bar graphs

common ground essays, 193

proposals for solutions, 322

for speculation about cause, 433, 450–51

uses of, 648

base form (infinitive)

after auxiliary (helping) verbs, H-90–91

and conditional clauses, H-89

of irregular verbs, H-103–4

after modals, H-90–91

parallel form with, H-41

and present subjunctive, H-21

regular verbs, H-19, H-103

splitting, avoiding, H-36

to, omitted from, H-28

verbs followed with, H-91–92

BC (before Christ), H-80

BCE (before the Common Era), H-80

be

past tense, H-21

verb form, revising, 50

Beaton, Kate, “Treasure” (cartoon), 31,

Beck, Melinda, “What Cocktail Parties Teach Us”

Bedford Bibliographer, 671

begging the question, 621

beginning essays. See opening strategies

beliefs and values, reflecting on, 521, 538–39

example, “‘Letter from Birmingham Jail,’ An Annotated Sample from” (King), 539

believability, testing for, 540–41

Bernard, Betsy, “Lost Innocence,” 176–81

bias

versus fair presentation, common ground essay, 177–78, 188–89, 195, 204, 208

in sources, identifying, 692

Bible, italics, misuse of, H-78

bibliographies

annotated, 672

creating, software for, 671

subject-specific, online, 678

working bibliography, 671–72

bibliography database, 678

Bishop, Marlon, “Gig Alert: Bright Eyes”

block quotations, H-63

APA style, 705–6

integrating into essays, 705–6

MLA style, 705, 711

block style

business letters, 655

document design with, 646

Bloggingheads.tv (Haidt, Wilkinson), 196,

blogs

APA style documentation, 747

blogging, benefits for writer, 3

MLA style documentation, 729

as position arguments, 285

as research source, 681

bookmarking, Internet research sites, 339, 440

books

documentation style for. See APA style; MLA style

library, finding, 674, 676–77

titles, italics for, H-78

Bornstein, David, “Fighting Bullying with Babies,” 310–16

Boxer, Steve, “LA Noire Review,” 356–57, 363–68

brackets

incorrect use, H-69

in quotations, for insertions or changes, 702–4, H-69

Brandt, Jean

“Calling Home,” 13–17, 21, 29–30, 39–41, 51–56

Writer at Work, 51–56

British English, spelling differences, H-83

brochures, MLA style documentation, 720

Brownell, Kelly D., “Ounces of Prevention—The Public Policy Case for Taxes on Sugared Beverages,” 300–01, 316–22

bulleted lists, 645, 654

burden of proof, failing to accept, 621

business letters, 654–56

document design, 654–55

font style and size, 643

business writing, 652–59

business letters, 654–56

e-mail, 656–57

job-application letters, 659

memos, 652–54

résumés, 657–59