Compare the following sentences: Your little boy broke my kitchen window this morning. My kitchen window was broken by your little boy. In the first sentence‚ the person who did the action (your little boy) is the subject‚ and comes first; then we say what he did (with the verb‚ broke) and what he did to (the object‚ my kitchen window). In the second sentence‚ the opposite happens: we start by talking about my kitchen window (the object of the first the sentence has become the subject of
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Harsh prison sentences will prevent people from committing crime. Punishment is defined as the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense (Oxford Dictionary). In this essay‚ an attempt will be made to discuss whether harsh prison sentences will prevent people from committing crime. Firstly‚ in countries like Indonesia different crimes are punished with the death sentence which causes problems in families of those that are executed. Secondly‚ prison conditions have been
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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‚ your reader will know what to expect and‚ therefore‚ understand your ideas better. 1. People can
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The people my mom works with are very unmotivated and when they do things wrong‚ my mom has to go fix their mistakes. This supports my topic sentence because my mom was hardworking and responsible in her work place and she was rewarded by getting a promotion‚ which can lead her to success in the near future. Another example that supports my topic sentence is when I am in my photography class in that class you have to be a hard worker and you have to be responsible because you have to take your
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University of Phoenix Material 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: My ethical perspective as outlined in the Ethical Lens Inventory is viewed through the Rights-Responsibility and Results lens. Everyone’s point of view is certainly different when determining how ethics will play out in their lives
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Organizational Behavior in the Case of the Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal OL-500 Human Behavior in Organization Southern New Hampshire University Dr. Doug Hood May15‚ 2014 In 2012‚ “former Penn State defensive coordinator Gerald “Jerry" Sandusky was found guilty of sexual abuse. He was accused of sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period in a scandal that has rocked the university ’s community” (Chappell‚ 2012‚ para. 1). When the story of Jerry Sandusky broke to the press‚ the University
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Activity 1 selecting a good topic sentence #1. B #2. B #3. B #4. A #5. A Activity 2 studying topic sentences in a paragraph #3. B #4. There are many steps to changing a tire on your car #5. Three steps Activity 3 recognizing effective topic sentences #1. Digital cameras – A #2. Dolphins – C #3. Ninos pizzeria – B #4. Snowboarding –C #5. Seashells – C Page 4 Activity 4 reviewing topic sentences and controlling ideas #1. Most North americans drink coffee
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The two sentence Thrillers REDDIT ‚ A SOCIAL NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT WEBSITE IS KNOWN FOR ITS vast SUPPLY OF INFORMATION . Over the years it has gained such popularity that it is given the title ‘Front page of the internet’ . I was given the Privilege of joining a competition held by the creators of this website . The challenge was simple “create a horror story in two sentences” . there were millions of entries into this competition ‚ but from what I have gathered ‚ I present to you the
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2. Raj wants to audition for a local rock band. He plays guitar but is also a good drummer. The band plays gigs all over the city and therefore Raj would need a car to transport his drum kit around with him to gigs. Raj does not have enough money to buy a car and consequently it might be better if he auditioned on guitar. 3. Coffee contains caffeine‚ which is a stimulant. Taking any stimulant before going to bed stops you from sleeping soundly and so drinking coffee before going to bed will
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Choriocarcinoma: Not a Death Sentence Renee Oliver-Evers COM/156 March 25‚ 2012 Raymond Gentry Choriocarcinoma: Not a Death Sentence Choriocarcinoma‚ or also known as Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD)‚ is a very rare and malignant type of tumor. According to Spickler and Oberleitner (2011)‚ Choriocarcinoma develops from genetically deformed germ cells which usually produce sperm or eggs (pp.1012-1014)
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