Exemplification

Exemplification-waysofdevelopingparagraphExample=Illustration(deduction)Vividillustrationlightsupabstractideasandmakethemclear,interesting,memorable,orconvincingTheyarewitheithersingleexampleoraseriesofexamplesNotes:UsedetailedexampletomakeitmorepersuasiveTheexamplesshouldberepresentativetobetypicalorfamiliarIfuseaseriesofexamples,pleaseplacetheminanlogicalorderWarm-upTalkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdifferentjobs;Discusswhichjobyouwouldliketotakewhenyougraduate.Thenwriteoneparagraphwhyyouwanttobeateacher,manager,interpreter,etc.OrganizationalStructureSample1WorkingasacookattheVentureInnisthebestjobIhaveeverhad.IlikethisjobfirstofallbecauseIhaveasteadyforty-hourworkweek,alongwithachanceforovertimeifIwantit.Also,IcaneatwhateverIlike,andIgetachancetotakesteakandsometimeslobsterhometomywife.Moreover,Idon’thaveanybighasslewithmyboss;ifIhavetoreportlateorskipadaynowandthen,allsheasksisthatIcallherinadvance.Inaddition,thepayisverygood,averagingcloseto$200theweeksthatIworkovertime.ThelastandmostimportantreasonthatIlikethejobisthatitisseasonal.ThismeansthatIwillbefreetogotoschoolduringthewinterandthenhaveajobtolookforwardtonextseasonwhenschoolisout.Q1:Whatisthecontrollingideaoftheparagraph?2:Howmanyreasonsaregiventoillustratethisidea?Sample2Acareerthattakesyearstobuildcanberuinedinminutes.Forexample,WilburSmithhaddevotedthirtyyearsofhislifetohisjobinabank.Hehadgivenfaithfulandloyalserviceandgainedmuchpowerandprestigeinhisyearsinoffice.Everyoneinthebank,oldoryoung,knewhimandrespectedhim.Everynewemployeeofthebankwouldbetoldthestoryofthismodelworkerandencouragedtofollowinhisfootsteps.Onedayhetookonehundreddollarsofthebank’smoneyhome.Overnight,themanwasbrandedacrook,anembezzler.Hewasfiredfromhisjob;hewasforeverdisgraced,andpossiblythreatenedwithprison.Noonerememberedthethirtyyearsofgoodserviceandnoonetriedtofindoutthereasonwhyhedidsoandforgivehim.Indeed,acareertakesyearstobuild,butonlyasecondtolose.Q1:Whatisthecontrollingideaoftheparagraph?2:Howmanyexamplesaregiventoillustratethisidea?Aretheyeffective?Basicpatternsfordevelopingbyexemplification:1Useseveralfacts,examples,details,orreasonstosupportthecontrollingidea.2Useonedetailedexampleorextendedillustrationtoclarifyortoprovethecontrollingidea.EffectiveExamplesTobesuccessfulinajobinterview,theapplicationshoulddemonstratecertainpersonalandprofessionalqualities.Forexample,thejobapplicantshouldtakecaretoappearwell-groomedandmodestlydressed,avoidingtheextremesoftooelaborateortoocasualclothes.Besidescareforpersonalappearance,heshouldpaycloseattentiontohismannerofspeaking,whichshouldbeneitherostentatiousnorfamiliarbutstraightforwardandfriendly.Inaddition,heshouldhavetheknowledge,skillsandworkexperiencesrequiredfortheposition.Andfinally,thereallyimpressiveapplicationmustconveyasenseofself-confidenceandenthusiasmforwork,whichallinterviewersvaluehighly．Thejobseekerwhodisplaysthesecharacteristics,withjustalittleluck,willcertainlysucceedinthetypicalpersonnelinterview.Q1:Whatisthecontrollingideaoftheparagraph?2:Howmanyexamplesaregiventoillustratethisidea?Aretheyeffective?Arethefollowingexampleseffectivetoillustratethetopicsentence“Ihadaterribledayattheofficetoday.”1.Ihadafightwithmyboss.2.Iquarreledwithmyhusbandlastnight.3.Oneoftheimportantdocumentswasmissing.4.Iwasunhappyallday.5.Iforgotanappointmentwithoneofmyclientsandwasseverelyscoldedbymyboss.SummaryExampleschosentoillustratethecontrollingideashouldbe:1)relevant,2)specific,and3)sufficientsothattheycanhelptoclarifyorproveyourpointinaneffectiveway.Thenumberofexamplesdependsonthecontrollingideaandthelengthoftheparagraph.UsefulExpressionsForexample,forinstanceSpecifically,inparticular,namely,anotherAcaseinpoint,agoodexampleof,anexcellentexampleofAsanexample,asanillustrationShownby,exemplifiedby,illustratedbyXshowsthis,Xexemplifiesthis,XillustratesthisTask1Collegestudentsarebecomingfartoodependentoncomputers.Thisishavinganalarmingeffectonreadingandwritingskills.Teachersneedtoavoidusingcomputersintheclassroomatallcostsandgobacktoteachingbasicstudyskills.Doyouagreeordisagree?Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeorexperience.Task2Nowadayssomepeoplesendtheirchildrengotostudyabroad.Whatistheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofit?Whatdoyouthinkthebestagesare?Giveyourreasonsandbetterwithexamplestoexplaintheproblem.Itappearsitisthepopulartendencytosendtheteenagestudentstostudyabroad,especiallyinChinainrecentyears.Comparativelyspeaking,theChinesekidswillgetmorebenefitstotheknowledgeofthescience,managementandothersubjectsinthedevelopedcountries.Thestudentswilllearntheabilitiesofindependenceandthesocialcommunicationsaswell.Thesearethereasonsthatsomepeopleareinfavorof.However,someunexpectedoccasionoftenhappenssometimes.Forexample,thechildrenindulgethemselvesnotinstudyingbutinsmoking,travelingandplayingwithsomebadfriends.Totheperplexedproblem,myopinionisthatthegraduateofuniversity(22-23yearold)shouldgoonhis/herstudyabroad.IhavegottheideafrommycolleagueMr.Yu.HewenttoJapanafterhegraduatedfr