Argumentative Essay Paragraph 2, 3 & 4 So far everyone has finished their Opening Paragraph? YES / NO If your answer is no please go back to the lesson on Sunday/Monday and complete it. A - Let’s begin – So I have my opening paragraph – 1. Please underline the thesis statement. 2. Next highlight in 3 different colors the 3 main supporting points. Katie’s Opening Paragraph I’m from Edinburgh, which is the capital city of Scotland in the UK. It’s a majestic city with a castle dramatically positioned in the heart of the city. The town is divided into the old town and new town, the old town has buildings dating from the 15th century. The new town was built in the 19th century and is a UNESCO world heritage site. Edinburgh is also the 6th most visited city in Europe, making tourism the main industry in Edinburgh. As I am from and ancient city I strongly believe that cities should preserve old buildings. Cities should preserve old buildings because it keeps the history of the city, tourists will enjoy going to a well preserved city and it keeps the buildings safe. 3. Now look at your opening paragraph and highlight the thesis statement. 4. Next highlight in 3 different colors the 3 main supporting points. If you cannot do that you are not ready to continue with the essay. If you can do that you are ready to move on! B - Moving on – The 3 main supporting points are going to be paragraph 2, 3 and 4. Katie’s supporting points – Paragraph 2 – preservation keeps the history of the city Paragraph 3 – tourists enjoy going to a well preserved city Paragraph 4 – preservation keeps the buildings safe My supporting points – Paragraph 2 – technology reduces the communication between people Paragraph 3 – technology can be addictive Paragraph 4 – technology effects our physical health. My Paragraph 2 Initially ,one of the worst effects that we will mention is that technology reduces the communication between people. Family members tent to set on their phones all the time, at family gatherings or even in a restaurant. Nowadays, there's no one without a mobile phone in their hands stalking one account to another, or searching for online websites. As a result, they lose quality time that could have been spent with family or for studying and doing homework.” they more connectivity than ever and for less connectedness” (trukle,sherry). Are disconnected in the moment however this recognition on gadgets , can restrict their development of the social skills had to speak with others . Scientists who work with teens have noticed numerous variations within the manner young people talk now in place of only a few years in the past .in this way they well lose their eye contact ,body language, focus and conversation. They play for 4 hours continuously but have no time for gathering and communicate with the family, so they are send a quick text because it much easier and save their precious time . My Paragraph 3 On the other hand, technology leads to a serious issue which is addiction. Namely, people become attached to technology in a way that they cannot imagine their lives without it. "People of all ages can become addicted to the technology ". Let us think about this, when was the last time you checked your phone? .according to NYU professor Adam alter said millennial picks up their smart phone 150 times a day and “some medical professional claim it may be more difficult to treat than drug addiction ”( kelly , millicent )Addiction to technology is the loss of self-control towards technology. Whereas, the brain loses the ability of sight or hearing and receives nothing except from the device which the addicted person invented an imaginary world of he invented him self . That’s main he separate from outside world . This affects his academic level and his intelligence and makes him permanent felling lazy , boredom and depression and his life is useless ,so it is the worst kind of addiction. My Paragraph 4 Otherwise, technology affects your physical health in a harmful way. If you spend most of your time looking at the high brightened screen of your laptop, smartphone, or tablet, then you need to seriously take a step to reduce the wasted time on them. Because it causes constant headaches, eye strain, dry eyes, hearing loss, and neck strain. "Many individuals suffer from physical eye discomfort after screen use for longer than two hours at a time”(council , vision ). It does not even end here, as it causes laziness and obesity, as a person gets everything at the tip of his fingers and abuses these features to his advantage. If that normal person moves to get his needs himself, he will need to some physical effort and interact with people to do it and solve his problems. My Paragraph 4 To conclude, technology is a great method of communication. However, if we let technology control us then it can be the main reason that tears us apart. Therefore, instead of letting technology control us, we must control over it. It is very important to be aware of this issue and its causes. We need to learn that sometimes technology is not the right answer to a situation. Consequently, we would use it properly. Predicting the future, if people get aware of this problem they need to spread out this information as fast as possible, before we make a whole new generation full of power users and unhealthy people. As it will get successful, people can prevent tons of problems which might not be clear and visible in the beginning, but after they pile up they will cause serios consequences .
