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  2. Parterre (theater audience) - Wikipedia

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    While parterre audiences were located at, or near, the bottom of the theater's social hierarchy, attending the theater was still an exclusive activity, limited mostly to the middle ranks of people and above. [20] Thus, "the public" that was the parterre was distinct from "the people" who could not afford even the cheapest theater tickets. [21]

  3. Introduction (writing) - Wikipedia

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    A good introduction should identify your topic, provide essential context, and indicate your particular focus in the essay. It also needs to engage your readers’ interest. Some authors write their introduction first, while others prefer to leave it for a later stage in the writing process; another option is to start with a rough draft ...

  4. Parterre - Wikipedia

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    Claude Mollet, from a dynasty of nurserymen-designers that lasted into the 18th century, developed the parterre in France.His inspiration in developing the 16th-century patterned compartimens (i.e., simple interlaces formed of herbs, either open and infilled with sand, or closed and filled with flowers) was the painter Etienne du Pérac, who returned from Italy to the Château d'Anet near ...

  5. Abstract (summary) - Wikipedia

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    The informative abstract, also known as the complete abstract, is a compendious summary of a paper's substance and its background, purpose, methodology, results, and conclusion. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Usually between 100 and 200 words, the informative abstract summarizes the paper's structure, its major topics and key points. [ 23 ]

  6. Outline (list) - Wikipedia

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    The decimal outline format has the advantage of showing how every item at every level relates to the whole, as shown in the following sample outline: Thesis statement: --- 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Brief history of Liz Claiborne 1.2 Corporate environment 2.0 Career opportunities 2.1 Operations management 2.1.1 Traffic

  7. Five-paragraph essay - Wikipedia

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    The five-paragraph essay is a form of essay having five paragraphs: one introductory paragraph, three body paragraphs with support and development, and; one concluding paragraph. The introduction serves to inform the reader of the basic premises, and then to state the author's thesis, or central idea.

  8. Talk:Parterre - Wikipedia

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    For an example of a parterre at Hidcote, see the "Fuschia Garden", set out with fuschias in season, in shapes defined in box, outlined in bricked pathways. A good introduction, understandable even to someone who has never read anything about gardens, would be Penelope Hobhouse, Planting in Patterns Harper & Row, 1989. I have taken down my copy ...

  9. The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and ...

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    The collection was also published in the U.K. in 2019 by Chatto & Windus under the title Mouth Full of Blood: Essays, Speeches, Meditations. [2] As summarized in R. O. Kwon's review for The Guardian, "there are 40 years of her essays, speeches and meditations, including her thoughts and arguments about politics, art and writing. The book ...