Passive voice bothers me and sucks the life out of material. Academics, politicians and other bureaucrats LOVE passive voice. My students seem to like it too. At least that’s what their papers indicate.
Examples:
“As Americans, we tend to be frowned upon.”
“A new collection of her nonfiction has just been released.”
Just say WHO did/does/is doing WHAT, and say it first:
“French people tend to frown upon Americans visiting Paris.”
“Random House just released a new collection of Toni Morrison’s nonfiction work.”
I like this page because it offers more examples and advice, and has a quiz. Doesn’t everyone like a quiz?
Observe and report 
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