FIRST PARAGRAPHS First paragraphs are fundamental to the story and need to "hook" the reader in. If the first paragraph doesn’t grab you‚ then why would you read further? The first paragraph is where you are introduced to the tone of the story and sets the stage by introducing the main character(s) and giving information to entice us to continue reading. Three stories that have strong first paragraphs that draw us in and help us understand the character and story are: "A Sick Call" by Morley
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Rubric for a Well-Written Paragraph Categories of Performance: Beginner (1) Basic (2) Intermediate (3) Advanced (4) Tone The tone is inappropriate for the writing purpose. The tone shifts from formal to informal and is not consistent. The tone shifts occasionally from formal to informal‚ or vice versa. The appropriate tone is used consistently. Opening sentence The sentence is incomplete and does not state the main idea. The sentence is complete‚ but does not state the main idea. The sentence
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English 101 Descriptive Paragraph 8/27/2013 On April 15th‚ 2013‚ 117th Boston Marathon took an ugly‚ sad turn for the worst. I am a reporter for Channel 7 news; I was scheduled to cover the Boston Marathon this year a job I wasn’t too thrilled about since I had no interest in the story. Little did I know this story would change my life and be the most horrific story I would ever cover. I gave the runners some time to cool off before I made my way to the winners to get an interview
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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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Section 2- Multi-paragraph Are We Raising the Morally Illiterate Kids? We are raising morally illiterate kids? I am agreed with her thesis. This is the main thing she is telling in her thesis and also she has used many persuasive techniques like alliteration‚ point of view‚ emotional language‚ ironic situations etc very effectively. In today’s world‚ most of the children are not aware of morally teachings. They are lack of them. They don’t know how to behave with elders‚ with their fellow students
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Romeo and Juliet – Literary Paragraph In Romeo and Juliet‚ each character has a specific role and for the main character‚ Romeo‚ seems to be the one who changes the most. Romeo changes throughout the play as he is constantly become mature. As Romeo’s thoughts‚ feelings and actions have revealed his great changes among all other characters. According to the play‚ Romeo presented three palpable changes as the followings‚ he gets over Rosaline right after meeting Juliet‚ his hatred towards Tybalt
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Writing Introduction paragraphs for comparative essays I. Comparison of the theories of K. Marx and S. Freud: Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud are obviously two of the most influential thinkers of modern times. Both developed enormously important and comprehensive views of human nature and society‚ theories which have exerted a major and continuing influence on the way we think about ourselves and our fellow citizens. Of particular importance for us are the views of these two thinkers about the nature of evil
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Zinn 5 Paragraph Essay In “A People’s History of the United States‚” by Howard Zinn‚ Zinn states “To emphasize the heroism of Columbus and his successors as navigators and discovers‚ and to deemphasize their genocide‚ is not a technical necessity but an ideological choice. It serves-unwittingly-to justify what was done‚” this quote is true to all extent. True‚ Columbus and his followers founded Central America‚ but they were obviously not the first or the “native” Americans would have not been
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Usher II Analysis Paragraph In “Usher II” the author provides examples of allusion in order for the readers to visualize the setting of the story. In the story Stendahl wasn’t happy with the government burning all the books down. When Mr. Bigelow came to see the house he said that he thought the government did was the right thing. Stendahl got mad at him and told him to get out of the house before something happens. “ Tweedledum following Tweedledee‚ Mock-Turtle‚ Dormouse‚ drowned bodies from
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Priya Rajkumar #12 8B Ms. Pasion Composition 16‚ February ‚ 2016 Body Paragraph # 1 (revised) One reason for why Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ is sane‚ is that his madness only manifests itself when he is in the presence of selective characters. Hamlet even says himself that he is only "mad in craft" [Shakespeare III.iv.188-199]. Hidden amongst the associates in question‚ exists his cowardly uncle‚ Claudius--the man responsible for the death of Hamlet’s father and Gertrude‚ his unfaithful mother
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