How To Make An Outline For An Essay

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Writer'sStatement

ThesisStatement:Climatechangeisnatural;however,advancesofhumansocietysuchas deforestation,industrialization,andtheburningoffossilfuels,haveincreasedtherateatwhichthe climateischanging.

Mythreemajorsourcesstoodoutwhenwritingmyresearchpaperonclimatechange.Mymain sourcewasLouisBergeron's,"TheWorldCanbePoweredbyAlternativeEnergy,UsingToday's Technology,in20–40Years,SaysStanfordResearcherMarkZJacobson"Inthisarticle,Bergeron describesanenergyresearcher'splantopowertheworldwithrenewableswithinthenextfew decades.MysecondsourcewasMarcLallanilla's,"GreenhouseGasEmissions:Causesand Sources."Inthisarticle,Lallanillatalkedaboutthe

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StrengthsAndWeaknessesOfAcademicWriting

Writingisaveryhelpfulskillformostofthepeoplewhowanttoachievesuccessintheirlife. Improvingyourwritingskillsisveryhelpfulbeforeenteringtheuniversity.Studentsarefacingalot ofissuesintheiruniversitybecausetheyarebeingaskedtowriteacademicessays,orscientific papers,andtheydidnothavetheexpectedskillstowritewhatisbeingaskedfromthem.Onthe otherhand,thosewhohavestudiedAPA,andMLAintheirhighschool,orbyself–learning,are morelikelytogethighscoresintheiruniversitiesacademicessaysthanthosewhodidnot.Those whohavestudiedacademicwritingarehavingabigchancetoachievetheirgoalsintheiruniversity lifebecausemostofthecoursesintheuniversityrequiresshowmorecontent MypointofweaknessisthatIalwaysgoofftopic,andIthinkmostofthestudentsdothatinthe beginningoftheiracademicpaperspractices.Itisnoteasytostayontopic.However,Ihavelearned sometechniquesthatmademeabletostayontopic,andIwouldliketomentionthemtostudentsto avoidmakingmymistakes.First,studentscouldmakeanoutlinebeforewritingtheirfinaldraft,and submititThishashelpedmesomuchinorganizingmypaper,andmakingiteasyformefollowup withthepointsthatIwanttotalkaboutwithoutgoingofftopic.Second,studentsshouldhavea strongthesisstatement,andrestatingitineachparagraph.Byrestatingyourthesisstatement,you arenotonlymakingthereaderfollowingupwithyourpoints,butyouarealsomakingyourthesis statementstrongerbecauseithasbeenmentionedinmanyparagraphswithdifferentexamples. Lastly,studentsshouldusetransitionwordsintheiressayTransitionwordshelpsthereaderto progressfromoneideatothenext.Therefore,studentsshouldlearnhowtowriteacademicessays, andtakeitmoreseriouslybecauseitcouldimprovetheir

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Gritisapredictorofacademic,professional,andpersonalsuccess.Gritcanbedefinedasstrengthof characterortheabilitytoovercomefailureandcontinuetoworktowardsuccess.Peoplewithgrit arenotalwaysthepeoplewiththemostnaturalability,buttheirworkethicandabilitytoovercome obstaclesallowsthemtoachievesuccess.Gritisaveryvaluablecharacteristicinalmostany venture,asitgivessomeoneanadvantageinovercomingtheinevitableobstaclestheywillface However,gritismucheasieradoptedwhenanindividualhasagrowthmindset.Thefirststepto obtaininggritistocorrelatebothself–controlandself–confidencewhentryingtoreachanobjective.

Bydoingthis,onecanfocusonthetaskathandshowmorecontent IhadnoexperienceasarunnernordidIhavetheform.Thisdidnotphasemehowever.ThatyearI promisedmyselftopushthroughallthesixmileruns,sorelegs,gnarlyblisters,andattimes,lackof oxygen.AteverymeetandspeedworkoutpracticeIpushedmyselffurtherandfurther.Isetagoal everytimeIkickedofffromthestartinglineandneverletmyselfgetdiscouragedwhenIfailed.By mysenioryear,IwasthefourthfastestrunneronvarsityThatyearourvarsityteamwonthedistrict meet,whichqualifiedustoruninthe2016statemeetinOregon.Thetransformationovertheyears wereevident.Mydeterminationtoaccomplishmygoalofbecomingafasterrunnerwascomplete.If Ihadsimplyjustgivenupthatfirstdayofpractice,Iwouldn'thaveranalongsideofthefastest runnersinOregonorhavemetthemultitudeofpeoplethatarenowmyclosestfriends.Havinga goalsetsoneupforachallenge,whetheritbeingphysicallyormentally,goalskeepusactiveand thinkinginmorewaysthanone.Still,ifsomeonehasself–control,confidence,andagoal,theyare stillnotcomplete.Growthmindsetistheconetoanicecream.ItisthefoundationofwhatIthinka successfulpersonisWithoutitonecouldn'tusethecharacteristicsmentionedaboveinmoreways thanone.Someonewithagrowthmindsetbelievethattheirmostbasicabilitiescanbedeveloped throughdedicationandhardwork,brainsandtalentarejustthestartingpoint.

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GritEssayExamples

BullyingOutline

Purpose:Toinformtheaudienceonbullying. Thesis:Theeffectbullyinghasonstudents.

Introduction:

Attentiongetter:Bullying,wehaveallbeenavictimandwehaveallbeenthebullywhetherwe havenoticedornot

Relevance:Everydaybullyinghappensallaroundusandnobodyseemstoliftafingertostopit. Credibility:GrowingupIwasalwaysavictimofbullying,becauseofthisIhavebecamedepressed, myanxietyisthroughtheroofandmyselfconfidenceisthelowestithaseverbeenIstartedgetting bulliedinthefourthgrade,myclassmateswouldmakefunofmyfreckles,myhaircolor,thewayI dressedandsomuchmore,theydidn'trealizethatmaybeIwasgoingthroughahardtimeathome andtheycouldhavebeenhurtingshowmorecontent

Thistypeofbullyingusesinstantmessaging,cellphonetextmessagesandonlinesocialnetworksto humiliateandembarrassothersThiscanbeespeciallydevastatingtothepeoplebeingbullied,since theycannotevenfindasafeplaceinthevirtualworld."Itisveryimportantforyoutorealizethat therearemanydifferentformsofbullying,thereisphysicalbullying,verbalbullying,emotional bullyingandcyberbullying.Physicalandverbalbullyingarethe2methodsoftenusedinour classroomsandhallways,Adminbullyingbedemographicexplainsbothtypeswell,"Physical Bullying:isthemostobviousformofbullyingInthistypeofbullying,theinstigatorattemptsto physicallydominateanotherteen.Thisusuallyincludeskicking,punchingandotherphysically harmfulactivities,designedtoinstillfearintheonebullied,andpossiblecoercehimorhertodo something""VerbalBullying:Whensomeoneverballybulliesanother,heorsheusesdemeaning languagetoteardownanother'sself–image.Bullieswhouseverbaltechniques

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EssayOutline I.

IIPeopledonotchoosetobeinfluencedbymusic,asmusicisscientificallyinfluentialtothe humanbrain.

Olteteanu,Ion"Theformativefunctionofmusicalinteractionswithinsocialidentity"Geopolitics, History,andInternationalRelations3.1(2011):215+.AcademicOneFile.Web.17Jan.2013.

"Weturntomusic,weneedit,becauseofitsabilitytomoveus,toinducefeelingsandmoods,states ofmind."

"Buresnotesthatthehumanbrainisuniquelyconfiguredtoprocessmusic,andthatmusic processingprepares,stimulates,andorganizesthebraininbeneficialways."

Munkittrick,David(2010),"MusicasSpeech:AFirstAmendmentCategoryuntoItself,"Federal CommunicationsLawJournalshowmorecontent Web.14Jan.2013.

"ThisIntroductionprovidesanoverviewofhowhistorians,inconversationwithmusicologists,seek toexplainmusicandaccountforitsprominenceinthesocieties,movementsandlivesofthepeople theystudy.

Elias,Nelly,DafnaLemish,andNataliaKhvorostianov."BritneySpearsRemainedInRussia: DynamicsOfMusicalPreferencesInTheIntegrationOfImmigrantAdolescents"JournalOfEthnic &MigrationStudies37.1(2011):61–77.AcademicSearchComplete.Web.16Jan.2013.

"Manyadolescentsfoundconsolationinlate–1980sRussianrockmusic,astextscriticalofthe Sovietregimehelpedthemexpressangerandfrustrationfeltastheycameofageinnew,difficult andoftenhostilesurroundingsItseems,therefore,that,forimmigrantadolescents,differenttypesof popularmusicnotonlyserveasamarkeroftheirevolvingculturalidentitybutalsoasindicatorsof socialandpsychologicaladaptation."

Smick,Rebekah,andLambertZuidervaart."ADifferentTenor:SongsOfLoveAndSorrow–Re–EngagingTheSocialEthicsOfMusic."TorontoJournalOfTheology27.1(2011):87–106. AcademicSearchComplete.Web.15Jan.2013.

"Thoughnotarguedlikeanessay,thearticlehighlightssignificantthemesabouttherelationshipof

EssayOutlineonMusic

musictoethics,includingtheinnatelysocialcharacterofmusic,itspossibleeffectonourbehaviour, thepotentialsocialcontentofsounditself,thepositivesocialeffectofmusic'sambiguity,theneed to

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Languageisimportantbecauseit'soneofthemainwaystocommunicateandinteractwithother peoplearoundus.Itkeepsusincontactwithotherpeople.Englishlanguageisanexampleforthe importanceofalanguagebecauseitistheinternationallanguageandhasbecomethemostimportant languagetopeopleinmanypartsoftheworld.Itismostwidelyusedincommunicatingaroundthe world,Alsoitisspokenasthefirstlanguageinmanycountries.Englishisplayingamajorrolein manysectionslikeeducation,medicine,engineeringandbusinessTherearemanyreasonsthat makesEnglishisthemostimportantlanguageintheworld.

ThearticlelistsfourreasonswhyEnglishisimportantthefirstreasonisthateven

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MoreovertheinternetsitesareinEnglishandwecanseetheotherlanguagessitesgivesoptionsto translateintoEnglishandalotofinformationwewillfindarewritteninEnglishAnotherfactis thatitthewriterthingisthatitistheeasiestlanguagetolearnandsuggestthatstartinglearning Englishforoneweekandseetheresults.IfweunderstandandcommunicateinEnglishitwillbe everyeasyforuswhiletravelingandwecangethelpinEnglisharoundtheworldManycompanies andgovernmentalcompanieshirepeoplewhoaregoodreadersandwritersandcanspeakEnglish verywell

OneofthemostinternationallanguagesisEnglish.Itisfromtherequirementsfromstudyingabroad andthetextbooksarealmostinEnglish.IfapersonwantstogetPHDdegreeEnglishisimportant andhelpfulforthemThewriterofthearticlewantstoshedthelightsonhowtoimproveEnglish skills.1)studentsshoulddifferentiatebetweentextbookslanguagesandrealEnglishlanguageand focusongrammarandhowtowritewithoutanymistake.Thewritercomparedbetweentheuseof EnglishandArabiclanguage.2)HowtogetfluentEnglishlanguagespeakerandexplainsthetips forit.Wedon'thavetomemorizeeachsinglewordbutonlythephrasesandstatements.Alsoread andwritestories,articlesandconversationMoreoverdownloadandlistentoBBC,CNN,WEEand Euronewsagenciestobefamiliar

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MakinganOutline

TheBenefitsofanOutline

Anoutlineofanessay:

helpsmakeyouressaymoreorganized

Acarefulplanwillhelpyourbodyparagraphsstayfocusedontheideasinyourthesisstatement.

savestimeforwriters

Preparinganoutlinecantaketime,butyouwillbeabletowritetheroughdraftofyouressay morequickly

Outlineformat EssayOutline

I.

Introduction

Thesis: II

BodyParagraph#1–TopicSentence:

Asupportingideareasons,examples B.supportingideareasons,examples

III.

BodyParagraph#2–TopicSentence:

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Introduction–ThesisStatement:Ajobinterviewcanoftenmakeorbreakyourchancesofgetting yourdreamjob.Thereareseveralthingsthatyoucandoinaninterviewtoincreasethepossibilityof yoursuccesssuchasdressingproperly,answeringinterviewquestionsthoroughly,andaskinggood questionsattheendoftheinterview.

BodyParagraph#1:

TopicSentence:Thewayyoudresscanhaveabigimpactonaninterviewpanel'sfirstimpressions ofyou

A.Conservativedresslikedarksuitswillshowtheinterviewpanelyou

AAskinterviewerstorepeatquestionsyoudon'tunderstand

B.Takesometimetothinkaboutthequestionsbeforeyouanswer.

C.Anotebooktowritedownkeywordsininterviewquestionsissometimeshelpful.IV.

TopicSentence:Bypreparingsomethoughtfulquestionsfortheendoftheinterview,youcanshow thepanelthatyouhavepreparedfortheinterviewandwantthejob

A.Researchthejoband/orcompanybeforeyougototheinterview.

areseriousaboutwhatyoudo

B.Carryingtoomanythingsmayshowyouarelousyorunorganized.Anotebook,pens,and/or laptopareappreciatedBTheinterviewisyouropportunitytogettoknowyourpotentialemployer Askquestionsaboutcompanygoals,mission,expectationsofemployees,etc.D.Poorgrooming maymakethemthinkyouareuntidy.Hairandnailsshouldbecleanandneat.

C.Don'taskquestionsaboutbenefitsorsalaryduring

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Writingiswaythatwecanexpressourselves,itisawaytointerfaceideasandthoughtsandtoprove apoint.ThroughoutmywritingexperienceorprocessIhavestruggledwithwritingespeciallyusing detailsorreallyexpressingmyselfmyworkInthiscourseFacts&Fiction:PortraitsinWorldArtI expecttogainmoreknowledgeonhowtowriteaperfectessay,story,letter,andassignment.I expecttolearnnewgenresandrhetoricalsituations.Ialsothinkmywritingwillimprove academicallyandIwilldevelopmyskillsinwritingAlsotakingmywritingtoadifferentpointof view,level,andwritingsomethingdifferentratherthantheusual.Ilookforwardtogettingfeedback frommypeersandlearningtheirthoughtsonmywritingandhowtheycanhelpmeimprove. Readingandwritingweretwothingsmyparentsusetoalwayspushmetoimproveandworkon moreoften.Theyalwaystoldmetheyaretheessentialsofeverythingthing.EventhoughIdisliked bothatayoungageasIgrewolderIpreferredwritingbecauseIcanalwayschangethewayIwrite andwritefrommypointofview,reallybecreativewithitandprovemypoint.GrowingupIalways lovedwritingshortstoriesespeciallyscarystories.Ialwayswascreativewiththemandevenmade themrealisticTowriteanessayIusuallyhaveacoupleofstepswritinganoutline,andthethesisa draftandfinallyafinaldraft.Themostdifficultpartaboutthisiswritingthethesisbecausethe wholeessayrevolvesthethesisbecauseitsummarizesthewholeessayAttheendofsomeessays,I hadtousecitationstodothatthereweremanywebsitesthathelpedmecitesourcessuchaseasybib whichwasareallysimpleprocess.So,citingsourceswasoneoftheeasiestthingsaboutwritingthe essay

Writingtoateacheriswaymorecomplexthenwritingtoafriedorafamilymember.Writingtoa teacheriswaymorecomplex,Imustmakesurethateverythingisonpointoritreachesthestateof protection.Whichishavingtherightformat,agreatthesisandreallyconveyingthepointofthe essay.WritingtoafriendorafamilymemberismucheasierIusuallydon'tfocusongrammatic errorsorwritingaperfectthesisTodaysomeofusdon't

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AfterreviewingtheoutlineexamplesprovidedIfeelthatthiswillbemosthelpfulinorganizingmy ideasandmainpoints.Isometimesstrugglewithorganizationinmyessays.OnethingIcansayI neverhadbeentaughtwasagoodorganizationtooloranoutline.OutlinesIwastaughtinhigh schooljustconfusedmemore.Ineverusedtheminhighschoolandhavenotusedthemsincethen. Beforestartingthisclassandlearningaboutdifferentstylesofprewriting,I'mgoingtotryitoutand hopeitmakesmyessaywritingmoresmooth.Ifeelconfidentthattheseoutlineswillmaketheessay moreorganizedandIcandevelopmoreideasthatwillmakesensewiththetopicandbepersuasive.

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ReflectiveEssayWritingOutlines

TheWritingProcess

Writingapaperonthewritingprocessisprettyhard.Thewritingprocessisdifferentfromone persontoanother.Youcomeacrossquestionslike,'Whatexactlyisthewritingprocess?';and'Must youfollowonepersonswritingprocessifyoursisdifferent?';ThisiswhereIcameacrossthe answertomyquestions,writehoweveryouwishtowrite.Ifonepersonlikesfreewritefirstand anotherpersonlikestowriteadraftfirst,letthemdohowtheyplease.

ThewritingprocessissomethingthatyoufigureoutyourselfasyougothroughschoolIpersonally thinkthatiswhytheymakeustakeEnglishforsomanyyears.Throughtheyears,Ifoundthatsome teachersforcedyoutowritecertainways.Ibelievethatshowmorecontent

Idon'tagreewithhim.Theonlywayforsomeonetoimprovehisorherwritingisifapeerreads overitandexplainswhatcouldbedonetoimproveit.

InTheMaker'sEye:RevisingYourOwnManuscript,Murraysays,'Writersmustlearntobetheir ownworstenemy';(Murray87).Heistryingtosaythatwhenitcomestoediting,youmustbeable toacceptcriticismfromothersandbesuspiciousofit.Justbecausetheysaythatyoushould rearrangethatparagraphdoesn'tnecessarilymeanyouhaveto.Thewayyouwrotetheparagraph couldbeinyourownvoice.

YourpapersshouldbefilledwithyourvoiceVoiceiswhatmakesyourwritingpersonalButyour voicecouldbedifferentdependingonwhatyouwriteabout.Iwouldputalotmoreofmyfeelings inapaperaboutfood,thanapaperabouthowthepolaricecapsaremelting.

RevisingandrewritingapaperisacommonstepinthewritingprocessPersonally,Ithinkyour paperwouldbecrapifyouskippedthesestepsbutI'msuresomeonehasdoneitbefore.Everywriter hasrevisedandrewrittenapaper.DoyouthinkthatShakespearewroteRomeoandJulietinone shot?Idon'tthinkso.

Inconclusion,writingisuptothewriter.Ifthewriterdecidestofollowtheformalwritingprocess, thenthat'stheirchoiceNothingshouldbeforcedwhenitcomestowritingThenthewriterdoesnot putouttheirbestworkpossible.Thankyouforreadingmy

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CaseStudy:PurdueOwl

Mythirdareaofchoiceisessayorganization.Ihavewrittenmanyessaysinmyschoolyears,butI noticemyorganizationofthebodyparagraphsmaygetconfusingormixedup.Ievenmadea paragraphwithtwodifferenttopicsputtogetherandcauseaconfusingtomyessay.IfIwantto improveonmywriting,IneedtoknowwhatIamdoingwrong,andwhatcanIdotofixit.Idid someresearchonessayorganizationandfoundnumerousreliablesitesonhowtostructureanessay properly.However,IpreferPurdueOwlsinceitfeelsmoretrustworthythantheothersites. AccordingtoPurdueOwl,inordertomakeaneffectiveessay,myorganizationneedstohavethe basics,introduction,bodyparagraph,andconclusionIntheintroductoryparagraph,

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OutlineGraphicOrganizer Completethefollowingoutlineincompletesentences.Copyandpastethetextintoadocument,or createadocumentofyourownwiththesameinformation

YourWritingPrompt

Basedonyourresearch,identifyandanalyzeahumanrightsissueinyournovelandshowhowit relatestoreal–lifeissuesandaffectspeoplewithintheUnitedStatesandoneothercountry.

I.Introduction

AHook

Thesixchildren,allnamedaftertheirgrandparentskneeledeagerlyontheflooroftheirshackmade fromrecycledmetal.Maria,theirmotherwascookingporksnoutsoupandthearomaofpepperand cilantrofilledtheairIthadbeenalmostaweeksinceanyofherchildrenhadeatinganything besidessugarwaterorstaletortillas.

BBridgeLittledidhersixniñosknowjusthowhardtheirmotherhadtoworktobeabletobuythe ingredientsforthismeal.Oftentimesworkers,especiallywomenaretakenadvantageofandpaid penniescomparedtowhattheydeserve.EverydayMariaandmotherslikeherinSouthAmericaare forcedtositandwatchtheirchildrenstarveTheystrugglewithwhetherthisisthelifetheywant theirchildrentohaveandiftheywanttocontinuethecycleofpoverty.

C.Thesis

InthenovelEnrique'sJourney,thestoryofLourdesandEnriqueprovideuswithuniqueinsightto issuesthattranscendjustimmigrantsandareworldwideissuessuchasdiscrimination,extreme poverty,starvationandthechoicemothers

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Mrs.Cammarano English2

Topic:ClimateChange

SpecificPurpose:Topersuadepeopletochangetheirviewsonglobalwarming. ThesisStatement:Climatechangeisnojoke.Ifwedon'tdosomethingaboutitnow,itwillbetoo late.

I.Introduction

Attentionmaterial/Credibility:Nowe'renothungry,nowe'renotworried.We'rejustlivingliferight nowTomorrow?WhatisTomorrow?Ifweforasecond,glimpseintothefuture,wewouldsee peoplesufferingfromthethoughtlessdecisionswearemakingrightnow.Idon'twanttoseemy familystarvingorwithoutwater.Ifyoudon'tcareaboutyourself,thencareforyourfamily,orfor yourfuturefamily.Theyaretheonesthatwillbeaffectedbyclimatechange.

Tietotheaudience:Yourfamilycouldbeaffectedbyclimatechangeinlessthen50years. ThesisandPreview:TodayIwilltalktoyouaboutwhatiscausingclimatechange,theeffectitwill haveonus,andfinally,howtopreventit.

[Transitiontobody]:Let'sgetstraighttoit.

II.Body

Whyisglobalwarminghappeningallovertheworld?1Wethepeopleareareaproblemtoglobal warming.a.Wehavebeeninfluencingclimatechangeforsometimenow.Throughtheindustrial revolution,agrowthinthesizeofthepopulation,andourdailyactivities,arereleasinggreenhouse gasesGreenhousegasesaffecttheearthby,absorbingthereflectionofsunlightonceithitsthe earth.Thiscausestheatmosphere,theoceans,andthesurfaceofthelandtowarmup.b.The burning

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IcanrememberseeingthatIhadtotakeanEnglishclassmyfirstsemesterofcollege.Iwasalready overwhelmedwithstartingcollege,andhavingtowritecollegeessaysmademegetevenmore nervous.IsatdownwithmymomanddecidedtolookattheEnglishclassesavailable,andIfinally decidedthatIhadtotakeaneveningclasstomakeitworkinmyschedule.ThefirstdayofEnglish cameandnowlookingbackitwasnotasbadasIthoughtItmademeabetterwriterandbewhereI amtoday.ItmayhavetakenmesometimetogetwhereIamtoday,butatleastIamontheright track.EnglishCompositionhelpedmerealizethatIammyownauthorandhavestrengthsthatIdid notrealizeIhadWhenIfirststartedcollegeIdidnotknowwhattoexpectwithanEnglishclassI likedwritingabouttopicsthatinterestedme,buthighschooldidnotallowmetodothat.Itook AmericanHistoryandwewouldhavetowriteshowmorecontent

Ilearnedmanytechniquesfrommyprofessor.Hehelpedmerealizethatitisokaytohaveyourown opinionaslongasyoubackitup.HeshowedmethatIamanauthorwhenIdidnotthinkIwas.He alsotoldustoreadouressaysoutloudwhenweproofread,andIalwaysdidthistechniquebefore submittingallmyessays.IcanrememberhavingtowritemyfirstessayandIwasscared,becauseI feltlikeIhadtogetagoodgrade.IstartedthinkingaboutwhattoolsIcouldusetohelpme,andI decidedtogotoTheLearningCentertohelpwithmyessay.WhenIwenttheretheywouldmake editstomyessayandthenexplainwhatIshouldchange.ThetutornoticedIusedmultiplechoppy sentencesandcommasinspotsthereshouldnotbeSometimesIwouldevengotwicetomakesureI didnotmissanyminormistakes.GoingtherehelpedmefeelmoreconfidentasawriterandI learnedfrommymistakes.Ihadmanyhelpfultechniquesfrommultiplepeoplethatshapedmeinto thewriterIam

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EssayAboutMyEnglishClass

ThoughtsOnOutlining

Mythoughtsonoutlining,Ithinkoutliningisagreattoolandideatohelpyougetstartedtowrite.It helpsyougetreadytowriteyourpaper,helpswithstructureofyourpaperandhowandwhatyou aregoingtowriteaboutinyourpaper,it'sverysimilartobrainstorminginmyopinion.Ifindit sometimeshardformetodoanoutline.Ifeellikejustjumpingrightintothepaperworksbestfor me,writingdownwhatevercomesintomymindTheneditingthepaperlateronInthepastwith previousexperiencewithoutlining,IhavefoundoutthatItdoeshelpyougetstartedonthepaper withorganizationandthoughts,doIstillcontinuetodooutlineswhileiwrite,thatanswerwouldbe anoLookingbackatpreviousdiscussions,week

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CommonPhobias(SampleInformativePrepOutline)

GeneralPurpose:Toinform.

SpecificPurpose:Afterhearingmypresentation,mylistenerswillbeabletonameanddescribe severalcommonphobias

CentralIdea:Themostcommonphobiasfallintothreemaincategories–social,survival,and environmentalphobias.

OrganizationalPattern:Topical

INTRODUCTIONI.(AttentionMaterial)RoseMariehadfearsthatsheallowedtotakecontrolof herlife.A.Fears,evensmallones,cangrowintophobias.B.Normal,rationalfearscanbecome problemsCWhenthesefearsbegintodominateaportionofyourlife,theyarecalled"phobias", whicharedefinedbytheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationas"astrong,persistent,...showmore content...

Nowlet'slookatasecondtypeofphobias.)

IIThesecondtypeofphobiaisthesurvivalphobiaAAcollegestudentridesathreedaytrainto school.1.Sheisafraidofflying.2.Shehasaerophobia.B.Abusinessmanhadtoquithisjobwhen hisofficemovedtothethirty–secondfloorofabuilding.1.Hecouldnotrideinanelevator.2.He hadclaustrophobiaCTherearemanymoresurvivalphobias1Hypnophobiaisthefearofsleep 2.Electrophobiaisthefearofelectricity.3.Thanatophobiaisthefearofdeath.

III.Thethird,andbroadestcategoryofphobias,istheenvironmentalphobiagroup.A.Howard Hugheshadmysophobia,afearofgerms.B.ABrooklynpoliticianhadafearofnewspapersand wetnewsprint1Thishinderedhiscareer2Helearnedtoreadthenewspaperwithoutactually touchingit.C.Thereareseveralotherenvironmentalphobias.1.Thefearofstormshastwo subtypes.a.Keraunophobiaisthefearofthunder.b.Astraphobiaisthefearoflightning.2.Thefear ofheightsisacrophobia3Thefearofwaterishydrophobia

(Transition:Nowthatwe'vediscussedthesethreecategoriesofphobias,andsomespecificexamples ofeachtype,let'sreviewwhatwe'velearned.)

CONCLUSION

I.(SummaryofMainPoints)Therearethreebroadcategoriesofphobias.A.Socialphobiasare thosephobiasthatmakeithardto

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ItypicallybeginmywritingprocessinmybedroomwithmydoorlockedsothatIwillnotbe interrupted.Itendtokeepmytelevisiononsimplyforslightbackgroundnoise,althoughthereis certainlyplentyofthatinmyhousehold.SeeingashowIhavefiveyoungersiblings,threeofwhich arecurrentlyinschool,Itypicallywriteduringthedaywhentheyareatschoolorlateatnightwhen theyareinbedasleepWhenconsideringthewritingtoolsthatIusethroughoutmywritingprocess, ItendtosticktomylaptopandtabletstrictlyfortheactualwritingprocessandIalsocarryasmall notepadandpencilcasesothatIcanjotdownmyideasastheycometome.

Itendtocontemplatemanyvariablesregardingtheparticularassignmentsandtheideasassociated withthatassignmentbeforeIbeginmywritingprocess.Typically,thisspansseveraldaysasIlike toconsiderallanglesbeforeIbeginmyargumentinordertoadequatelyunderstandwhyIchoseto writewhatIdid.Beforebeginninganyofmyassignments,Iliketospeakwithmymotherandone ofmysistersandgettheirthoughtsonmyideassothatIcanhavefeedbackandbasemyargument aroundthatparticularfeedbackIpersonallytrytoavoidlookingupexampleswhenwritingmy assignmentsbecauseIdon'twanttosubconsciouslycopythecreatorofthatworkorthework's style....showmorecontent...

Idon'tnecessarilymakeaformalorinformaloutlinebeforedrafting,butmystyleofoutlinecould certainlybeconsideredahighlyinformaltypeofoutline.Ipersonallyprefertotakenotes,rather thandraftingandoutliningfirstTypically,Iwillstopmultipletimesthroughoutmydraftingphase sothatIcangathermythoughtsandideasandreconsidermypointofview.Idotendtostopandfix myerrorswhiledrafting,ratherthanwaituntilaftermydraftis

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Title:PhysicianAssistedSuicide

Topic:AssistedSuicide

SpecificPurpose:TopersuademyaudienceontherighttochooseyourpathwithPAS

ThesisStatement:PhysicianAssistedSuicideshouldbeamatteroffreewillandnotjustlaw.

Introduction

AttentionMaterial:"Butitmayalsobewithinmypowertotakealife,thisawesomeresponsibility mustbefacedwithgreathumblenessandawarenessofmyownfrailty.Aboveall,Imustnotplay God".(Hippocraticoath)

ThesisStatement:PhysicianAssistedSuicideshouldbeamatteroffreewillandnotjustlaw.

Preview:TodayiwillfirstdiscusswhatPhysicianassistedsuicideis.Then,iwilldiscusswhyI thinkitshouldbeshowmorecontent

III.Ontheflipsideofthiscoinitcouldsaidthatthereisextenuatingcircumstancesinthissituation.

A)DoctorstakeanoathnottodoharmandassistingapatientwithsuicidecouldbeaViolationof theiroath.B)Accordingtothe"JournalofMedicalEthics"itmaynotbethatsimpletoassistwith Suicide,somepeoplehaveviolentreactionstothemedicationsanddonotdie.

IV.Somewouldsaythattherearereligiousissueswithsuicide,butaccordingto"Clarifying Christianity"theBiblespeaksinExodus(20)verse1–17thatweshouldnotmurder.Thatisoften takenoutofcontextandonecannotsimplymurdertheirownself.

VDeathisnoteasyatall,notforthepatientoftheirfamily,butitcanbemore"peaceful"and everyoneshouldhavetherighttochoosetheirownendwhenallthatliesaheadisneedlesspainand sufferingforanendthatiscertainlycoming.

Closing

I.Imagineyourselforalovedonejustdiagnosedwithaterminaldebilitatingillness.Youaregiven atbestsixmonthstolive.Duringthosesixmonthsyourprognosiswillturnfrombadtoworse.You knowyouwilleventuallybeinanuncontrollableamountofpersistentpainYouwilleventuallylose theabilitytofeed,dress,orbatheandtoiletyourself.Youronceveryactivelifewillbecomeone ...Getmorecontent...

A"roughdraft"issomethingsomeonewriteswiththeexpresspurposeofgettingtheirideasouton paper.Expectedly,moreoftenthannot,peoplewillwritemultipledraftsbeforewritingtheirfinal,in anefforttogettotheirbestpaper.Iwas,ofcourse,introducedtothephenomenonthatistherough draftinmiddleschool.Interestingly,wheneverIattemptedtowritearoughdraft,mythoughts wouldbecomemuddledandslowlybutsurely,IwasleftwithnothingtowriteHardlyafterbeing introducedtotheroughdraftthanIjettisonedit;infact,itisbecauseofthatdismissalthathas promptedmetoadoptadifferentmethod.Myalternativemethodisarathersimpleone:Iruminate onaparticulartopicwiththepurposeofgatheringshowmorecontent

ThefirststepissomethingIliketocall,TheRoyalRumbleofIdeas.Thepathinwhichmypaper willfollowaswellasmythoughtsandideasareformedfromthefirstprocess.Thewayinwhichit doesthis,isbyrequiringthewritertoapplyanabundantamountoffocusononeparticulararea; whereas,thetypicalstrategy,asksforthewritertojustwrite(cueeyeroll).IfIamtoconstructa story,ImustutilizethisstepEnpassant,Imightadd,thecruxoftheformerelementisverymuch similartothelatter,aswellasinthewayinwhichitworks.ThecommonalitytowhichIam referring,isrumination.Thesimplicityofitisbemusing,especiallyconsideringit'sefficiency,butI willdescribethatlater.Thewaythisisutilized,isbyrequiringthewritertomulloverwhattheywill writenext.Forexample:WhenIamwriting,regardlessofthetypeofpaper,Iwilldeeply contemplatewhatmynextsentencewillbeandhowitwillbephrasedIncidentally,inEnglish class,Iwilloftenbeseenstaringintotheether,asifIamonapsychotropicdrug.Thereis,however, areasonbehindthisseeminglysinisterimage.AsIdescribed,ruminationiscrucialinmywriting process:Inordertoproduceasentence,oraparagraphforthatmatter,Imustdistillinformation fromthatcontemplation.(See,iteven

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