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Focus on Developing Body

Paragraphs: Considering the Details

Cartoons take an incredible amount of time to create. Joe

Rhodes, columnist for Entertainment Weekly online, says, “It
takes six months to complete a half-hour episode of The

Simpsons” because “there are 24 frames for every second, 24

minutes in every show. The mechanics of a simple eye blink

can take half a page of instructions” (“The Making of The

Simpsons,” www.ew.com). Imagine the detail work each of
those frames must take so that the audience experiences

seamless programming.

You may not plan to create cartoons for a living, but
undoubtedly your career will require attention to detail. If you

design clothing, every element of the design must work

together in a unified manner. If you are a trial lawyer, you will