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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