Friday, March 29, 2013

More Fun with "Clear and Simple . . ." Exercises



Exercise 16: Resume

Louis Tully
1101 Central Park West
Apt. 1011
New York, NY 10025
212-555-1001

OBJECTIVE
To prepare taxes on behalf of your firm to the customer with pleasure, dependability, and proficiency.

QUALIFICATIONS
Certified Public Accountant licensed 1980.
M.S. in Accounting from New York University graduated 1979.

EXPERIENCE
Owned, operated, and practiced preparing taxes for individuals, small business, and other associates for Louis Tully Accounting LLC since 1980.

ACHIEVEMENTS
Served as the Key Master for assisting in the coming of Gozer the Gozerian. Worked in a team with Dana Barrett (a.k.a. The Gate Keeper), The Ghostbusters, and the New York City Police Department to wreak havoc, turn into a dog, and blast marshmallow all over the city of New York – 1985.

REFERENCES
Raymond Stantz – Manhattan – 212-555-1010
Peter Venkman – Manhattan – 212-555-0101
Slimer – 3rd dimension – 212-GET-SOME

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Exercise 17: Admissions Essay

Occidental College, a liberal arts school in Los Angeles, was the first college that President Barack Obama attended and the place where he gave his first public speech. (In his historic first plea, he called on “Oxy” to disinvest from South Africa to effectively protest the racial segregation of that area known as Apartheid.) Below is my version of his admissions essay to Oxy.

“Hope is a powerful weapon, and [one] no one power on earth can deprive you of.
-Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela’s wisdom on the power of hope inspires me to pursue a liberal arts degree from the acclaimed Occidental College. Oxy carries a great reputation for being a progressive institution during many challenging times in our nation’s history. From the opening of Hillside Theatre and student union in support of our troops in World War I and II, to the granting of access for minorities to attend its halls of higher education, and to the protest of the U.S. military involvement in Southeast Asia during times of great controversy and confusion, Occidental College solidifies hope for thousands of students who currently attend or have attended its majestic campus on Eagle Rock. Understand that I, Barack Obama, possess the admiration, humility, and resourcefulness to become one of Oxy’s hardest working, open minded, and thoroughly hopeful graduates.

[move to the school’s programs and applicants enrolment intentions]

It is with my utmost humility to ask you to accept my application . . . .

Sincerely,

Barack H. Obama  


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