Based on my experience of writing‚ writing a five paragraph essay was the key success of writing the perfect essay. But in the essay “Breaking the Five-Paragraph Theme Barrier” by Thomas Nunnally‚ we are told that writing a five paragraph essay was to help “ learn the principles of effective composition‚ principles that can be applied to any writing task‚ not to master a single format that will answer all their writing needs.” (70-71) In other words‚ learning to write in this format helped students
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April 15‚ 2014 English 30-1 Indian Horse “Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn‚ so that we see ourselves as we really are.” Adversity implies difficulties‚ trouble and misfortune as it tests the potential of man and strengthens his spirit of self confidence. In the novel Indian Horse written by Richard Wagamese there are many circumstances where the main character Saul is forced to overcome the adversity in which
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Mary Hyland 11/18/14 P.3 Poem Reaction Paragraphs Emily Dickinson: “Success Is Counted Sweetest” This poem brought about a reaction in me of true success. The message is those who succeed‚ never truly appreciate success: only those who fail‚ or who lack something‚ can truly appreciate the joy if they had succeeded. The poet says “those who ne’er succeed” genuinely value success‚ or as she says‚ “They “count” it “sweetest”. Dickinson also states the members of the victorious army
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Rocking Horse Winner-Analysis “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people‚ eager for money‚ have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” (1 Timothy 6:10) I am sure many people‚ whether you attend church or not‚ are familiar with this passage of scripture from the Bible. It states that the love of money will eventually lead to self destruction. I think that this is the central theme in “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence
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Samples of descriptive paragraphs: Sample 1.The sample below is an opening paragraph from a student essay on the development of entertainment media. In it‚ she describes TV-watching in her family to make a point about how central TV was as a form of entertainment in the 60’s. (1) As I was growing up in the 60’s‚ television was the only entertainment my family knew of the electronic sort. (2) The 7 o’clock nightly news was such an important part of our family that my dad knocked a wall down and
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Exemplification Paragraph My grandmother is perhaps the most frugal person I have had as a guiding hand in my life. She is absolutely amazing at cooking‚ making it an easy decision for her to stay home and make a delicious home cooked meal‚ as opposed to spending her hard earned money at the local diner. “There is nothing better than enjoying the fruits of your labor.” seemed to be my grandmothers catchphrase. She would come home and spend her lunch breaks tending to a medium sized garden
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Body Paragraph 2 In 1984 the Party uses various tactics to manipulate the inhabitants of Oceana as well as those of Nazi Germany. A common form of control in both the Party and the Nazi empire was the use of children for fulfilling the will of their respective government. In Orwell’s novel 1984 Winston claims that‚ “It was almost normal for people over thirty to be frightened of their own children. And with good reason‚ for hardly a week passed in which the Times did not carry a paragraph describing
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What Is a Paragraph? WRIT 1044 What Is a Paragraph? Paragraphs are clusters of information supporting an essay’s main point (in works of fiction‚ they advance the action or develop the characters). Paragraphs need to be clearly focused‚ well developed‚ organized‚ coherent‚ and a manageable length – generally 5-8 sentences. See page 81 in your textbook! How Do You Begin? Each paragraph should begin with what is called a topic sentence – a one-sentence summary of the argument
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Victorian Paragraphs Immigrants and Natives Living in Canada No matter where you lived‚ your social class always stayed the same‚ which was unfortunately the case for immigrants and first nation’s people in Canada. Immigrants coming to Canada were hoping for one of two things: their own land‚ and freedom of class. Most new immigrants to Canada were from Europe‚ but mainly Ireland and Scotland. The living conditions were the same in Canada as they were in Europe. The poor stayed poor‚ and the
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Narrative Paragraph Each person is different‚ so it varies on each individual. Usually‚ one has to practice whatever it is they are trying to learn. For example‚ if playing a game you should read instructions if there are any. Retaining this information is one step in the process of learning the game. Once you actually ’play’ the game you get an understanding of it. After this is accomplished‚ you may continue ’practicing’ until you are satisfied with your progress. So‚ let me tell a story of my
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