Walden Questions on Rhetoric and Style 7. What paradox does Thoreau develop concerning the railroad in paragraph 2? 8. Paragraph 3 begins with a rhetorical question. How effectively does the rest of the paragraph answer it? 9. Discuss the meaning of the phrase “starved before we are hungry” in sentence 2 of paragraph 3. 10. Compare the probable rhetorical effect of paragraph 4 at the time it was written (1854—pre-Civil War‚ pre-technological communication) with its effect today
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Self-Identity: The Positives and Negatives Is self- identity created over time‚ or are we born with it? Self identity‚ also known as self concept‚ self perspective or self construction refers to how a person views themselves. Rebecca J. North and William B. Swann are both professors at University of Texas in Austin‚ Texas. In their article “Self Verification 360 degrees: Illuminating the Light and Dark Sides” they explain the self verification theory. North and Swann explain‚ “Self verification
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Self-defense Nowadays violence can happen anywhere‚ anytime‚ and to anybody. In fact‚ it is overwhelmingly likely that some of you will become the targets of violence in the future. The purpose I am here is to help you prepare for it. Today‚ I’ll show you three strategies of self-defense that can help you protect yourself and escape from dangerous situations. The first strategy of self-defense is avoiding dangerous people and dangerous places. The primary goal of self-defense is to avoid becoming
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Aidan Marchetti March 18th 2015 Ms. Muhilly English 4A B Block Body Paragraph As the creature comes to sense of his reality and the essence of human nature‚ the creature learns of his creators‚ himself‚ and those that surround him. At the start of the novel Victor creates the creature as his own. The creation comes to life but he seems to refuse to accept his obligations to it. Victor pushes the creator away‚ providing him no shelter‚ no love‚ no remorse. This is the start of the creatures mindset of he is a bad person
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Descriptive Paragraph 28‚ January‚ 2012 Nia Nia is my wife and I’s female Pitt Bull dog. She weighs about forty eight pounds‚ and stands approximately two feet high‚ and is twelve years old. Nia‚ has a unique fur coat‚ she is brindle and white. Nia’s‚ brindle fur coat is a black and brownish gold pattern. The right side of her face is solid white and the left side is a beautiful brindle. The two colors are evenly and perfectly split down the middle of her face‚ which makes her look like she
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Youer than You.” Throughout a teens life self-worth is an essential aspect of becoming a content adult. Obviously‚ there will be multiple impending obstacles that a teen is going to have to face and weave themselves trough. The young generation should never lose sense of who they are and what they positively want‚ especially in a society where a specific variety of people are viewed as “perfect” or at the very least satisfactory. Wither to obtain or not obtain self-worth is a grave choice in an adolescent’s
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TYPES OF PARAGRAPHS Descriptive Paragraphs Descriptive Paragraph – usually offers a description of people‚ places‚ object or scenes. Tips for writing a good descriptive paragraph: • Use sensory details such as sights‚ sounds‚ smells‚ tastes‚ feelings and textures to create vivid images in the reader’s mind. Try to rely on sense memories of a specific experience to call to mind these details. • Use spatial order to create a clear visual image of a person‚ place‚ object‚
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What is a paragraph? * A collection of related sentences dealing with one topic What are the parts of a paragraph? * Topic sentence The topic sentence is the sentence that tells the main ideas of the whole paragraph. This sentence is usually the first sentence in the paragraph. * Body The body of a paragraph has sentences with information that supports the topic sentence. It is important to remember that every sentence in the body must be connected in some way to the topic sentence. *
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Five-Paragraph Essay 4/2/2012 5th Hour Swoosh If you have ever had any Nike products you would understand the feeling I had the first time I tried on new Nike shoes and a dri fit shirt. For this reason‚ I believe Nike is the best sports brand for any athlete on and off of the court or field because of style‚ comfort‚ and performance. First‚ Nike clothing and shoes are always extremely comfortable. They are so highly renowned for their shoes being comfortable that many
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Marigolds Paragraph Most of the time‚ there’s a moment in life where one realizes that they have lost their innocence and gained compassion in the absence. “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier shows how one young girl changed from a child to a young adult through her life experiences. Lizabeth is a 14 year old girl living in poverty with her parents‚ her 11 year old brother Joey‚ Miss Lottie and her son‚ and the neighborhood kids. As the leader of her group of friends‚ Lizabeth takes part in throwing
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