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Agatha Christie Enduring Appeal
The Enduring Appeal of Agatha Christie is fairly effective in regards to its structural components. Although I dislike that it begins with a question and doesn’t seem to flow nicely at first, the introduction does transition from general to specific. It also appropriately lists supporting ideas in the order they will appear throughout the body. The body paragraphs are well linked by relating each supporting argument to the characters, making the paragraph on strong characters the most effective. In addition, other works of the genre and real life events are referenced to provide more thorough analysis and depth to the supporting opinions. A variety of sentence types are used throughout the essay as well as words which effectively link ideas
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