Essay Writing: Writing with Strong Opinion

WRITING WITH A STRONG OPINION

That nations in the world should adopt a policy of “open borders”—meaning that people would be free to move to a different country to find work—is an idea that some economists have advocated as a way to end global poverty.  They argue that, “Workers in rich countries earn more than those in poor countries partly because they are better educated but mostly because they live in societies that have, over many years, developed institutions that foster prosperity and peace. It is very hard to transfer Canadian institutions to Cambodia, but quite straightforward for a Cambodian family to fly to Canada. The quickest way to eliminate absolute poverty would be to allow people to leave the places where it persists.” Many fiercely reject open borders on the grounds that it would bring overpopulation, economic instability, crime and terrorism to more developed nations.

Write a body paragraph explaining your STRONG opinion about whether you think a policy of open borders should be adopted globally. Do you think this would be helpful, or will it lead to problems? Why?

In your paragraph, be sure to:

●      use at least 3 opinion words: support (verb), advocate (verb or noun), proponent (noun), oppose (verb), opponent (noun), criticize (verb), reject (verb), denounce (verb)

●      use other strong words and evidence to support your ideas

●      include at least 2 transitional words:

addition: In addition/ Additionally, Moreover, Furthermore, Also,

cause and effect: Therefore, As a result, Consequently, Thus, Due to this

similarity: Similarly, Likewise, By the same token, In the same way, Equally important,

contrast: However, In contrast, On the other hand, Yet, Still, On the contrary, Nevertheless, Even so, That said, Notwithstanding,

●      fill an entire page