Describes the Opposing Viewpoints format for writing the cause and effect essay, providing four viewpoints on the topic of racial profiling, with model essays and exercises, and supporting research material.
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Introduction : does racial profiling help or hinder law enforcement? -- Opposing viewpoints on racial profiling -- Viewpoint one. Racial profiling prevents terrorism / C. Scott Litch -- Viewpoint two. Racial profiling does not prevent terrorism / Ahmed Rehab -- Viewpoint three. Racial profiling helps prevent illegal immigration / Heather Mac Donald -- Viewpoint four. Racial profiling violates immigrants' constitutional rights / Mary Bauer -- Viewpoint five. The United States should racially profile Muslims / Asra Q. Nomani -- Viewpoint six. Muslims should not be profiled / Yousef Munayyer -- Model essays and writing exercises -- Preface A : The five-paragraph essay -- PrefaceB : The expository essay -- Essay one : "Driving while black" persists -- Exercise 1A : Create an outline from an existing essay -- Essay two : We know who wants to attack us--so let's profile them -- Exercise 2A : Create an outline from an existing essay -- Exercise 2B : Create an outline for your own essay -- Essay three : Racial profiling is discriminatory, unfair, and unconstitutional -- Exercise 3A : Examining introductions and conclusions -- Exercise 3B : Using quotations to enliven your essay -- Final writing challenge : write your own expository five-paragraph essay -- Supporting research material -- Appendix A : Facts about racial profiling -- Appendix B : Finding and using sources of information -- Appendix C : Using MLA style to create a works cited list -- Appendix D : Sample essay topics on racial profiling -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index.