1) Write body paragraph 2 (BP2) of your comparison essay. T…
1) Write body paragraph 2 (BP2) of your comparison essay. This paragraph should… Begin with a clear topic sentence that names the two comparative subjects and states the next category of comparison Contain specific details and examples of both subjects in all of sub-categories or areas Give an unbiased, equal comparison of the two subjects Effectively use comparative transition words End with a summary sentence Be at least 8 sentences 2) You may want to refer to slides 13-25 of this lesson presentation as you write the introduction paragraph: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZyzumUve1TYqM4lOcFiyivewWsGmYjwfLBqVuC4N3FI/edit?usp=sharingLinks to an external site. 3) Please underline the transitions in the body paragraphs.
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1) Write the conclusion of your comparison essay. This paragraph should… Include a transition Restates (not repeats) the thesis Summarizes key information in order to reinforce the validity of the thesis statement Should expound on the “so what” factor: What is the point of the comparison? What should be learned? Why is it important to the reader or today’s audience? Should be 5+ sentences 2) You may want to refer to slides 26-29 of this lesson presentation as you write the introduction paragraph: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZyzumUve1TYqM4lOcFiyivewWsGmYjwfLBqVuC4N3FI/edit?usp=sharingLinks to an external site.
Read DetailsRead: In Chapter 3, Brown introduces Bill Monroe’s high lo…
Read: In Chapter 3, Brown introduces Bill Monroe’s high lonesome holler—a sound originating in the bluegrass music tradition that captures a “shared experience” of despair that lets us “immediately know we’re not the only ones in pain” (44). While this music has the potential to liberate us from pain, without “connection or collective engagement,” it remains a song of “sorrow and despair” (45). What we find today, Brown argues, is a “high lonesome and heartbroken” world inhabited by people who have self-sorted into factions based on “politics and ideology” (45). Consequently, Brown views the populace as protecting their beliefs from the sidelines, thus, paradoxically, leaving individuals more “disconnected, afraid, and lonely” (46). Brown notes that, at best, this sorting is “unintentional and reflexive”; however, when taken to extremes, the separation can lead to “stereotyping that dehumanizes” (48). At the same time, sorting into like-minded groups has not led to a deeper feeling of connection to our neighbors; rather, it has resulted in a heightened sense of loneliness. Citing Bill Bishop’s book The Big Sort, Brown notes that less than 25% of US counties were won in a presidential landslide in 1976, whereas by 2016, 80% of US counties were won in landslide elections. She writes, “The world feels high lonesome and heartbroken to me right now. We’ve sorted ourselves into factions based on our politics and ideology. We’ve turned away from one another and toward blame and rage. We’re lonely and untethered. And scared. So damn scared.” Questions (prompts): Are we teaching and modeling to those around us sorting and closed-mindedness? Or, is our family culture built on clearly knowing our own values while staying curious and open to the opinions of others? Give a specific example to support your answer. Are we teaching our family/friends/colleagues the power of inextricable human connection – the belief that we are all connected to each other by something greater than us and something rooted in love and compassion? How? If not, how can we do better? For this part of the assignment, feel free to respond to one or both of the prompts above. The total response should be at least 100 words.
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