Sample Question

Many people thing that the place you were born affects your success in later life. What is your opinion about the relevance of one’s place of birth upon future success?

Introduction

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  1. Paraphrase the question in your own way.

    Personal life experience differs significantly depending on factors like upbringing and location. However, there is controversy surrounding whether these differences impact individual success.

  2. State the purpose or aim of your essay

    This essay will argue that where you were born has a significant impact on future success.

    Questions

    1. Opinion This essay will argue that
    2. advantages or disadvantages This essay will discuss advantages and disadvantages of
    3. Problem solution This essay will look at the reason for problem x and it’s solutions

Body Paragraph 1

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  1. Topic sentence (main idea of the topic)

    Firstly levels of privilege from birthplace on a global scale have a significant impact on eventual success in life.

  2. Explanation and development (Why? What is the result?)

    (Why) This is because essential factors like access to food, water, and basic rights provide the foundations for success, both financially and in terms of overall happiness. (Result) Thus, a lack of basic necessities means that individual must focus on survival and avoiding more serious issues like disease and starvation, rather than focusing on achieving global or higher success.

  3. Specific example (use of persona experience / general knowledge)

    For instance, third-world countries like Yemen produce far fewer entrepreneurs or “big names” than developed country like the USA due to lack of national wealth and support, impacting their citizen’s ability to be “successful”.

Body Paragraph 2

<aside> 💡 Explore secondary main idea

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Conclusion

<aside> 💡 Restate aim, summarize main points, future statement

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  1. Restate aim / purpse

    To conclude, it is evident that location of birth has a considerable impact on eventual success in life.

  2. Briefly summarize each main idea from your essay

    The reason is that success is heavily dictated by birth place and financial privilege, as evidenced in this essay.

  3. If necessary, give a final opinion or future statement, for a discussion essay, state which side is stronger. For an opinion essay, make a recommendation or prediction.

    In light of this, basic equality and welfare must be established before “success” can be truly compared between individuals.