Response Paragraph I really enjoyed reading Alexie’s essay. What he writes about is very expressive‚ and you get the full point of what he is trying to express. The main part that touched me is when he is explaining how he was treated‚ and what he had to go through just because he was smart‚ and wasn’t afraid to express himself. The other children would beat him up; he was looked down on‚ and also treated as an outsider because of this. Alexie didn’t care though because he knew that there was something
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A day of happy moments Pleasure is something which satisfies our senses but happiness is something deep seated. It is something which is much nearer to our soul. A hot cup of coffee on a chilly day would surely bring pleasure and not happiness. Now I shall say when I was very happy. Even from my early days‚ I used to take interest in games. My elder brothers used to take me to the sports and matches. Whenever I saw the victors receiving trophies‚ I eagerly wished that I must be on the victory
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Schindler’s list paragraph This movie gave me the first impression was that everything in the film was black and white. It made me feel depressed and horrible. The images showed that many innocent Jewish people were killed‚ and arrested as the cheap labors and slaves by Nazi. I am shocked by these inhuman actions during the holocaust. The major character named Schindler goes through the transformation as the result of this holocaust. When he is watching the evacuation ‚suddenly a little girl in
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By the Waters of Babylon (Paragraph) In the short story‚ “By the Waters of Babylon‚” the human quest for knowledge is sometimes dangerous but cannot be extinguished. John understands that the only way to gain more knowledge is to explore the world around him even though such expedition involves great risks. During the conversation between John and his father‚ he expresses his true thoughts about himself. He feels the need to finally go on a journey to fulfill his burning desire for more insight
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PIE paragraph model do help me a lot in how to develop a paragraph reasonably and logically. Before I learned the PIE paragraph model‚ my writing process was blindly and desultorily. After given a topic‚ I just slightly thought of what it was and what it might concern about‚ and then I wrote them down without even placing them in an organized order‚ making my paragraph unpersuasive and unfocused. Even more‚ though it was so “improvisational”‚ I didn’t revise it‚ and fragments and run-ons would not
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The introductory paragraph has to be interesting enough to convince the reader to continue reading while also stating some of the main points of the essay. It is just as important as the thesis statement. Much like the thesis statement‚ the introductory paragraph sets the tone and the reader’s frame of mind for the essay. The introductory paragraph should to support the thesis statement and vice-versa. It need to be well thought out and complement the essay. For this reason‚ it isn’t uncommon for
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Shelly K. Monk AC1209080 EN120 English Composition I Assignment 6 Two Paragraph Essay 10/31/2012 A Special or Unusual Person Being strong can be defined in so many ways. The strongest person I ever knew was my dad. My dad was the typical retired marine‚ he was strict and very detailed‚ but when it came to my sister and I‚ some would say he was a big teddy bear. He was strong in his faith in God and church. No matter what dilemmas or complications came
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Daryl Turner Harrison Bergeron Paragraph No it would not be beneficial if society got rid of all competition‚ which really applies with sports. Sports is all about competition and someone trying to beat out someone for a higher ranking. But if we outlaw all competition from today’s society then a lot of sports would be very spiritless. For example‚ when I watch a football game I want to feel very anxious when my favorite team is down by one point and there’s only 10 seconds in the game. But
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English 111-42 22 September 2012 Cinderella’s Happy Ending In the essay Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior‚ Elisabeth Panttaja‚ she speaks about the fairy tale of Cinderella having a happy ending and successful in the story. The author explains how Cinderella is not so motherless; instead‚ her deceased mother is with her through the whole the story. The author wants the readers to understand that Cinderella is well mothered and she has a happy ending. Panttaja explains how Cinderella has defeated
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interesting than life on the farm‚ and therefore drew them away from rural communities. Notice how each supporting sentence is a cause that explains the effect mentioned in the topic sentence. In the chart below are the main ideas of the above paragraph‚ to help you understand the relationships better: EFFECT (Topic Sentence) CAUSES (Supporting Sentences) Cities have grown very large. [There are several reasons for this.] Factory jobs attracted people. (Cities have grown very large
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