Sentence examples for tough writes from inspiring English sources
The phrase "tough writes" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe challenging writing tasks or difficult written content, but it lacks clarity and standard usage. Example: "The editor mentioned that the tough writes for the magazine require a lot of research and creativity."
"This science suggests a very different reality," Tough writes.
"There is no antipoverty tool we can provide for disadvantaged young people that will be more valuable," Tough writes, than grit, resilience, perseverance and optimism.
And not just a little better: on reading tests prior to entering KIPP, Tough writes, "students often scored above the average for the entire city".
Rather, tapping into a great deal of recent research, Tough writes that the most important things to develop in students are "noncognitive skills," which Tough labels as "character".
In his new book (which he will discuss tonight with Ira Glass at Barnes and Noble at 82nd Street and Broadway, on the Upper West Side), Tough writes about a cast of teachers and mentors who have made a difference in teenagers' lives.
"Psychologists and neuroscientists have learned a lot in the past few decades about where these skills come from and how they are developed," Tough writes, and what they've discovered can be summed up in a sentence: Character is created by encountering and overcoming failure.
"It's not as bad as the injury in April, but it's tough," wrote Arenas, who will begin rehabilitation next week.
As Mr. Tough wrote in The New York Times Magazine, "We all know — on some level, at least — that what kids need more than anything is a little hardship: some challenge, some deprivation that they can overcome, even if just to prove to themselves that they can".
When the going gets tough, the tough write memos.
"The View" and Current TV host Joy Behar — also a big Obama fan — was equally tough, writing, "Obama blew it.
"Athletes who can achieve, maintain and regain [flow] are mentally tough," write Damon Burton and Thomas D. Raedeke in Sports Psychology for Coaches, noting that this state is critical for achieving personal excellence.
