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Thesis statement Is the thesis something that can be argued? If so, put a check next to it. If not, write, “This needs to be something that can be argued.” If you can, offer a suggestion on how you would change the Thesis. Topic Sentences Read the first sentence of each paragraph, then skim each paragraph. Does each topic sentences offer a general statement about what each paragraph will be about? * put a check next to each one that is effective. Circle topic sentences that are not effective. Transitions Reread the first sentence of each paragraph. Make sure each one has some sort of transition connecting it to the previous one. If it doesn’t, suggest a transition word: In addition to causing cancer, Fluoride has also been linked to learning disabilities. Furthermore, fluoride is unnecessary. While fluoride is harmful and unnecessary, it is also costly. Transition words: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/574/02/ Quotes Skim through the essay and num

The right to feel safe The right to bear firearms is ensured by our Constitution. Yes, we have the right to protect ourselves but we also need a right to feel safe at home, at school, at work, on the street, in a crowd, in the communities. You do not want to be a victim of firearm violence or crime; neither do I. Thus, I believe in tightening gun control laws and making them more strict. It should be difficult for one to get a gun, and impossible for just about everyone to get military-style weapons such as semi and fully automatic high-capacity ammunition weapons in our nation. Today in our country, there are too many victims of gun violence because we make it too easy for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons. Nearly 100,000 Americans are shot each year, in which more than 30,000 people died from gun violence and almost 67,000 people survived gun injuries, according to National Center for Injury Prevention and Control report date 12/6/2010 www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/