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  1. The purpose of an essay is to educate and persuade. When people read an essay they’re meant to get the most information they can because a well developed essay has organized ideas, good structure and very refined words.
  2. The topic of the essay is meant to interest students who have to write a College level essay. This helps to Improve their writing skills 
  3. The students and the readers are the most impacted. When when they write a well developed essay. They will see exactly how affected this information was.
  4. The reader knows in an essay you will find an introduction, body and conclusion paragraphs. The introduction gives clear ideas about a specific topic. Later, in the body, the writer organizes the ideas with good examples. The examples have to connect with the topic. In the conclusion, the reader has a good summarized paragraph of what the topic was about.
  5. The reader needs to know the main points, how to develop a strong thesis statement and how to structure an essay around it.
  6. A hook should catch the reader’s attention. You should provide an interesting statement or topic information that will engage a reader.
  7. To write an essay in level College it’s important to understand the words you are reading. Using strong words in a specific word subject may be hard for others to understand. You need to use broad language.
  8. The tone of the essay all depends on what type of essay you’re

Part 2

  1. The year 2020 will be known for the year of tragedies. There were and continue to be many phenomenal world wide. 2020 has not had a month where we as a nation have been at peace. What continues to affect us is a deadly virus. The city that never sleeps came to a stop in 2020, COVID-19 also known as the Coronavirus is a modern day pandemic that cost the lives of thousands. All forms of media have been overloaded with images and videos of what life is like outside our doors. These images show us the reality of the way the world is today and the difficulties people are going through. One photo can express a million emotions and an insight on other lives. 

 

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Part 1

Question 1: The purpose of the essay is to educate us.

Question 2:  People who might be interested in the topic of the essay are those seeking information on how to properly format an essay.

Question 3: The ones seeking for the information would be most impacted by the essay.

Question 4: The reader would get a light explanation in the introductory paragraph on what the essay would be about.

Question 5: The reader needs to understand the thesis statement in order to understand the essay points.

Question 6:   I believe a hook has to entail raising  a series of questions, and beginning by quoting someone knowledgeable on the topic. Make it as engaging as possible.

Question 7: I would use an average standard of academic language in order for the reader to understand and use it for its educational purposes.

Question 8: Depending on the topic of the essay, it would set the tone for the rest of your essay. Remain to keep it targeted towards the audience you want to attract.

Part 2

Question 1: “Until you’re ready to look foolish, you’ll never have the possibility of being great.” ~Cher. In life you must take risks, even if it means falling flat on your face. Risks are something we all come into contact with from time to time. There are risks involved in gaining confidence, climbing the career ladder and creating growth within ourselves. Often, they can be quite frightening, but are often worth the venture to reach the other side.

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Question 1

Let me first say that this blog assignment is very ambiguous as the answers to these questions should be specific to what you are writing about and who the audience will be.  And since these are general questions based on planning your writing we don’t actually know these two things.  Are we answering the questions in general, or specifically to our first writing assignment.

  1.  The purpose of most essays is to educate, announce and persuade.  While entertainment is usually not necessary it could enhance the other three, and in some cases it may be one of the more important purposes.
  2. Our classmates and professor may be interested as well as anyone interested in the topic and also have access to the essay.  The reading says that the writing should be catered to at least our classmates.
  3. The main people who would be impacted by an essay are those that read it and who also didn’t know the information contained in it.  Specifically a reader who is mostly ignorant to the information, and the conclusions set forth by that information, may be the most impacted because the essay may have changed their mind about a specific toipic.
  4. The reader may not know anything about a topic or they may know a lot.  One must know the audience to know how much information to put in, or to know how much explanation is necessary.
  5. What the reader needs to know to understand the point of the essay depends on the topic of the essay.  But then again it also depends on who the audience is.  If you write an essay on Quantum Mechanics for your Peers or for a general audience will have a huge impact on how you write it.  The wording and amount of explanation in the essay would vary immensely.
  6. From the reading, writers can garner a reader’s interest by doing the following:
    • Beginning by quoting an expert on the respective topic or an inspirational individual.
    • Beginning by offering some statistical evidence that is both informative and intriguing.
    • Opening with a striking mental image.
    • Appealing to the reader’s emotions.
    • Raising a question or series of questions.
    • Presenting an explanation or rationalization for the essay.
    • Including a personal anecdote.
    • Stating in the middle of a story with the conclusion of the story existing as the first sentence in the conclusion paragraph.
  7. The level of language is once again catered to who the audience will be.  If it will only be read by peers than more complicated jargon will be used.  The potential vocabulary level will also be dictated by the audience.
  8. The tone of the topic will once again be dictated by the audience and also the subject matter.  One will not try to write a comical essay for a serious and sad topic.

Question 2

In light of the recent protests sparked by the unjustified and tragic murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minnesota Police, many more of us have become aware of the inequalities African Americans face in regard to how they are treated by the police here in the United States. These inequalities were always known by some, including Emory Douglas, former Minister of Culture for the Black Panthers, who was also an artist, designer and illustrator.  In 2015 Mr. Douglas remixed, or re-imaged, a poster for the Black Lives movement that he originally created and published in the Black Panthers periodical back in 1976.  The images when placed side by side, show that although things may appear to be better for African Americans on the surface, they are still fighting for equal justice under the law that still eludes them some 40 years later.

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QUESTION ONE:

Briefly answer these questions from Chapter 2 Prewriting in English Composition: Connect, Collaborate, Communicate:

  1. the purpose of the essay is to educate.
  2. whoever is grading my work because the essay is for me to learn or to my classmates.
  3. Me as I am learning and my professor who is teaching.
  4. the readers know a lot because we all working on the same topic in order to learn.
  5. the reader needs to understand my thesis of statement and my personal view in order to understand the essay’s points.
  6. The hook needs to be something you drag the audience’s attention to it depends on the topic of your essay, it could be a question, or by quoting an expert on the respective topic or an inspirational individual.
  7. I will use an academic standard language because it is an educational essay.
  8. the tone for my topic will be different depends on what kind of topic I am writing about. so it needs to be basic and formal.

QUESTION NUMBER TOW:

Write a draft of your opening paragraph based on Chapter 3.2 Opening Paragraphs from English Composition: Connect, Collaborate, Communicate.

an introduction should start with a hook that is devised to evoke readers’ interest.  Capturing readers’ attention motivates them to continue reading. after the hook, I will add transition sentences that should introduce the readers to the topic by stating general facts or ideas about the subject. after that I will add a strong thesis statement, a thesis statement is a promise to the reader about what the essay will be about. here I need to ask myself what I am going to write about and the answer to this question will be my thesis statement. my thesis statement must be specificity, precision, ability to be argued, ability to be demonstrated, forcefulness, confidence, and avoid weak thesis statement.and then I have to support my thesis statement with strong reasons to back my opinion so the reader can understand why I choose this side of the argument.

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1.Is the the purpose of the essay to educate, announce, entertain, or persuade?
-Yes, It gives us a brief detail and educate us.

2.Who might be interested in the topic of the essay?


-People who wants to get a brief knowledge on how to completely write an essay or knowing how essay should be written.

3.Who would be impacted by the essay or the information within it?


-basically anyone can be impacted by the essay if they’re reading about something or even getting knowledge of it.

4.What does the reader know about this topic?

-The reader might get a brief explanation on what the essay is going to be about on the introduction paragraph.

5.What does the reader need to know in order to understand the essay’s points?

— The reader need to know how to write an essay first that can give you a good explain on what to expect when you’re reading an essay.

6.What kind of hook is necessary to engage the readers and their interest?


–To interest a reader the hook has to be really interesting and catchy that bring the reader more into learning from the essay. A catchy hook can really pull the readers interests.

7.What level of language is required? Words that are too subject-specific may make the writing difficult to grasp for readers unfamiliar with the topic.

-I think the essay can be written in a formal level because it can make the reader easy to understand what the writer was trying to state in the essay.

8.What is an appropriate tone for the topic? A humorous tone that is suitable for an autobiographical, narrative essay may not work for a more serious, persuasive essay.


– A normal tone can really help the reader understand were the writer coming from, knowing that I had a problem understanding some essay because of high-level words or even unnecessary information that’s not relevant to the topic of the essay.

 

  1. Write a draft of your opening paragraph based on Chapter 3.2 Opening Paragraphs from English Composition: Connect, Collaborate, Communicate

 -In Today’s generation, life a student can be really difficult, Its not only about getting a degree or even understanding basic life bumps. It’s mostly about the hope your parents have for you and the waiting for your success they been dreaming about.

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  • Is the purpose of the essay to educate, announce, entertain, or persuade?

The purpose of the essay is to educate its audience. 

  • Who might be interested in the topic of the essay?

People who want to learn how to write a proper opening paragraph and improve their writing skills might be interested in the topic of the essay.

  • Who would be impacted by the essay or the information within it?

Students and anyone trying to improve their writing skills would be impacted by the essay and the information within it.

  • What does the reader know about this topic?

The reader knows that this topic gives information about how to write an engaging opening paragraph properly.

  • What does the reader need to know in order to understand the essay’s points?

The reader needs to know certain writing terms in order to understand the essay’s points.

  • What kind of hook is necessary to engage the readers and their interests?

There are many factors that can make a hook engaging, such as opening with a striking mental image, raising a question or series of questions, and beginning by quoting an expert on the respective topic or an inspirational individual. It is very important to the hook to be engaging because it will be the thing that captures the readers’ attention and motivates them to continue reading.

  • What level of language is required? Words that are too subject-specific may make the writing difficult to grasp for readers unfamiliar with the topic.

The essay doesn’t require a high level of language, but there are many subject-specific words. That’s why the reader should be interested in the topic, or at least need to learn the terms of this subject to understand the essay.

  • What is an appropriate tone for the topic? A humorous tone that is suitable for an autobiographical, narrative essay may not work for a more serious, persuasive essay.

A neutral or serious tone is appropriate for the essay. However, using humor at some points might be good to keep the reader’s attention.

2. Write a draft of your opening paragraph based on Chapter 3.2 Opening Paragraphs from the English Composition: Connect, Collaborate, Communicate

“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader-not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.” once said, E.L. Doctorow. This sentence explains why a good writer should be a good reader in the first place. It may not always be easy for the author to convey the events and feelings that occurred in their dream world to the paper. And if the writer is not a reader, it becomes even harder to look at their own writing through the eyes of the reader, which may cause worse problems than you think.

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  1.  the purpose of the essay is to educate because when you so a essay the first time you do it its not going to be perfect so its important to have a first draft so you can improve on your writing and fix mistakes to make your essay better.The person that might be interested is the reader because the reader evaluates the essay on how the essay is being fully explained on what the assignment was about and how they used the assignment in their own perspective. the person who would be impacted is the writer because the writer has to do its job explaining and convincing people not by hearing but seeing what they put in their writing stands out to people. The reader knows the topic because how the writer is introducing its writing and that how you get a clear idea what the writing is about. The reader needs to know to understand the key point of the essay is how the writer is explain the reason of their essay. The hook that would engage and interest to the reader is a question because it will allow the reader in its head to say let me read more.