...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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...Jessica Gibson I think my essay could have been a lot better than what I did. My essay lacked sequential order. I feel like my sentences could have been a bit more complex also. I think my topics did address my thesis statement the correct way. My paragraphs did not have a strong closing to support my topic. My essay only had little coherence; It flowed in certain portions of the essay. I think the order of my essay could have been revised from less important to most important. I think I did have strong evidence to support my topic but I could’ve used more vivid language. I also think the essay did reflect the evidence and explained the importance. I didn’t use many transitions in the essay neither. I think I could have used more transitional words to help my essay flow better. My goal when rewriting my essay is to be as vivid as possible. I admit my rough draft had many errors but I will try my best to avoid those errors when writing my final draft. My final draft will have better sentence structure and more transitions to help my essay flow better. I will try my best to support my topics in each paragraph so my essay. My final draft should be fresh and interesting. I think I didn’t paste myself for my rough draft and was trying to get the essay done. I must learn to paste myself and take out time to get all my thoughts together to improve my essay. I will try to use some of the techniques from the class to have a successful...
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...First paragraph. When it comes to writing a paper we should be very careful with mistakes, which we might have. While we writing our paper we might face many challenges. The first challenge which people might face writing a paper it is when there are too many words, which repeat a lot. People usually do not pay enough attention to that because they do not think it is a big deal usually. However we should pay attention to repeat words a lot, it might get our readers be confused and think that we do not know grammar rules at all. The second challenge, which people do face it is when they write too long or too short sentences. In other words, people do not keep sentence variety or rhythm of the paragraphs. When our writing does have sentences that too long or too short, it looks like we write long sentences because we do not know what we are trying to explain. The third challenge is not putting punctuation where it need to be. Without a punctuation the whole paper will look like it is not organized at all and does have a lot of information, which look like a mess. All our mistakes in paper will make our readers think that we just do not know basic grammar rules and it might lead to the situation where our readers will not take our work serious. Second paragraph. It is not so easy to overcome the challenges that we might face while we are writing a paper. The best way of avoiding them is to find them before we will submit our work. It is not easy but we can do it, if we...
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...Jack Roberts English 1-2 4/18/13 Revised Characterization Paragraph In the memoir written by Maya Angelou, “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”, Maya is a young girl gradually adapting to the world and becoming a mature woman. Maya faces life events which help shape the character she develops into at the end of the book. In the beginning Maya has a hard time accepting her appearance and feels she is not pretty because of her skin tone. For example, Maya goes to church on Easter Sunday in what a dress that she believes makes her skin look like mud. Maya also talks of the picture of beauty being a young white girl, with blue eyes, and blonde hair. At the beginning of this memoir readers see how Maya is ashamed of who she is and wishes she is something different. As the story carries on Maya’s character slowly becomes a woman who is proud of her ethnicity and background. Maya begins to develop pride in her ethnicity and even acts defensively upon things that may bother her. When Maya was called Mary by...
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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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...HOW TO WRITE ESSAYS Visit our How To website at www.howto.co.uk At www.howto.co.uk you can engage in conversation with some of our authors – all of whom have ‘been there and done that’ in their specialist fields. You can get access to special offers and additional content but, most importantly, you will be able to engage with, and become a part of, a wide and growing community of people just like yourself. At www.howto.co.uk you’ll be able to talk to, and share tips with, people who have similar interests and are facing similar challenges in their lives. People who, just like you, have the desire to change their lives for the better – be it through moving to a new country, starting a new business, growing their own vegetables, or writing a novel. At www.howto.co.uk you’ll find the support and encouragement you need to help make your aspirations a reality. How To Books strives to present authentic, inspiring, practical information in their books. Now, when you buy a title from How To Books, you get even more than words on a page. HOW TO WRITE ESSAYS A step-by-step guide for all levels, with sample essays Don Shiach howtobooks ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author and publishers are grateful to Nicholas Murray and the Rack Press, Kinnerton, Presteigne, Powys LD8 2PF for permission to reproduce History from Nicholas Murray’s collection ‘The Narrators’. Published by How To Content, A division of How To Books Ltd, Spring Hill House, Spring...
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...York Suburban High School and all the English teachers basically worshiped Jane Schaffer. I personally think that Jane Schaffer is a great way to write. Jane Schaffer, from what I learned and remember from high school starts with an intro paragraph. Gain the readers interest, build up the topic through logic and then state your thesis which should capture your whole idea and opinion on the topic. It doesn’t matter how many paragraphs you have as long as all your points have their own separate paragraph. They also need to be in the order in which you listed them in the thesis. Once you start the first paragraph you need to have a topic sentence that matches with your thesis. The TS needs to state your point for the paragraph. Next comes the concrete detail (CD) and this need to be a fact from memory and statement with a citation or a quote with a citation. After the CD comes the commentary (CM). The CM is your opinion on the CD. This continues on until you have a solid paragraph with at least 2-3 CD’s and CM’s. At the end of the paragraph you then need to add a conclusion which sums up ideas in the paragraph. I then do this process for all the paragraphs. To end the paper I add a conclusion paragraph with paraphrases the intro paragraph in reverse. I have always used Jane Schaffer and it has always worked for me so I tend to stick with it. This is how I write all and it takes as long as I need to come up with the thesis and all the CD’s and CM’s. When I have writers block...
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...to career application with a Christian worldview. The first paragraph of your paper will be the introduction to your paper. The function of this paragraph is to obtain the reader’s interest, and should also present the content and context of your paper. It must tell your readers why you are writing the paper and why the topic is important. The final sentence of your introduction should be your thesis sentence. The thesis statement is the “point” of your essay, and is the idea that you will be supporting throughout the body of your paper. The paragraphs following your introductory paragraph will make up the body of your paper. An integrative device such as an analogy or metaphor must be used within the body of the essay as a vehicle for clarity. For example, an essay from a female with Business/Communications cognates could use the example of the Proverbs 31 woman. The very first page of your assignment should be a cover page that includes your name, course and section number, date, cognate listing, paper title, and chosen formatting style. Please note that this sample paper is formatted in MLA style; however, you should be sure to use the style that is most appropriate for your chosen discipline. The following link will take you to the Undergraduate Writing Center website which has information on the three major formats used at Liberty for your review. Undergraduate Writing Center Each of your body paragraphs should include four important elements: a...
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...Achieving Academic Success Joe Castillo Gen 201 26 May 2015 Douglas Millar Achieving Academic Success Triple click your mouse anywhere in this paragraph to replace this text with your introduction. Often the most important paragraph in the entire essay, the introduction grabs the reader's attention—sometimes a difficult task for academic writing. When writing an introduction, some approaches are best avoided. Avoid starting sentences with “The purpose of this essay is . . .” or “In this essay I will . . .” or any similar flat announcement of your intention or topic. Read more: Center for Writing Excellence>Tutorials and Guides>Essay Development>Guidelines for Writing Academic Essays. Goal Setting Goal Setting is one of the main skills needed in order to succeed in higher education, it helps you set a timeline, maintain organization, and gives you an idea of how far you’ve gone, and how much you have accomplished in your class. I haven’t always been a goal setter. It wasn’t until my second year in the Army when I was in Afghanistan surrounded by dirt, and trees slumped in a hot little wooden hut with seven other men doing the same boring routine, when our boss the Section Chief wanted to change things up. He told us we had one month to complete at least ten hours of correspondent courses, which are kind of like online college classes, except it was for the Army. Knowing that he wouldn’t take it lightly if I blew off the task, I one had to...
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...Delete or replace unnecessary colons. (Refer to Colons from the Grammar and Writing Guides in the Tutorials & Guides section of the Center for Writing Excellence for more information.)] - then state quote – cleaner, more direct transition Winston Churchill was one of the most influential, successful, and determined men of the 20th Century. A man who “thought of the responsibility of the world, on his own shoulders” (The Churchill Centre and Museum At The Churchill War Rooms, London, 2004). His belief, as he stated for the entire world to hear at the beginning of the first World War was “The price of greatness is responsibility.”(Alyn [Citation error—Author mentioned in text: Smith (2007), otherwise use (Smith, 2007). Include a page or paragraph number with all direct quotations = (Smith, 2007, p. 32). Place the period at the end of a sentence after the citation. Please see the Reference and Citation Examples document located in the Tutorials & Guides section of the Center for Writing Excellence for more information.] ) I have to agree. Limit intro to os, thesis and pp Winston Churchill said, what every man and woman should understand, without personal responsibility, whether it is your education, your [Eliminate second person (you/your) in academic documents, and avoid addressing the reader directly.] career, or even your family, you will fail. In this essay, I will explain what personal responsibility means to me, how it will influence my educational success, and my...
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...gets more specific in the introduction. The thesis statement expresses that Agatha Christie appeals to most people because of the strong characters, interesting settings, and her strong morality in her novels. In the author doing this, it follows a clear essay structure which makes it effective. Secondly, the body paragraphs support the thesis by providing examples of Christie's works and how they are expressed in the same order that was given in the introduction. Specifically, in the first paragraph the author explains Agatha Christies characters, Hercule Poitrot and Miss Jane. In the second paragraph there are examples of interesting settings and finally the author expresses his opinion on her morality in the third paragraph. This clearly shows that the author is well organized because the body paragraphs follow the same order as they were listed in the thesis statement. Also, specific examples were used to support each of the points which reinforced the effectiveness of this essay. Lastly, the author had strong arguments which made the essay very effective. An example of this is when the concluding paragraph follows the same outline as the introduction paragraph but backwards. Specifically, the author restates the arguments and moves on to the general idea, which is why he believes Agatha Christies novels are essentially the best. Clearly, by the author using this structure it makes the essay effective and easy to read. Therefore, the essay, "The Enduring Appeal of...
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...the heading and the text (you may want to check Spacing under Format, Paragraph in your word processor, and make sure that it is set to “0”). Instead, just double space as usual, indent a full ½ inch (use the tab key), and start typing. The introduction should receive no specific heading because readers assume that the first section functions as your paper’s introduction. If you use headings, follow the instructions below. NOTE THAT NOT ALL ASSIGNMENTS REQUIRE HEADINGS. Examine the CEO’s personal and organizational values. This text will be the beginning of the body of the essay. Even though this section has a new heading, make sure to connect this section to the previous one so readers can follow along with the ideas and research presented. The first sentence in each paragraph should transition from the previous paragraph and summarize the main point in the paragraph. Make sure each paragraph contains only one topic, and when you see yourself drifting to another idea, make sure you break into a new paragraph. Also, avoid long paragraphs (more than three-fourths of a page) to help hold readers’ attention—many shorter paragraphs are better than a few long ones. In short, think: new idea, new paragraph. Evaluate how the values of the CEO are likely to influence ethical behavior within the organization. Here is another Level 1 heading. Again, the topic sentence of this section should explain how this paragraph is related or a result of what you discussed in the...
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...Write an essay of 1,000-1,250 words in which you address the following: 1. Describe the components of healing hospitals and their relationship to spirituality. 2. What are the challenges of creating a healing environment in light of the barriers and complexities of the hospital environment? 3. Include at least one biblical passage or parable that you believe supports the concept of a healing hospital and provide rationale for your selection. Healing Hospitals Student A. Sample Grand Canyon University: HLT 310V April 7, 2013 Healing Hospitals The first paragraph of your paper is your introduction paragraph. Per APA 6th ed, paragraphs must be a minimum of three sentences long. In addition, think of your introduction paragraph as a funnel. The beginning of the paragraph starts out broad and then funnels down into something more specific with regards to content. The last sentence in your introduction paragraph is your thesis sentence. This sentence describes for your audience what your paper will include. Components of Healing Hospitals I like to get the info from the assignment instructions AND the rubric and then create an outline of sorts. I name the headings of the paper so that I make sure I have an outline that covers all requirements and helps me to stay on track with my content and not wander off direction with my information. Relationship of Spirituality The subheading above would be used if there are several sections within the topic labeled in a heading...
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...dancing to the ekwe, and corrects to a celebration of a man taking the title of his clan. 5. The reaction Achebe has to Conrad’s choices are anti-parallel to each other. In Achebe’s paragraph’s, differences of tone, syntax, and detail are shown. Achebe’s tone is very unique in the way she writes her paragraphs. In the first and second paragraph, she talks about the clans performing peaceful dances. “Then from the distance came the faint beating of the ekwe…” a peaceful dance from a distant clan. “It is an ozo dance,” the man said from themselves. Achebe uses the Ibo language to show a difference of tone to indicate how the clans would talk among themselves. Conrad’s style of tone is much more different from Achebe. He uses more of a suspenseful tone than anything. Conrad says “we penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness.” His sentence structures create this suspense of mystery and the condescending of darkness as the reader continues to read. The syntax of sentence structure is short and to the point in Achebe’s view of Africa. Compared to Conrad’s, he talks about one problem and takes the whole paragraph to describe what is going on. Detail, however, in Achebe’s paragraphs are...
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...conclusion and reference page. • Cover Page (first page)-Include your name, student ID, name of Essay. • Introduction (1 paragraph) • Body (several paragraphs) Paragraph Example for Body (A Prospective Investor being a user of Financial Accounting Information) Who “Prospective investors are external to a company and need to use financial accounting information”. (Example Sentence #1) What “Specifically, prospective investors need to examine information in the financial statements such as the income statement and the statement of financial position (balance sheet). They would be interested in understanding the profitability of a company by reviewing the net profit figure as found in the income statement”. (Example Sentence #2 and 3) Why “The net profit figure will determine a company’s profitability and is an indication of its financial health. A positive profit would indicate a financially healthy company while a negative profit would indicate concerns regarding the company’s standing. Prospective investors would not be interested in investing in a company’s that have negative profits and thus reviewing the profit section of the financial statements is imperative for prospective investors”. (Example Sentence # 4, 5 and 6) You can form your paragraphs by answering Who, What and Why and merge the sentences together as shown below to form a paragraph. Prospective investors are external to a company and need to use financial accounting information. Specifically, prospective...
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