Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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5.Anarchitectshouldbebothanartistandanengineer.

6. Ahealthylifestyleinvolveseatinga nutritiousdiet,exercisingregularly,
   andgettingenoughsleepatnight. I

C. Completethefollowingthesisstatementsbyaddingsubtopicstothem.Besure

tocheckyoursentencesforparallelform.

1. Acomputeris necessaryforcollegestudentsforthreereasons: _

2.Studentshavea difficulttimetakingnotesinclassdueto _

3. Successfulpoliticianshavethefollowingqualities: _


4. Agenerationgaplexistsinmyhomebecauseof _


5. Tosurvivea majordisastersuchasanearthquakerequires-'-


6. Mytwosistersareasdifferentasdayandnightnotonlyin
   ____butalsoin


7. Livingina largecityhascertainadvantagesoverlivingina smalltown:
   8. LatinoculturehasenrichedNorthAmericancultureinseveralareas:

A thesisisthemostimportantsentenceinyouressay,sowriteit withspecialthought

andcare.Avoidthesecommonproblems:

Problem1:Thethesisis toogeneral.

A collegeeducationisa goodinvestment.

A collegeeducationisa goodinvestmentforfourreasons.

Lasersareveryuseful.

Lasershaveseveralapplicationsinindustryandmedicine.

Problem2:Thethesismalcesa simpleannouncement.

Iamgoingtowriteaboutsportsinjuries.

Avoidsportsinjuriesbytakinga fewsimpleprecautions.

1generationgap:differenceinattitudesandvaluesbetweengenerations,especiallybetweenparentsand

children