Your conclusion should tell us why we should care about your paper. What is the significance of your claim? Why is it important to you as the writer or to me as the reader? What information should you or I take away from this?
This sort of conclusion will help you express why exactly you making the claims written in your paper are so important and what they add up to.
SUM UP PARAGRAPHoPURPOSE:Remind readers of your argument and supporting evidence
The conclusion should reiterate what you have been talking about in the body paragraphs and tie the whole paper back together, new information does not need to be added.
ESSAY OUTLINE
This is a good general road map for me to follow, because I am generally new to the outline process.
Topic Sentences: Each body paragraphwill begin with a topic sentence which introduces its topic.
Topic sentences are important because they link your thesis to your body paragraphs. They set the tone for the body paragraph.
Pointing out what your opposition is likely to say in response to your argument shows that you have thought critically about your topic. Addressing the opposite side actually makes your argument stronger!
Its important to try and honestly explain your opposite side in your argument, by doing this, you can also pose their argument in a perspective that you are okay with. Its critical to reflect on the opposite side in an argument to present the reader all viewpoints the way you want to, and to look fair as an author.
And two in three voters argue that “the level of hatred and prejudice in the US has increased” since Trump’s election.
This shows that more than 60% of the people in the US feel increased tension in the US.
The polarisation was vividly illustrated by an open-ended question. When 1,514 voters were asked for the first word that came to mind when they thought of Trump, 64 said “strong” and 59 said “idiot”. Another 58 said “incompetent”, 50 said “liar” and 49 said “president”.
This shows the American people are at extreme crossroads with their views.
The president is doing more to fuel divisions, according to 62% of voters, compared with 31% who say he is doing more to bring the country together, his worst score thus far on this question, a national poll by Quinnipiac University found.
Their is a deep disconnect on the outlook of the president, with two drastically different views being supported.
Sean Hannity’s television program on Fox has a nightly audience of 2.9 million viewers.
Ive seen his show many times, he is extremely pro Trump, he has a biased viewpoint against the Left, he is feeding this information to millions of people every night.
“As we’ve moved to the new media world, the more you’ve got this cacophony of voices, the more you cut through it by, basically, shock value. And that’s why people now are driven not by their own attachment to their own parties; they’re driven by a hatred for those on the other side.”
This viewpoint is blaming the media for the growing and deeper disconnect in American politics.
A Pew study finds 81% of voters say they cannot agree with the other side on basic facts
This staistic shows deep disconnect amongst the people
John Oliver: “Donald Trump -- America’s wealthiest hemorrhoid.”Michael Savage: “Democrats want to dissolve the borders. Isn’t that what they wanted? Open borders? Isn’t that what that snake Obama did?”
These are just two of the many inflammatory statements being made in this article by notable members of the media. This makes serious political division clear, and its starts all the way at the media and spirals down from there.
party loyalty increasingly shapes not just votes but social identity, friendship, where you live and whom you hope your children marry.
Political views are affecting many aspects of life.
our media environment breeds hysteria
There is always urgency in the media, and the views are always splitting which may create a confused, chaotic environment.
In The New Yorker, Robin Wright quotes a State Department expert on internecine conflict whose personal estimate is that “the United States faces a 60 percent chance of civil war over the next 10 to 15 years.”
This definitely helps add to my point about tensions in America getting worse
In the primaries, young voters had previously favored Clinton’s challenger for the Democratic nomination, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
I know there was some hard feelings between Clinton and Sanders supporters after Clinton became the parties nominee, I wonder if this caused any millenials who voted in the Democratic Primary to not vote at all in the general, vote for a third party candidate, or vote for Trump (because Bernie and Trump had the same view on trade and both called for radical change).
10 percent of public school students, or 5,000 middle and high schoolers, walked out of class on Monday to protest against the president-elect.
So young people were marching that couldn't even vote...Could this mean that the next generation, the generation that can't vote, but will be able to soon, will align with the ones that did vote in the 2016 election? This would lead some people to believe that Americans would be more cohesive politically speaking 20 years down the road if this trend stays the same.
Thousands of high school and college students across the country have walked out of class to march in the streets, chanting anti-Trump slogans such as “Not my President.” In Los Angeles, city officials estimated that approximately 4,000 students walked out of class to attend protests.
Even though the nation is divided politically as a whole, this piece makes the case that the younger generation is definitely united to a certain degree. I wonder how this will affect the division in political viewpoints in America 20 years from now.
demonstrations against his leadership, particularly among young people. Why is Mr. Trump so disliked by younger Americans?
This is an interesting question...It seems as though even though America is politically divided,sometimes down to families, it seems like for the majority, millenials are united to a certain degree in their political viewpoints.
Voters in the two major parties are now further apart than at any point over the last quarter-century, according to a study by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center.
This attests to the division in America.
ccording to a poll conducted in early February by Rasmussen Reports. That’s a sharp increase from the 26 percent who said just days before the election that the presidential race was hindering relationships.
It seems that to many, the election didn't really hit its climax until a winner or loser was called.
Therapists say they’re seeing an unusually high number of clients seeking professional help in dealing with political polarization in their relationships.
At least people are trying to address their problems. No matter which way the election had gone, their were going to be some very frustrated losers.
“I didn’t talk to my parents for several weeks after the election because I didn’t feel like I could talk to them and be rational — I was too emotional,” said Ewell, 39, of Minneapolis. “I was hopeful it would get better, but it just keeps getting worse. I can’t get over it.”
This is really sad to hear about. It shows just how much emotions can affect people's lives.
When you’re editing, don’t take answers out of context. That’s dishonest.
I know we are expected to edit are interviews, and this is the only thing I don't want to do while editing.
The interview is a conversation. It is not a confrontation. You are not there to make the interviewee look stupid.
I think it is good to have some back and forth dialogue with the interviewee simply for the sake of proper communication.
Ask the most important question first.
This is important so you always get the ones you really want to hear out of the way first. In case you were ever to run out of time, at least the questions that are left to answer are not too important.
Always check that your equipment is working
I assume it is especially important to check sound quality, and to make sure your phone is charged and make sure the program you are using on your phone is properly functioning while doing a phone interview.
Many reporters aren't into schmoozing, but a few friendly words can set you apart from reporters who treat sources like information-vending machines instead of human beings.
This is important with dealing with any source in order to try and get them to open up honestly to you I believe.
Shut up. You should be talking about 10-20% of the time at most. (This is my biggest weakness – I often end up talking too much and interviewing myself!)
I think this is effective as you don't want to steal the spotlight for the interviewee.
I don’t prepare questions in advance and I always say no to people who ask me to send them a list of questions. Partly, this is because I don’t work that way and partly I don’t want people over-preparing.
I agree with this. It makes for a very authentic interview.
Phone interviews. I love phone interviews. There’s something confessional about them and it’s easy to strike up a rapport with someone. I type quickly enough to take a more or less real time transcript during a phone interview which makes this form of interview particularly efficient.
This affirms that I will do a phone interview. It is also really nice if any of your subjects live far away.
—Mmm. CH: When grandpa came to visit, I would put on my Timberlands just to make sure that he knew that I was getting taller. TH: [Laughs] I didn’t know that.
This conversation seems very real because they are talking in more of a friendly, personal and laid back manner. By using contractions and a phrase like "Mmm." it really helps give the conversation such authenticity.
[Laughs]
I think that both Toni and Camaran showing authentic emotion is such an important part to a great Storycorps interview.
PB: But what a way to lose it though. DH: Are you starting to get your taste back? PB: No, not really. DH: You lose your taste with the chemo, don’t you? At least you got your hearing back – you lost your hearing for a while. PB: I know, that was awful –
This is sort of an interesting way to transition from trips to cancer and chemo. I'm not sure how smooth this is. They transition from one topic to another pretty quickly, and it seems that the transition was at ease for the people participating in the conversation. I'm not sure how well the people listening understood the conversation. Nonetheless, it is a pretty interesting transition and one that should be noted should you choose to go down this route, I would probably make it a bit more clear though so the reader can better grasp it.
PB: Well, we had some wonderful trips, didn’t we? DH: Oh, what was your favorite?
It's interesting how Debra followed Patricia's question up with another question. Debra didn't really answer Patricia's question, but she definitely acknowledge it. I wonder if this is a good or bad move.
Think his collections went up that day?
You Can see that Phil waited until the end of Frank's story before asking a question. Also, the question that Phil asked directly relates back to the story, which kind of acknowledges that Frank was definitely paying attention to the story and did a nice job of staying assertive.
PM: Well no one really dreams of air conditioning at night. You know, no one thinks, like, “Oh, I cannot wait to work on that air conditioner.” But I’m the guy that goes in there and crawls through your rat-infested crawl space in the 130 degree attic. I’m sort of like a doctor for machines. Frank Mutz (FM): Back in the ‘70s, we air conditioned a lot of churches. And on Sunday mornings sometimes I’d get a call, our air conditioner doesn’t work. And one time I was down there and the preacher was doing a really high powered prayer. And as he concluded with “Amen,” I hit the switch and cool air started coming down. And I thought it was kind of funny.
There is sort of a harmonious back and fourth going on to open the conversation up. They both have more unique sort of intros to the story. The both start by talking about some particular aspect, instead of just answering questions.
we know that people who believe in one conspiracy theory (say, that JFK was assassinated by the CIA)
Anyone who believes in conspiracy theories likes to hear them! Thus, of course they will "research" more and buy into it.
What makes conspiracy theories compelling to so many people? And why are some people more compelled to believe them than others?
People who like conspiracy theories, listen to them, and enjoy hearing about it doesn't necessarily mean they truly support them deep down in they're heart of hearts. Everyone in this world constantly plays tricks with themselves on a daily basis, and sometimes these tricks really do seem "compelling" even though we know its not true.
paid protesters being bused to demonstrations.
I saw the story on this, and even though this particular instance that they are referring to has been announced as fake an untrue, they made it look really real.
The Daily Beast reported the shooter was a fan on Facebook of Jones' Infowars website.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is true, but it's kind of ironic that this appears in an article about fake news, considering the Daily Beast has been known for getting stories wrong.
His radio show is carried on more than 160 stations, and he has more than 1.8 million subscribers on YouTube.
If you think about it, anybody who actually listens to anything like this clearly doesn't care if they are listening to real or fake news. It doesn't matter, they don't care what it is. Let's say you are one of his 1.8 million subscribers, there is clearly a reason why people subscribe, cause they like what they're hearing! They all realize that in their heart of hearts their is no proof to back most of his stories, just his "proof," but they don't really care. At the end of the day, it happens on all sides of the political spectrum, 24/7, no matter what. This guy does it to make a living, and clearly its paid off pretty darn well, he gets a lot of eyeballs, a lot attention, and quite frankly its pretty smart on his end. I mean, all humans kind of present alternative facts to themselves all the time, everyday, in one way or another, big or small, stupid and silly. People will always filter, believe what they want to believe and hear what they want to hear.
Put wordy phrases on a diet.
This is such a wonderful concept and guide. This truly eliminates the junk or the excess fat of your essay, getting right down to the thick of the essay.
Perhaps it is because your brain was able to register the OLD, familiar information before it has to register the NEW, unfamiliar information.
This is a very interesting concept, and could be used very tactfully. However, you have to make sure that what your doing will make sense to both the reader and the writers perspective. Otherwise, it will be even more confusing than without this concept.
Therefore, the speaker opens the second sentence with familiar information and ends the sentence with new information.
This is a very interesting concept, and you see it play out in this particular section. However, this could be a bit more confusing if you are just telling a person about the "recent" movie that you saw. "Recent" is all relative. It might be "recent" to the person who just saw the movie, but hearing about the other person seeing the movie, might be something that you didn't know that the other person had done, therefore it is new to you!
Use forceful verbs—replace long verb phrases with a more specific verb. For example, replace “She argues for the importance of the idea” with “She defends the idea.”
I like these type of revisions better for my paper. In my opinion, they will create a more lasting change by not boring the reader to death.
Are some parts out of proportion with others? Do you spend too much time on one trivial point and neglect a more important point?
I have a tendency of doing this, so this would be something I should watch out for while revising my paper.
Think honestly about your thesis: Do you still agree with it? Should it be modified in light of something you discovered as you wrote the paper? Does it make a sophisticated, provocative point, or does it just say what anyone could say if given the same topic? Does your thesis generalize instead of taking a specific position? Should it be changed altogether? For more information visit our handout on thesis statements.
I feel like if your still confused or not sold on what your thesis or story should be, your really not even close to the revising stage yet, more so the drafting stage. I would think by this time I would have a good handle on my thesis, maybe just tweeking
He’s popular around the world because of the strength of what he was saying allied to the words he used. He was a complete one-off and an original,”
I believe that what he was saying if digested carefully, was definitely powerful and very different from anything I have seen before.
“The intimacy of the language thrills me.
The language has intimacy to a certain degree, the author gets into some deep stuff beneath the lines, but there is just so much going on that it gets confusing.
Lochhead’s poem From a Mouse is a response to one of his most famous poems, the one that gave us the “tim'rous beastie” and “the best-laid schemes o' mice an' men.”
I feel like the poem is very unorganized, and quite unpredictable. Kind of like his life. There were many ups and downs twists and turns.
I really enjoy this issue. It’s great. Lots of fun.
His sentences are primarily short and easy to understand, by saying too much and confusing the reader, you are more likely to disengage him.
The art is great. Bogdanove draws great demons.
I like how the author critiques the comic books. This kind of allows me as a reader to understand what he is thinking and I also now have the ability to compare my thoughts and is
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I like her use of social media through the blog. This gives the reader different ways of interaction which everyone enjoys.
Hi! I'm Alessandra, a 17-year-old health nut, real-food blogger and lover of salads, smoothies and nut butters! Welcome!
This introduction is extremely short and sweet. It gives enough information to let me know about the reader, her blog, and her personality to a certain degree. I like how short the intro is so you have an opportunity to explore the blog and the actual content before becoming bored or disinterested.
The death of 35mm has made things pretty cheap, and you can make them even cheaper.
The title, and most of the subtitles (like the one I highlighted), are very enticing and make the reader want to keep reading. In short, its a bunch of click-bate. Nonetheless, it makes people want to keep reading.
It’s much easier than you think. In fact, any idiot with £80 in the bank can do it.
This is the second use of a step by step list I have seen in these blogs. It is interesting to see another version of a step by step list with easy to understand words and instructions with slightly more detail below if you want to read more about it. This allows you as a blogger the option to cater to two types of readers, the one who gets bored easily and is looking for the cliff notes and the one who actually wants to learn about this type of stuff.
My blog doesn’t have a theme and I post whatever I feel like.
I find this sentence particularly interesting. By posting whatever comes to mind, there is no limit to what you can discuss which keeps you from getting writers block. Many times something comes to mind and you normally wouldn't be able to write about it if you have a themed blog.