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From paragraph to essay
- 1. From paragraph toessay Examples and analysis
- 2. Paragraph by listing •Example: 3 sources in Islam There are 3 sources in Islam. The first source is “Al-quran”. Al-quran is one of the miracles in Islam. Al-quran was revealed to the prophet Muhammad, and these are the words from Allah. The second source is “Hadith”. Hadith is all the words, and all things that the prophet Muhammad did in the past. The last source is “Ijtihad”. Ijtihad is the opinion from “Ulama” that becomes a law. Finally we as Muslims should believe in those 3 sources, and we have to do all the things that are suggested in those sources. Analysis: The paragraph lists the three sources in Islam. The topic sentence is short, it only introduces the topic. The different sources are presented using the connectors first, second and last and they are all related to the main topic which in this case are the 3 sources in Islam. The conclusion sentence begins with the word Finally and it gives the paragraph a logical conclusion because it mentions the sources and what Muslims should do with them.
- 3. Paragraph by examples •Example: International Women´s day: Activism in Latin America • While our volume focuses on literature, we nuance the concept of the literary in order to give a more comprehensive and attentive account to depict how culture is the privileged site for investigating women’s lives. For instance, the poetry of Sor Juana, which includes the most exquisite sonnets of the Spanish language, has been read to depict women’s coming into consciousness of self. This is a poignant example of how different forms of the literary have met the needs of different reading communities at different times and have played a role in the colonial world, in nation building, and in the social and political life of the region. We therefore reconsider the historical articulation between oral and written worlds and in the ways in which women have creatively engaged in the social and political spheres from the ancient indigenous worlds to the present. Guatemalan poet Nij Nij writing in in the Kaqchikel language expresses her own trajectory from domestic service to activism and poetry beautifully in these terms: “I kept poetry inside me, it was born with me, I was a poetry archive, I was engendered wit.”
- 4. Analysis: The topic sentenceof this paragraph make mention of how culture is the priviledged site for investigating women´s lives. The two examples support the main idea. Both examples name a women poet and refer to their poetry and how it illustrate aspects of women´s lives. This paragraph lacks of a terminator sentence.
- 5. Paragraph by contrast •Example: Complexity of cancer stem cells evolution and precision medicine Two main models have been used to describe tumour growth: according to the stochastic clonal evolution model, most neoplasms arise from a single cell of origin, and cancer progression results from acquired genetic variability within the original clone allowing sequential selection of more aggressive sublines. On the other hand, the cancer stem cell (CSC) theory states that cancer cells are not all the same but are organised in a hierarchical structure, with a few of them acting as stem cells that reproduce themselves and sustain the cancer. Which means that a good way to get rid of a tumour would be targeting these CSCs with specific drugs and prevent them from nurturing the neoplasm. • Analysis: The paragraph contrasts between two models used to describe tumor growth. There is a topic sentence, which introduces the idea of the paragraph. Then two developers sentences, one explains one of the models and the other explains the constrast model beginning with the linker On the other hand which is specifically used in contrasting paragraphs.
- 6. Paragraph by definition •Example: What is anhedonia? Though depression is a severe psychiatric disease, rather often people use the term “depression” to describe an upset mood. They also tend to understand depression as the lack of positive emotions, or an inability to feel joyful. However, by doing this, they substitute depression for one of its symptoms, which is called anhedonia. The term “anhedonia” comes from the Greek words a- (which means “not,” “without”), and hedone (“pleasure”). Hence, the most general definition based on etymology would let us define anhedonia as the absence of pleasure. However, this phenomenon is more complicated. The paragraph introduce the topic by giving an explanation of how people generally misuse a term, then it presents the etymological definition of a word and the paragraph closes with a sentence which leads to a more detailed definition in the following paragraphs.
- 7. Paragraph by comparison •Example: Comparing Moby Dick and The Raven In the end, both Ahab and the student are unable to move beyond their suffering because they cannot see past it. Although Ahab is told that "the White Whale's malice is only his awkwardness" (635), he still cannot accept that Moby Dick is just an animal acting on instinct. But Ahab believes he will slay the agent of his suffering, not an aggressive Sperm Whale. By the time he meets Moby Dick for the final time, Ahab's monomania has erased all thoughts of turning back. With his final breath Ahab declares that he will destroy it, but instead is swallowed by the sea. His obsession with the whale destroys not just himself, but his ship and crew as well. The student also finds that he cannot escape from his suffering. In desperation he asks, "tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn / It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore" (93-94), but is only met with "nevermore". The idea that his love is not in Heaven brings the narrator's pain to a climax. With anguish, he implores the raven to leave him alone to his misery. However, the student finds his "soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor / shall be lifted-nevermore!" (107-108). Believing that the raven's presence prevents him from rising beyond his pain, the narrator continues to wallow in his sorrow. Meanwhile, he perceives that the raven casts a dark shadow upon him, one in which there is no joy or hope. The fates of Captain Ahab and the student illustrate what happens to those who cannot see past their suffering.
- 8. Analysis: The topic sentenceuses passive construction since the main idea of the paragraph is the inability of the characters to endure suffering. The following sentences describe the similar suffering and tragical end of the characters. The conclusion sentence paraphrases the topic sentence.
- 9. Paragraph by classification •Example: Secrets of the comma. • In my most optimistic moments, I like to think that comma use can be organized according to just two broad themes.Commas combine. Commas coordinate lists of three or more things in a series, with the last joined by and or a similar conjunction: eggs, cheese, milk, and coffee. They also coordinate sentences when they are joined by a conjunction like for, and, nor, boy, or, yet or so (the famous FANBOYS). They can coordinate a pair of adjectives that could be joined by the word and (the long, boring lecture). They can even signal a coordination of a sentence with a fragment (Everyone loves commas, don’t they? Children love the birthday parties, adults not so much.) If you use a shoehorn and a bit of imagination you can even see commas as combining quoted material with quote tags (Sheila said, “Watch for that car!”)Commas separate material from a main clause. Within a clause commas set off insertions of material which fall outside of the core subject and predicate. Within a sentence you find commas around parentheticals (like I believe or so it would seem), non-restrictive relative clauses (like Ted, whom I admire very much, is speaking at noon.) and appositives (The avocado, a creamy green fruit, is great in a salad). Commas are also used when an adverb like however or nevertheless, intervenes between the subject and predicate. Such words comment on the clause as a whole rather than on the predicate, so they are set apart.
- 10. Analysis: This paragraph classifythe different uses of the comma in two goups, within each group there are explanations and examples of the different uses. Sources: www.cambridgeblog.org www.blog.oup.com www.academia.edu