Paraphrase Models
The following original texts were used as prose models for my versified paraphrases, including an original versification on the art of paraphrasing. To get to my versified paraphrase, click on the linked titles.
Exercise may make you feel better when you have a cold. Exercising can help clear up a stuffy head or give you more energy. On the other hand, exercising won't help you recover from a cold faster. Too much exercise, in fact, could make you weak or dehydrated. Exercise raises your body temperature, which could be dangerous if you have a fever.Jennifer Lopez has dumped her new manager, Brittany Murphy's ex-fiance Jeff Kwatinetz. The singer/actress ended her yearlong business relationship with the head of power players The Firm over the weekend, according to Web site TMZ.com. The split comes just before the release of Lopez's new films Bordertown and El Cantante, in which she stars alongside her husband, Marc Anthony. Her album of Spanish-language ballads, Como Ama Una Mujer, is also scheduled for release in November. In a statement, The Firm's bosses write, "Jennifer is a dear friend of The Firm and will remain so regardless of the business relationship. This was a decision based on differing styles and expectations and we wish her the absolute best."
I will never eat dinner at The Little French Bistro again. The restaurant is not very clean .you can see dust in the corners and on the shelves .The food is expensive, but he portions are small .I never feel full after I've finished eating. In addition, the waiters are not very friendly. For these reasons, I will not visit that restaurant again.
A man and his wife were always wishing for luck. One night a fairy came to them and said,
"You may have three wishes."
In the morning the woman went to a neighbor's house to get some bread. She saw a nice pudding there. When she came back, she said,
"I wish I had a pudding like that!"
She did not think of the three wishes, but there was a pudding beside her.
"Silly!" cried the man, you have lost one of your wishes, and we have only a pudding. I wish it were on your nose!"
At that, the pudding jumped up and grew fast to her nose. "Silly, yourself!" cried the woman, "You have lost another wish. We have only one wish more."
"What shall it be?" asked the man.
"We must wish this pudding off," said the woman.
"I can't have it on my nose."
So they wished it would go away, and away it went. They had had their three wishes, but they were on better off than when the fairy came to them.
A critical thinker also considers an issue from different perspectives. Getting different perspectives on an issue can open your mind to new ways of thinking. For example, you could ask different people how they became successful. Hearing other's opinions may cause your own to change, or because even more solid. Also, ask yourself why you hold a certain opinion. You might discover personal biases. Everyone has biases. They come from one's culture, background and experience. Knowing about them can help you better understand your opinions, and the opinions of others.
The Giza pyramid, believed by mainstream Egyptologists to have been constructed in approximately 20 years, the estimate accepted in the mainstream for its date of completion is c. 2560 BC. This date is loosely supported by archaeological findings which have yet to reveal a civilization (of sufficient population size or technical ability) older than the fourth dynasty in the area.
Fear of failure paralyzes many people and keeps them from fulfilling their potential. But success is usually built on a series of failures and the lessons learned from them. Society gives us great pressure to succeed. But don't let fear of failing steal your joy or your freedom to try new things. Be bold!
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