Direct characterization is when the author tells the audience how is the personality of the character. Dr. Shlemiel is a complex character, showing many different qualities, revealing faults as well as virtues.
Indirect characterization is when the author shows things that reveal the personality of the character. Dr. Shlemiel develops some changes and learnings that reveal some truth about life. But in the end, it is up to the reader to draw logical conclusions about the character's personality.
Answers:
1) Every composition has three main parts: introduction, body, and conclusion.
The introduction is the paragraph that introduces the topic and states the thesis.
The body are several paragraphs after the introduction. The body support and develops the thesis. And the conclusion is the paragraph that gives the final point.
2) The statements that exemplify strong thesis statements would be:
- The brief history of television is punctuated by major changes in technology.
- Although fitness experts all agree that weight lifting can be beneficial, they disagree over the ideal regimen.
'Thesis Statement' is described as the statement that functions to reveal the central claim or idea of the author's work briefly.
It informs the readers about the upcoming argument or subject of the essay or paper that the author will deal with throughout the work.
The key characteristics of a strong thesis statement would be:
Arguability.
Precise(Neither too broad nor too narrow)
Focused and particular.
Clarity.
The third and fifth statements most adequately contain these characteristics while the other options fail to do so due to either being too wide or too brief which makes them lack clarity and focus.
Thus, options B. and D. are the correct answers.
Answer: B
Explanation:
"icy" when describing a person's attitude or personality means cold, rude, etc, but a smile is usually happy and warm.
Personally I don't think it's an oxymoron- it's definitely possible to do a rude, fake smile. But B is what an oxymoron is- two words that are opposite in meaning and shouldn't technically be used together- like "awfully good" or "bittersweet."
