America Is Caught in a Cycle of Unceasing Activity as It Moves Toward Becoming a Twenty-­‐Four Hour Society.

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...