Example Make general more specific Most people have

Example

Make general more specific • Most people have received only small amounts of radiation from nuclear weapons production and testing. Some activities, occupations, and geographic areas, however, expose a person to greater –than-average radiation. For example, a person living at an altitude of 5, 000 feet in Denver, Colorado, receives nearly twice as much cosmic radiation from outer space as a person living at sea level in Washington, D. C.

Example • Prefix ex- mean “out of” or “from” • Examples are taken out of or from an abstract idea.

Abstract to Concrete Abstract Concrete • “League of Women Voters’ statement about radiation is “risk, a combination of the chance that exposure will occur and the consequences or harm that could result” • Like what?

Examples • • • Clarify Vivify – bring an idea to life Solidify Help to make an argument valid Speak truth Must be truly representative of the group or idea

Make general more specific • Apparently, the atmospheric bomb test of the 1950 s over Nevada were performed only when winds were blowing away from Las Vegas toward Utah. Subsequent studies of residents of towns with high nuclear fallout showed that various illnesses, especially leukemia, had stricken people who had no family history of them.

Abstract to Concrete Abstract Concrete • Items in plumbing department • “I heard once too often that men should be putting the seat down whenever we left the bathroom. ” • Toilet seat • “There a few things in life that are absolutes, but this one is clear: Leaving the seat down is patently unfair to men; leaving the seat where it is when you’re done still favors men, but it’s at least fairer to the unfair sex. ” • - “Math Can Resolve Toilet. Seat Feuds” by Paul Marantz

Examples also • Unify • Provide organization for an essay – in the sentence, paragraph, and the whole essay • Link abstractions to particular people, events

Morgan’s Nose • Even Morgan’s personal appearance gave rise to legend. He had a skin disease call rhinophyma that in his fifties turned his nose into a hideous purple bulb. One day the wife of his partner Dwight Morrow reportedly invited him to tea. She wanted her daughter Anne to meet the great man, and for weeks coached the girl about what would happen. Anne would come into the room and say good afternoon; she would not stare at Mr. Morgan’s nose, she would not say anything about his nose, and she would leave.

The appointed day came. . . • Mrs. Morrow and Mrs. Morgan sat on the sofa by the tea tray. Anne came in, said hello, did not look at Morgan’s nose, did not say anything about his nose, and left the room. Sighing in relief, Mrs. Morrow asked, “Mr. Morgan, do you take one lump or two in your nose? ”

• Citing one example of a personal story of Morgan’s nose paints a clear picture of how his contemporaries regarded him. • The example provides a focal point to organize the book about Morgan.