Step 1: Deriving a main point from a topic
|Topic |Initial evidence from background research |Purpose Statement |
|Ex: The drug trafficking problems in |Ex: (From Newsweek) |Ex: The purpose of the paper will be to |
|Afghanistan and the role of the U.S. |Since the fall of the Taliban, drug |explore the complex interaction between the|
| |trafficking and drug use in Afghanistan has|war on drugs and the war on terrorism, |
| |skyrocketed. |specifically, in Afghanistan. |
| |Some of the U.S.’s best informants are the | |
| |new drug lords of Afghanistan. | |
| | | |
| |Initial conclusions: The war on terrorism | |
| |is in direct conflict with the war on | |
| |drugs. | |
|Topic |Initial evidence from background research |Purpose Statement |
|Ergogenic aid use in athletes of today, |(Personal Experience) |The purpose of the paper will be to show |
|specifically high school athletes. |Creatine helps an athlete recover faster to|the ergogenic aids are not unsafe and that |
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