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Transition Words: Explaining and ClarifyingWhen you present a statistic or “citation” in your essay, it is important to give some context for that quote, and provide explanation, analysis, and clarification to what the quote says. The following transition words can help you clarify and explain ideas: In other wordsAs you can seeThis shows (or “this proves,” “this demonstrates”)This (author/quote/statistic) suggestsFor example: In his work De Profundis (1897), Oscar Wilde said, “where there is sorrow there is holy ground.” In other words, when we come upon someone who is broken or depressed, we should show them the caution and tenderness we show when approaching a holy monument. We should offer warmth and compassion to the downtrodden and brokenhearted.Activity: Using contrast words above, complete the following sentencesAs J. W. von Goethe said in The The Propylaen, “No two persons regard the world in exactly the same way.” This quote suggests ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________In her 1903 work Optimism, Helen Keller said, “although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. In other words, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________In his 1980 song, “Beautiful Boy,” John Lennon said, “Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans. This shows ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________According to the United Nations Population Division report, between 2005 and 2010 Afghanistan had an infant mortality rate of 135.95 per 1,000 births, compared to 5.4 in the United States. This statistic demonstrates___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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