Paragraphs
It's at the start of every paragraph.
What is a Topic Sentence?
She wrote Painful Choice.
Who is Maeve Brennan?
Unlike its physical counterpart, this is the emotional experience of one needing companionship.
What is loneliness?
It's the elevator button you press when you're going to the HUB.
What is "3?"
If you don’t want it with milk or sugar, you might say “I’ll take it black.”
What is Coffee?
It's not plagiarism. This using of others words actually helps develop your argument.
What is Quoting?
He wrote "How Not to Be Alone."
Who is Jonathan Safran Foer?
This means looking worn out, or in poor condition like that guy holding cans at the supermarket.
What is Shabby?
This is your Comp I instructor's name.
What is Prof. Mead?
This 2016 film features Chadwick Boseman as the king and protector of the fictional African nation of Wakanda.
What is Black Panther?
In an introduction paragraph, this biased claim is typically found in the final sentence.
What is a Thesis Statement?
Kristin Radtke's wrote an image essay about sleeping straphangers.
What is "The Loneliness of the Subway Nap."
This means extra like the tip on a restaurant bill.
What is gratuitous?
Their number is 646-313-8008, and it's where you go if you need your password reset.
What is the Helpdesk?
This actor and singer voices the parts of Po the Kung Fu Panda and Bowser in the Super Mario Bros. film.
Who is Jack Black?
Paragraphs are mistakenly thought of as units of length, needing to have a certain number of sentences. However, they are actually units of this.
What is Thought?
In 1991, The Arts for Transit program commissioned this artist to decorate the corridor between the 8th Ave and 7th Ave subway lines.
Who is Norman Colp?
A piece of writing, consisting of one or more sentences which support one main idea.
What is a Paragraph?
This class is linked to Comp I, and is taught by a professor whose name seems like she keeps horses.
What is AMST, Intro to Social Justice?
This Edgar Allan Poe poem features a talking bird that repeatedly utters the phrase "Nevermore."
What is The Raven?
This French word is a type of short narrative that is meant to humanize the subject.
What is Vignette?
This is the name of that subway art project.
What is a "The Commuters Lament/A Close Shave?"
This is a term for someone who calls when they know no one will pick up and prefers texting to visiting in person. Someone who is used to saying and feeling very little.
What is a diminished substitute?
This Italian word means the partial floor between two building stories, and it's where your advisor sits.
What is the mezzanine?
In Greek mythology, this winged horse, often depicted as pure black, was born from the blood of Medusa after she was killed by Perseus.
What is a Pegasus?