In Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ there are multiple role models who help Maya through her hardships. Momma‚ Mrs. Flowers and Miss. Kirwin impacted her by their actions. Momma remains tranquil and patient during the difficult times of being downgraded because of their race. Mrs. Flowers helps Maya out of her silence‚ giving Maya another opportunity to be herself again. Maya’s favorite teacher‚ Miss. Kirwin respects her without judgements. These three women allow Maya to view her
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Classification of Paragraph The purpose of a classification paragraph is to clearly define something and place it in a group according to some basis or rule so that it only fits in one group. In order to be successful at this you have to be very detailed. The same information can be classified into more than one category‚ but the classification paragraph sticks to one basis of classification. The topic sentence has two parts: the topic‚ and the basis of classification‚ which is the controlling
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Process Paragraph What is a process? A process is continuous series of steps that produces a result. When you write a process analysis paragraph‚ you explain how to do something or how something works. Therefore‚ there are two actual processes: directional process and informational process. In both cases process analysis explains the process by breaking it down into a fixed order of detailed steps. Your process analysis paragraph should: 1- have a title 2- begin with the introduction
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[pic] I. The Text. 1. The original text : Money – Important or not? + Source : : Snow‚ R. Money - Important or Not?. Retrieved April 5th ‚2011‚ from http://EzineArticles.com/6059365 + Word count : 546. The author : Ray Snow Money - Important or Not? A There are many people that think that we are too dependent on money in our society today. They say that people are living their lives around money. Some even go so far as to say that people that are debt free and do not owe money on anything
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unjust of segregation in America. Civilisation by Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe in 1964 uses heavy contrast between her people’s traditional culture and the new Western life they were forced into. Caged Bird in 1969 and Still I Rise in 1978 both by Maya
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A PARAGRAPH Unity in paragraph Unity in the paragraph means oneness of idea. A good paragraph possesses unity when all the sentences develop the main idea. Unity in the paragraph is achieved by the use of (1) a topic sentence with its controlling idea (2) supporting details‚ and (3) a clinching sentence. Coherence in the paragraph The word "coherence" derived from "cohere" literally means "to hold together". If the sentences in the paragraph should relate to the topic
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1920s paragraphs In the 1920s Canada improved as a nation‚ some of the things that improved the nation were the great economy‚ the inventions from Canada‚ and also women’s rights. These 3 paragraphs explain why these things improved Canada as a nation. The economy in the 1920s was “booming” which is one of the reasons the 20s are also known as “the roaring 20s “. Some of the reasons the economy was so good in the 20s was because the war had just ended‚ jobs were plentiful‚ and America
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Bill Katin German 59 3-12-2014 Paragraph 175 Paragraph 175 is a documentary about the homosexuals that were singled and killed for being who they were. Most of them had resided in Berlin during the 1920’s and during that time that’s what the town was known for homosexuals until the Nazi’s came into power. When I watched the movie Paragraph 175 my first reaction was disbelief in the regards of how they were treated. I got teary eyed for the simple fact that these grown men and the exception
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PARAGRAPH BY PROCESS Process Signal words Context Clues PARAGRAPH BY DESCRIPTION Description Signal Words Figures of Speech Among the signal words to denote time sequence are: first‚ second‚ third‚ next‚ until‚ then‚ later‚ while‚ to begin‚ to start‚ at the end‚ afterwards‚ soon‚ meanwhile‚ eventually‚ subsequently‚ lastly‚ finally‚ and so on. Context Clues are hints provided by the words and the sentences surrounding the unfamiliar word. What Is a Description Paragraph? Preferably
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Nov 16‚2013 1. Emerson begins his second paragraph with “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string‚” (as cited in Langan‚ 2014) What does he mean by this? Why do you think he placed the quote this early in the essay? Explain (1)I feel that Emerson’s quote “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to its own string‚” Is implying‚ whatever you set your mind too you can accomplish. “Every heart vibrates to its own Iron string‚” Is implying that everyone is different; we go about doing
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