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Title: Cause and Effect Essays


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Cause and Effect Essays
  • Including the story of Jennifer, a pretty DSC coed

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What are causes and effects?
  • "Cause and effect" means the relationship between
    two things when one thing makes the other thing
    happen.
  • For example, if we eat too much greasy food, we
    can get fat. Eating fatty food is the CAUSE
    obesity can be the EFFECT.

3
In this passage, how many effects are from acid
rain?
  • Pollution from cars, factories and power stations
    causes acid rain. The rain dissolves whatever
    surface it falls on, often washing harmful
    minerals into lakes and rivers and thus killing
    many fish. In addition, whole forests are
    destroyed when such minerals attack tree roots.

4
Which three subjects use more cause and effect?
  • History
  • Geography
  • Science
  • Art
  • Math
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy
  • Stenography

5
For what kind of writing are these connectors?
  • so, thus, therefore, Consequently, As a result,
    For this (these) reason(s), Because of this ,
    due to
  • Resulting in (noun), leading to (noun), causing
    , with the result that , _____ing

6
Which transition words?
  • Many regions of Asia receive heavy rainfall,
    resulting in floods. Consequently, village houses
    are often built on stilts and have steep roofs.

7
In developing nations, what are the results of?
  • Low-lying country, large rivers and cyclones
  • Poor roads, TV, and radio
  • Small farms
  • Food shortage
  • Most people do farm work
  • Much flooding and lots of water-caried diseases
  • Hard to spread information
  • Low crop yields
  • Infant mortality
  • Little money for development

8
Can you match the type of cause to the example?
  • Sufficient cause can produce an effect unaided,
    though there may be more than one cause.
  • Contributory cause helps to produce an effect but
    cannot do so by itself.
  • Necessary cause must exists for effect to occur.
  • A dead battery can stop a car--but bad spark
    plugs or no gas can too.
  • Gas engines must have some type of combustion.
  • Running a red light may help cause an accident
    other facts -- pedestrians or other cars in the
    intersection -- must also be there.

9
Degrees of CertaintyLevels of Importance
  • Above all
  • Equally important
  • First
  • Finally
  • Last
  • Primarily
  • Second
  • May
  • Necessarily
  • Perhaps
  • Possibly
  • Probably
  • Undoubtedly
  • Unquestionably

10
What can you write?
  • What are the effects of beauty?
  • Does it matter if Jennifers pretty or not?

11
So what are the effects of beauty in our society?
  • There are three main effects of beauty in our
    society.
  • 1. _____________
  • 2. _____________
  • 3. _____________

12
What else can make someone successful?
  • How then did Whoopi Goldberg become so successful?
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