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Sample Introduction - Breakthroughs in solar energy The end of the twentieth century witnessed exciting developments in all areas of life. Nowadays, business is turning to team management; education s reforming to accommodate many different learning styles; consumer industries are developing products that make life easier, faster, more convenient, and more fun. An important development that is

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Review Points You can use four different kinds of supporting information to develop the main idea of a paragraph: examples, facts, statistics, and anecdotes. You can mix and match types of support in a particular paragraph, or use the same kind two or more times. The type of support you choose depends on the main dea of your paragraph. New Points A good paragraph includes the following: a

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Review Points A well-developed paragraph anticipates the reader’s questions and answers them. New PointsOne characteristic of a well-developed paragraph is that it includes sufficient supporting information. There are four different types of supporting material that writers commonly use to develop their ideas.These are examples, facts, statistics, and anecdotes. Note how they differ and what

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Review Points A thesis statement previews an essay by presenting the writer’s angle on the topic he or she is writing about. New Points The body paragraphs of an essay include specific facts and examples that illustrate your angle on the topic A well-developed body paragraph answers all your readers’ possible questions about your topic. You can create well-developed body paragraphs by

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Review Points An essay is composed of three or more paragraphs and communicates an attitude or opinion about an issue. The thesis statement tells the reader the main idea of the essay. The reader should be able to predict what the essay s about by reading the thesis statement. The thesis statement usually appears at the end of the introductory paragraph. New Points The thesis statement

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You can use the following words and expressions to describe explorers, past and present. Study the expressions and make sure you know what they mean. Nouns: strength, determination, conviction(s), persistence, drive, fortitude, faith, high, standards Adjectives: rugged, persistent, strong, determined, faithful, calm, ambitious, courageous, competitive Other expressions: (not) to care about

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Review Points In a paragraph, you develop and support one main idea. In an essay, you develop and support a thesis, which may contain more than one main idea. New Points An essay is a written work composed of three or more paragraphs. The purpose of an essay is to communicate an attitude or opinion about an issue and to provide information to support or prove it. In an essay, you can

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In New York, where rides with Creole speaking cabdrivers, menus written half in Chinese and half in Spanish, and midnight purchases in Korean-owned delicatessens s are everyday experiences, exposure to foreign languages is a given. Learning them, on the other hand, is another matter and almost always comes with a cost. Finding a bargain in learning any language is a rarity, even though the

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An important critical thinking skill is the ability to take new information and apply it to another time or place. Make some predictions about explorers in the twenty-first century by completing the following chart. How will their work involve danger and daring? Where will they come from and what will they do? Explorers of the future What will they explore? ______________________________________

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Magazine and newspaper writers, journalists, often use active verbs and snappy, humorous words and expressions to get and keep the reader’s attention. The humor often depends on the use of idioms, puns, proverbs, and other shared cultural references.An example of this kind of humor is the title of the following article “Want to learn a language? Don’t make it a mount Everest.” Discuss your

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This blog takes students step-by-step through the writing process, from formulating ideas trough the revision stage. Writing assignments progress from paragraphs to essays, and students write about interesting, contemporary subjects from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities that are relevant to their current or future academic coursework.

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