{"id":19159,"date":"2023-05-09T13:34:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T13:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/character-analysis-sarai-when-we-make-it-by-elisabet-velasquez-compare-it-to-juliet-takes-a-breath-by-gabby-rivera\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T13:34:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T13:34:08","slug":"character-analysis-sarai-when-we-make-it-by-elisabet-velasquez-compare-it-to-juliet-takes-a-breath-by-gabby-rivera","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/character-analysis-sarai-when-we-make-it-by-elisabet-velasquez-compare-it-to-juliet-takes-a-breath-by-gabby-rivera\/","title":{"rendered":"character analysis : Sarai &#8211; when we make it by Elisabet Velasquez compare it to Juliet takes a breath by gabby rivera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\">ESSAY REQUIREMENTS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\"> Failure to adhere to the requirements will decrease your final grade.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">MINIMUM 4 pages (6 pages maximum)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Must include a works cited page<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">1 Primary Source<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">2 Secondary Sources (minimum)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">MLA format<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Includes MLA Heading and Works Cited Page<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">12 point Times New Roman font<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">double spaced | NO space between paragraphs<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Paper has a title \u201cElaine from Brownsville Bred Character Analysis Essay,\u201d or a creative title of my own. (Note: Your title should not be in quotation marks.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Paper has been submitted as a PDF or Word Doc on Blackboard. Paper has been carefully proofread.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Quotes have been checked for formatting.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">EVERY SINGLE QUOTE IN THE PAPER HAS BEEN INTEGRATED INTO OWN WRITING.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 16pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 16pt; cursor: auto;\">Character Analysis<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Select ONE character and write a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">character analysis<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\"> essay. You will focus on ONE character and then compare her to another character from another story.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Pequena &#8211; We Are Not From Here<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Sarai &#8211; When We Make It&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Juliet &#8211; Juliet Takes a Breath<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">The character analysis essay can be easily divided into three parts<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">. Exploring the character from these three perspectives will help you write an exemplary essay.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\"> A strong character analysis will:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">evaluate character\u2019s traits \/ identify the type of character \/ describe the character<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Identify their role in the story<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.2; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">discuss the conflicts they experience in the story, particularly in regards to the character\u2019s place in it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Essay Format \/ Outline<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Introduction <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">(1\/2 page)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Begin the paper with a general statement about the novel.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Introduce the character you are analyzing.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Transition into thesis statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Thesis statement is the final sentence in the introduction paragraph.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Body Paragraphs <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">(3 &#8211; 4 pages) for example (you will probably need MORE than 3 body paragraphs). This is just an EXAMPLE on how to structure your essay.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">BP 1: Evaluate character\u2019s traits \/ identify the type of character \/ describe the character<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">BP 2: I<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">dentify their role in the story<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">BP 3: Discuss the conflicts they experience in the story, particularly in regards to the character\u2019s place in it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">BP 4: Compare\/Contrast them to another character from any other reading from the semester<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">BP 5: Connect character and\/or plot to the 4 wounds of Latinx&nbsp; (see reading in Course Materials)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">BP 6: How does YOUR character defy the myth of the latin woman?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Other body paragraphs may also include discussion re: the heroine\u2019s journey, themes, symbolisms, stereotypes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">Conclusion <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">(1\/2 page)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">The conclusion begins with a restated (not copied) thesis.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">DO NOT bring up any new points&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">DO NOT include quotes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; cursor: auto;\">The paper ends with a thought-provoking statement.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">The purpose of a literary\/character analysis essay is to carefully <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">examine<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"> and sometimes <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">evaluate<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"> a work of literature or an aspect (character) of a work of literature. This will require you to break the subject down into its component parts. Examining the different elements of a piece of literature will help you better appreciate and understand the work of literature as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">REMEMBER<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">: Writing ultimately boils down to the development of an idea. Your objective in writing a literary analysis essay is to convince the person reading your essay that you have supported the idea you are developing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Therefore, your essay must have a THESIS (central idea), it must have several body paragraphs that grow systematically out of the central idea, and everything in it must be directly related to your THESIS and must contribute to the reader\u2019s understanding of that central idea.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">These three principles are listed again below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Your essay must cover the topic you are writing about.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Your essay must have a central idea (stated in your thesis) that governs its development.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\">Your essay must be organized so that every part contributes something to the reader\u2019s understanding of the central idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">THE ELEMENTS OF A SOLID ESSAY<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.38; cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">The Thesis Statement<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">. This&nbsp; tells your reader what to expect: it is a restricted, precisely worded declarative sentence that states the purpose of your essay &#8212; the point you are trying to make. Typically, the thesis statement falls at the end of your introductory paragraph.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">The Introduction<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">. The introduction to your literary analysis essay should try to capture your reader\u201fs interest. To bring immediate focus to your subject, you may want to use a quotation, a provocative question, a brief anecdote, a startling statement, or a combination of these.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">The Body of the Essay and the Importance of Topic Sentences<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\"> The term regularly used for the development of the central idea of a literary analysis essay is the body.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ol style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">In this section you present the paragraphs (at least 3 paragraphs for a 500-750 word essay) that support your thesis statement. Good literary analysis essays contain an explanation of your ideas and evidence from the text (short story, poem, play) that supports those ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">Textual evidence consists of summary, paraphrase, specific details, and direct quotations.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">Each paragraph should contain a topic sentence (usually the first sentence of the paragraph) which states one of the topics associated with your thesis, combined with some assertion about how the topic will support the central idea.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\" aria-level=\"2\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 1.7999999999999998; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; cursor: auto;\">The purpose of the topic sentence is twofold: 1. 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