Unv100 Week 3 Assignment

Week 3 [Write out numbers under 10] Assignment 1

[Write out numbers under 10] Article 1:

The article pertains to a woman who had serious student debt in loans of forty-thousand dollars that she owed. By chance, she found a federal program called U.S. Health Resources and Services [Do not capitalize without the complete name of the institution (unless in a citation or as the first word in a sentence)] Administration (HRSA) that she could apply for. This is a grant re-payment program which [Use "that" for a restrictive phrase (or place a comma before "which")] can help with student loans and debts. It was ["It was" is an awkward phrase if "it" is not clearly a thing] a long process, but her diligence of finalizing a month’s worth of paperwork paid off. In order to [Writing suggestion--the meaning will be the same (and less wordy) by removing "in order"] have the HRSA help with the debts that were acquired, there had to be proof that the hospital she was employed [The passive voice is a form of "be" (was) and a participle (employed). Over-use of the passive voice can make paragraphs officious and tedious to read. Try to use the active voice most often; for example, passive voice = The paper was completed on time. Active voice = the student completed the paper on time--See Center for Writing Excellence > Tutorials & Guides > Grammar & Writing Guides > Active & passive voice] at was a disproportionate share hospital which [Use "that" for a restrictive phrase (or place a comma before "which")] seemed to be the most intricate thing she had to do. After the completion of her submission, she began to receive grant money in monthly installments over ["Over" is used to describe something physically above something else (e.g., over the rainbow) or time (over a period of years); for comparisons of amount, try "more than" ] two year’s time. Following an application for a year’s extension, she was able to [Wordiness: this phrase can be simplified to one...