Nick Faria

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Writing Assignment

Date Due: Monday, September 16, 2013

For this assignment, you will complete an unfinished essay by adding appropriate supporting details or examples to topic sentences 1, 2, and 3. The introduction and conclusion, which are already done for you, should be part of your essay. The entire essay must be typed (font 12) and double-spaced, should be five paragraphs, and should not exceed three pages.

Here is the incomplete essay:

Problems with My Apartment

When I was younger, I fantasized about how wonderful life would be when I moved into my own apartment. Now I am older and wiser, and my fantasies have turned into nightmares. My apartment has given me nothing but headaches. From the day I signed the lease, I have had to worry about living in a dangerous neighborhood and dealing with an inconsiderate neighbor and his vicious dogs.

(1) First, I have had problems living in a dangerous neighborhood.

(2) Next, I have had to deal with an inconsiderate neighbor who keeps five hostile dogs.

(3) Perhaps, the worst problem has been with the insensitive neighbors who live in the apartment above me.

Sometimes, my apartment seems like a small, friendly oasis surrounded by hostile enemies. I never know what side trouble is going to come from next: the dangerous neighborhood or the inconsiderate neighbor and his dogs. Home may be where the heart is, but my sanity is thinking about moving out.

Examine this paragraph before writing your own paragraphs. Your paragraphs should be fully developed like the one below. Take note of how this paragraph begins with a topic sentence: (3) Perhaps the worst problem has been with the insensitive neighbors who live in the apartment above me.

Perhaps, the worst problem has been with the insensitive neighbors. Living on the second floor, my neighbors, John and James, spend most of the day...