16 Classic essays from well known writers #1

1. The title of this essay is The Ephemera: An Emblem of Human Life. The author is Benjamin Franklin.
2. The approach the writer used in the introductory paragraph would be a surprising statement. "We had been shown numberless skeletons of a kind of little fly, called an ephemera, whose successive generations, we were told, were bred and expired within the day. I happened to see a living company of them on a leaf, who appeared to be engaged in conversation."
3. The thesis statement would be "We had been shown numberless skeletons of a kind of little fly, called an ephemera, whose successive generations, we were told, were bred and expired within the day."
4. I personally dont think the introduction was very effective, because I really didnt get the message that they were trying to imply with the paragraph. I had to read it a several times to get it. The author tho did used a lot of details to help picture what had happened in the story. After reading it a several times I finally understood it. Another thing that the author used in the essay that helps the reader to get the message is he used personal experience. Which we all can relate to.
5. The method the author used for the concluding paragraph is quotation.
6. The conclusion was pretty good to me. It was a lot more effective then the introduction. He started to give more facts on what he was talking about. For example "I have seen generations born, flourish, and expire." He pretty much talks about the mosquito's life known as ephemera. How they can only survive only up to 18 hours. They are bred and expired within the same day. The live in this world known as Moulin Joly.