 Exercise
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Editing Prose Texts (Return to the Unit 3 Table of Contents) Instructions:
Text 1: Business correspondence to stay competitive the Motor Division must reduce costs without compromising quality one possible area for this reduction is the production of the differential side gear currently the ceramic insert used to finish the gear has a low endurance level if an insert with a better durability can be used we can reduce costs on drive train production for this reason I have tested a new insert developed by General Electric (GE) which was laminated with cubic boron nitride (borazon) to determine the insert's durability I took measurements made observations and recorded data I used this procedure to determine the average and maximum tool adjustment frequency my procedures results conclusions and recommendations are detailed in the report from the results of my testing I found that it is presently uneconomical to use the borazon inserts however the attached report recommends that we continue testing the borazon inserts using a coolant to keep the variation in temperature to a minimum and that we determine the cause of the better backface edge durability continued testing may yet prove the durability of the GE insert
Text 2: Narrative Summary having fled the military upon the discovery of the body of Manuel his tiny brother Miguel Mapa has been detained after attempting to pass false papers at the U.S.-Mexican border at Brownsville shocked by the sight of his mother Miguel Mapa himself is plarming to escape on the same bus and has been unaware of his mother's incarceration until he sees her in the line of the morning's deportees he regrets his role in the horrible tragedies of his family and he runs to her seeking reconciliation even though he is aware that two Guatemalan agents are workingtheir way through the detainees to execute him fearing however that her son is preparing toattack her the distraught mother summons courage to confront him to tell him what he has done even if it takes her dying breath venting almost three years of pent up guilt and grief Miguel Mapa flings himself at her feet begging forgiveness at that moment Maria experiences the consummation of her own spiritual journey when she recognizes the "voices" of her departed family accepting her son's confession Maria' s faith is restored she blesses Miguel Mapa and then boards the bus for deportation returning to a Guatemala on the eve of peace negotiations between the moribund government the heretofore implacable military and the pesky URNG the coalition of guerrilla insurgents
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