... the reasons it should be avoided. Firstly, the five-paragraph format is entirely artificial, as it is hardly seen outside the classroom. Secondly, this method depends entirely upon a categorical scheme of organization that simply divides any topic into three stiff sections. Lastly, the format constrains the writing process into ... is almost never seen in newspapers, journals, books, or any form of scholarly articles, largely because it is the rhetorical equivalent of training wheels on a bicycle. Like training wheels, the five-paragraph essay may help you get started, but it will very s...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... all those extra people? Exporting goods had become a rewarding business since peace had been made with most countries. Hakluyt stated a realization he made in Discourse of Western Planting, "the Revenewes and customes of her Majestie bothe outwards and inwardes shall mightily be inlarged by the toll, excises, and other dueties ... greate quantities of the commodities of our Realme. " Tobacco gave the English economy another swift jolt of energy. It's highly addictive nature left people dependent on it, so the people's demand amplified. This too provided a great deal of jobs for the Engl...

• Word Count: 2164
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School