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General writing principles and advantages/disadvantages essay

  All writing needs to have a purpose All writing needs to have an audience All writing needs to have a message All writing needs to have a thesis statement Generally, all writing will have an introduction, body, and conclusion Normally, the thesis statement is the last sentence of the introduction Most simple/standard writing for US students is: “five-paragraph theme” Did you ever hear the story of Hachiko, the dog? A man found this dog as a puppy and raised him for many years. They lived together and formed a great bond. Every day when the man would go to work, the dog would wait for his owner at the train station and would be very happy when he returned. But one day, his owner died during the work day of a heart attack and the dog went to the station to wait for him but he never returned. The dog continued to wait there for 9 years until he died. This story is the best example of the bond that can be formed between humans and their companion animal but there are many other reasons f

Assignment #1: Brainstorming and Introduction to one of the topics about marriage/romance/dating

Brainstorming topics: People are getting married later in life People don’t have as many kids as they used to Same-sex marriage is starting to be possible in some countries Pre-nuptial agreements are more common Divorce rates might be increasing There is more casual dating Polyamory Age difference might be changing Teenage pregnancy Pre-marital sex Birth control Child-free [not child-less] Gender roles inside relationships [and outside] Meeting people online “Mixed marriages” [religion, nationality, political beliefs] Cristina: Have you ever met someone online? What do you think about online dating? I have met a lot of people online and I can say that nowadays this is a common practice. A lot of people prefer to get acquainted on the internet and they avoid talking to each other face-to-face. Or even if they meet each other in real life, frankly, they just look on their phones. In this blog, I'm going to share some insights about how to understand the "unwritten rules" of