Selecting the More Effective Topic Sentence completed Total score: 7 out of 10‚ 70% {draw:rect} Top of Form {draw:frame} {draw:frame} {draw:frame} {draw:frame} {draw:frame} {draw:frame} {draw:frame} {draw:rect} _. Over-the-counter herbal supplements seem perfectly harmless to many consumers‚ who may take them just about as seriously as the flavorings a cook adds to a pot of spaghetti sauce. The promotion of herbal supplements as “natural” adds to the perception that these supplements
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On the very first page of The Color Purple‚ the reader encounters strong words and difficult concepts. The book unfolds into a series of letters from Celie to her sister Nettie‚ as well as some diary entries. The book talks mostly about Celie’s life. We learn that in the beginning of the novel Celie is raped by her father. Another thing we learn is that Celie’s mother is ill and therefor is unable to care for her family. Celie‚ the narrator‚ is a poor and uneducated‚ 14 year-old African American
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Unexpectedly Pleasurable; When Human Reactions Positively Change Perception.‚ Mama Johnson came to a new understanding of Maggie in “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker and Sanderson realized that his disabled father can take control in “Batman and Robin have an Altercation” by Stephen King; The revelation of Mama Johnson is stronger and her new belief will be more enduring. Contrarily to King’s story‚ “Everyday Use” is not showing characters having a usual day or usual commitments but‚ a rendezvous
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Different perspectives of Heritage What is heritage? Heritage is the traditional achievements and beliefs that are part of a family history. The perspective of a family heritage depends on how each individual values it. In “Everyday Use‚” Alice Walker uses the narrator Mama to describe Dee and Maggie different views of their heritage. The most valued symbol that signified their heritage were quilts. These special quilts were handmade by Grandma Dee‚ Big Dee‚ and Mama. Scraps from Grandma Dee dresses
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker is a very controversial novel‚ which many people found to be very offensive. It is basically the struggle for one woman’s independence. The main character in The Color Purple is Celie a coloured woman with little or no education at all. She is one who has been used and abused by all the men in her life‚ and because of these men‚ she has very little courage or ambition in her life. She has so little courage‚ that all she wants to do is just survive. Through the various
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ENGLISH 7 Language NAME: _______________________YEAR AND SECTION: _________________DATE: _____________________ I. Decide whether each of the following word groups is a sentence or a sentence fragment. If the word group is a sentence‚ write S on the line provided. If it is a sentence fragment‚ write F. _________ 1. Taking a canoe trip in Canada. _________ 2. Sufficient food for a week’s journey. _________ 3. Others had camped there before us. _________ 4. Ashes indicated the
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Portia Salvant Dr.Y.Sims Sophomore Seminar English 251-02 25 September 2012 Embracing Heritage The short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker‚ the story is about two sisters and a mother. Despite the family being poor‚ the mother works hard to provide for the both of her daughters. Dee is the eldest daughter and despises where she came from. Dee later on gains an education‚ attends college‚ and obtains a degree. In the story she is going through an identity crisis and changes her name to "Wanegro
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The story Everyday Use tells of a girl who thinks she knows what her culture is‚ and a mother and sister who really know what their culture is but rarely ever stand up for themselves. One of the main conflicts Everyday Use by Alice Walker is conflict of identification with one’s own heritage. This is portrayed throughout the short story through the Mother and Wangero‚ who decides that in order to show her true‚ newly discovered ‘heritage’‚ she will take from her real heritage and use family-owned
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Associate Level Material Appendix H Topic Sentence and Informal Outline Worksheet Using the Center for Writing Excellence and MyFoundationsLab resources‚ provide the topic sentence and informal outline for your Personal Ethics Statement. • Topic sentence: • Informal outline: Introductory Paragraph Though many people believe good personal ethics are not necessary in a workplace‚ people do‚ in fact‚ need good ethics to conduct a productive workplace or educational setting. When a
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Ever felt uncomfortable being in a burnt body? Everyday use by Alice Walker is a short story about a mother “mama” and her daughter Maggie who was waiting for her other daughter named Dee to return home. Maggie is a character that stood out because she was someone who battled being burned in a house fire as a child. This character can be described as ashamed‚ dutiful‚ and good-hearted. Maggie can be described as ashamed for many reasons. For example‚ she was caught in a house fire as a child
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