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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optimum growth of the corn. Corn varieties come in the dozens‚ from waxy corn to sweet corn to dent and flint corn. Choosing the variety you want to plant is the last step in this easy and productive process. Yellow corn can be planted early in the season and has tough‚ large kernels. Corn
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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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Developing Unified and Coherent Paragraphs A paragraph is unified when every sentence develops the point made in the topic sentence. It must have a single focus and it must contain no irrelevant facts. Every sentence must contribute to the paragraph by explaining‚ exemplifying‚ or expanding the topic sentence. In order to determine whether a paragraph is well developed or not‚ ask yourself: "What main point am I trying to convey here?" (Topic sentence) and then "Does every sentence clearly relate
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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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Spring brings many wonderful things when living in Utah. It brings new life to plants and animals‚ it brings rain showers that last for hours‚ and it brings my favorite of the four seasons. Once the snow melts‚ we are able to go outside in the sun that we haven’t seen for months and enjoy all of the activities we love. I have always been a baseball player and all baseball players know that spring is the start of a new season. My first year in high school I was extremely nervous to go to tryouts that
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Classification of Paragraph A paragraph has nine classifications. Each of these paragraphs has its own characteristics. Narrative paragraphs are usually written in a chronological order. It reveals what a reader should learn from a particular story. The narrative makes the reader more involved‚ helps an idea get across or feels emotionally about it. It needs to explain who is in the story‚ tell what is happening and when it happened. The topic sentence should be clear so that the reader knows
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NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH The toddler climbed laboriously up onto the stool‚ determined to “help” her mother. But her mother did not notice; she was far too busy with the frantic preparations for the birthday party. Ten three-year-olds and their mothers coming for an afternoon of treats‚ games and face painting: a herald of another party‚ ten years from now‚ when make up would be the order of the day‚ the child’s father had observed. As the mixer whirred and the dishwasher swished and the oven beeped
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The Rainy Season In Bangladesh 68 rate or flag this pageTweet By Moktadir Muddy Road Flood Dirty water The Rainy season is one of the six seasons. It comes after the summer. Ashar and Shrabon are the months of the rainy seasons. In fact rain sets in our country in the middle of june and lasts up to the middle of September. In the rainy season the sky is overcast with deep black clouds. The sun can hardly be seen. The rivers are full to the brim. If there is sufficient rain‚ the
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Analysis of “Doe Season” The short story‚ “Doe Season” written by David Michael Kaplan is about a young girl’s loss of innocence and hesitation towards womanhood. In this story‚ the protagonist‚ an eight year old girl joins in on a hunting trip with her father and some friends. During this trip‚ Andy learns that being one of the boys may not be what she aspires after all. A few literary elements Kaplan uses helps readers better understand the story while reading such as‚ the characters‚ setting
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