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The document outlines six steps to successful writing: 1. Define your subject and purpose by determining if you want to give information, argue a point, convey bad news, or propose a project. 2. Freewrite for 10 minutes without stopping to get ideas flowing. 3. Brainstorm ideas about goals, readers, information, and desired actions. 4. Cluster ideas by drawing connections between a central word and associated words. 5. Make an outline to organize the beginning, middle, and end of your writing. 6. Write, revise, polish and proofread your work to develop it into a cohesive piece.
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helps in understanding complex structure
Working model: shows the working of mechanism
Cut away model: shows internal structure by removing outer layer
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vertically
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Abstract model: symbolic representation of abstract ideas
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