The Sacramento State Student Writing Handbook and Lunsford's The Everyday Writer

Name: Shehab Abdulwahed
Instructor: Linville
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Comparison- contrast between business writing in The Sacramento State Student Writing Handbook and Lunsford’s The Everyday Writer
Business writing includes various forms of formal communication including business proposals, memorandums, reports and also online communication, whereby writers must adhere to official writing standards. For business Major students expository writing is the most common kind of writing aimed at informing targeted audiences Thus, writing in this discipline ought to identify a particular purpose which should be clearly stated early on. Writing handbooks are relevant for business majors because they provide insights on how to organize business writing. This is a comparison –contrast of the Business section writing in the disciplines from The Sacramento State Student Writing Handbook and Lunsford’s The Everyday Use.
The Sacramento Statement Student Writing Handbook begins by stating the relevance of writing in the business and professional world. Writing is widely used in the workplace as communication is formal and the need to acquire writing skills at school cannot be ignored (Melzer et al 152). Thus, many employees must begin active writing during their studies. The book highlights the importance of writing by focusing on the comments from interviewed professionals. Similarly, Lunsford, O’Brien and Dresdner (411) begin by mentioning the importance of writing in professional work.
Both books mention that business writing is necessary for hiring purposes with regards to resumes and cover letters. Even though, both books focus on the job market Melzer et al further emphasize their points by incorporating comments from professionals. To Lunsford O’ Brien and Dresdner (411) the learning process is an essential step in understanding business writing they focus more on reading business texts as a way to t...