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Homework Do Advertisements Play a Positive or Negative Role in Our Society? (At least 150 words) * * Writing the Introductory Paragraph An introduction has four purposes: 1. to introduce the topic of the essay; 2. to give a general background of the topic; 3. to indicate the overall plan of the essay; 4. to help arousing the reader’s interest in the topic. The introduction has two parts : 1. general statements to introduce the topic of the essay to give background information on the topic 2. the thesis statement to state the main topic to list the subdivisions/subtopics to indicate the method of organization of the entire paper Sample Introduction A person born in the twentieth century has seen a lot of changes take place in almost all areas of human life. Some people are excited by the challenges that these changes offer; others want to return to the simpler, less automated life style of the past. Living in the twentieth century has certain advantages such as a higher standard of living, but it also has some disadvantages such as a polluted environment, the depersonalization of human relationships, and the weakening of spiritual values. ―Background Information ―General ―Specific ―More Specific Thesis Statement Foreign Travel People are thinking of ways to enjoy their lives after becoming rich. Some want to buy new houses. Others would like to have their private cars. I choose to travel. Thesis statement Traveling abroad benefits me a lot in enriching Knowledge. Foreign travel helps me to learn about cultures of different nations and make friends all over the world. I can make friends all over the world in traveling. Foreign travel makes me happy because of the benefits in learning something new and making friends in different countries. Topic sentence of the 1st body paragraph. Topic sentence of the 2nd body paragraph Ending paragraph General b