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In many parts of world there is continuos coverage of sport on television. Some people believe this discourages the young from taking part in any sport themselves. Discuss the view and give your own opinion.

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's Decision Day. From his savings,
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 was to buy a new
skateboard
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 worth a hundred
dollars
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. He had a balance of sixty
dollars
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 and
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 meant that he had to look for the remaining forty
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. His dad gave him 20
dollars
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 to clean the attic and though
Max
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 hated doing it, he had no choice. (People Choose) At the same time, he
also
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 wondered whether he wanted to spend the
cash free
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 Saturday just hanging out with friends or working for free cash. In the end, he figured that using his Saturday to earn the money was more worth it than having fun all day. (All Choices Involve Costs.) When
Max
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 did finish the work in the attic, he was quite happy for he had raised the sum of eighty
dollars
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. He was heading to the store
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 when on his way a new video game was going for twenty
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. Of course, he wanted one but no, it was postponing the plans for the
skateboard
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. It was a dilemma where he weighed the marginal benefit. of enjoying himself now against the marginal cost. of the
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 delay in getting the
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.
Max
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 predicted himself
much
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 more agreeable-(People Make Decisions at the Margin).
Some time
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 after,
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’s
neighbor
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 gave him 20
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 extra for mowing their lawn.
Max
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 took up the offer knowing that he had a target to reach. (People Respond to Incentives) Having a purse of $100,
Max
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 chose to make purchases of the
skateboard
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, realizing that his wise decisions did bear fruit.

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coherence cohesion
The logical structure of your essay is commendable as it follows a clear sequence of events and reasoning.

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For we to consider an essay structure a great one, it should be looking like this:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

Our recommended essay structure above comprises of fifteen (15) sentences, which will make your essay approximately 250 to 275 words.

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