Generalization:

"At the Miami Herald we ordinarily don’t provide extensive coverage of New York City unless a major news development occurs up there,"

Specific Example:

"such as Sean Pean coming out of a restaurant." --- Dave Barry

Generalization:

"In an attempt to clean out all the old things we never use any more, I realized"

Specific Example:

"that I had inadvertently set my husband at the curb on top of a rusted bicycle." --- Erma Bombeck