INTRODUCTION
The
Introduction must have a THESIS STATEMENT. The Thesis Statement is
the main idea of the essay. It's usually one sentence long and should:
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make an assertion;
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give an idea how your essay
will be developed;
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be limited: narrow down the
general topic;
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be specific: use facts from
your own experience.
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Many
people feel that products are not made to last, and correspondingly, many
natural and human resources are wasted. On the other hand, it can be noted
that such manufacturing practices keep costs down and hence stimulate demand.
In this discussion, I shall present arguments favouring the former statement
and refuting the latter statement. |
BODY OF THE
ESSAY
The
primary function of your essay is to SUPPORT (to prove) the Thesis Statement.
The Body of the Essay includes
ANALYSIS of:
Each paragraph should contain
only one TOPIC SENTENCE. A Topic Sentence
is the analysis of a reason or an aspect.
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Products
that are not made to last waste a great deal of natural and human resources
depends on the specific product. For example in the automobile industry,
the Yugo is the classic example of an underpriced vehicle that was not
made to last. Considering that the average Yugo had (not "has" since are
not longer produced!) a life expectancy of two years and 25,000 miles,
it was a terrible waste.
Automobile
industry standards today create vehicles that are warrantied for about
five years and 50,000 miles. By producing cheap Yugos that last than half
a long as most cars are warrantied, the Yugo producer is wasting valuable
natural resources. The same resource could be used by Ford or Toyota to
produce cars that will last twice as long, thereby reducing the usage of
natural resources by a factor of two.
Human
resources in this example are also wasteful. On the production side, manufacturers
of a poor quality automobile, like the Yugo, get no personal satisfaction
from the fact that their product is the worst automobile in the U.S. The
knowledge adversely affects the productivity of the Yugo workers. |
CONCLUSION
The CONCLUSION should restate
the main points of the essay.
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Conversely, the workers of the
Saturn plants constantly receive positive feedback on their successful
products. Saturn prides itself with its reputation for quality and innovation
- as is seen in its recent massive recall to fix a defect. This recall
was handled so well that Saturn's image was actually bolstered. Had a recall
occurred at a Yugo plant, the situation would have become even worse. |
