the topic is easy‚ but the question then turns to what you want to say about the topic which is the controlling idea. Topic sentences should always contain both (1) a topic and (2) a controlling idea. Read the following topic sentences. They all contain a topic (in red) and a controlling idea (in green). When your introduction contains a clearly stated topic sentence such as one of the following‚ your reader will know what to expect and‚ therefore‚ understand your ideas better. 1. People can
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around them are moving or spinning when they are standing. It can be caused by a problem with the balance mechanisms of the inner ear‚ a problem with the nerves that connect the brain to the middle ear‚ or a problem with brain cause a head injury. The most frequent cause of vertigo is there is a problem with the balance mechanisms of the inner ear. When the virus or bacterical infected the inflammation of the labyrinth (a system of canals and cavities within the inner ear which gives us our sense
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Attacked from Inside What is the leading cause of death in the U.S.? Many people would guess cancer‚ but they would be wrong. The leading cause of death over the past few years has been heart disease. Last year‚ heart diseases claimed the lives of more than 600‚000 Americans. The most common of these is acute myocardial infarction‚ better known as a heart attack. Each year‚ about 720‚000 Americans suffer from a heart attack. That averages to almost two thousand heart attack cases a day! So why
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Tattoos While the oldest known tattoo was on an iceman found on the Italian-Austrian border with carbon-dating showing the iceman to be 5‚200 years old (Lineberry‚ 2007) for many years‚ here in America‚ tattoos were only popular with sailors‚ soldiers‚ Marines‚ bikers and occasionally the rebellious teenager. Why were tattoos only popular with these few? Social taboos looked down on those with tattoos. However‚ through tattoos a person can show self expression‚ be self creative‚ and be identified
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Cause and Effect Background Although it is possible for one cause to lead to one effect‚ academic subjects are rarely this simple. One cause can lead to more than one effect‚ for example heavy rain can cause landslides and flooding. Also‚ more than one cause can lead to one or more effects‚ for example‚ eating too much pizza and drinking too much coke for lunch can cause you to get fat and be late for class! Vocabulary and Grammar Cause-effect | Example Sentences | ...because of...... caused
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Cause and Effect Essays OK‚ now we’re getting into something fun‚ the cause and effect essay. The cause and effect essay will train you to call and respond. For example‚ if you’re arguing about why cigarettes are detrimental to health‚ you can’t just say cigarettes cause lung cancer and move on to the next subject. You must respond to that statement and tell the reader why cigarettes cause lung cancer: Call-Response. That said‚ the most important members of the who‚ what‚ when‚ where‚
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multi-paragraph essay and includes practice in information retrieval from electronic and other sources‚ as well as in the selection‚ restriction‚ organization‚ and development of topics. It also offers you opportunities to improve your proficiency with sentence structure‚ diction (word choice)‚ and mechanics. Selected writing samples are examined as models of form and as sources of ideas for your own writing. Depending upon your major‚ this course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in
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essay discusses the common causes of eating disorders in teenagers and defines bulimia and anorexia nervosa‚ the two most common eating disorders. Strengths This essay is well-written at the sentence level; clear writing is important in all kinds of writing. Main Idea/Thesis Your essay lacks a thesis statement. A thesis statement tells your reader not just what you are going to write about‚ but why it is important—the purpose of writing the essay. It is a sentence or two found in the introduction
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Cause and Effect To write a cause and effect essay‚ you’ll need to determine a scenario in which one action or event caused certain effects to occur. Then‚ explain what took place and why. This essay allows us to identify patterns and explain why things turned out the way that they did. How do I choose a topic and get started? Try choosing a major event‚ either in your own life or an event of historical significance. For example‚ The Great Depression. Cause of The Great Depression: stock market
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Wait‚ cause-and-effect relationships aren’t always good!?! For example‚ “cause: bacteria‚ effect: sickness.” However‚ looking to literature and cinema‚ it can be unpleasant in other ways. Some cause-and-effect relationships‚ such as the banging after the second wish in “The Monkey’s Paw”‚ and the heart beating faster because of a sound in “The Tell-Tale Heart‚” create a feeling of suspense for the audience. Let’s begin with causes-and-effects in “The Monkey’s Paw‚” by William Wymark Jacobs
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