MIT faculty and department members believe that students in any field should learn to write prose that is clear, organized, and eloquent, and to marshal facts and ideas into convincing written and oral presentations.
The Communication Requirement was developed out of the belief that MIT students, regardless of their field of study, should learn to write prose that is clear, organized, and effective, and to marshal facts and ideas into convincing written and oral presentations.
But his portrayal of the killer's psychology fails to convince, writes Owen Gleiberman.
"He had personal magnetism, eloquence, and the power to convince", wrote his Daily Mail obituarist.
I'm less convinced that writing predictions of the future impact of all research grants is sensible.
But many performers have yet to be convinced to write their life stories, including Elton John, Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen, who according to a persistent rumor has been writing his memoir for years.
Her added skill is that her writing flows effortlessly, to the point where some readers have told Gregory they are convinced she writes under hypnosis.
"When I saw the speed trap times and videos I was convinced," Kram wrote in an e-mail.
"I was convinced," Vance wrote, "that as time passed the chances of physical harm to the hostages diminished".
He "had been convinced," Preston writes, "that there was something wonderful still to be found on the earth".
