IV. WRITING A PARAGRAPH Compiled by B.Jolamanova 1. DEFINITION/DIFFERENTIATION A paragraph is a basic unit of organization in writing in which a group of related sentences develops one main idea. Such sentences are usually linked by logical connectives. A paragraph can be as short as one sentence or as long as ten sentences. The paragraph should be long enough to develop the main idea clearly. A paragraph may stand by itself (i.e. to answer a test question). A paragraph may also be one part of
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Night In the story‚ ‘Night’‚ author Elie Wiesel shares his most personal experiences during the Holocaust‚ during which he lost his family and many friends. As a young man‚ Eliezer’s faith in humanity and religion is shattered following the unparalleled evil perpetrated by the German’s against the Jews. In the year 1944‚ at the young age of fifteen‚ Eliezer and his family were taken from their home to the Auschwitz concentration camp‚ and then to Buchenwald where they endured unimaginable cruelty
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We were in a car on our way to the beach‚ because leatherback turtles were found and are expected to have eaten plastic and have it stuck around their body. Leatherback turtles are one of the biggest form of sea turtles. They can grow up to 2.4 meters long. I asked‚“does any of you know how big these are.” We were with 3 of us in the car. Even though it was more like a bus to fit the turtles in. The others in the ‘car’ are called James and Faith. I am the youngest of the three. I am 17 years old
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These are some of the characteristic phases of development of pre-historical humanity. Before civilization more than 9‚000 years ago‚ the people of a town that developed in Catalhoyuk grew crops‚ made weapons and tools‚ raised and domesticated sheep and goats‚ painted on walls of their homes‚ and hunted and gathered. They were an egalitarian society with life-span only lasting up to age 30-34. Then there was the Stone age which was divided into two separate eras‚ the Paleolithic and the Neolithic
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him . The y jumpe d him . Other s joine d in . Whe n the y withdrew ‚ ther e wer e tw o dea d bodie s nex t t o me ‚ th e fathe r an d th e son . I wa s sixteen . IN OU R WAGON ‚ ther e wa s a frien d o f m y father’s ‚ Mei r Katz . H e ha d worke d a s a gardene r i n Bun a an d fro m tim e t o tim e ha d brough t u s som e gree n vegetables . Les s undernourishe d tha n th e res
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Through the first paragraph‚ Thoreau declares that he wants to live a simple‚ yet purposeful life. The distinctions he makes in paragraph one are that he wants to live his life to the fullest with whatever it throws at him. The antithesis in paragraph one is in sentence one when he contrasts life and death to explain that he did not want to die to understand that he did not truly live. The word “dear” was meaning that life was precious‚ and “mean” was to explain how difficult or harsh it could be
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Enrique’s Journey Axes paragraphs 1 and 2 1 No this does not surprise me they come and take this risk for a better life‚ this is why they do these things. Even though they risk their lives just to have a better life for them and their children. Migrants usually arrive with nothing‚ men get robbed and beaten‚ and women get robbed and raped. The risks really are not worth it in my opinion. They might die trying to get to get a better life. The thought of risking your own life for others and yourself
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Writing A Comparison / Contrast Paragraph Comparison shows similarities between persons‚ places‚ things‚ ideas‚ or situations. Contrast points out the differences between persons‚ places‚ things‚ ideas‚ or situations. Two Basic Methods for Organizing Comparison / Contrast Paragraphs Block Method 1. If you let A and B stand for the two things (subjects) being compared‚ then you can use the block method in which you tell all about A‚ then tell all about B. Thus you discuss A in a block and B
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Name Date Class Period Title INDENT Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday that only happens once a year. During the month of November‚ many families get together to eat and celebrate what they are thankful for. Thanksgiving always falls on a Thursday and is usually on the 3rd or last week of the month. The holiday has been occurring for several years and is the reason most of us live in America today. INDENT First‚ I want to describe the first Thanksgiving. It was many years ago in the fall
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When you are in high school‚ six months can feel like forever. Just remember back to a week before graduation and how slow those last few days moved. I know it is hard to imagine but I dated someone for almost one year. Although there have been many life defining moments‚ deceiving Paul was by far the biggest challenge I have ever had to face. My ability to move past him affected my life in ways you cannot imagine. Paul and I became friends in the summer of 2008. At that moment‚ I felt
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