...Romeo and Juliet Love Argumentative Paragraph Romeo and Juliet are not truly in love, they just have a crush on each other. In Adolescence and the Teenage Crush, it explains that, ¨Because a romantic crush is a potent mix of idealization and infatuation, it doesn’t require knowing another person well at all.¨ (Pickhardt 6). This shows that Romeo and Juliet only have a crush because they didn’t even know each other at all. They thought that they were meant to be just because of their looks. Some people believe that Romeo and Juliet are truly in love because they both love each other. However, if you’re meant to be with someone, you have to fall in love with their heart, not their looks. When people have romantic crushes, its usually just idealism....
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...and paragraphs in a larger argumentative text The main thesis, supporting arguments and conclusion. Adding information to relevant arguments Connectives for listing arguments. Concluding connectives In fact / Indeed More practice on using In fact and Indeed Paragraphs Showing you are aware of both sides of the issue - a model Showing you are aware of both sides of the issue - examining the model The main premise Paragraph topics Opposing arguments and supporting arguments Problematising the opposing arguments Shifting from opposing arguments to supporting arguments. More work on showing you are aware of both sides of the issue Language Summary: ways of showing that you are aware of the opposing opinion Working out the main premise from a paragraph Using connectives and problematising phrases in a paragraph Putting together a paragraph for an argumentative text Choosing your own premise and writing a paragraph Converting an informal text into a formal text Sorting arguments into topics and paragraphs A longer model argumentative essay Getting an overview of the model essay Identifying the main premise, paragraph structure and paragraph topics The internal organisation of the paragraphs - revision Including a paragraph that only presents supporting arguments Writing introductions to argumentative essays Writing conclusions to argumentative essays Writing your own argumentative essay - 13 steps to take from start to finish Appendix 1. Language summary: structure of paragraphs in the...
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...p Types of Paragraph and Samples | English 1014-1 | | Define, Classify, Casual (Cause and Effect), Compare and Contrast, Example, Process Analysis(Directional and Informational) | | Marcus K August | 3/27/2012 | | Narration Paragraph Narration paragraphs are most frequently used in fiction and personal statements. As such, they will contain all necessary components of action development: protagonist, setting, goal, obstacle, climax and resolution. Writing a narration paragraph requires, consequently, accounting for sequential order of events and chronology. There are many descriptive elements included in the body of a narration paragraph but, if composed correctly, the paragraph will prioritize action over description. Exposition Paragraph Often times, this kind of a paragraph is used as a component of other types of writing. It’s written in order to clarify or explain problems and phenomena. Writing exposition paragraphs requires strict focus on evidence and objective language. It can contain elements of comparison and contrast, or cause and effect writing as both facilitate accurate exposition of the subject-matter. Definition Paragraph Definition paragraphs are used in order to explain the meaning, origin and function of things. They are used both in academic writing and fiction. To write a definition paragraph, writers should concentrate on the role of its subject in the context of the essay and account for evidence as well as examples accordingly...
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...ADVOCACY ESSAY: PEER REVIEW MEMO When you are ready to review a peer’s essay, open this document in one window and the essay in another window (you’ll be cutting and pasting information from the essay into this memo. Place your cursor in the gray field to record your answer. Refer to specific parts of paper by paragraph number. Reviewer’s Name: Karen Adame Title of Essay Reviewed: Intervention Programs for Youth to Reduce Deliquency Author’s Name: Jessica Leal-Rosas Date: 6/4/13 GENERAL COMMENTS Begin by reading your peer’s essay all the way through. Mark areas that are difficult to read, or don’t make sense, or that you think have some grammatical/usage problems. When you have read through the entire essay, come back and choose up to five sentences/areas that you marked for readability. Copy the text and insert it here, along with the paragraph number. You do not have to identify the error or fix it… just locate problems. No more than five sentences: For the past decades, researchers such as Peter Greenwood have focused their attention… Indeed, any program that is introduced to help reduce… After having read the whole paper through the first time, write out a few “big picture” comments. What one element of the paper do you think needs the most work before your peer turns it in as a final draft? There are several grammar errors and to explain what are concepts such as zero tolerance and get tough on crime. If you had to grade it right now based...
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...Basics on Writing an Academic Paragraph What is a paragraph? A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. Learning to write good paragraphs will help you as a writer stay on track during your drafting and revision stages. Good paragraphing also greatly assists your readers in following a piece of writing. You can have fantastic ideas, but if those ideas aren't presented in an organized fashion, you will lose your readers (and fail to achieve your goals in writing). The Basic Rule: Keep one idea to one paragraph The basic rule of thumb with paragraphing is to keep one idea to one paragraph. If you begin to transition into a new idea, it belongs in a new paragraph. There are some simple ways to tell if you are on the same topic or a new one. You can have one idea and several bits of supporting evidence within a single paragraph. You can also have several points in a single paragraph as long as they relate to the overall topic of the paragraph. If the single points start to get long, then perhaps elaborating on each of them and placing them in their own paragraphs is the route to go. Elements of a paragraph To be as effective as possible, a paragraph should contain each of the following: Unity, Coherence, A Topic Sentence, and Adequate Development. As you will see, all of these traits overlap. Using and adapting them to your individual purposes will help you construct effective paragraphs. Unity The entire paragraph should concern itself with...
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...Worksheet Your Name: Date: 1. Read through the guide that follows this worksheet. 2. Create an introductory paragraph. Include the following parts: A. Method of getting reader's attention B. Background information C. Thesis statement with plan of development ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Complete the rest of your outline. Brief notes for each section will suffice. I. Topic Sentence for first supporting paragraph (first point in thesis): [Insert topic sentence] A. Supporting idea 1 [Describe in a few words] B. Supporting idea 2 [Describe in a few words] C. Supporting idea 3 [Describe in a few words] D. Transition sentence into next paragraph [Describe in a few words] II. Topic Sentence for second supporting paragraph (second point in thesis): [Insert topic sentence] A. Supporting idea 1 [Describe in a few words] B. Supporting idea 2 [Describe in a few words] C. Supporting idea 3 [Describe in a few words] D. Transition sentence into next paragraph [Describe in a few words] III. Topic Sentence for third supporting paragraph (third point in thesis): [Insert topic sentence] A. Supporting idea 1 [Describe in a few words] B. Supporting...
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...STEP 01: First you want to select a topic; the issue MUST be related to your field. Consider some ideas/issues that relate to your major. Consider what controversial (has more than one side / answer / opinion / etc) issues exist in your discipline / major and which are most interesting to you and/or relevant in your field today. To help you with that, you may want to move through the brainstorm / freewrite below to see if you can develop some of those ideas. You should use this to help you come up with ideas that you could discuss and develop on the DB. You may even want to post portions of what you came up with here on the DB. Thoughtful interaction could earn you some BONUS in the CE column and allow you to SPIN some ideas and nail down some solid topics. With that in mind, each student’s essay is to be unique with regards to its TOPIC / ISSUE / STANCE / ETC; therefore, the Board is meant to be a place to help shape ideas, not see one and “steal” it for your own essay. Topics will be reserved for those individuals who first bring them up and if similarities exist it will be the responsibility of the students to determine what different aspects of the issue will be explored by each (first poster gets first choice). I will NOT allow the “casual” student (one who is hanging around on the roster but not really submitting assignments and/or participating on the previous Boards) tell me at the last minute that “X” is his/her project when a conscientious student already articulated...
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...Argumentative. It makes a case. That's the biggest difference between a thesis and a topic — a topic is something like “Slavery in Huck Finn.” That's not a case, only a general area. A thesis, on the other hand, makes a specific case, it tries to prove something. One way to tell a thesis from a topic: if it doesn't have an active verb, it's almost certainly still a topic. Controversial. That doesn't mean something like “Abortionists should be shot” or “George W. Bush's election was illegitimate” — it means that it has to be possible for an intelligent person to disagree with your thesis. If everyone agrees on first sight, your thesis is too obvious, and not worth writing about. It also has to be something you can reasonably argue about: it's not enough merely to give an unsupported opinion. Analytical, not evaluative. A college English paper isn't the place to praise or blame works of literature: theses like “Paradise Lost is an enduring expression of the human spirit” or “The Sound and the Fury isn't successful in its choice of narrative techniques” aren't appropriate. That's the business of book reviewers. No need to give thumbs-up or thumbs-down; evaluate the work on its own terms. About the readings, not the real world. Never forget that books are books and, if you're in an English class, you're being asked to talk about them. Many books are unreliable guides to the real world outside the texts, and it's dangerous to talk about, say, Renaissance attitudes toward race based...
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...Essay Formatting Guide to Formatting Essays Using MS Word Revising and Proofreading Essays JBHS Proofreading Symbols Proofreading/Editing Worksheet MLA Quoting and Citation Guide Quote Integration FAQs Work Cited Page Why Did I Get This Grade? JBHS Academic Honesty Policy List of Resources and References Academic Honesty Contract 14 15 © JBHS English Department 2009 19 27 28 30 32 33 35 38 40 43 44 Glossary of Writing and Research Terms Annotated Bibliography: Includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources used for researching a topic. Audience: Those whom you want your writing to reach. A writer needs to choose the appropriate words and style for his or her intended audience. Body Paragraph: Makes up most of an essay and has three main parts: a topic sentence, concrete detail/commentary, and a concluding sentence. Citation: [also known as parenthetical or in-text citation] Names a source and page number for text which quotes from, uses specific details from, or paraphrases source/research materials used for the writing of an essay or research paper. Claim: [also point or argument] A statement a writer makes that presents his main point or idea, the argument he/she is trying to prove. A thesis is the main claim, but topic sentences make claims related to the thesis. Cluster: [also Map or Tree Diagram] A type of prewriting designed to help a writer generate ideas and...
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...Writing Resource Guide Version 1.0, Fall 2002 By Lucy Honig Contents Introduction Writing for the MPH: A W/Rite of Passage A message to BUSPH students Useful writing references for SPH students The writing process: some practical tips Common problems The Paramedic Method of editing Referencing: Styles of citation Citation of electronic sources A note about plagiarism Using direct quotations and paraphrases Boston University writing resources 6 9 10 15 21 25 27 29 31 2 3 INTRODUCTION Public health professionals write all the time. Writing is an important tool for bringing about changes in policy, practice, public understanding, and health behaviors. You may create exciting and effective methods for addressing these matters, but if you cannot effectively communicate those ideas it is as if they do not exist at all. Furthermore, the process of writing helps to sharpen one’s ideas; good writing requires good thinking. Writing assignments in SPH courses have a variety of goals: to test your knowledge, to foster critical thinking, to enhance your research skills, to assess your communication skills and to prepare you for the myriad writing tasks you will encounter in your professional work. We expect you to carry out writing assignments with the thought and skill consistent with graduate level work, and we believe the improvement of writing skills is essential for the health of our profession. An MPH degree implies that you are equipped with the many competencies that are...
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...Assignment Name: |Unit 2 Individual Project | | |Deliverable Length: |Research Paper + at least 15 PowerPoint slides | |Details: |You are the newly appointed President of the local Chamber of Commerce. You are making your first | | |presentation to the Chamber and want to make a good first impression. | | |Your presentation will be based on the following topic, purpose, and audience. | | |Topic: Expected U.S. GDP growth rate going forward | | |Audience: Local chamber of commerce | | |Purpose: To give business leaders an idea of what the economy may look like based on recent history | | |and expected future conditions | | |Part I | | |Write a 600-750 word research paper given the topic, purpose, and audience information above. In | | |addressing GDP, consider the following: ...
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...Riley Glasper Chronicle of a death foretold questions February 18, 14 1. Some of the views towards women in Chronicle of a Death Foretold show different understandings of the characters in their society. For instance, on (page 3) Santiago’s mother shows her attitude towards wealth and power of the wealthy people. To me it seems like she has clear understanding of the rules, but still fights for her place in her community. That she will not accept the virtues that are placed upon her, she stands up for her rights and views towards those who have money and power. She is very cynical about the occasion, which seems to be her only interest. On page 10, Victoria Guzman considers her affair with Ibrahim Nasar as an expression of his affection. As they were romantic which lead to Victoria getting a house servant position generated by his wealth and higher social standing. Also revealing the order of hierarchy between the natives and the whites. The women also seem to be standing up for their rights, like going against the treatment they are ordered to ensue. On page 16, “For the love of God,” Murmured Clotilde Armenta. “Leave him for later, if only out of respect for his grace the bishop.” “It was a breath of the Holy Spirit,” she often repeated. Indeed, it had been a providential happening, but of momentary value only. When they heard her, the Vicario twins reflected, and the one who had stood up sat down again. Both followed Santiago Nasar with their eyes as he began to cross...
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...Contents 2. Preparing 2 2.1Your lecture 2 2.2When you 2 3. Writing 3 4. Strategy 4 5.Referencing guidelines 4 5.1 What is detailed 4 Figure 1 3 Figure 2 4 Figure 3 5 (Bazar, 2008) Assignment writing guidelines 1. Introduction 2. Preparing 3. Writing 4. Strategy 5. Referencing guidelines 1. Introduction 2. Preparing 2.1Your lecture notes will give you the basic framework ONLY of the ideas, theories and concepts you will need to complete the assignment. These notes will therefore NOT be sufficient on their own. You will need to make use of the required reading, extra references and any other material you come across in the course of researching your assignment. 2.2When you are taking notes for your assignment, try and `translate' what the author is saying into your own words. Don't just copy out huge chunks from other people’s work, otherwise they will probably end up in your assignment with very little of the wording changed (which is plagiarism). Also try to think about what is being said from your own point of view - do you agree or disagree with the points that the author is making? 2.3 Take down basic points from as many sources as you can manage and compare what the authors are saying as you are reading. There will be both similarities and differences in their views and it helps if you can begin to classify authors together. 2.4 Try and only take down relevant points - authors don't (unfortunately!) write...
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...include a paragraph describing the purpose of the paper. This will usually include a discussion of the research question. This is very effective when used as a first paragraph. You can use any of these headings: Purpose, Purpose of the Paper, Purpose Statement, or Statement of Purpose. 2. You should include a paragraph on the significance of your study/research/paper. What uses there are for the findings of your paper etc. You can use any one of these headings: Significance, Statement of Significance, Significance of the Paper. 3. You might also include a background paragraph. For some of you this might be a history or some type of chronological timeline. You can use any one of these headings: Background, Paper Background, Background of the Paper. 4. The body of your text should be an extensive discussion of your research and literature review findings and should include appropriate headings and/or sub-headings. 5. You should also include a discussion of your findings. You can use any one of these headings: Discussion, Findings, Discussion of Findings. 6. Some of you might also want to include section on limitations. You can use anyone of these headings: Limitations, Limitations of the Paper. 7. Your last section should be the reference section. Title of Paper Your Name Course/Number Date Instructor Name Title of Paper Begin your paper here. Double space the entire document. Be sure to indent the first line of each paragraph an half inch...
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...Assignment #1 Frequently Asked Questions Questions from this term From: Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:28 AM To: Boyd, Colin Subject: Assignment #1 Hi, I was looking at assignment #1, in particular the SWOT analysis. Examples of it I found online were a combination of point form and paragraph. Is this alright if I formatted it like this? http://marketingteacher.com/SWOT/amazon_swot.htm Thanks in advance, Answer Hi : That web site seems more like paragraph form than point form. Point form should be avoided, if possible, because it is harder to read, and the writer usually has been a bit lazy. Being forced to write flowing paragraphs makes you think more about what you want to say. Colin ---------------------- Question From: Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 3:16 PM To: colin.boyd@usask.ca Subject: COMM 101 assignment Professor Boyd, I am unclear about "an aspect of strategy" that is required for assignment #1 in COMM 101(02). Would you be able to clarify this in more detail so that my partner and I can success with this assignment. Thanks! Have a great weekend! Answer Hi : Strategic management is all about planning for the future. The article you choose should have some kind of example of your chosen firm having made (or thinking of making) a decision about its future. This could be stability, growth, or retrenchment. This could be changing positions regarding horizontal breadth of products, vertical integration, or geographical...
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