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PARALLELISM

PARALLELISM. By Mary Sinsabaugh. Jean de La Bruy è re 1645-1696 “There are but three events in a man’s life: birth , life and death . He is not conscious of being born , he dies in pain , and he forgets to live .” - De l’Homme. How are they parallel?. birth life death.

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PARALLELISM

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  1. PARALLELISM By Mary Sinsabaugh

  2. Jean de La Bruyère 1645-1696 “There are but three events in a man’s life: birth, life and death. He is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.” - De l’Homme

  3. How are they parallel? • birth • life • death • A balanced series of nouns • He is not conscious of being born • he dies in pain • he forgets to live A balanced series of independent clauses

  4. “. . . to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish till death us do part . . .” - Wedding Vows from the Book of Common Prayer

  5. How are they parallel? A balanced series of to verbs to have and to hold to love and to cherish for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer in sickness, in health A balanced series of phrases

  6. Francis Bellamy 1856-1931 “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.” - The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag (1892)

  7. How are they parallel? to the flag to the republic A balanced pair of phrases liberty justice • A balanced pair of nouns

  8. Student Theses and Essay Maps

  9. My reasons for liking the Mexican culture are the following: the Mexican culture has made great history advances, has maintained its traditions, and has sustained family unity. - Esmeralda Vela

  10. How are they parallel? • has made great history advances • has maintained its traditions • has sustained family unity A balanced series of verbs in the present perfect tense

  11. I believe that teenagers should be paid the minimum wage becausethey work just as hard as the other employees, they need the money,and, most importantly, they need to be treated fairly. - Jose Chavez

  12. How are they parallel? • they need to work just as hard as the other people, • they need the money, • they need to be treated fairly A balanced series of independent clauses

  13. As an athlete, I strongly believe that athletes should get paid for the following reasons: athletes make sports their part-time jobs, the NCAA does not allow athletes to work during school, and the school makes profits from sports. -Everardo Ochoa

  14. How are they parallel? • Athletes make sports their part-time jobs • The NCAA does not allow athletes to work during school • The school makes profits from sports A balanced series of independent clauses

  15. Many arguments are brought to light on why cellular phones should not be used. Three reasons are that cell phones are distracting, unnecessary, and dangerous. - Selena Rivera

  16. How are they parallel? • distracting • unnecessary • dangerous A balanced series of descriptive words

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