Keli Cannon Dr. Joan Swinney WR 121; Writing Project 1 5 October‚ 2011 WC: 757 Decisions Humility is a puzzling concept. Being aware of my own shortcomings‚ accepting myself for who I am and for who I am not. Realizing that I am the only person who is there for me all of the time. I’m my own worst enemy. I’m my own best friend. I have spent my entire life putting everyone else first. Sacrificing my own wants and needs to accommodate those I love and even those who I felt the slightest
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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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Background You’ve applied for a specific job in your field of study. The Human Resources Department arranges an interview and tells you to bring with you a polished piece of writing for them to evaluate your writing skills. The paragraph must describe one particular experience you’ve had that inspired you or guided you to choose the type of position for which you applied. Your audience is your potential employer and your purpose is to show you have thought carefully about what and/or
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Alyssa Petsinis ENG-1D1 Mrs. Kok March 23rd 2015 Comparison Paragraph between The Quiet American and Oryx and Crake. Throughout life there are people who thirst and hunger for power‚ and people who strive to survive off of it. Often people let power consume them creating selfish tendencies that may result in bringing chaos and suffering to the people around them. This behavior may cause destruction to the foundation of many societies all for the benefit of an individual’s selfish desires. In
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Five Paragraph Essay Checklist Please review these tips before you turn in your final essay: 1. Please review the Scoring Rubric (this is used by all HCC English instructors to grade ENGL 111 essays) and the Essay Editing Worksheet as checklists for your essay. Copy and Paste the Scoring Rubric to the bottom of your essay before turning it in for a grade. Essays turned in without the Scoring Rubric at the bottom will receive -5 points off. 2. Have you headed your essay in MLA format? Please review
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Shrinking Paragraph Template The Shrinking Paragraph: A Summarization Strategy What is a summary and what does it mean to summarize? Summarizing is how we take larger selections of text and reduce them to the bare essentials. Summarizing means including only the most important information. A summary tells the main idea of the text. Step One: Evaluate the headlines and organizational pattern of the two articles. Article One: Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Human Rights Headline: Burma (officially
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Paragraph 1 I have applied for a position as a Medical Transcriptionist at Arrowhead Hospital to get back into the medical field. When I graduated from High School‚ I decided that I wanted to be a Medical Assistant. At that time‚ I was employed by a company that was in the business of building houses. Once I graduated with my Associates Degree in Medical Assisting‚ I decided that I wanted to take my medical career further and continued my education with a course in Surgical Technology. Upon
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The Gap of Two Experiences and the Problem of Gender Inequality In two passages‚ Virginia Woolf describes her experience at a two cafeterias‚ one for a men’s college‚ and the other for a women’s college. Virginia Woolf uses complex diction‚ imagery and detail to convey her negative attitude towards women’s place in society. She also uses contrasting sentence lengths (short and long)‚ tones (awe and formulaic)‚ and imagery (vivid and bland) to help convey her attitude. Both passages contrast each
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his way to spend the night.” I sensed tension when the narrator identified his wife’s friend by his visual impairment and not by his first name. For me‚ this created suspicions of prejudice and possibly some underlying jealousy. Within the first paragraph‚ my suspicions of tension were confirmed by the narrator stating his lack of excitement of the blind man’s visit. Throughout the story the narrator’s
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that this will help the children in their academic career. Other side: Others feel that homework is mostly useless. Thesis: This essay will examine the positive and negative aspects of homework and discuss its benefits for schoolchildren. Body Paragraph 1: (For) Topic: There are several advantages to homework‚ if it is given in the correct amounts and at the right time. Reason 1: First of all‚ students do need some practice of new material learned in school. Supporting Detail 1:They need to sit
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