Becca's search for answers, stories of the past struck many similarities with the present. 4. thesis statement: In this story the past is prologue.
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IV. Third reason supporting the thesis 1. statement of reason:____________________________________________
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V. Conclusion 1. restate the thesis in different words:______________________________
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