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1. Descriptive paragraph
On one corner of my dresser sits a smiling toy clown on a tiny unicycle--a gift I received last
Christmas from a close friend. The clown's short yellow hair, made of yarn, covers its ears but is
parted above the eyes. The blue eyes are outlined in black with thin, dark lashes flowing from the
brows. It has cherry-red cheeks, nose, and lips, and its broad grin disappears into the wide, white
ruffle around its neck. The clown wears a fluffy, two-tone nylon costume. The left side of the outfit
is light blue, and the right side is red. The two colors merge in a dark line that runs down the
center of the small outfit. Surrounding its ankles and disguising its long black shoes are big pink
bows. The white spokes on the wheels of the unicycle gather in the center and expand to the black
tire so that the wheel somewhat resembles the inner half of a grapefruit. The clown and unicycle
together stand about a foot high. As a cherished gift from my good friend Tran, this colorful figure
greets me with a smile every time I enter my room.
Gregory is my beautiful gray Persian cat. He walks with pride and grace, performing a dance of
disdain as he slowly lifts and lowers each paw with the delicacy of a ballet dancer. His pride,
however, does not extend to his appearance, for he spends most of his time indoors watching
television and growing fat. He enjoys TV commercials, especially those for Meow Mix and 9 Lives.
His familiarity with cat food commercials has led him to reject generic brands of cat food in favor
of only the most expensive brands. Gregory is as finicky about visitors as he is about what he eats,
befriending some and repelling others. He may snuggle up against your ankle, begging to be
petted, or he may imitate a skunk and stain your favorite trousers. Gregory does not do this to
establish his territory, as many cat experts think, but to humiliate me because he is jealous of my
friends. After my guests have fled, I look at the old fleabag snoozing and smiling to himself in front
of the television set, and I have to forgive him for his obnoxious, but endearing, habits.
Narrative paragraph
Peddling On My Own
Learning how to ride a bike for the first time was a nerve racking independent moment. I was about five years
old when my sisterinformed me that I was too old to still be riding a bike with training wheels. That was the
time I decided not to depend on them anymore. Even though I had some doubt,my sister and I went outside and
started to take the little wheels off my bike. After my bike went through the transformation, I was now ready for
the big moment. With butterflies in my stomach, I slowly got on the bike, and with my shaky hands,I gripped
the handles tightly. Meanwhile my sisterwas holding on to me to help keep my balance. I was so afraid the she
would let go, yet I was determined to ride this bike on my own. Next with a little push from her, I started to
peddle. The faster my bike went the faster my heart raced. Finally I looked back nervously and noticed that my
sisterlet go of my bike a long time ago. I was so excited that I accomplished freedom on my bike that I forgot to
peddle. The next step I remember, I was lying on the ground,yet I did not care because of the adrenaline rush.I
will never forget the exhilarating moment and growing up stage of riding a bike without training wheels.
~© Fallon Fauque 2005~
My Most Embarrassing Moment
The most embarrassing moment of my sophomore year was how I earned my nick name, Crash. It all started
right after schoolwhen I turned on to the busiest street by the school.First I pulled up right behind this truck at a
stop sign.After a second,a fellow older student told me that I was really close and that I was going to hit the
truck in front of me. At the moment I was trying to tell the kid that I was giving a ride to to get back in the car

2. because he was hanging out the window. Since I was distracted, I thought the long line of traffic had started to
move, but it hadn’t. In the blink of an eye I hit the back of the truck in front of me. The devastation sunkin. I
was so worried that I damaged the truck, but all that I did was scratch his bumper. Lucky for him! Then it came
time to look at my car. My car was ruined. The hood was buckled, the front end was pushed back, and my
headlights were broken. Humiliated and scared, I still had to drive my totaled care home. During School that
year, I never did hear the end of what had happened that day.
~© Tiffany Haggerty~
My Favorite Family Experience
One of my favorite family experiences was when I went to see Anne Frank’s (a Jewish victim of the Nazi
persecution during World War II) hideout in Amsterdam, Holland. I had read Anne’s published diary when I
was younger,so I was extremely thrilled to actually have the chance to see where she and her family hid from
the Germans for so many months. I walked up the stairs of an apartment building and into a room with only a
bookshelf in it. From what I remembered from reading the diary, there was a doorknob behind the books. I
found the doorknob and turned it and there was the secret annex. When I stepped into the room behind the
bookshelf, I felt as if I had stepped back into history. I found Anne’s room still with pictures of her favorite
celebrities on her walls. The Frank family’s furniture was still placed where they had left them in the rooms,
everything just as described in the diary. I toured each room in awe of actually seeing how they had lived, yet
with sadness to know how it all ended.Anne’s diary was no longer just a book to me, but true heart-felt,
emotional life story written by a girl I felt I almost knew.
~© Denise Rafferty~
Paragraph of classificationanddivision
"There are three kinds of book owners. The first has all the standard sets and best sellers --unread,
untouched. (This deluded individual owns woodpulp and ink, not books.) The second has a great
many books--a few of them read through, most of them dipped into, but all of them as clean and
shiny as the day they were bought. (This person would probably like to make books his own, but is
restrained by a false respect for their physical appearance.) The third has a few books or many--
every one of them dogeared and dilapidated, shaken and loosened by continual use, marked and
scribbled from front to back. (This man owns books.)"
"Americans can be divided into three groups--smokers, nonsmokers and that expanding pack of us
who have quit. Those who have never smoked don't know what they're missing, but former
smokers, ex-smokers, reformed smokers can never forget. We are veterans of a personal war,
linked by that watershed experience of ceasing to smoke and by the temptation to have just one
more cigarette. For almost all of us ex-smokers, smoking continues to play an important role in
our lives. And now that it is being restricted in restaurants around the country and will be banned
in almost all indoor public places in New York State starting next month, it is vital that everyone
understand the different emotional states cessation of smoking can cause. I have observed four of
them; and in the interest of science I have classified them as those of the zealot, the evangelist,
the elect and the serene. Each day, each category gains new recruits."

3. Paragraph of illustration
My Escape
Most people have special places where they go to relax and find inspiration. For example, my most relaxing and
inspirational place to be is at Riceville Bridge. It is a peaceful pull-off area past Belt, Montana just before
entering the Sluicebox, state park. My family and I have spent many times there. When I was youngermy sister
and I learned how to swim in Belt Creek at Riceville Bridge. My grandma is buried outside of Belt at the Belt
cemetery, so when I want to get away I usually go out to Riceful Bridge and sit by the calming, peaceful Belt
Creek. The sound ofthe rapid flowing creek, birds in the background, and the smell of fresh air makes me look
back and remember all of the fun and exciting memories I have had with my family out there. It is also very
peaceful to me because I feel like my grandma is watching over me, protecting me, and letting me know that life
is sometimes very difficult but to never give up. Some times life for me is very difficult and frustrating. That’s
when I turn to Riceful Bridge, because I know that I can sit out there and talk to myself and vent things out and
feel like I have some type of connection with the atmosphere. It is by far my most relaxing and inspirational
place to be because I feel very comfortable and wanted there.
~©Amy Neill 2005~
Wrestling
Wrestlers put in lots of time and effort to even become considered great or even somewhat good.Wrestlers run
five miles every morning and lift in the mornings as a team. Practice go from two or two and a half hours a day.
Practice includes takedowns and other technique work for athletes.They also have live matches and intense
conditioning after words. Many serious wrestlers have to work extra by doing a hundred takedowns and stand
ups a day to make them selves better. Dieting and strike workouts runs many wrestlers lives by haveing to make
there weight limit every week. To be wrestlers , people have to be mentally tough and physically tough.It is a
sport made for men, not little boys.
~©Jace Oeleis 2005~
College Students
Many college students face a number of pressures.For instance,many students have to manage a job while at
the same time balancing their school work. This can be very stressfulfor a college student.Students also face
many financial pressures.For example, numerous students have to pay for their college on their own. This gives
them no otheralternative bbut to take out student loans.Which could leave them in debt for many years.
Anotherexample of financial pressures for students is having to support a family while attending college.
Supporting a family while attending college can be extremely difficult. Finally, many college students go to
college students go to college in different cities and states and have to make new friends and adjust to a different
atmosphere. Being a college student can be very rewarding but,there may also be a lot of pressures that need to
be dealt with.

4. ~Copyright 2005 Mike Sullivan~
Paragraph of cause and effect
"I worry about the private automobile. It is a dirty, noisy, wasteful, and lonely means of travel. It
pollutes the air, ruins the safety and sociability of the street, and exercises upon the individual a
discipline which takes away far more freedom than it gives him. It causes an enormous amount of
land to be unnecessarily abstracted from nature and from plant life and to become devoid of any
natural function. It explodes cities, grievously impairs the whole institution of neighborliness,
fragmentizes and destroys communities. It has already spelled the end of our cities as real cultural
and social communities, and has made impossible the construction of any others in their place.
Together with the airplane, it has crowded out other, more civilized and more convenient means of
transport, leaving older people, infirm people, poor people and children in a worse situation than
they were a hundred years ago."
(George F. Kennan, Democracy and the Student Left, 1968)
"Many of today's kids are engaged in sedentary pursuits made possible by a level of technology
unthinkable as recently as 25 to 30 years ago. Computer, video, and other virtual games, the
ready availability of feature films and games on DVD, plus high-tech advancements in music-
listening technology have come down into the range of affordability for parents and even for the
kids themselves. These passive pursuits have produced a downside of reduced physical activity for
the kids, often with the explicit or implicit consent of the parents. . . .
"Other fairly recent developments have also contributed to the alarming rise in child obesity rates.
Fast food outlets offering consumables that are both low in price and low in nutritional content
have exploded all over the American landscape since the 1960s, especially in suburban areas close
to major highway interchanges. Kids on their lunch breaks or after school often congregate in
these fast food outlets, consuming food and soft drinks that are high in sugar, carbohydrates, and
fat. Many parents, themselves, frequently take their children to these fast food places, thus setting
an example the kids can find justification to emulate."
"Because of its unnerving irreversibility, entropy has been called the arrow of time. We all
understand this instinctively. Children's rooms, left on their own, tend to get messy, not neat.
Wood rots, metal rusts, people wrinkle and flowers wither. Even mountains wear down; even the
nuclei of atoms decay. In the city we see entropy in the rundown subways and worn-out sidewalks
and torn-down buildings, in the increasing disorder of our lives. We know, without asking, what is
old. If we were suddenly to see the paint jump back on an old building, we would know that
something was wrong. If we saw an egg unscramble itself and jump back into its shell, we would
laugh in the same way we laugh as a movie run backward."
(K.C. Cole, "The Arrow of Time." The New York Times, March 18, 1982)
The Positive Effects of Daycare
Since my daughterhas been in daycare she has become betterat a few different things.To start off, her
vocabulary is much larger and more developed.Before she started daycare, my daughterhad a few select words
that she would say like; momma, dada, Cocoa (one of the puppies), and some other simple words. Now she tries
to repeat everything that is said. Anotherresult of her being in daycare is that she has the ability to interact with
other children better. In the past,she was only around one child. Now she is around about six to eight kids, and
she has learned to share her toys and to play in a group with the otherchildren. Her learning to share has carried
over at home when she tells her daddy or me that it’s his turn or mommy’s turn when putting her socks on. A
third outcome of her being in daycare is the fact that she is becoming more self-reliant. Before daycare, she

5. wouldn’t try very hard to help me with getting dressed,but now she wants to try to do it all on her own. She puts
her pull ups on and tries to pull on her shirts and pants herself. Socks still go on upside down, but at least her
shoes go on the correct feet I am really glad that I decided to put her in a daycare, for the benefits have been
great.
~© JessiJohnson 2005~
Effects of Alcohol
Letting alcohol take control over your life has many negative effects on a person and the people around them.
One important effect is the damage you can do to yourbody. Drinking can lead to severe illness and even
eventual death; some health consequences to considermight be liver disease,kidney failure and, for pregnant
women, the loss of their unborn child. Anotherdetriment is that an addiction could lead to drinking and driving;
possibly causing a fatal car accident for either yourself and/or an innocent by stander. Anotherconcern to
consider is the relationships alcohol can destroy.Alcohol abuse can have very serious affect on a person’s
temperament, which can lead to spousaland even child abuse.Alcohol often is the number one cause in divorce
and spending time in jail. It can also affect relationships outside of the family; many people have lost life long
friends whether it is due to foolish arguments and behavior or possibly death. Lastly, drinking has negative
effects on self-esteem and rational thinking. People become more self-centered, develop low self-esteem, doing
things or behaving in ways that they would not normally. They have little or no regard to the outcomes of what
is said or done when they grow reliant on getting that alcohol high. The negative effects of alcohol abuse are
overwhelming when considering the many consequences that drinkers and the people around them have to deal
with.
~© Racheal Guza 2005~
Courage At A Cost
Many people believe that the act of courage lies within each individual, and these acts of courage can be brought
out by three possible causes.The first cause, and the most obvious,is provocation. Often times this is seen in
movies where the villain kidnaps and threatens to kill the hero's family. More often that not,the hero finds it
within himself to put aside his fears and overcome near impossible odds to save the day. The majority of the
time it is direct threats such as this one that provoke human nature to acts of courage. The second cause is a
purpose.In 2001, the Twin Towers fell to terrorist attacks.Military enlistments reached all time highs as many
men and women joined the armed forces. For many of these people, the prospect of serving their country,and
gaining revenge for the cowardice acts of the terrorists were the only reasons necessary for their courage.The
third cause is a belief in a higher power. The presence of God gives many people the courage to do things they
would not be able to do otherwise. His words play clearly in their minds," Be strong and of good courage",
because:"the lord thy god is with thee whithersoever thou goest"(bible reference). According to God and his
followers, his presence is enough cause for courage. For these people, their courage knows no boundaries.

6. Whateveryour inspiration for courage may be, you can just about bet it was brought on by one of these three
underlying circumstances.
~© Kyle Shearin 2005~
In recent decades, cities have grown so large that now about 50% of the Earth's
population lives in urban areas. There are several reasons for this occurrence. First,
the increasing industrialization of the nineteenth century resulted in the creation of
many factory jobs, which tended to be located in cities. These jobs, with their
promise of a better material life, attracted many people from rural areas. Second,
there were many schools established to educate the children of the new factory
laborers. The promise of a better education persuaded many families to leave
farming communities and move to the cities. Finally, as the cities grew, people
established places of leisure, entertainment, and culture, such as sports stadiums,
theaters, and museums. For many people, these facilities made city life appear
more interesting than life on the farm, and therefore drew them away from rural
communities.
Paragraph of comparison and contrast
Life now and life five years ago
My life now and my life five years ago are similar but there are also some major differences. Five years
ago,I was living in Havre and going to high school. I didn’t have to work because my parents
supported me. I went to school everyday and spent time with my friends. I babysat my nieces
everyday after school because both of my parents were working at the time. I had the responsibility of
feeding them and making sure nothing happened to them while I was watching them. I didn’t really
have any major goals five years ago. I wasn’t really thinking about my future quite yet. On the other
hand, now I live in Great Falls and I’m not in high school anymore. I have to work now in order to
support myself. I only work twenty hours a week because I’m in school right now. I have a lot more
responsibility now than I did five years ago. I have to take responsibility for myself now and everything
that I do. I have a lot of major goals now. For instance, I want to graduate and get my two year
degree. I want to come back and get a bachelor’s degree. I have a lot of things that I want to
accomplish now. Five years ago, I really wasn’t going anywhere with my life, but now I’m starting to
get my life in order and deciding what I want to do. In addition,I am still living at home with my
parents and I still go to school. I still baby sit my nieces every once in a while. I find time to spend with
my family and friends. I still have some of the same responsibilities. I help my mom take care of my
oldest niece. She has always lived with us, so I’ve always helped take care of her ever since she was a
baby. Even though she is not a baby anymore,I still have to baby sit her when my parents are gone
because she is not quite old enough to stay by herself yet. I still have to depend on my parents for
transportation because I don’t have a vehicle right now. My life now has changed a lot in only five
years.
~© 2005 Brandy Doney~
Phones
Although cell phones and regular phones have the same purpose and they both work the same, they
have many differences as well. For example a cell phone has to have at least six service bars in order to
talk an dthe battery has to have a charge before it will work. The battery needs to charge for about an
hour but it depends on what kind of charger you use. The charger that comes with the cell phone

7. doesn't take as long to charge the phone as chargers purchased over the counter. A hard wired
phone, one that has to be installed through wiring within your home, can be used anywhere in your
home and is maintained by telephone servicemen. some of hard wired phones are cordless, which
means they can be used throughout the home and even in the yard. You can't take your hard wired
phone with you in your vehicle because service is limited to just a short range. A cordless phone has
to be returned to its base periodically to be recharged. With your cell phone, someone can leave you a
message an dyou can get it right on the phone where as on a home phone, you have to have an
answering machine. Although they have many differences, they also have some similarities. They both
have to be charged in order to keep the battery full an dthe phone working. You can use both to
make an drecieve a call. They also both ring t tell you that you have an incomming call. A cell phone
can be programed for special rings but a hard wired phone has only one ring tone. Cell phones are
much smaller in apperance than a hard wired phone. Cell phones may have different apperences and
gadgets but they both serve the same purpose. ~(c)2005 Laura White~
Even though Arizona and Rhode Island are both states of the
U.S., they are strikingly different in many ways. For example,
the physical size of each state is different. Arizona is large,
having an area of 114,000 square miles, whereas Rhode
Island is only abouta tenth the size, having an area of only
1,214 square miles. Another difference is in the size of the
population ofeach state. Arizona has about four million
people livingin it, but Rhode Island has less than one million.
The two states also differ in the kindsof natural
environmentsthat each has. For example, Arizona is a very
dry state, consisting of large desert areas that do not receive
much rainfallevery year. However, Rhode Island is located in
a temperate zone and receives an average of 44 inches of
rain per year. In addition,while Arizona is a landlockedstate
and thus has no seashore, Rhode Island lies on the Atlantic
Ocean and does have a significant coastline.
A Question of Craftsmanship
Although new and modern houses offer many conveniences, most old houses feature
craftsmanship that is not found in the average house built today. Houses constructed sixty years

8. ago or more were built with top quality materials, resulting in very strong and handsome
structures. For example, the walls were made at least three times thicker than walls in a new
home, and full cut timber beams were used to support the frame, floors, and roof. Also it was
common for floors and woodwork to be made of fine wood, usually oak or maple. Average
houses of today are erected in a very short time with the use of prefabricated materials which do
not produce a very sound structure. In addition to being better built, older houses seem to have
much more ornamentation and character in their design, inside and out, than new houses. Many
old homes feature large, ornate fireplaces, beautiful wooden stair cases, archways, alcoves, and
stained glass windows. This kind of detailed ornamentation is in sharp contrast to the very plain
and squared “ranch style” lay-out of newer homes. Because of all the fine qualities older houses
offer, they would often be worth ten times their value if they were located out of the city.
However, home buyers today generally prefer new homes because of their suburban locations.
Even so, urban areas are making every attempt to save these excellently crafted old houses and
improve their locations.
Intensive Care: Today and Yesterday
There are many differences between the intensive care a patient received yesterday and
the intensive care he receives today. For example, thirty years ago a patient’s intensive care
consisted of putting him in a single room, giving him oxygen and fluids, taking his vital signs
frequently, and giving him medication as ordered. Nurses could not spend much time with a
patient, even a critically ill patient, because nurses were so few. Since there was a shortage of
nurses in those days, many nurses felt the next time they went to a patient’s room he would be
dead. Many times he was. However, there has been a revolution since then. The approach to
intensive care today is much different. It consists of an entire unit designed especially to care for
the critically ill patient. A staff of highly trained nurses and skilled technicians are in constant
contact with the patient, taking care of his every need and monitoring any change in his
condition, however slight. In addition to its staff, the intensive care unit is equipped with
sensitive life-saving machines. The beeping noise of the heart monitor and the red and green
flashing lights of the suction machine are only a few of the reassuring sights and sounds in this
world of timelessness and routine. Thanks to the staff, machines, and routine, many patients
leave the intensive care unit of today to live long, healthy, happy lives.

9. Paragraph of definition
Anger is having a feeling of hatred toward someone or something. It is one of our basic
emotions and can be most dangerous if it is not carefully controlled. A person can become angry
when he cannot fulfill some basic need or desire that is important to him. For example, a child
may become angry when he cannot play outside with his friends. An adult may become angry
when he does not receive a raise in pay that he expected. Mentally, anger can interfere with our
thoughts, making it difficult to think clearly. Physically, it may cause violent reactions in the
muscles and in the nervous system. This causes an angry person to flush and tremble and to
show other signs of disturbance. A person can be dangerous if he is in an angry mood because
he can develop feelings of hostility and hatred toward another person, which can then often turn
violent.
Happiness
Happiness is a very complex emotion that can be felt in many ways. It can come from
the senses: the sight of a smile on a child’s face, the smell of flowers in the air, the feeling of the
sun on one's face, or the sound of music. Happiness can also come from basic necessities such
as food for the hungry, a blanket for the cold, and a drink for the thirsty. More lasting emotions
can give rise to happiness, too-- for example, love: love of parents, brothers and sisters, husband
or wife, and love of all mankind. In essence, happiness seems to result from being in accord
with life and its experiences. When such happiness is achieved, it can bring great peace of mind.
A Hostess
A dining room hostess’s position is very important in a Burger King restaurant. For
instance, she makes sure the dining room is always neat and clean. She is responsible for
washing the windows and ledges, sweeping and mopping the floor, and making sure each table is
cleaned after each customer finishes his meal. Also, the hostess is very much responsible for
making the kids happy by distributing new toys: iron-ons, race cars, boats, puppets, pencils,
bikebags, and all sorts of other things. Furthermore, the hostess’s relationship with the adult
customers must always be on a friendly basis, whether they are regular or new. She is there to
get the customer whatever he didn’t get at the counter such as napkins, salt, straws, or even a
refill on his coffee. It is very important to keep the customers happy so that they will continue to
come to Burger King, and the hostess’s cheerful attitude is one reason they always come back.
Youth

10. A youth is a person who is going to carry on what an adult has started. He is going to sit
in the Congress where adults are presently sitting and attend Rule Committee meetings which
adults think are important. Although adults may legislate drug, alcohol, and traffic laws, this
youth will determine the success or failure of these laws by obeying or defying them. Also, he
will assume control over adult duties, states and nations. Furthermore, he is going to move in
and take over adult churches, schools, universities and corporations. In addition, all adult
publications, such as Time and the Wall Street Journal, are going to be judged, praised or
condemned by him. The fate of humanity is in his hands. So it might be well to pay him some
attention.
Fearlessness or Necessity
Webster’s dictionary gives the definition of courage as fearlessness. However, I feel that
most acts of courage are done out of necessity. To some little children, the act of courage means
spending the night alone or in a dark room. This is done out of the need to be accepted by their
playmates. Adults give out medals of courage to soldiers for killing the enemy in times of war.
The majority of these soldiers shoot at the enemy just in hopes of surviving. Also, society feels
that if someone stands up for his rights -- whether for political, religious, sexual, or racial
reasons -- he is displaying courage. In today’s society, however, it is unavoidable for a person
totake a stand because society does not exactly hand out rights to him on a silver platter.
Courage:
is it fearlessness or necessity? I personally agree with the necessity point of view.
(1)In nursing research, paradigms are essential to help to place the
research into a broader context. (2) According to Polit and Hungler
(1997) paradigms constitute a worldview or a general perspective on the
complexities of the real world. (3)More specifically, paradigms for human
inquiry are often characterized in terms of the way in which they respond
to basic philosophical questions (p.11). (4)In this sense of the term, then,
paradigms are more than typical examples or models. (5)Rather, they
demonstrate relationships between ideas and provide a basis for a
methodology or a theory, and as such, they are useful as lenses for
viewing and interpreting significant, substantive issues to the discipline.
(6)Thus, paradigms that are often used for nursing research, such as

11. empiricist, interpretive and critical social paradigms, provide frames that
hold the vocabulary, theories, principles, presuppositions and values
related to an inquiry. (Adapted from an essay by Mary Ratsensperger,