Writing a Descriptive Essay Directions An essay has the same elements as a well-written paragraph. A paragraph has a topic sentence; an essay has a thesis statement. A paragraph is developed with supporting statements; an essay has three paragraphs based on the thesis statement's supporting ideas. A paragraph has a concluding sentence; an essay has a concluding paragraph. An introduction does two things: it gets your reader's attention, and it presents the thesis statement. The thesis statement
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Name English 1101 Professor Wright 8 October 2015 _________________________ in _________________________ In ------- (publication date), (author’s full name) offers a brief description or summary of how you think the text creates meaning. Supply the necessary context and summary to get to the point you want to make about the text. No definitions or vague first sentences such as “Hunt examines slavery.” Tell me as specifically as possible what you think the author is doing and why. Do not use
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1. ”Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice.” (page 2 l. 12-13) In this example, King uses two rhetorical devices, alliteration and antithesis. Alliteration is the repetition of consonants in the beginning of sentences. Antithesis is the way a speaker makes sharp a contrast between two ideas. In this context, they were used with the intent of keeping the listener interested, appealing to the pathos.In the following quote, ”Five
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Unit 4 Assignment Rachel Trujillo 27 April 27, 2016 Cm220 Unit 4 Assignment Worksheet In the Units 3 and 4 Discussions, you created a thesis statement that offered a solution to a problem in your community or workplace. In this unit’s Assignment, you will revise and evaluate the effectiveness of that thesis using the Toulmin Model. Part I: First of all, you will revise the provisional thesis statement that you generated in the previous unit Discussion. Make sure the thesis is concise (1–2
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In the city of Des Moines which is located in the state of Iowa, Clare Barcus presented a speech titled “Don’t Try and Triumph”. That speech was published on the 21st of August on a profoundly well-known platform known as TEDx. The speech delivered spoke of approaching obstacles in a different and creative way. She believes that we should not get over our obstacles but rather transform them. Clare talked about her life story on how she suffered from stuttering as a result from messing up at an audition
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In today’s world most people have some type of preference on having and or using guns. People that think guns should be used for protection for other and themselves. Some people want revenge on others while some just want to spread random acts of violence. There’s not a set amount of people that choose good or evil. Depending on the time and place and what’s happing people emotion can be swayed to do things they don’t normally do. On Jeffrey Goldberg's argument in "The Case For More Guns" his paper
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Persuasive Speech Outline Introduction How many pieces of paper do you go through in a semester? 50? 100? 1000? Now, how many of you throw it in the trashcan when they through with all of them? What about at lunch – how many times do you get a bottled drink to take around school, and end up throwing it right into the trash can when you’re done with it? This is a problem on a very large scale. There are too many people who simply don’t recycle, and this is slowly destroying our planet. I would
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Through this class, I can broaden my points of view towards ways of persuasion in our lives, stereotypes, and discriminations. Reading, Age of Propaganda, was a very interesting book for me. This reading taught me that media, some companies, and politics know how to persuade people effectively. For example, I learned that, for persuading people, credibility is very important. I learned some companies understand that people’s feeling and desires when they buy something. In Japan, when we start job
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What makes a great speech? A great speech requires passion, emotion, and a firm belief on what’s being said. Anyone can make a speech, but creating a difference through your words, through your body language and through your emotions is what makes it great. Martin Luther King Jr made a change in boycotting black society, Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery and Emma Watson opened the UN’s eyes on the oppression that women face every day. But I’m not going to talk about them. Rather than a passive speaker
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech exhibits rhetorical elements in which he uses repetition within his strong imagery, logical thoughts, and credible examples to support his argument that all men are created equal and should be treated as such. In the first paragraph of King’s speech, he immediately evokes Pathos in his audience. He refers to the beacon of light that has been “seared in the flames of withering injustice.” This image casts a feeling of hopelessness and despair. The
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