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Guide
to
Composing
a
Cause
and
Effect
Essay
First
Things
First
• “Cause”
means
the
reasons
why
something
happened.
Finding
the
cause
of
something
means
answering
“why?”
Imagine
you
are
looking
at
a
picture
of
a
man
with
a
large
scar
on
his
face.
Now
imagine
reasons
how
he
might
have
gotten
the
scar.
This
is
the
cause.
“Effect”
is
the
result
of
something
that
happened
as
a
result
of
something
else.
Think
about
how
the
man
with
the
scar
has
a
different
life
as
a
result
of
having
a
scar
in
a
prominent
area.
This
is
the
effect.
•
Brainstorming
for
Your
Essay
Decide
whether
or
not
you
want
to
write
an
essay
discussing
just
Causes,
just
Effects,
or
both
Cause
and
Effect.
You
might
discuss
your
own
theories
or
choose
a
well-‐known
and
documented
topic.
Some
Suggested
Topics:*
Cause
-‐ -‐ -‐ -‐
Discuss
the
reason
for
homelessness
Discuss
the
reason
for
distrust
between
generations
Discuss
the
reason
for
suicide
among
the
elderly
Discuss
the
reason
for
a
difficulty
you
have
faced
Effect
-‐ Discuss
the
effects
of
an
important
event
in
your
life,
such
as
the
death
of
a
close
friend,
a
surprising
discovery,
or
the...