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Three simple ways to improve your writing
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email to a friend- Abraham Lincoln was a master writer who had the ability to get to the point in the fewest of words, and that is the primary meaning of excellent writing. A seven word document immortalizes Lincoln’s decision to spare a soldier’s life. In 1862 Michael Delaney deserted one Colorado regiment, but had joined another and was fighting with it when he was arrested. Since the man had re-enlisted, Lincoln overturned the death sentence, writing with dazzling and unusual succinctness, he said, “Let him fight instead of being…
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You Can Be a Creative Thinker…
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in each facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email this article to a friend Creative thinking is actually not an art, but an ability to think of ideas and solutions, but like an art it requires development. I remember when I was growing up there were advertisements in magazines for muscle building that were quite amusing: It was centered in a beach scene where a skinny, sort of a weakling of a boy was with his girl friend stretched out on the sand when this muscled up bully character comes along and kicks sand in his face and…