APA Style, Meaning and Purpose

American Psychological Association (APA) Style is a set of rules that was organized for the purpose of the following:


• To develop and assist students and professional in reading comprehension social and behavioral sciences;
• To design and ensure clarity of communication,
• Rules were designed to move an idea forward for a minimum distraction and a maximum precision.

 
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Types of Writing in General

• Definition Essay

• Descriptive Essay

• Process Analysis Essay

• Narration Essay

• Comparison and contrast essay

• Reaction Essay

• Persuasive Essay

• Cause and Effect Essay

Additional Definition of Writing...

the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"


the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"

(usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"

letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"

the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"

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Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols (known as a writing system). It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and the recording of language via a non-textual medium such as magnetic tape audio.

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What is Writing

According to Addison. Writing is a composition; a pamphlet; a work; a literary production; a book of incriptions.