In The Color of Water James McBride devoted an entire chapter to his mother’s bicycle. An old-fashioned bicycle that was brought home by her late husband right before his death the bicycle was a coping instrument to his mother. She would ride the bicycle around town constantly‚ as if the constant motion would allow her to ignore what was happening in her life. The bicycle was “a huge old clunker‚ blue with white trim‚ with big fat tires and a battery-powered horn” (McBride 5). The eccentricity
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Color of Water Chapter Analysis Chapters: 13-14 The significance of these two chapters of the story revolves around the city of New York and how it fit in to both Ruth and McBride’s issues they had to deal with in their youth. Ruth’s experiences with the city were similar but yet different‚ then her son’s. When she visited New York she described it as “an eyepopper‚”(130) that consisted of so many “people rushing about‚”(130) that made it seem like everyone was “too busy to care about what
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The life story of: James McBride In the end people have the power to influence and change other people’s lives‚ in The Color of Water by James McBride; James learns many important life lessons from the people around him and in his life and how to be a leader not a follower. Perhaps the greatest influence on James is the Chicken man who teaches James to get an education‚ to help James to find determination in life‚ and not to get in to a man and woman argument if you’re not in it with them
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Crafting Thesis Statements Plain and simple Purpose: What are you writing about? (The experience the author is discussing) What is it you intend to prove? (What is being focused on explored‚ or exposed) Argument or Claim: Why is it important? The purpose and the argument will be represented in two phrases beginning with a sophisticated verb. Each phrase will be highlighted in a different color. RED = PURPOSE BLUE = ARGUMENT PURPOSE and ARGUMENT • The stem of this statement will come from the
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Jellyfish and Ocean Currents Mrs. Haske English 11 December 4‚ 2012 Outline I Introduction A. Statements about jellyfish B. Thesis statement: Jellyfish are mysterious creatures that live almost anywhere in the water and depend on ocean currents to move as well as create them. II Body A. What are jellyfish? 1. History of the jellyfish 2. Description of the jellyfish a. Where their body parts are located and what they do
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capable of killing animals over twice of their size B. Tigers are the largest members of the cat family and are renowned for their power and strength. C. Tigers have a large head with massive canine teeth and a long muscular and powerful body Thesis Statement: Tigers are fierce predators with a calculated intelligence that makes them one of the leaders out there in their natural environment‚ most people easily recognize the tiger due to the stripes found on their bodies. II. Appearance A. They
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Outline I. INTRODUCTION TOPIC: Bottled water HOOK: THESIS STATEMENT: effects on humans‚ environment and oceans BODY II. FIRST EFFECT: Humans SUPPORTING DETAILS: Bottled water has many bad things for our bodies. III. SECOND EFFECT: Environment SUPPORTING DETAILS: Bottled water has many chemicals that contaminate the environment. IV. THIRD EFFECT: Oceans SUPPORTING DETAILS: We think we recycle bottled water but they end up oceans. V. CONCLUSION: Bottled water has many effects on us and environment
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Chapters 1-3 1.Analyze why Ruth begins her narrative with “I’m dead.” Ruth begins her narrative with “I’m dead” because technically‚ she is dead to her family. They do not care for her anymore now that she has “betrayed” them. Later in the book‚ Ruth recalls‚ “When Jews say kaddish‚ they’re not responsible for you anymore. You’re dead to them. Saying kaddish and sitting shiva‚ that absolves them of any responsibility for you.” Ruth basically wants to let her readers know at the beginning that her
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University of Phoenix Material Thesis Statement and Outline What is your thesis statement? Hate Crimes have been around for years‚ and with the recent rise in them much can be done to reduce this type of crime. I. Introduction …. Hate Crimes are offenses like murder‚ robbery‚ or vandalism with the intent of discriminating against someone. These crimes are normally violent and intended to discriminate against someone else because of their race‚ color‚ or gender and more commonly now‚ their social
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Thesis Statement for Reflective Essays Should contain: 1. Event/ topic of focus 2. Event’s impact on you Example / A friend’s forgetfulness helped me see beyond my contempt of my great grandmother to contempt of myself for loving so conditionally. Are these thesis statements or not?? This past summer’s lesson was perhaps the most memorable one yet. Gazing from across the pasture to the creek‚ I realized that love is universal among earth’s creatures‚ that they all possess the
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