Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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PRI\.CT1CE 2

Thesis

Statements

Useexpressionssuchasthefollowingtointroduceopposingpointsofview.

SomepeoplefeelthattheUnitedStatesshouldhavea nationalhealthcareplan

likeCanada's.

Manythinkthatgeneticallyengineeredcropsarea gravedangertothe

environment.

Smokerssaythattheyhavea righttosmoke.

ItmaybetruethattheU.S.Constitutiongivescitizenstherighttoownweapons.

Thenconnectthe opposingpointofviewtoyourownwithtransitionsignalsof

contrast.

SomepeoplefeelthattheUnitedStatesshouldhavea nationalhealthcareplan

likeCanada's;however,othersfeelthatgovernmentshouldstayoutofthe

healthcarebusiness.

Although/Eventhoughmanythinkthatgeneticallyengineeredcropsarea grave

dangertotheenvironment,suchcropscanalleviateworldhungerandmalnutrition.

Smokerssaythattheyhavea righttosmokeinspiteofthefactthat/despite

thefactthatsmokingwillkillthem.

While/Whereasit maybetruethattheU.S.Constitutiongivescitizenstheright

toownweapons,themenwhowrotetheConstitutionlivedina differenttime.

Addanopposingpointofviewtoeachofthefollowingthesisstatements.Ifneces-

sary,rewritethepartofthesentencethatis giventoyou.ThefiTstonehasbeendone

foryouasanexample.

1. Doctorsorfamilymembersshouldneverbeallowedto"pulltheplug.'"
   Althoughsomepeoplebelievethatdoctorsandfamilymembersshouldneverbe
   allowedto"pulltheplug,", I believethatitissometimesmorehumanetodoso.


2. ThesaleofCDswithsongscontaininglyricsthatdegradewomenshould
   beprohibited.


3. Televisionis theworstinventionofmodemtimes.


4. Environmentalprotectionlawsgotoofar.

Ipulltheplug:leta personwhoisinanirreversiblecomadiebydisconnectinghimorherfrom

life-sustainingmachines