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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Descriptive Paragraph One of the things that I treasure in summertime is my weekends. I start my day early‚ getting ready to ride in my boyfriend’s car‚ to pick up the boat from a friend. The boat is a camouflaged‚ flat bottom‚ twelve feet long; spray painted on one side is the name for the boat “Esox Lucius”. We get to the creek and Jake dismounts the boat‚ I help by bringing the fishing poles‚ tackle boxes and my bag down to the bank. The familiar creek where we go is not too wide‚ covered on
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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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Narrative Hair Cut An expensive barber does not necessarily cut hair better than a reasonably priced one. I used to think that a good haircut would be expensive‚ so I looked for a shop that did not have low prices. I found one and told the barber I wanted my hair cut short. He cut my hair and I went home. When I got home‚ my mother told me my head looked crooked. The barber had not bothered to make sure that the left and right sides were trimmed to the same length. When my hair grew back‚ I asked
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David Best Descriptive Paragraph Hunting has been a favorite and exciting hobby of mine all my life‚ and the excitement never seems to fade away. I hunt for turkey‚ duck‚ coyote‚ deer‚ hogs‚ and othersmall game animals. Out of everything I hunt‚ ducks would have to be at the top of the list. Every opening weekend of duck season‚ my closest friends and cousins ‚ come camping with my dad and I at the Altamaha River outside of a small town called Uvalda. I have looked forward to this weekend
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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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Process Paragraph Banana Walnut Bread One of my children’s favorite treats is homemade banana walnut bread. As long as there is a cup of milk to accompany the treat my kids are ready to eat. Most of the time my whole family makes them to enjoy quality time together. Banana walnut bread not only brings us together‚ but it provides us with a yummy treat for our dessert after dinner. Usually my wife makes sure to have enough ingredients for all four of us‚ and we make a list of any missing ingredients
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Emily Cloonan‚ Miranda Haddock‚ Ryan Getherall November 3‚ 2014 Light/Dark Paragraphs In the novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities‚ by Charles Dickens‚ the author uses light and dark to set the tone. The tone of this novel is mysterious‚ dark‚ and depressing. At the beginning of the novel‚ Dickens says “It was the season of Light‚ it was the season of Darkness‚ it was the spring of hope‚ it was the winter of despair” (7). In this quote‚ Dickens uses paradox to explain the controversy between the light and darkness throughout
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Rock Music There are three different types of rock music‚ alternative rock‚ classic rock‚ and hard rock‚ also known as metal. Alternative rock features a steady bass drum laying down the beat‚ with easy flowing guitar riffs over the top. The bass line is toned town‚ and the lyrics are sung with intensity an authority. Depending on the song‚ the guitars can either be acoustic guitars or electric guitars. Classic rock combines a steady driving bass drum sound‚ with high snare overtones‚ steady and
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ENG 112 Body Paragraph Chris McCandless‘s admirers are wrong to believe that he was a deeply honest person. At some moments in Into the Wild‚ he was not an honest person. According to Westerberg‚ a McCandless’s friend‚ said‚ “He never explained why he’d changed his name” (Krakauer 18). When McCandless decided to make a trip into the wild‚ he changed his name; he did not even bring any identification with him. During the trip‚ everybody knew about him under the name Alex. Westerberg was a friend
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