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  2. Plain Writing Act of 2010 - Wikipedia

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    Signed into law on October 13, 2010, by President Obama, the Plain Writing Act of 2010 (H.R. 946; Pub. L. 111–274 (text)) is a United States federal law that requires that federal executive agencies: Use plain writing in every covered document that the agency issues or substantially revises [2] Train employees in "plain writing" practices

  3. The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage - Wikipedia

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    The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative Newspaper is a style guide first published in 1950 by editors at the newspaper and revised in 1974, 1999, and 2002 by Allan M. Siegal and William G. Connolly. [1]

  4. Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary - Wikipedia

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    A summary is not meant to reproduce the experience of reading or watching the work. In fact, readers might be here because they didn't understand the original. Just repeating what they have already seen or read is unlikely to help them. Do not attempt to re-create the emotional impact of the work through the plot summary.

  5. Plain language - Wikipedia

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    Plain language focuses on ways of writing a text so that it is clear, concise, pertinent, efficient, and flows well for the reader. [4] The Center for Plain Language states that: "[a] document, web site or other information is in plain language if the target audience can read it, understand what they read, and confidently act on it". [5]

  6. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction - Wikipedia

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    For example, a summary of Citizen Kane should establish that much of the film is an extended flashback that is bookended by scenes in the film's present; the entire plot summary should still be written in narrative present tense. Summaries may depart from the fiction's chronological order if doing so enhances clarity or brevity.

  7. Constitution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Two plans for structuring the federal government arose at the convention's outset: The Virginia Plan , also known as the Large State Plan or the Randolph Plan , proposed that the legislative department of the national government be composed of a Bicameral Congress, with both chambers elected with apportionment according to population.

  8. United States Government Manual - Wikipedia

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    A summary statement of the agency's purpose and role in the Federal Government. Information, addresses, websites and phone numbers to help users locate detailed information on consumer activities, contracts and grants, employment, publications, and other matters of public interest.

  9. Official languages of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    For the United Nations to select a language to be official, a majority of the 193 members need to vote in favor of it. Afterward, it is up to the respective country (or countries) of the new language to help financially support translation and interpretation services. [citation needed] [2] [better source needed]