science and math‚ like solving problems‚ and have an eye for detail. Someone who is comfortable working as part of a team and who has good speaking and writing skills should do well in this field. To round off your studies‚ you will mostly likely take a senior design course. In this class‚ you’ll learn all about executing a design project‚ from writing a technical proposal and estimating costs to creating a work schedule and dealing with legal issues. You’ll then use what you’ve learned to complete
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{Types of Paragraph} 6 The type of paragraph you use will depend on your purpose for writing. To entertain readers or express themselves‚ writers use narration or description. Exposition and narration are used to inform readers about something. Writers use persuasion to influence people. Several paragraphs written about the same subject might be very different‚ depending on why the writers wrote them. The four paragraphs that follow all talk about roller coasters‚ but in different ways.
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NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH The toddler climbed laboriously up onto the stool‚ determined to “help” her mother. But her mother did not notice; she was far too busy with the frantic preparations for the birthday party. Ten three-year-olds and their mothers coming for an afternoon of treats‚ games and face painting: a herald of another party‚ ten years from now‚ when make up would be the order of the day‚ the child’s father had observed. As the mixer whirred and the dishwasher swished and the oven beeped
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A Process Paragraph A process is a series‚ a sequence‚ an orderly progression. One step or event follows another: first this‚ then that‚ then something else. You generally write a process paragraph to accomplish one of two tasks: 1. To describe how to make or do something (directional process) 2. To describe how something works (informational process) The Structure of a Process Paragraph 1. The topic sentence names the process and indicates the reason someone should be interested in knowing about
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The purpose of descriptive writing is to make our readers see‚ feel‚ and hear what we have seen‚ felt‚ and heard. Whether we’re describing a person‚ a place‚ or a thing‚ our aim is to reveal a subject through vivid and carefully selected details. Each of the five paragraphs below responds‚ in its own way‚ to the guidelines in How to Write a Descriptive Paragraph. The writers (three of them students‚ two of them professional authors) have selected a belonging or a place that holds special meaning
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Paragraph Structure Introduction (one sentence – either a question‚ quotation‚ or statistic): We often see pictures of floods on the television news. Topic Sentence (one sentence – Topic + Controlling Idea): The floods can be very damaging. Points of Development: 1. Financially 2. Physically 3. Emotionally BP1: Topic Sentence (POD#1): First‚ the floods can cause a heavy financial loss to the victim. Explanation One(one sentence): The victim has to pay for property and possessions
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Walden Questions on Rhetoric and Style 7. What paradox does Thoreau develop concerning the railroad in paragraph 2? 8. Paragraph 3 begins with a rhetorical question. How effectively does the rest of the paragraph answer it? 9. Discuss the meaning of the phrase “starved before we are hungry” in sentence 2 of paragraph 3. 10. Compare the probable rhetorical effect of paragraph 4 at the time it was written (1854—pre-Civil War‚ pre-technological communication) with its effect today
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your thesis. What else should you keep in mind as you begin to create paragraphs? Every paragraph in a paper should be Unified—All of the sentences in a single paragraph should be related to a single controlling idea (often expressed in the topic sentence of the paragraph). Clearly related to the thesis—The sentences should all refer to the central idea‚ or thesis‚ of the paper (Rosen and Behrens 119). Coherent—The sentences should be arranged in a logical manner and should follow a definite
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"The Cask of Amontillado" is a story of revenge‚ Montresor is an unreliable narrator; that whatever insult Montresor believes Fortunato committed is probably imagined. Fortunato has no idea of Montresor’s anger and this makes the story even more tragic. In the beginning of the story‚ Montresor says he must "punish with impunity." He states if the avenger is caught‚ or does not make the punishment known to he who committed the wrong‚ the wrong goes UN avenged. he sets the trap for Fortunato. But
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[pic] I. The Text. 1. The original text : Money – Important or not? + Source : : Snow‚ R. Money - Important or Not?. Retrieved April 5th ‚2011‚ from http://EzineArticles.com/6059365 + Word count : 546. The author : Ray Snow Money - Important or Not? A There are many people that think that we are too dependent on money in our society today. They say that people are living their lives around money. Some even go so far as to say that people that are debt free and do not owe money on anything
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