Based on my experience of writing‚ writing a five paragraph essay was the key success of writing the perfect essay. But in the essay “Breaking the Five-Paragraph Theme Barrier” by Thomas Nunnally‚ we are told that writing a five paragraph essay was to help “ learn the principles of effective composition‚ principles that can be applied to any writing task‚ not to master a single format that will answer all their writing needs.” (70-71) In other words‚ learning to write in this format helped students
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English 1a Narrative/Descriptive Paragraph Fearful Encounter I had never truly experienced fear‚ until I was chased by a Doberman on crack. When‚ I was seven years old my family and I lived in a three apartment duplex in Reno‚ Nevada. One hot summer day‚ I was playing outside in the backyard with my younger sister Emily and my friend Josie. We were kicking dirt clods around the yard with unbridled enthusiasm‚ when Emily suddenly stops. With her curly redhead cocked to the side‚ she tells
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What Is a Paragraph? WRIT 1044 What Is a Paragraph? Paragraphs are clusters of information supporting an essay’s main point (in works of fiction‚ they advance the action or develop the characters). Paragraphs need to be clearly focused‚ well developed‚ organized‚ coherent‚ and a manageable length – generally 5-8 sentences. See page 81 in your textbook! How Do You Begin? Each paragraph should begin with what is called a topic sentence – a one-sentence summary of the argument
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Plymouth Notch‚ Vermont in 1872 Calvin became the 30th president of the United States in 1923. He served as Vice President‚ but then became President when President Harding passed away. He served as President until 1929. Robert Frost‚ Born in San Francisco‚ California in 1874 Robert moved to England when he was eleven years old. He became one of the most famous poets of his time. He won four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry Maria Von Trapp‚ Born in Australia in 1805 Maria moved to Stowe‚ Vermont in
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“If birds of a feather flock together‚ they don’t learn enough.” When asked to define this quote by Robert Half‚ many things come to my mind. Without analyzing the quote‚ the first thing I think of when I read it is a flock of dozens of birds in the sky. These birds are all flying together following one leader of the group. The leader of the group is making the decisions and all the other birds are in agreement with the leader and aren’t learning on their own. For example‚ a flock of geese that
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Samples of descriptive paragraphs: Sample 1.The sample below is an opening paragraph from a student essay on the development of entertainment media. In it‚ she describes TV-watching in her family to make a point about how central TV was as a form of entertainment in the 60’s. (1) As I was growing up in the 60’s‚ television was the only entertainment my family knew of the electronic sort. (2) The 7 o’clock nightly news was such an important part of our family that my dad knocked a wall down and
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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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Argumentative Paragraph Submitted by: Runer A. Santos CBET-02-202P My favorite scene is when‚ Farhan is about to leave the country then he receives a call telling that the caller know where Rancho is. Farhan immediately run out of the airport and he calls Raju who is on his bed. They went in there College Campus where the caller was there. In the top of the building they met their college friend and remember their commitment. And they find nothing in there. Friends‚ Family or Future: which
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Poetry of Robert Frost The creation of borders and boundaries has been around since the beginning of civilization. The division of property and possessions among individuals establishes a sense of self-worth. The erection of fences and walls keeps property separate. Walls also serve as a means of separating worlds. Modern society demands the creation‚ and maintenance of these boundaries. In his poems‚ “The Tuft of Flowers‚” and “Mending Wall‚” Robert Frost explores
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ERROL WYNSTAN A. RODRIGUEZ August 15‚ 2012 2012-09086 ENG 1 WFX2 2:30-4:00 pm DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY THAT LUSCIOUS SALAGUBANG My father is a small time farmer whose taste for exotic foods has been proverbial. Each month‚ he has a list of rare recipes he used to boast about. For example‚ last January‚ he caught a big monitor lizard which he cooked into a very aromatic adobo. I never tried to imagine myself the secrets of his cooking and the condiments that thrilled
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