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Our notion that only poets and novelists have to write is unrealistic, and many of us foolishly object to taking courses in writing. College students going into business think their secretaries will do their writing for them, however young business people seldom have private secretaries. Students going into the technical or scientific fields may think that writing is something they seldom have to do, but this attitude shows a naive faith in the competency of their secretaries. Practicing engineers and scientists say they spend half of their time writing memos and reports. Other things being equal, a person in any field who can express ideas clearly is sure to succeed.