most professions continue the demand;1 A surprising amount of one's time as aeducation, advertising and marketing,student and professional is spent reportingeconomics and accounting, science andthe results of one's research projects forengineering, psychology, anthropology, thepresentation to teachers, managers, andarts and agriculture may all require regularclients. Indeed, without basic research skillsreporting of research data.and the ability to present research resultsclearly and completely, an individual willencounter many obstacles in school and onthe job. The need for some research writingability is felt nearly equally by collegestudents in all fields, engineering and scienceas well asbusiness and the humanities.Graduate study often makes great demandson the student's research-writing kills, and