3. why they excell 1. (1)the story of Kim-Chi Trinh from Vietnam 2. (3)thesis: Asian-Americans are teaching the rest of us a lessson about the values of hard work, the family, and education. 3. (4,5) these paragraphs are a reflection of the thesis. 4. (6,7,8) hard work comes from Confucianism, strong family ties from Confucianism 5. (12) to point out the causes for the success of Asian-American students and encourage others to imitate the behaviors which result in that success.
4. Why Cause-Effect Essay 1. To understand the relationship of events that brought about an outcome, (Cause) 2. To understand the results that come out of an event (Effect) 3. To understand the chain of causes and effects between some events (Causal Chain)