My hometown and my college town have several things in

common. First, both are small rural communities. For example, my

hometown, Gridlock, has a population of only about 10,000 people.
Similarly, my college town, Subnormal, consists of about 11,000
local residents. This population swells to 15,000 people when the
college students are attending classes. A second way in which these
two towns are similar is that they are both located in rural areas.
Gridlock is surrounded by many acres of farmland which is devoted
mainly to growing corn and soybeans. In the same way, Subnormal
lies in the center of farmland which is used to raise hogs and cattle .
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The pattern of development used in comparison-contrast paragraph

A Friendly Clown
1
On one corner of my dresser sits a smiling toy clown on a tiny unicycle--a
gift I received last Christmas from a close friend. 2 The clown's short yellow
hair, made of yarn, covers its ears but is parted above the eyes. 3 The blue
eyes are outlined in black with thin, dark lashes flowing from the brows. 4 It
has cherry-red cheeks, nose, and lips, and its broad grin disappears into the
wide, white ruffle around its neck. 5 The clown wears a fluffy, two-tone nylon
costume. 6 The left side of the outfit is light blue, and the right side is
red. 7 The two colors merge in a dark line that runs down the center of the
small outfit. 8 Surrounding its ankles and disguising its long black shoes are
big pink bows. 9 The white spokes on the wheels of the unicycle gather in the
center and expand to the black tire so that the wheel somewhat resembles
the inner half of a grapefruit. 10 The clown and unicycle together stand about
a foot high. 11 As a cherished gift from my good friend Tran, this colorful figure
greets me with a smile every time I enter my room.

The pattern in development used in descriptive paragraph

On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft launched from the Kennedy Space
Center in Florida. Its mission was to go where no human being had gone before
the moon! The crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz
Aldrin. The spacecraft landed on the moon in the Sea of Tranquility, a basaltic
flood plain, on July 20, 1969. The moonwalk took place the following day. On July
21, 1969, at precisely 10:56 EDT, Commander Neil Armstrong emerged from the
Lunar Module and took his famous first step onto the moons surface. He
declared, Thats one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. It was a
monumental moment in human history!

The pattern of development used in narrative paragraph