virtually every discipline, from biology and economics to history, theology, and technology. Rather than arguing a position or narrating events, explanatory writing prioritizes clarity — breaking down complex systems, processes, or phenomena so that a reader can genuinely understand them. This makes it a foundational skill in English composition courses, where students learn to present information in structured, accessible ways regardless of subject matter.

The papers collected here reflect the broad range of contexts in which explanation is required. Some take a scientific or technical approach, such as examining how LASIK surgery works or identifying the symptoms caused by exposure to mercury and arsenic. Others explain organizational structures, business strategies, or economic paradoxes like the diamond-water problem studied in microeconomics. Still others address social, legal, or cultural subjects — from reciprocity within the Iroquois Confederacy to the traditions of the Catholic faith — demonstrating that explanation adapts to whatever situation or subject demands it.

A strong explanatory essay begins with a clear sense of scope: identify precisely what needs to be understood and why it matters to the reader. Evidence carries weight when it is specific and well-sourced — definitions, data, examples, and step-by-step reasoning all serve the goal of genuine understanding. The most common pitfall is confusing explanation with argument; an explanatory thesis states what something is or how it works, not what the writer believes about it. Keeping that distinction sharp ensures the writing stays focused on illuminating rather than persuading.

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U.S. Supreme Court: Kelo v. New London

The U.S. Supreme Court case Kelo v. City of New London involved the issue of eminent domain which is granted to governmental bodies including federal, state and local governmental bodies by the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which means that the government is authorized to take land that is privately owned if the land is to be used by the public and the owner is paid a fair price for the land or what is referred to as ‘just compensation'. Prior to Kelo v. City of New London the power of eminent domain was typically exercised by cities for acquisition of facilities that were clearly intended for public use such as schools, bridges or freeways. The case of Kelo v. City of New London however, involved what was a "new trend among cities to use eminent domain to acquire land for the redevelopment or revitalization of depressed areas. Basically the use of eminent domain for economic, rather than public purposes." (Longley, 2005, p.1)

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Conceptualizing a Business Is the First Step

This is a concept paper that is targeted at setting up a new business. I highlights the ideas behind the new business, the products that will be dealt in, the mission and vision of the business, the advantage that the business will enjoy over the other businesses and the procedure of handling the clients once the business starts.

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Psychology WA UFPR

The quantitative study that I selected is an article by Villegas et al. entitled "Eyewitness memory for vehicles." In this particular study, researchers examined the proficiency of eyewitnesses to correctly identify the…

Organizational Behavior Case Analysis

This essay examines ten interviews conducted by Studs Terkel in his book "Working" as well as one additional interview conducted by the author. It examines job satisfaction in America in terms of three basic notions. The first is education, and its relation to preparedness for the workplace. The second is the sense of individual disenfranchisement in larger organizations. And the third is a sense of individual alienation in how the workplace values profits and numbers over people. The essay includes a long interview conducted in Terkel's style, which describes the daily work life of a New York theatrical agent.

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Leopold, Luna Bergere. Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology.

Leopold, Luna Bergere. Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology. Dover Publications, 1995.

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Landmark Legal Cases Implications for the Counseling Field

Many seek counseling each year and do not understand what services are offered, or even that the counselor they see is required by law to maintain the confidentiality of the conversation that the two of them are going…

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Tutorial Home Network Basics

This online flash tutorial about home networking is well done and informative. It teaches the basics of home networking, including the usefulness, the possibilities and the equipment needed.

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Cultural Review Compare and Contrast Oedipus Rex and Black Swan

¶ … 1960s Italian film Oedipus Rex and the 2010 film Black Swan how each has familiar neuroses and self-mutilations that affect the main characters. In Oedipus Rex, obviously, there is Oedipus who is the only son born…

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Communication Management and Change

Communication management in the organization and most specifically in the organizational change environment is critically important. The work of Heathfield entitled "Communication in Change Management" state that it is…

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Kaiser Permanente organizational structure and operations

Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is a titan of the managed health care industry. Established in 1945, it has grown to enormous proportions, serving approximately 9 million members through the efforts of 180,600 employees. Such gigantic proportions and wide arrays of services necessitate complex management. The organization has succeeded in establishing management that works "from the top down" with mixed results. A giant in the managed health care industry, Kaiser Permanente has dealt with its huge membership, extensive geographic expanse and wide array of services by establishing an administrative system in which national management and regional management work with each medical facility's upper management, middle management, middle frontline management and frontline workers. In doing so, the organization has met external and internal forces with mixed results. While its developed "top-to-bottom" management style and "performance improvement process" have resulted in award-winning results, its employees anonymously complain of a bureaucracy that is burdensome, slow and rife with red tape.

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