purposes are summary‚ analysis‚ synthesis‚ and evaluation. The purpose of the paragraph is why the writer is writing the paragraph in the first place. The writer is sharing their ideas‚ stories‚ experiences‚ information‚ and the purpose for writing. If there was no purpose of the paragraph‚ the writer would not need to write it. The audience is an individual or a group of people who the writer is trying to address the paragraph to. The writer wants to try to bring the right mood to the audience
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carefully selected details. Each of the five paragraphs below responds‚ in its own way‚ to the guidelines in How to Write a Descriptive Paragraph. The writers (three of them students‚ two of them professional authors) have selected a belonging or a place that holds special meaning to them‚ identified that subject in a clear topic sentence‚ and then described it in detail while explaining its personal significance. In the following paragraph‚ observe how the writer moves clearly from a description
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curb gang membership. First of all‚ parents can help curb gang membership by talking to their child about the negative consequences of gang behaviors‚ getting to know their child’s friends and their parents‚ monitoring their child’s online activity‚ and by setting firm limits with their child (Parents’ Guide‚ 2015). By being firm with expectations and being clear that‚ as their parent‚ you disapprove of gangs‚ this can help prevent gang membership (Parents’ Guide‚ 2015). Parents also curb gang membership
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In Deep River‚ Ōtsu has a belief that God is omnipotent enough to encompass all religions; thus‚ he calls Him as an Onion because an onion symbolizes several layers of mystery. In the conservative sense of the noun “Christian‚” Ōtsu is too radical and open-minded. Of course‚ identifying oneself as a Christian is more about what you do‚ and less what one preaches. In that sense‚ Ōtsu dies as a Christian. He goes to India and helps find the dead and dying in order to carry the bodies to the River
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Gang Essay Gangs are groups of usually three or more people that have a common cause or characteristic and identify themselves as a member of their particular gang. A gang may have a certain way of dressing or putting their hair up so that they can be easily identified. Other things that gangs may use to identify themselves are jewelry- rings have a double purpose‚ they act like brass knuckles and look cool‚ tattoos with the gang’s symbol or motto‚ and hand signs. As mentioned before‚ gangs will
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Since the beginning of time‚ youth groups or gangs have been in existence. These groups have had many negative effects on society for many years. These youth groups or gangs‚ as they are commonly called‚ have participated in many criminal and illegal acts that have plagued society. They have been stereotyped with such negative names as rowdies‚ bad kids‚ troublemakers‚ and many other mischievous names. Some of the earliest records of gangs date back to the fourteenth and fifteenth century in
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can become a gang member. Gang members come from every social class‚ can be of both genders‚ and of most ethnic or religious groups. They can also be found in the most unexpected places. According to The National Gang Center‚ in the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth‚ the racial ethnic differences in the proportion of who joined gangs were not as large as previous research had suggested. About 12 percent of Hispanic and black youth‚ respectively‚ reported having joined a gang by age 17‚ versus
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Gangs‚ Turfs‚ Youth & Affiliations When was the last time you were able to turn on the news and not hear about some sort of violent act? Crime and gangs is a growing concern amongst most cities‚ and street gangs are behind a lot of the trouble. Gangs have plagued the streets for centuries and there is no stopping the urge to commit such hideous crimes. Gangs grow from recruiting young kids but what makes a kid decide to join a crime filled lifestyle? Gang violence has been a problem for many
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estimating that in 2009‚ “there are approximately one million gang members [in the United States]. (“Gangs Timeline.” n.p.). A million is way too high of a number‚ and since researchers made that estimate‚ the number of Americans in gangs has surely grown. The United States is caught in a downward spiral heading towards gangs having complete control of not only the inner cities‚ but the expansion of gangs makes the threat of gang violence in American suburbia a likely part of the future if something
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Descriptive Paragraph One of the things that I treasure in summertime is my weekends. I start my day early‚ getting ready to ride in my boyfriend’s car‚ to pick up the boat from a friend. The boat is a camouflaged‚ flat bottom‚ twelve feet long; spray painted on one side is the name for the boat “Esox Lucius”. We get to the creek and Jake dismounts the boat‚ I help by bringing the fishing poles‚ tackle boxes and my bag down to the bank. The familiar creek where we go is not too wide‚ covered on
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