Question

sample body paragraph #4 in \the story of an hour,\ a woman named louise mallard finds out her husband has died and at first she is very sad. then, as she sits alone in her room, she begins to feel a sense of freedom and realizes she is happy to be independent. however, her husband turns out to still be alive, and she dies from the shock. in \harrison bergeron,\ the government tries to make everyone equal by using handicaps to limit peoples abilities. a young man named harrison refuses to follow the rules and takes off his handicaps on live tv. he dances with a ballerina, but they are both shot and killed by the government. is this paragraph an effective body paragraph? why or why not?

Explanation:

The paragraph is not effective. It combines summaries of two different stories ("The Story of an Hour" and "Harrison Bergeron") without a clear - unifying theme or transition. There is no analysis or connection made between the two stories, just a listing of plot events.

Answer:

No, it is not an effective body paragraph because it combines summaries of two different stories without a clear connection or analysis.