http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/writing Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:26:59 -0400 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:26:59 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1325/updating-academia-rethinking-the-methodology-of-academic-discourse By Nick D. Piron - Academic writing retains myriad formal and informal conventions that can include awkward citation-structures, the use of complex phrasing and jargon, definitions inside text, and arcane writing customs specific to each sub-genre, among other things. These cumbersome norms serve as hurdles that demonstrate an author's credibility. However, such conventions form a secondary discourse that do not weigh on the quality of the idea while nevertheless serving as gatekeepers to the publication and distribution of ideas. Furthermore, this focus on establishing credible ethos has the tendency to delay and... Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:57 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1325/updating-academia-rethinking-the-methodology-of-academic-discourse http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/981/appellate-attorney-as-storyteller-a-postmodern-analysis-of-narrative-in-appellate-briefs By Michelle Villanueva - The appellate process, on the other hand, has a completely different set of priorities. Rarely do television courtroom dramas depict the proceedings of an appellate court, and not merely because the appellate court rarely schedules cases for oral argument. An appellate judge poring over briefs filled with legal analysis simply would not make for the most compelling television. However, it would show the shift in priorities that has traditionally occurred from the trial process to the appellate process. Generally, appellate judges are considered to be more deliberate and less emotional than juries... Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:30 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/981/appellate-attorney-as-storyteller-a-postmodern-analysis-of-narrative-in-appellate-briefs http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/798/timed-writing-assessment-as-a-measure-of-writing-ability-a-qualitative-study By Arthur Lau - Throughout the American education system, the assessment of writing skill and general academic performance through timed essay examinations has become increasingly pervasive, contributing to the determination of grades and course placements and ultimately affecting college admissions through their use in standardized tests. In March 2005, the College Board introduced a new writing section for the SAT that incorporates a 25-minute impromptu essay component, as well as traditional multiple-choice questions on grammar and usage (Hass; “SAT Test Sections”). Likewise, timed writing assessment... Wed, 20 Nov 2013 04:21 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/798/timed-writing-assessment-as-a-measure-of-writing-ability-a-qualitative-study http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/307/english-student-resource-guide-annotated-bibliography-of-four-general-dictionaries By Elizabeth A. Jennings - Is not consistent in maintaining distinctions between often confused words. Maintains distinctions for these often confused words: alright/all right, disinterested/uninterested, affect/effect, but not for these: anxious/eager, nauseous/nauseated, enormousness/enormity. The usage notes are ambivalent. For example, the usage note for affect is prescriptive: “Affect and effect have no senses in common.” The usage note for anxious is descriptive: “Anxious has a long history of use roughly as a synonym for eager, but many prefer that anxious be used only when its subject is worried... Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:54 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/307/english-student-resource-guide-annotated-bibliography-of-four-general-dictionaries http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/306/english-student-resource-guide-annotated-bibliography-of-various-english-resources By Elizabeth A. Jennings - Remarks in the introductory material indicate that the philosophy of the work is prescriptive. For example, in the introductory article “On Usage, Purism, and Pedantry,” Follett says, “Skill in expression consists in nothing else than steadily choosing the fittest among all possible words, idioms, and constructions.” In the introductory article “On the Need of Some Grammar,” he states, “What concerns us here is that . . . language as the art of self-expression, language as a material conformable to the rules of creation, remains a subject deserving man... Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:37 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/306/english-student-resource-guide-annotated-bibliography-of-various-english-resources http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/172/the-significance-of-the-screenplay By Brian Richards - Film is a highly collaborative medium. Most movie viewers probably do not think of the collaboration process each time they sit at the theater, or at their computer, but the required teamwork is significant, as any moviegoer who has actually sits through the end credits can attest. In this multi-faceted form of communication, it is hard to indentify precisely what the most important component, or who the most important team member, is. However, there is a strong case to support the notion that the most vital piece of a film is the screenplay, making the screenwriter a film’s most valuable... Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/172/the-significance-of-the-screenplay http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/125/losing-and-writing-synonymous-art-forms-for-poet-elizabeth-bishop By Natasha L. Richter - Elizabeth Bishop, known for her reticent poetic style, reveals the secrets of her personal life through carefully wrought metaphors.  In her villanelle, “One Art,” Bishop reveals the purpose of art and the significance of poetic form.  In her poetry, Bishop often struggles fiercely against expressing her feelings, but in her intensely emotional villanelle, she allows her emotions to seep out and take on a poetic form.  In “One Art,” Bishop’s seemingly casual tone masks chaotic, internal emotions relating to great loss, and while the feelings beg to... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:24 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/125/losing-and-writing-synonymous-art-forms-for-poet-elizabeth-bishop http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/92/writing-a-necessary-undertaking-in-advanced-society By Kendra A. Palmer - Written language is one of the greatest human accomplishments; its formation signifies a breakthrough in human progress. The development of a standardized writing system seems to be a somewhat natural occurrence in the evolution of any given advanced society. It can be observed that, as a culture or a people grow and expand in other areas, an apparent need for written communication arises. There is a transition from a simply widely-spoken and understood language to a designation of a palpable system of letters and symbols which correspond to that language. Therefore, writing is one of a number... Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:50 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/92/writing-a-necessary-undertaking-in-advanced-society http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/82/understanding-human-language-an-in-depth-exploration-of-the-human-facility-for-language By Kendra A. Palmer - First, the concept of language should be discussed. What is it, exactly? As Joel Davis notes in his work, Mother Tongue, “Everybody uses language, but nobody knows quite how to define it” (6). He indicates that renowned linguists, such as Edward Sapir, G. Trager, and Robert Hall have all attempted their own classifications but have not quite succeeded. Some of these proposed definitions seemed accurate at the time, but then excluded individuals who use Sign Language (through a purely nonverbal transmission), or animals, some of which are known to employ a kind of communication... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:48 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/82/understanding-human-language-an-in-depth-exploration-of-the-human-facility-for-language