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===Style & Tone===
===Style & Tone===
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| ''Because of this double standard, countries such as France, Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands have banned people concealing their identity in public completely.''
| ''Because of this conflicting standard,  [...]''
| The term double-standard should be replaced
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| ''Aisha even started a war against her old enemy Ali, causing ten thousand Muslims to kill each other in one day.''
| ''Aisha began a war against Ali that resulted in ten thousand fatalities in one day.''
| Avoid writing in an emotional, dramatic style. State the facts and nothing else. This is what the reader wants to know.
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===Content===
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| ''Because of this double standard, countries such as France, Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands have banned people concealing their identity in public completely.''
| ''Because of this conflicting standard,  [...]''
| The term double-standard should be replaced
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| ''Time would show that Aisha was confident, spirited, strong-willed and highly intelligent – she had indeed “some of the qualities of Khadijah”.''
| ''Time would show that Aisha was confident, spirited, strong-willed and highly intelligent – she had indeed “some of the qualities of Khadijah”.''
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| Once again we're drawing conclusions that are not present in the original text.
| Once again we're drawing conclusions that are not present in the original text.
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| ''Aisha even started a war against her old enemy Ali, causing ten thousand Muslims to kill each other in one day.''
| ''Aisha began a war against Ali that resulted in ten thousand fatalities in one day.''
| Avoid writing in an emotional, dramatic style. State the facts and nothing else. This is what the reader wants to know.
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| ''Juwayriya was sweet-natured, charming and as alluringly beautiful as a fairy; men became infatuated with her at first sight.''
| ''Juwayriya was sweet-natured, charming and as alluringly beautiful as a fairy; men became infatuated with her at first sight.''
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