Getting rid of cliches

Reviewed the passage, revise it say what it means in plain English! "The man was like a bull in a china shop. Even though he got through the door as smooth as silk, he really ended up getting stuck between a rock and a hard place. He was something of a round peg in a square hole, and even though the tough get going when the going gets tough, he was as meek as a lamb, a real milquetoast, and found himself up the creek without a paddle, if you know what I mean, with nowhere to turn. The silence was deafening; you could hear a pin drop when he walked out to face the music with the angry mob."

Twain Analysis-

What is Mark Twain saying about "Man."? What does he think of man? How does he define Man? (See attached file)

Problematic Phenomena Exercise

We experience many problematic phenomena every day: cranky co- workers, unreasonable bosses, and paperwork. The exercise will help you analyze the causes of a problematic result or effect on the job or at home. What you would call this phenomenon, (for example, "excessive paperwork," stress," or "weird co-workers')? In no more than two logically developed paragraphs discuss the sufficient, contributing, and essential causes for this phenomenon.

Definition Writing

How do I re-write this in definition? My instructor says this decribes not defines. Sitting in my Daughter's bedroom is an old teddy bear. It doesn't look like anything special, just a plain white teddy bear standing about 15 inches tall. It has black buttons for eyes, and the white stuffing is poking out of several holes along the seams. My Daughter named it Whitey. Its fur now is rough from repeated washings. Most people wouldn't even give it a second look. It's just like millions of other raggedy teddy bears. However, although it doesn't look like much, this bear is very special to my Daughter. This teddy bear was a gift from me when she was a child. It was one of the fe... click for more

Run-on sentences

This is a one-page handout explaining the run-on sentence and offering several different solutions for fixing it. Examples of run-ons are taken from actual student papers submitted in a college composition course.