Letter X Summary

After reading the civil engineer’s original letter on page 17 of Allyn & Bacon, with the one-sentence summary on page 42, it was easy to compare these works and notice that both are about the same subject, but they differ on how they are written. On the original letter the engineer explained and gave examples of each topic that he is approaching. On the summary, as the proper name says, it is summarizing; it is general, vague and without further explanations and examples. It provides only the main point of the discussion.

In the letter, the engineer starts telling to the editor that he doesn’t agree with an editorial posted by him and already giving previous reasons why he doesn’t agree. Along the letter the engineer explains how that model would be inefficient, such as materials, weather and location, and to be even more reliable, the engineers makes use of technical language and show that he is a professional in this area, having knowledge and experience enough to prove his statements.

Both articles are understandable, but how the letter is more explained in detail, it is easier to understand and believe in the writer. In the case of the summary, it is not possible to trust a hundred percent in the article at the first time, as it has a lack of information. Therefore, making the thesis statement weak it was necessary to make some researches by your own in order to get a background and understand the situation, later on, turning the article a reliable and understandable piece with a logical point.