Topic Sentences and Supporting Paragraphs Topic Sentences When you write‚ you form paragraphs. A paragraph is a group of sentences that relate in topic and thought. A paragraph generally consists of three to five sentences and usually begins with a topic sentence. A topic sentence is a general statement that announces what the paragraph is about. By starting a paragraph with a topic sentence‚ your audience can immediately identify your topic. This construction also helps you‚ the writer‚ stay
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Thesis statements and topic sentences help organize the ideas in an essay. Academic writers are expected to use thesis statements and topic sentences. Academic essays are often organized using the following pattern: Introduction—the first paragraph of the essay. The thesis statement is usually the last sentence of the introductory paragraph. Body paragraphs—the paragraphs. Each of these body paragraphs usually begins with a topic sentence. Last paragraph—Called the conclusion or concluding
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Adam Ward Book Report 2 Pre-AP Oklahoma History May 3‚ 2013 The book I read was called That Was Then‚ This is now by S.E. Hinton. The book tackles issues of growing up. The main character‚ Bryon‚ will have to choose his best friends and how to deal with change. One theme of the book is that stuff will happen‚ and there is nothing that we can do about it. The book starts with Bryon and his best friend‚ Mark‚ at a bar‚ owned by their friend Charlie. Bryon and Mark are a couple of typical kids
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December 6th 70’s and 80’s Verse Now The 70’s and 80’s had a very strong thick culture. From theirs fads‚ including what they wore to how they talked‚ to what is now called the “rock and roll era” of all time. Including the daring celebrities of this time. This was a time of “love” and “peace”. A real party and critical time to how our culture is now. We’ve all seen the horrible high school pictures of our parents and said‚ “oh my gosh‚ what were you thinking?” In the 70’s and 80’s girls wore leg
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The 80’s was known for its fashion and music‚ but the inventions were pretty radical (Jaime Purvis).” In the 1980’s the field of technology changed for later years to come. The 1980’s jump started the era of CD’s‚ Pac-man‚ and the personal computers. “The first CD title was 52nd Street by Billy Joel”( Sony‚2). Americans enjoyed many of the innovations of this time period. Technology of the 80’s had an impact in the 80’s‚ the world‚ and has still impacted the people of today. The impact of technology
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He loved listening to music. He was an engineer. And saying “my Dad died when I was 11” rolls off of my tongue in a way that it never has before. It’s been nine years. Time has passed. Things have gotten easier. His death is no longer where my thoughts default when nothing else is distracting me. I don’t think about him every time someone mentions his or her father in conversation. And‚ I don’t think about him every time someone asks about my own family. I do think about him though. Every single
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From the 1800’s to now the fashion of our society has changed dramatically. Ranging from the clothing to hairstyles and accessories‚ nothing has remained the same. In the 19th century showing skin was not an option‚ whereas here in the 21st century one wouldn’t be surprised if you saw a girl with close to nothing on walking down the street. In the early 1800’s‚ women’s clothing styles were based on the ‘Empire silhouette.’ The Empire silhouette style consisted of dresses that were closely fitted
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Title: The title of my book is That was Then‚ This is Now. Author: The author of my book is S. E. Hinton. Main Characters: The Main Characters in my book are Brian‚ Mark‚ Charlie‚ Eminem‚ Cathy‚ Angela‚ Chepard‚ and Also the Mom. Setting: The setting in my book is a lot of different places‚ the main place was at the Inner City. It also took place at the Bar and in Mark and Brian’s house. Most of the time it took place at the house. Conflict: The conflict is that the two best friends Mark and
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Me‚” was written by Human league’s lead vocalist Philip Oakey‚ background singer Adrian Wright as well as keyboardist Jo Callis. This song was unusual in that one of the female backing singers took a lead role‚ as the song was structured as a duet.The Human League thought of themselves as very cutting-edge‚ their music was based on electronic sounds and considered guitars "archaic and antique." Lead singer Phil Oakey has been quoted as saying this song is not a love story but more‚”a nasty song about
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How is music alongside poetry used in Twelfth Night Critics call Twelfth Night one of William Shakespeare’s most poetic and musical plays. Shakespeare writes poetic lines for the major characters‚ Viola‚ Orsino‚ and Olivia‚ and gives the Fool‚ and other minor characters‚ songs to sing throughout the play. The particularly romantic lines of the play make it seem as if the characters are professional poets themselves. Shakespeare also uses the music and poetry in Twelfth Night to foreshadow what
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