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  2. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Lead section

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    Under the main guideline on this, the opening paragraph of a biographical article should neutrally describe the person, provide context, establish notability and explain why the person is notable, and reflect the balance of reliable sources. The first sentence should usually state: Name(s) and title(s), if any (see also WP:NCNOB).

  3. Essay - Wikipedia

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    Examples of expository essays are: a medical or biological condition, social or technological process, life or character of a famous person. The writing of an expository essay often consists of the following steps: organizing thoughts ( brainstorming ), researching a topic, developing a thesis statement , writing the introduction, writing the ...

  4. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History

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    Each entry is a short biography of the person, followed by Hart's thoughts on how this person was influential and changed the course of human history. He gave additional credit for importance for people whose actions Hart felt were unusual, unlikely, or ahead of their time compared to a hypothesized course of history had this person not lived.

  5. 75 Happy Birthday Paragraphs to Help You Craft Heartfelt ...

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    Long Birthday Paragraphs. 61. Happy birthday to my source of strength and support. You have no idea what you mean to me. Thank you for being the most amazing partner, lover and friend I could ever ...

  6. Introduction (writing) - Wikipedia

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    Instead, the introduction can provide “background and context”, and/or indicate “purpose and importance”, and/or describe the raison d'être for an article (i.e. motivation) in a way that is “informative and inviting”. But the introduction need not summarize or even state the main points of the rest of an article. [2]

  7. Wikipedia:Writing better articles - Wikipedia

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    Articles start with a lead section (WP:CREATELEAD) summarising the most important points of the topic.The lead section is the first part of the article; it comes above the first header, and may contain a lead image which is representative of the topic, and/or an infobox that provides a few key facts, often statistical, such as dates and measurements.

  8. Great man theory - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon, a typical great man, said to have created the "Napoleonic" era through his military and political genius. The great man theory is an approach to the study of history popularised in the 19th century according to which history can be largely explained by the impact of great men, or heroes: highly influential and unique individuals who, due to their natural attributes, such as superior ...

  9. Wikipedia:Short description - Wikipedia

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    So for example if you wanted to write a short description for Stève Nzigamasabo, your sentence would be "Stève Nzigamasabo is a Burundian footballer"; and Burundian footballer becomes your short description. Here are some more examples, though they can all be varied if the context allows something better.