interesting than life on the farm‚ and therefore drew them away from rural communities. Notice how each supporting sentence is a cause that explains the effect mentioned in the topic sentence. In the chart below are the main ideas of the above paragraph‚ to help you understand the relationships better: EFFECT (Topic Sentence) CAUSES (Supporting Sentences) Cities have grown very large. [There are several reasons for this.] Factory jobs attracted people. (Cities have grown very large
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Alice Walker’s sociological criticism is broad in the short text “The Flowers”. The story‚ and most of Walker’s other short stories‚ rely on setting and symbolism to help further the main idea or theme of loss of innocence. More specifically‚ young innocence in this text. Walker uses limited 3rd person narration to help the reader/s develop an understanding of the main character’s (Myop’s) thoughts‚ feelings‚ knowledge‚ personality and the situations she experiences. The story focuses on this naive
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Group Adidas: Eric‚ Johnny‚ Brian‚ James‚ Regene Marketing Plan Outline 11/9/12 Executive Summary: * A change that requires consideration is buying out or merging with other brands such as Nike or Jordan like they did with Reebok. This would result in a high demand for the customers’ dream products such as Nike-Adidas‚ Adidas-Jordan‚ or Jordan-Reebok sneakers. * For example in Hockey the brands Nike and Reebok merged as did Nike and Bauer. This resulted in customers who were loyal to their
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Alice Walker’s essay “In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens‚” brings to light the histories of remarkable African American women whose legacies surpassed the bondage of slavery. Her argument incorporates her concepts of family and heritage on the shaping of individual personalities‚ and perceptions. Her intention is clearly to encourage African American women to discover their skills and abilities by learning from the past to better appreciate the present. Her argument can be seen as challenging the
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Go ask Alice The novel‚ or diary‚ deals with the downfall of a young teenage girl in America‚ and her journals over the course of two years and a few days. At the beginning of the book‚ "Alice" is a typical‚ insecure‚ middle-class teenager preoccupied with boys‚ diets‚ and popularity. Her fortunes take a sharp turn for the worse when her family moves to a new town and she finds herself less popular and more isolated than ever before. Unhappy in the new town‚ she is overjoyed to be allowed to return
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Alex Teague Language Arts outline 5-2-07 3rd period Alice Walker Outline I. Alice Walker was not only one of the most superior African American writers over the century‚ but also an activist in the civil rights movement‚ growing up in the time period where African Americans were just beginning to experience equality. In addition to her work about race‚ she wrote about the poor treatment that black women faced‚ and was often criticized for her portrayal of the black man being the
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Types of Introductory Paragraph : Causes and/or Effects Essay Type: Statistics Topic 1: Air Pollution According to world statistics‚ the level of air pollution has been steadily increasing throughout the years. Though the result is not alarming‚ it is important for us to take measures in controlling activities that lead to air pollution. Only by doing so‚ will we be able to have better quality air. Therefore‚ the first thing to do is to find out what causes air pollution and its outcomes
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Elements of a good paragraph 1. Topic Sentence – this signals to the reader what the paragraph will be about. It states the argument of the paragraph (should also include the author and title) 2. Textual Support – this is evidence (quotes) from the text that supports the argument the paragraph makes 3-Steps to using Textual Support 1. Introduce the quote – tell the situation and/or the speaker 2. Give the quote – rewrite
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what prompted this minor obsession was dearest Aunt Alice! Yes my favourite Aunt Alice all the way from Dublin‚ no less! Well it all began about 6 months ago when it came to my first foray into end of year exams – actually my chemistry final – science the bane of my life! Honestly‚ I had intended to prepare but it just came upon me -yes! Just like that! I looked up and there it was staring me in the face. And then an epiphany!!! Aunt Alice – she always comes to the rescue –ah yes the LUCK OF
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moves in one direction‚ memory in another”. This is especially true in the film‚ Still Alice‚ where the audience is shown the progression of early onset Alzheimer’s in Dr. Alice Howland‚ a linguistics professor at Columbia University‚ and mother of three. Throughout the film the audience sees the slow deterioration of Alice and it not only affects her mental state but also in her physical appearance as well. Alice is known worldwide for her intelligence and is recognized for her immense vocabulary
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