Pro
Con essay
Conclusion
paragraph
1. restate the thesis in different
words:______________________________
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2. briefly restate reasons of support:__Supporters of (thesis) say… (Use reason number 3)
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state reason 1 and 2 together in one compound sentence._____________
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3. make text-to-text or
Text-to-self
or
Text-to-world
connection: _For example,
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4. call to
action:_____________________________________________________
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5. hook back to the lead
statement:______________________________________
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Thesis
As one can see, PAS
should be legal in the
Pro reason #3
Supporters of PAS say politicians need to start thinking about
what the patient wants, not the family, not the church, and sometimes, not even
the doctor.
Pro reasons #1,2
PAS is another tool
for the patient to take control of health issues. It may take a patient out of
pain, and leave his or her heirs out of debt.
Text-to-self connection
Many people imagine
what their own death will be like. Sorry to say, as it is now, people can not
choose how to die. But most people will say that they’d like to die a peaceful
death, in their own home, surrounded by loved ones. For example, I know that when my grandpa was very ill and in the
hospital, he didn’t want to have tubes and needles sticking in him, beeping
machines and monitors making his death a very slow and agonizing ordeal. He
really wished that he could have the choice of PAS.
Call to action
On the next
election, make sure to mark the ballot “yes” for PAS. By saying “yes” to PAS
Hook to lead sentence of essay
there will be less hospital rooms that are filled
with beeping machines and monitors.