Comments by Ethan Meade Most recent public comments by Ethan Meade https://nowcomment.com/users/23950 Hi, Mikaylea, I agree with you. The author mentions few similarities between tents and hotels, beyond that they are ways to stay during a vacation. Of course, a tent and hotel room really do not share that much in common! https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595877 https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595877 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:57:38 -0400 Lauren, I agree with your assessment. Specifically, the block essay seems to have two body paragraphs, each dedicated to either comparing or contrasting. It also has a introductory paragraph and a conclusion paragraph, like most essays. https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595875 https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595875 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:48:03 -0400 I wonder why the author included an anecdote at the end of the essay. Was the camping trip really that rotten? https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595867 https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595867 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:37:02 -0400 I wonder why they list the two methods of vacationing that they will be comparing on the start of the second paragraph. https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595864 https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595864 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:29:46 -0400 I notice that the differences and similarities are not touched upon, instead the qualities of both of the subjects are displayed so that the reader can compare them. https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595862 https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595862 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:23:54 -0400 I notice that the point by point essay divides its subjects into separate paragraphs, rather than dividing the similarities and differences into different paragraphs. https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595860 https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595860 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:21:00 -0400 I wonder why the author did not restate the thesis. Does one not restate the thesis when concluding a block and or comparative essay? https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595857 https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595857 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 18:34:20 -0400 I wonder if it is possible for the block to get too large if there is enough differences or similarities to write about. https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595856 https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595856 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 21:52:53 -0400 I notice that the block essay style prevents individual paragraphs from being dedicated to specific examples of the similarities and differences, because all of the similarities and differences are grouped into two paragraphs. https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595853 https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595853 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 21:32:44 -0400 I noticed that in the block essay, one paragraph was dedicated entirely to similarities, and the other paragraph was dedicated entirely to differences. In other words, each block is dedicated entirely to its own subject. https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595848 https://nowcomment.com/documents/61997?scroll_to=595848 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 21:11:21 -0400 Tom smashing the window open is the climax. Everything in the story built up to the moment, and it presented a do or die situation: Tom successfully breaks the window, or rebounds off the window and the ledge. https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569906 https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569906 After breaking the window, the falling action clearly follows, as Tom is no longer in danger for the remainder of the story. Fri, 09 Sep 2016 02:54:51 -0400 Tom realizes that he had been focusing too hard on his work, and that he should have spent some time enjoying his life, too. He also realizes that if he dies, he will not be able to fix any of these mistakes in his priorities. https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569874 https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569874 The evidence can be seen in paragraph 73. The second and third sentences, for example, has Tom realize that falling would mean that his life would conclude. He would have done all of this hard work and made several mistakes with his priorities, but not have lived long enough to actually enjoy life. The fourth and fifth sentences has Tom realize that he should have spent more time enjoying his time with his wife rather than working so hard and ignoring her. As he sums up in the last sentence of paragraph 73, his priorities before his death would have effectively meant that he wasted his life. Fri, 09 Sep 2016 02:30:20 -0400 Tom exiting the window of the building to retrieve the paper was the start of the suspense. The suspense grew when Tom began to stretch for the paper, and lost his self-confidence. https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569844 https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569844 The suspense continued to grow when Tom began to attempt to make it back to the safety of his apartment. The point that probably caused the greatest amount of suspense is when Tom completely lost composure at the last sentence of paragraph 49. This is because Tom losing his composure results in him almost falling, whereas leading up to this point Tom mostly maintained his balance. Fri, 09 Sep 2016 02:50:00 -0400 Before, when he was self confident, Tom was only concerned about trying to get to the paper. Now that the gravity of the situation has reached him, Tom is interested almost entirely in self preservation, with the paper as an afterthought. https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569792 https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569792 Fri, 09 Sep 2016 00:36:34 -0400 Details that show time is passing slowly for Tom include the phrase "in that instant", and the descriptions of what Tom could see following it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569789 https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569789 The fact that Tom could see so many small details such as all of the green traffic lights and neon signs implies that time seemed to slow as Tom processed what was happening. This is further reinforced by the fact that paragraph 37 in general uses terms such as "instant" and "instantaneous" to imply only a small amount of time passes. Fri, 09 Sep 2016 00:19:31 -0400 The second setting is the ledge surrounding the building, 11 stories above the street below. The author uses this setting to create tension by describing the riskiness of the setting. https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569783 https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569783 Examples of how the author exploits the new setting to create tension include the last sentence of paragraph 31, where the author describes how dark it was. Another example would be the last sentence of paragraph 35, where it mentions that he can see Lexington Avenue "far below". Throughout the whole scene, but especially paragraphs 31 to 35, the protagonist assumes increasingly precarious positions. This culminates at the end of paragraph 35, where he is stretching as much as he can. Thu, 08 Sep 2016 23:56:57 -0400 Paragraphs 22, 23, and 24 all explain the protagonist's motivation for putting himself in trouble. He had done tons of work for it, and was desperate enough to get it back. He began rationalizing why he should go out to get the file, and found it amusing. https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569600 https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569600 The evidence to his emotional reaction to the plan is shown in the first two sentences of paragraph 25. Meanwhile, the latter half of paragraph 25 and all of paragraph 26 describe his rationalization. Thu, 08 Sep 2016 17:19:48 -0400 The entirety of paragraph 18 expresses the importance of the yellow sheet of paper. The paragraph does so by demonstrating how Tom reacts to losing the paper, and what he does in an attempt to reclaim it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569585 https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569585 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:56:05 -0400 The words "guilty conscience" explain why Tom is staying home. Tom likely values whatever inspired his guilty conscience, possibly his wife. https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569548 https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569548 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:34:14 -0400 Benecke is first distracted by the heat in the room. Afterwards, he is distracted by his guilty conscience that was summoned by the sound that he hears in the bedroom closet. https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569528 https://nowcomment.com/documents/59879?scroll_to=569528 Thu, 08 Sep 2016 16:16:55 -0400 Mosaic Plagiarism usually happens when someone steals an idea or work from someone else, and attempts to cover it up with superficial changes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/57212?scroll_to=562841 https://nowcomment.com/documents/57212?scroll_to=562841 When someone plagiarizes this way, they obviously attempt to hide their crime by changing words and sentence structure or only taking small pieces of a work. Hence the why it can be described as "patch writing". As far as how someone can avoid plagiarism, there is two main methods. The first method would be to simply use your own work and ideas, as long as you make sure that it still qualifies as work belonging to you. The second method comes into play whenever you decide you need to refer to the work of someone else. In order to avoid plagiarism when dealing with another person's work, cite everything that could be someone else's. Fri, 02 Sep 2016 01:07:56 -0400