Conclusion/ Works Cited

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Conclusion/ Works Cited

• Its the end of the paper as we know it

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Conclusion

• 3 Parts
• Restates the thesis in a new and interesting way
• Relates to world at large
• Provides sense of closer and finality

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Part 1 Restating Thesis

• It is the first sentence of your conclusion
• It needs to be stated in a new and interesting
  way--- dont be repetitive!!!
• Yes, this can be difficultit will take time and
  brain powerboth of which you possess!!!

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Example

• Original Thesis in Intro.
• Capital punishment is the worst form of justice
  in our judicial system because it does not allow
  for rehabilitation, it continues the idea of
  killing and it could end the life of an innocent
  person.
• New (reworded) Thesis for Conclusion
• Capital punishment is not justice it does not
  consider the possibility of remorse for the
  crime, it only serves to reinforce the act of
  killing, and it does not take into account
  wrongful convictions.

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Part 2 Relating to the World at Large

• This part of your conclusion should be getting
  more broad
• How does your specific topic effect other areas
  of life?
• How might this effect other countries and
  cultures?
• What might future ramifications of this topic be?

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Example

• Society has fallen into the idea of an eye for
  an eye, meaning the punishment should match the
  crime. However, America was a country founded on
  compassion and tolerance. America also serves as
  an example to other countries and that example
  should be a shining beacon of charity and
  forgiveness. Forgiveness is a tenet of almost
  every faith and that is an ideology that every
  American should be able to support, especially in
  the justice system.

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Part 3 Sense of Closure/ Circle idea

• The last sentence of your conclusion
• Provides a sense of finalityit should be obvious
  that your paper is OVERthis is NOT the time for
  cliff hangers
• Circle idea (the last line of your paper relates
  back to the first line of your paper)

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Example

• Attention Getter in the paper
• The death penalty doesn't deter/ Doesn't
  satisfy, doesn't add up - all it does is kill
  The idea of capital punishment is prevalent in
  todays society that it has even made its way
  into music
• Last Sentence
• These times are so uncertain/ Theres a yearning
  undefined/ And people filled with rage/We all
  need a little tenderness and a little
  compassion.

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Capital punishment is not justice it does not
consider the possibility of remorse for the
crime, it only serves to reinforce the act of
killing, and it does not take into account
wrongful convictions. Society has fallen into the
idea of an eye for an eye, meaning the
punishment should match the crime. However,
America was a country founded on compassion and
tolerance. American also serves as an example to
other countries and that example should be a
shining beacon of charity and forgiveness.
Forgiveness is a tenet of almost every faith and
that is an ideology that every American should be
able to support, especially in the justice
system. But there is hope, while capital
punishment has made it into music, so has a more
uplifting counterpoint, These times are so
uncertain/ Theres a yearning undefined/ And
people filled with rage/We all need a little
tenderness and a little compassion.
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Works Cited

• Remember
• It should ONLY list the sources you CITED/ QUOTED
  in your paper (HINTS THE TITLE)
• YOU SHOULD HAVE 2 INTERNET SOURCES CITED AND 1
  BOOK 3 IN ALL!!! (This is the minimum
  required!!!)
• It MUST be alphabetized
• All works are indented on the 2nd line!
• It is the LAST page of your paper
• It goes on its VERY OWN PAGE

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Works Cited Example Bad!

• http//www.google.com/search?hlensourcehpqpro
  karyoticvseukaryoticcts1254769421367aq4oqp
  rokaqig9g-s1safeactive
• This is NOT MLA format!!!!--- This is a web
  address, not a citation
• Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York
  Warner Books, Inc., 1961.
• This NOT MLA format!!!!--- Lee needs to be
  flushed to the left and New York should be
  indented!!!

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Works Cited Good!!!

• Auerbach, Nina. Daphne du Maurier. British
  Writers Supp. 3 1996, 133-149. The Scribner
  Writers Series. Gale. Austin High
  School-Sugar Land FBISD. 17 Feb. 2009
  lthttp//galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/Scribnergt.
• Correct MLA format!!!
• Weiss, Phillip. "Parodies Regained."
• Time 21 March 1994 46.
• Correct MLA format and alphabetized!!!