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  2. Prose - Wikipedia

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    Latin was a major influence on the development of prose in many European countries.Especially important was the great Roman orator Cicero (106–43 BC). [3] It was the lingua franca among literate Europeans until quite recent times, and the great works of Descartes (1596–1650), Francis Bacon (1561–1626), and Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) were published in Latin.

  3. Essay - Wikipedia

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    As such, a critical essay requires research and analysis, strong internal logic and sharp structure. Its structure normally builds around introduction with a topic's relevance and a thesis statement, body paragraphs with arguments linking back to the main thesis, and conclusion. In addition, an argumentative essay may include a refutation ...

  4. Paragraph - Wikipedia

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    The first way to divide sentences into groups was the original paragraphos, similar to an underscore at the beginning of the new group. [1] The Greek parágraphos evolved into the pilcrow (¶), which in English manuscripts in the Middle Ages can be seen inserted inline between sentences. Indented paragraphs demonstrated in the US Constitution

  5. Four square writing method - Wikipedia

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    The upper-left square contains the opening supportive sentence, and the next two squares contain other supporting information. Finally, the student writes a summary sentence in the lower-right square. The summary sentence describes how the reader is intended to feel about the topic.

  6. Information structure - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, information structure, also called information packaging, describes the way in which information is formally packaged within a sentence. [1] This generally includes only those aspects of information that "respond to the temporary state of the addressee's mind", and excludes other aspects of linguistic information such as references to background (encyclopedic/common) knowledge ...

  7. Microsoft PowerPoint - Wikipedia

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    The ".pps" and ".ppsx" file extensions are technically the same as ".ppt" and ".pptx", except they are launched as presentation instead of for editing by default. [269] Binary filename extensions [261].ppt, PowerPoint 97–2003 binary presentation.pps, PowerPoint 97–2003 binary slide show.pot, PowerPoint 97–2003 binary template

  8. Presentation - Wikipedia

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    Content such as text, images, links, and effects are added into each of the presentation programs to deliver useful, consolidated information to a group. Visual elements add to the effectiveness of a presentation and help emphasize the key points being made through the use of type, color, images/videos, graphs, layout, and transitions.

  9. Inverted pyramid (journalism) - Wikipedia

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    Who, when, where, why, what, and how are addressed in the first paragraph. As the article continues, the less important details are presented. An even more pyramid-conscious reporter or editor would move two additional details to the first two sentences: That the shot was to the head, and that it was expected to prove fatal.