... can we eliminate inequalities in the federal tax system?
Tentative thesis: Instituting a flat tax will eliminate inequalities.
CHOOSING A TOPIC AND DEVELOPING A THESIS
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Assignment: Write an ... focused.
CHOOSING A TOPIC AND DEVELOPING A THESIS
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Practice 1
For the following assignment, identify a broad topic, narrow it, and turn it into a question...
... past
what you
think you are
capable of
use words
and action
to show others
who you
really are
makes us
ask and answer
the hard
questions
at least
30 minutes
of reading
a day
5 minutes ... example.
Outlining is another important essay-planning tool, but it is not a brainstorming technique. Outlining is an orga-
nizational technique that helps in planning an essay after ideas...
... standard written English
Here’s an example. Imagine that you have been asked to write about a poem. Clearly, you could not write
the same essay for a college application and an English Literature ... book are different, your relationship to the actual reader is
quite similar in each case: that of evaluatee to evaluator. The primary reason your actual readers—college admis-
sion offic...
... provided as an example.
Comparison and Contrast
Essays that show the similarities and differences between two or more ideas use the comparison and contrast orga-
nizational strategy. This strategy ... happened (cause) and what happened as a result (effect)
2. effect
➞
cause: what happened (effect) and why it happened (cause)
Like chronology, cause and effect can be the main...
... probably be
based on two out-of-class essays, an in-class midterm, and a final essay, which may be a timed exam. In a politi-
cal science class, your midterm and final exams might include multiple-choice, ... of an exam, and/ or have a large part of
your grade based on an essay. But they’re not just worth grades essays are also a part of high-stakes tests like the
ACT, Regents’...
... d
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Part 1
1. All essays should be about five or six paragraphs long.
a. true
b. false
2. The best place in an essay ... estimate your essay’s score.
Essay Assignment
Many people have been profoundly affected by great works of art. Describe a work of art a book, a movie, a pho-
tograph, a drawing,...
... standard written English
Here’s an example. Imagine that you have been asked to write about a poem. Clearly, you could not write
the same essay for a college application and an English Literature ... book are different, your relationship to the actual reader is
quite similar in each case: that of evaluatee to evaluator. The primary reason your actual readers—college admis-
sion offic...
... of stars and aster-
oids? If size becomes a defining characteristic of a planet, how will that change the solar system as we know it
today?
SUBJECT DIRECTIONS
–UNDERSTANDING THE ASSIGNED TOPIC
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Understanding ... subject.
Discuss Point out the main issues or characteristics of the subject and elaborate.
Evaluate Make a judgment about the effectiveness and success of the subject....