Minutes a day n e w y o r k

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Practice 1
Each response will vary. Here’s one that successful fulfills the assignment:
Thesis: One of today’s unsung heroes is my friend Mani Kaur.
Outline:
1. How I met Mani
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behind her in line at the store
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she was buying diapers
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couldn’t believe how many she was buying
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I asked if she needed help carrying them to her car
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found out she had just adopted three baby girls from China
2. Meeting the babies
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told Mani I loved children
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she invited me to come over and help out
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went the next day
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saw how great she was with the babies
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saw how ill two of them looked
3. Why she adopted
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told me about the law of having only one child
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Mani and her husband couldn’t have children of their own
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wanted to rescue as many as they could, give them a better life
4. How can she handle it?
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Mani’s job—low paying (librarian), but flexible hours and close by
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husband’s job as marketing representative pays better, but he must travel three weeks each month
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close network of family and friends to help out