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2 Thesis Statement: By winning the lottery, Dr. Kovacs became an influential politician.

Body paragraph 1: Dr. Kovacs won the lottery and was featured on television.

Body paragraph 2: Interviewers asked her questions ranging from her personal life to her political beliefs.

Body paragraph 3: Television viewers saw the interviews and liked the message Dr. Kovacs was giving.

Body paragraph 4: Because they liked the message, many people contacted Dr. Kovacs and suggested she run for office.

Body paragraph 5: Dr. Kovacs took their suggestion, ran for office, and won a seat on her local city council.

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3 Thesis Statement: Daily reading has excellent benefits.

Body paragraph 1: People who read daily increase their vocabulary.

Body paragraph 2: Daily reading also causes an increased reading speed.

Body paragraph 3: Depending on the information that is read, people who read daily increase their general and specific knowledge.

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4 Thesis Statement: By practicing yoga, people can improve their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Body paragraph 1: You can improve physical strength.

Body paragraph 2: To improve mental awareness, yoga exercises are very effective.

Body paragraph 3: People who practice yoga tend to experience emotional well-being.

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Ex. 2. Read each thesis statement and the three statements that follow, which are either causes or effects. One of these cause or effect statements does not relate to the thesis. Work with a partner and circle the letter of the sentence that does not lend unity to the information.

1 Thesis: Learning a foreign language can have many positive benefits.

a) A person can communicate with a wide variety of people.

b) Learning a foreign language can also enhance (повышать, увеличивать) one’s understanding of another culture.

c) Some languages are much more difficult to learn than others.

2 Thesis: Three main factors are connected with the onset of high cholesterol.

a) High cholesterol is a dangerous affliction that can cause heart attacks.

b) Some healthy people get high cholesterol through heredity when parents pass it down to children.

c) High cholesterol can be attributed to unhealthy eating habits.

d) Lack of exercise can also lead to a rise in cholesterol levels.

3 Thesis: Because of the sudden hurricane, the villagers are now migrating west.

a) The hurricane caused massive destruction to homes and other buildings.

b) Because the buildings were uninhabitable, the townspeople slept outdoors.

c) These outdoor living conditions were very poor.

d) The villagers applied for local, state, and federal aid.

e) Aid was refused, so the villages moved to other regions of the country.

Ex. 3. Read the cause/effect essay and answer the questions that follow.

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