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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The party of life Life is a challenge that we all must take and overcome. Like a never ending obstacle course‚ we must jump through the hurtles of work‚ run through the pain of tragedy‚ and climb up the ropes of solitude. Life never goes the way we plan it to but that is why I follow the most important law of life: It may not be the party we hoped for‚ but while we’re here‚ we should dance. When life goes wrong and pushes you down‚ it’s our job to pick ourselves up‚ brush ourselves off and keep
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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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Opening Paragraph McCandless was searching for freedom and the chance to truly become an individual. Alaska gave McCandless a place where he could be far away from everything that held him back. One of these was certain human relationships in his life. “You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships.” (Krakauer‚42) McCandless did not feel that he needed people around him to feel happy. Next Sentence One major change that McCandless had was his opinion on relationships
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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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Mishal Hasan Block 5‚ English 9 September 24‚ 2012 Ms. Baratta The Delicate Balance of Society In the short story “The Stolen Party‚” Lillian Heker uses theme to state the division of society‚ an infinitely delicate balance‚ the slightest change might shatter. The scene starts out with Rosaura and her mother‚ Herminia‚ waiting for Senora Ines as asked. Rosaura explains to her mother that the reason they are waiting is for a gift. She points towards Senora Ines giving out a gift from the
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4 PLANNING FOR URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE Olivier Toutain and S. Gopiprasad URBAN PLANNING: THE ISSUES INVOLVED U rban India today‚ faces serious challenges of growth and its management. Across geographies‚ the issues of urbanization manifest in the form of overcrowding‚ congestion‚ insufficient infrastructure‚ inadequate service provisioning—mainly in terms of drinking water‚ sanitation‚ energy‚ transport‚ solid waste management‚ environmental degradation‚ and pollution‚ etc. These‚ along with the
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In the article “Unteaching the Five-Paragraph Essay”‚ Marie Foley argues that the five-paragraph formula restrains students from actively thinking. The five-paragraph structure is still used today because teachers are continuing to teach students the formula. The formula is said to be easier to teach to a class rather than to teach individual students different patterns of organization. Foley says that the formula being taught is easier on them to teach and to grade because of how crowded the English
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Sample Research Paper Paragraph At this point in your research‚ you should already have in mind the questions that you want to answer in your research paper. For example‚ if I were writing a research paper on cloning‚ I might want to answer these questions: 1) Why are people so afraid of genetic research and cloning? And 2) Why should genetic research and cloning research be allowed to progress? (You must take a clear stance on whatever issue you choose to write about.) In answering those questions
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