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Discourse Community Analysis Working Thesis Statement
In Virginia Tech’s department of Mechanical Engineering website, participants assert their membership in the discourse community of engineering and technology through its keen organization, its participation in research projects, and its collaboration with other institutions of higher learning. The VT Dept. of Mechanical Engineering exists to further the knowledge of students at the undergraduate level and prepare these students for either graduate school or a career as an engineer in the private sector.