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  2. Widows and orphans - Wikipedia

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    The last line of a paragraph continuing on to a new page (highlighted yellow) is a widow (sometimes called an orphan). In typesetting, widows and orphans are single lines of text from a paragraph that dangle at either the beginning or end of a block of text, or form a very short final line at the end of a paragraph. [1]

  3. Paragraph - Wikipedia

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    Professionally printed material in English typically does not indent the first paragraph, but indents those that follow. For example, Robert Bringhurst states that we should "Set opening paragraphs flush left." [2] Bringhurst explains as follows: The function of a paragraph is to mark a pause, setting the paragraph apart from what precedes it.

  4. Epilogue - Wikipedia

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    In films, the final scenes may feature a montage of images or clips with a short explanation of what happens to the characters. A few examples of such films are 9 to 5 , American Graffiti , Changeling , Four Weddings and a Funeral , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 , National Lampoon's Animal House , Babe: Pig in the City , Happy ...

  5. Full stop - Wikipedia

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    The full stop (Commonwealth English), period (North American English), or full point. is a punctuation mark used for several purposes, most often to mark the end of a declarative sentence (as distinguished from a question or exclamation).

  6. Rethinking the 5-Paragraph Essay in the Age of AI - AOL

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    The five-paragraph essay is a mainstay of high school writing instruction, designed to teach students how to compose a simple thesis and defend it in a methodical, easily graded package ...

  7. Typographic alignment - Wikipedia

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    When using justification, it is customary to treat the last line of a paragraph separately by simply left or right aligning it, depending on the language direction. Lines in which the spaces have been stretched beyond their normal width are called loose lines , while those whose spaces have been compressed are called tight lines .

  8. Closing argument - Wikipedia

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    In some countries (e.g. France or Germany), in criminal cases, the defendant's counsel always makes their closing argument last, after the public prosecutor or any other party. Sometimes the defendant is allowed to address the court directly after his or her counsel's closing argument.

  9. The Vane Sisters - Wikipedia

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    When the final paragraph of the story is subjected to this technique, the result is as follows: Icicles by Cynthia. Meter from me Sybil. Meter from me Sybil. The icicles and meter are references to the story's beginning where the narrator, who prides himself on his careful attention to detail, is transfixed by the minute effects of dripping ...