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Cause/Effect ESSa1'5
Atheniansilvertetradrachma,4thcenturyB.C.E.Anothercommonpatternofessayorganizationis calledcauseandeffect.Inacause/
effectessay,youdiscussthecauses(reasons)forsomething,theeffects(results),or
bothcausesandeffects.Youmightusecause/effectorganizationtoanswertypical
testquestionssuchasthese:
Explainthedeclineinreadingabilityamongschoolchildren.Discusstheeffectsofglobalwarmingontheenvironment.
DiscussNAFTA^1 anditseffectsontheU.S.economy.DiscussthecausesoftheU.S.CivilWar.
Explainthecausesandeffectsofthe"Stockholmsyndrome."INAFTA:NorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement,a tradeagreementamongCanada,Mexico,andthe
UnitedStates