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PARAGRAPH WRITING

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Types of paragraph

1. Descriptive paragraph,2. Narrative paragraph, and 3. Expository paragraph

a. Paragraph of division and classification,b. Paragraph of illustration,c. Paragraph of cause and effect,d. Paragraph of comparison, e. Paragraph of contrast, andf. Paragraph of definition

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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 colours merge in a dark line that runs down the centre 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 centre 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 colourful figure greets me with a smile every time I enter my room.

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Narrative paragraph

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 favourite 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.

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Paragraph of division and classification

"Americans can be divided into three groups- smokers, non-smokers 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."

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Paragraph of illustration

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 stressful for 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 other alternative but to take out student loans. Which could leave them in debt for many years. Another example 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 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.

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Paragraph of cause & effect

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 your body. Drinking can lead to severe illness and even eventual death; some health consequences to consider might be liver disease, kidney failure and, for pregnant women, the loss of their unborn child. Another detriment is that an addiction could lead to drinking and driving; possibly causing a fatal car accident for either yourself and/or an innocent bystander. Another concern to consider is the relationships alcohol can destroy. Alcohol abuse can have very serious affect on a person’s temperament, which can lead to spousal and 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 behaviour or possibly death. Lastly, drinking has negative effects on self-esteem and rational thinking. People become more self-centred, 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.

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Paragraph of comparison & contrast

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 about a tenth the size, having an area of only 1,214 square miles. Another difference is in the size of the population of each state. Arizona has about four million people living in it, but Rhode Island has less than one million. The two states also differ in the kinds of natural environments that each has. For example, Arizona is a very dry state, consisting of large desert areas that do not receive much rainfall every 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 landlocked state and thus has no seashore, Rhode Island lies on the Atlantic Ocean and does have a significant coastline.

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Paragraph of definition

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 to take 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.