This discussion topic follows up on writing assignment #3, in which you wrote a recipe for your friend, Alice.
In this discussion topic, you will write a technical description for Alice of a device or a piece of equipment you referred to in your recipe. You will explain to Alice how the equipment or device works.
The following is the scenario for this task:
You sent your recipe to Alice after she asked you for help. This is the recipe you wrote for writing assignment #3.
Alice has written you an email message back noting that she does not own one of the pieces of equipment that you mentioned in your recipe.
You will now recommend that Alice purchase this piece of equipment. In this assignment, you will describe the piece of equipment and what it does. Your description will “market” it for Alice in order to persuade her to purchase it.
The following are some examples:
You sent Alice a recipe for making a particular soup. The recipe called for a vegetable blender. Alice has now sent you an email message stating that she does not own a vegetable blender. You will write a description of a particular vegetable blender that she should purchase.
You sent Alice a recipe for making potato wedges. The recipe calls for a potato peeler. Alice has now sent you an email message stating that she does not own a potato peeler. You will write a description of a potato peeler that she should purchase.
You sent Alice a recipe for preparing a meat dish. The recipe calls for a knife to cut the meat. Alice has now sent you an email message stating that she does not own this type of knife. You will write a description of the type of knife you are recommending that she purchase.
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