Purpose: This essay analyzes an issue or event in order to elaborate clearly to the reader its significant causes and meaningful
consequent effects. The essay’s purpose is to address why this issue or event occurred the way it did and what its impacts were.
Description of Assignment: You will use a previous course topic and analyze its causes and explain the effects for your reader. Some
causes and effects can be scientifically determined; however, many times the connections between causes and effects are not certain and
require one to make educated, reasoned, and supported speculations about those connections. You will use skills practiced in previous
essays such as summarizing and comparing. The essay will require you to present the subject fairly and possibly respond to potential
objections to or alternative explanations for your claims.
