important to think‚ first about the topic and then what you want to say about the topic. Most often‚ the topic is easy‚ but the question then turns to what you want to say about the topic which is the controlling idea. Topic sentences should always contain both (1) a topic and (2) a controlling idea. Read the following topic sentences. They all contain a topic (in red) and a controlling idea (in green). When your introduction contains a clearly stated topic sentence such as one of the following‚
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Has anyone ever not followed their dream because of certain circumstances or because of what society tells them is right? In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago searches through the whole book to find his personal “legend”‚ or his biggest dream. “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting‚” (Coelho 11). The use of imagery‚ personification‚ and the interactions between characters between The Alchemist and XXIX Sonnet by Shakespeare develop the theme in each by
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President. Administrative regulations circumvent both. This essay is adapted from The Heritage Guide to the Constitution for a new series providing constitutional guidance for lawmakers. And that’s how a bill becomes a law. The hopper on the clerks desk is there for bills and what not also. How a Bill Becomes a Law 1. A member of Congress introduces a bill. When a senator or representative introduces a bill‚ it is sent to the clerk of the Senate or House‚ who gives it a number and title. Next‚ the
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creating an easy rhythm to follow. However‚ meter is also a powerful tool that poets have to help them better convey their intentions. Poems can have a consistent meter to help set the pace‚ but they can also metrical variations that can act as a pivot for a change in tone‚ or to draw attention to a particular idea. This is what rhythm and meter is for. They are not used as a foundation for conveying emotions‚ nor are they used to dictate the tone or to solely communicate
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dollar mistakes. “How ABC Was Used in Capital Budgeting” examines how one Fortune 500 company almost made what could have been an extremely devastating $50 million dollar mistake by carrying out a “cybermall” project based on favorable business case forecast results. Luckily‚ upper management was willing to allow their Chief Financial Officer to conduct further analysis before making this investment decision. This article examines an industry leader that‚ in the 1990s‚ was looking for the next
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix F Paragraphs and Topic Sentences Part I: Review the four paragraphs below. There is one paragraph matching each of the following types: summary‚ analysis‚ synthesis‚ and evaluation. Once you have read each paragraph‚ complete the following chart to identify the paragraph types. Underline the topic sentence in each paragraph. Paragraph Type of Paragraph 1 ANALYZING 2 SUMMARIZING 3 EVALUATING 4 SYNTHESIZING 1. Alice Doe’s article discussed overlooked
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The Egyptians have had many great wonders. One of these wonders are pyramids. Because this was an ancient wonder‚ many people believe that the Egyptians didn’t use any math but only used logic and reason to build pyramids. If this is true‚ then how did they build the Great Pyramid? They used simple math to make such a great pyramid. They used the Pythagorean Theorem‚ trigonometry and simple algebra. They also measured the angle of each direction so that each side of the pyramid was facing exactly
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technological evolutions. Some of the advancements which will be highlighted are computers‚ cell phones and video game consoles. So let’s look at how the computers we know today have evolved to what we accept as a societal norm within the home and work environments. The first generation of computers was from 1940’s and were powered by vacuum tubes‚ used magnetic drums to store data & memory‚ and required a rather large manpower pool to conduct updates/changes. In fact‚ yesteryears computers
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1. If people were to compare children’s experience from now to the 1970’s‚ most would say that children no longer play outside. Although that is partly true due to entertainment media‚ there are other reasons why children no longer play outside as much. Before‚ many women were mostly housekeepers. They made sure that the house was clean‚ and they watched over all the children. Today‚ many more women work in the labor force‚ so the time that children spend outside in creative play has decreased. Nevertheless
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continuously lose their power and freedom through small advances in technology. Not only does technology have control over the citizens‚ but it also is quite beneficial to the government. The Party always wants and has obtained complete power especially with the uses of technology to monitor over the entire country without any obstacles. The use of technology is a major part in 1984; technology is used to keep track of the citizens’ daily agendas‚ edit many government documents‚ and make sure the citizens
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