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You should also apply the information in this week's learning modules into your preliminary essay.

- Answering the Writing Question and Practice: Write a Strong Thesis Statement, to help you write a strong thesis statement.

A strong thesis statement includes the topic, the overall main idea (the opinion or argument of the author) and the organization (plan of development) of the essay. The plan of development shows the three main supporting ideas that will be discussed in the supporting (body) paragraphs.

Example of strong Thesis statement: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are the best type of sandwich because they are versatile, easy to make, and taste good. In this persuasive thesis statement, you see that I state my opinion (the best type of sandwich), which means I have chosen a stance.

False Economy
Lucia Engkent, 2016
Thriftiness and careful shopping are generally seen as virtues. No one likes to spendmore money than they have to. However, economy taken to extremes turns peopleinto cheapskates: they begrudge every penny that comes out of their wallet and dono appreciate good true value. This can become a social problem, and even anational characteristic, rather than just a personality quirk. The mindset of manyCanadians today is dominated by cheapness, affecting retail products, news andentertainment and public infrastructure.

By making their buying decisions based on price alone, Canadians create problemson a national scale. They want to buy inexpensive items, such as $10 T-shirts, butthese good are produced in overseas factories with cheap labour and unsafeworking conditions. As a result, factories in Canada close down putting Canadiansout of work. Salespeople are also losing their jobs as retailers lose business toonline shopping. Consumers often choose to buy cheaper products such as books,online even if they have visited the retail stores to make their selections beforehand.Widespread unemployment means less money pumped into the economy in bothspending and taxes. It also creates a vicious circle because as jobs are lost, peopleare unable to afford better goods. In addition to these economic problems, the choice of cheap goods created environmental problems. These products do not lastlong and have to be replaced. For example, while hand-crafted furniture can last formore than 100 years, modern furniture made of particle board and melaminebecomes garbage in less than 10 years. It ends up in the landfill and replacementitems need to be purchased. Stress on the environment occurs both in the manufacturing process as well as in the disposal of the item.

Canadians are no longer willing to pay for their news and entertainment. TheInternet has fooled them into thinking that they can get everything free. They download movies, music, television shows and books. They get their news from freeonline sources to avoid paying subscription fees. These practices hurt manyindustries. Movie producers need to fight the pirating and the subsequent loss oftheir income. Musicians and writers lose royalties from their work. Newspapers foldbecause of the lack of subscriptions and ad revenues. With less money going to the creators, the quality of products also suffers. The industries are less inclined to makethe requiredinvestments for superior products. For example, ground-breakinginvestigative news stories cost a lot of money for researchers' and journalists' time.Cheap news is released quickly on social media and blogs, but it lacks the fact-checking and thoughtful analysis of traditional media.

Canadian particularly resent paying taxes, thinking of it as government picking theirpockets rather than citizens paying for necessary services. This attitude haschanged the civic discourse, where politicians now consider citizens as taxpayers rather than citizens and spending any public money is sees as a careless or evenevil action. Aging infrastructure including roads and water systems, is not beingmaintained as it should be because that costs too much money. This means thateventually it will cost even more to replace the structures. With less tax revenue,cities cannot afford to upgrade their transit systems, yet citizens are deluded intothinking they can get subways for free. Many new public buildings are cheap andugly because no one wants to pay for impressive edifices, yet beautiful architectureis the face of a city and attracts visitors as well as making a better environment forcitizens.

Cheapness is an illness that is destroying the country. Canada needs leaders to behonest, to tell the citizens that they will only get what they are willing to pay for, andthat an investment in quality is well worth the money. Canadians should not be apeople that as Oscar Wilde (1890) said, "know the price of everything and the value of nothing."

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False Economy:
1. Do you believe that it is important to buy products that are made in Canada even if they cost more than similar products made in another country? Why or why not? Explain your opinion using your own ideas and evidence. Refer to the article once for a Type 2 supporting detail (Chapter 19) to help you prove one of your original main points. You must paraphrase and include an in-text citation for any details from the article - Class 3 Paraphrasing)

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