When reading chapter 3‚ the section about social comparison in terms of self-concept really stood out to me and I felt I could relate to that a lot. Social comparison is basically what the name implies‚ it’s when you compare yourself to those around you‚ whether they be friends or strangers. Most people partake in social comparison‚ and I feel like it’s a rather natural thing to do when evaluating yourself. In order to really judge yourself and your skills‚ you’re most likely going to look at those
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Name Professor ENG 101 November ‚ 2012 British PSA is the best choice Although both the “British PSA” and the “AT&T PSA” use the fear of injury and death to discourage texting while driving‚ the British PSA is more effective than the AT&T PSA because it focuses on the details of the injury and death during the accident. Both the British PSA and the AT&T PSA show the “life changing” and “life ending” consequences that can occur when a person chooses to
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definition 8.) classification 9.) exemplification 10.) cause and effect 11.) comparison and contrast 12.) details 13.) analogy Examples 1.)Descriptive paragraphs are often used to describe what a person looks and acts like. Read this example descriptive paragraph‚ notice how descriptive paragraphs are arranged by putting together all the sentences about the same thing. Here is an example of a descriptive paragraph: I am forty years old‚ rather tall and I have blue eyes and short black hair
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Developing Unified and Coherent Paragraphs A paragraph is unified when every sentence develops the point made in the topic sentence. It must have a single focus and it must contain no irrelevant facts. Every sentence must contribute to the paragraph by explaining‚ exemplifying‚ or expanding the topic sentence. In order to determine whether a paragraph is well developed or not‚ ask yourself: "What main point am I trying to convey here?" (Topic sentence) and then "Does every sentence clearly relate
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for 4 Paragraph essay INTRODUCTION: Hook (quotation‚ startling or interesting fact or statistic‚ imagine …‚ anecdote‚ etc.). More about the hook (explain the quotation‚ connect to the thesis). Précis: include author‚ title and one or two sentences that summarize what the story is about. Do not forget to include the setting: time and place. Thesis: include author and title‚ which arguments/reasons you will be using to prove the writing prompt. BODY PARAGRAPH #1:
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Shelby SmithSmith 1 English Composition 1010 July 2‚ 2012 Rhetorical Essay -Sample Paragraph The Legalization of Marijuana in America Should America legalize an illegal drug‚ as way out of the economical downfall we have found ourselves in? A popular article appeared in April of 2009 in Times magazine‚ catching millions of readers’ attention. The article was titled‚ “Why Legalizing Marijuana Makes Sense” and was written by Joe Klein. Cannabis‚ America’s drug of choice for the
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Compare And Contrast Between Gernes The Vernacular Tradition in African American literature includes spirituals ‚ gospels ‚ work songs ‚ the Blues ‚ jazz ‚ and basically just songs or stories in general that ties back to African American culture . All vernacular genres have different stories to tell as well ‚ however ‚ they all precipitate a vision or message that is being sung or told . The two genres that I would like to bring up are jazz and hip hop . Many people think that jazz and hip hop
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Comparison and contrast of evident similarities and bright contrasts between United States of America and one of the European country – Poland. Both of the countries have similar environment‚ geographic shapes: mountains‚ seas‚ lakes and forests‚ but different climates. There also differences between politic‚ religion‚ nation‚ history‚ and culture. At first glance‚ USA and Poland may seem to be worlds apart. Looking closer‚ we may see may similarities as well as differences. The similarities
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A PARAGRAPH Unity in paragraph Unity in the paragraph means oneness of idea. A good paragraph possesses unity when all the sentences develop the main idea. Unity in the paragraph is achieved by the use of (1) a topic sentence with its controlling idea (2) supporting details‚ and (3) a clinching sentence. Coherence in the paragraph The word "coherence" derived from "cohere" literally means "to hold together". If the sentences in the paragraph should relate to the topic
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Silvia Arzapalo Prof: Pamela St. Clair English 096 Essay2: Compare and Contrast 16 October 2014 What is behind every famous person? Behind of every person there is a story. Nowadays there are a lot of good singers. Some of them are recognized for their talent while others are for scandals. It is important to emphasize that some are still famous despite starting their careers a long time ago. They are still playing their songs on the radio. Let’s just remember the two spectacular singers who song
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