Can somebody help me completing my first paragraph??
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Do you have an idea of what your other paragraphs are going to be about? It'll help  to determine what to write in your first paragraph. But here's maybe an idea that may be useful:\n\nThese strengths and weaknesses can be found in academics, athletics and talents.  In many areas these strengths and weaknesses are innate while others are things that I have strived hard at or can work to improve.  I have many strengths and weaknesses.  One of my greatest strengths is in the area of (academics/athletics/other talents) while my greatest weaknesses are __________.
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The basic formal essay format is as follows.  Sometimes it varies from place to place, but overall, this is it (I got this from school this past year).\n\nI. Paragraph #1: Introduction\n     A. State your thesis clearly.\n     B. State the first main point to support your thesis.\n     C. State the second supporting point.\n     D. State the third supporting point.  (etc.) \n             (*Do not attempt to include in your opening paragraph all the information you intend to include in your paper.  Indicate only the most important arguments (main points) which will provide support for your thesis.  Your goal should be to inform and persuade your reader in a non-judgemental "voice."  Simply present the facts.)\n          (**Be sure to include background information about your subject.  Answer the questions: what, where, when, who, how (when and where appropriate)\n\nII. Paragraph # 2\n     A. Clearly state your first main point.\n     B. Explain in detail how this information supports your thesis.\n     C. State and explain any sub points (if it is going to take more than two or three sentences to explain a suh point then it is better to make it a separate paragraph.  In that case, use a good transition sentence to tie it all together and to keep an orderly and concise flow to your paper.)\n          (*use this format for all body paragraphs)\n\n\nIII. Final Paragraph: Concluding Paragraph\n     A. Summarize all of the main points (and sub points) of your paper, and then\n     B. Re-state your thesis.  \n\nAlso: Be sure to present only facts, not your personal opinion.  Always check over your work for spelling and grammatical mistakes.  Preferred font: Times New Roman, 12-point type.  Don't italicize, bold, or underline to emphasize your points (unless it is part of an original quote).  Do not use contractions in formal writing.  \n\n\nThose are the basics.  I summed up a few from the paper I got this from, but the stuff I left out is common sense anyway.  Hope this helps!
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Master the standard format for "the five paragraph essay."  Know it backwards and forwards and stick to the formula.  Clearly expressed thoughts, coherently presented and purposeful  is more important than tossing in hastily acquired vocabulary.  When given a topic choice, go for the one with which you are most familiar.  Check this link and good luck.  And, read, read, read. If you can enlist help, ask somebody to read your practice essays who can be critical and honest.  \n\nhttp://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/index.html
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Read and write.. essay.. should go together
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Have someone else write it for you. Maybe someone to whom you can dictate it to in your first language. Send me a copy when you are done. Good luck.
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Do a usefull topic like, "How I spent my Grammar Class and why I speak so well today"  !!!  Not to mention your stellar writing skills.  :0
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None A good paper or essay never uses first or firstly what the hell is FIRSTLY
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put this between the paragraph\n\n<br>
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First of all, u need to know exactly what ur gonna write about, set the exact content and organization for it. Start by a catchy intro, a question, anecdote, quotation and so on. Write the intro from general to specific and only mention the exact topic of urs in the last sentence after having talked about the history or such. For every body paragraph, try to do ur best in unfiying the topic about it and metnion it generally in the 1st sentence. Write a good conclusion by giving a suggestion, recommendation, advice or even summarize what u have mentioned in the body par. \nThru doing this u have to take PERFECT care of ur grammar and ur choice of Vocabulary.\nEvery par should not beless than 6 sentences MINIMUM to be of a decent content.
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try freewriting. Just sit down and start typeing. You'll be surprised at what comes out. That should give you a good start.
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Your first sentence is a run-on sentence.\n\nBut not to bad.  Clean it up a bit and worry more about your flow.\n\n6 out of 10
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Why are you working on this today?  Check out something of interest on line and write your speech quickly. Start with a fact that's not generally known.  Good luck
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first have an introductory paragraph, saying  in three short easy sentences examples of what your paper is about. Just give a brief overview. Then separte the other four paragraphs into four very important things in the person's life. If their birth is not very important, only make it part of the first paragraphs. Include very little about unecessary ideas. Like if it's Bill gates, no need to focus a lot in on his childhood, because his most important years happened when he was older. Then once you have your events divided, begin to write!
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Show a paragraph or sentence that has improper grammar and incorrect punctuation and have the students rewrite the paragraph or sentence with the proper grammar and punctuation.\n\nExample:\nPractice Sentences\n1. They be the best drawings I ever seen.\n2. Our bus arrived in miami at 320p.m., and we was very tired.\n3. Wow The beaches in Cancun are nice.\n\nAnswers:\n1. They are the best drawings I have ever seen.\n2. Our bus arrived in Miami at 3:20 p.m., and we were very tired.\n3. Wow! The beaches in Cancun are gorgeous.
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Your teacher is asking for an expository paper -- one that explains. These are pretty forumlaic. Imagine that you are talking to an alien who knows nothing about writing. Start by telling them what it is, then tell them how you use it, why it's important, and where you might see writing used. If you write an introduction (what the paper is about), and a couple of good 3-4 sentence paragraphs about each of these things, you'll have two pages.\n\nHere's some help: www.stanford.edu/~arnetha/expowrite/info.html .\n\nGood luck,\n~Tia~\nLive from the big, purple brain\nhttp://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/asktheplanet/brain.html\nASK YOUR QUESTIONS, CALL THE BRAIN - 212-382-3592
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MLA is what most teachers prefer.  (Modern Language Association, keyword being "modern") \n\nWrite 3 main topics that you would like to write about your main subject surrounding a main point. Then in each paragraph following explain what or how you will prove in the following essay about those 3 main topics.  Asking the questions who, what, where, when, how, and why helps to establish some topics to talk about in your essay.\n\nOn MLA format, put 1" margins around the border.  The top left lines should have this information:  Your name, your class, your teacher, date (latest updated date).  Your last name and page of the essay will go in the top right corner.  (Always imply that page 1 is the cover, and you do not have to list it on the 1st page.)\n\nI hope this helps!  This class was hell for me until I realized what I was doing.  Good luck with your paper and don't start it at the last minute-- give yourself time to think.
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Hi Pinky -- I already helped you rewrite that other long paragraph yesterday (and I see you've used my edits here in those last two paragraphs). Why not look over the types of changes I made to your previous paragraph and take a first stab at fixing the same types of issues here?