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Thesis statement:
Decades of war and conflict have limited economic progress and prevented effective government in Afghanistan, resulting in a lack of education and medical care. Recent efforts have improved the economic opportunity and conditions for many Afghans.
Question 1
All of the following choices are examples of evidence that should be included in one of the three categories of the thesis. Which should be included in the category “limited economic progress”?
C and E. Proceed to question 2.
Thesis statement:
Decades of war and conflict have limited economic progress and prevented effective government in Afghanistan, resulting in a lack of education and medical care. Recent efforts have improved the economic opportunity and conditions for many Afghans.
Question 2
All of the following choices are examples of evidence that should be included in one of the three categories of the thesis. Which should be included in the category “prevented effective government”?
A, C and D. Proceed to question 3.
Thesis statement:
Decades of war and conflict have limited economic progress and prevented effective government in Afghanistan, resulting in a lack of education and medical care. Recent efforts have improved the economic opportunity and conditions for many Afghans.
Question 3
All of the following choices are examples of evidence that should be included in one of the three categories of the thesis. Which should be included in the category “a lack of education and medical care”?
A, C, D and F. Proceed to question 4.
Essay Question:
Why is Afghanistan considered a developing country?
The first half of the thesis statement answers the question by categorizing evidence that explains the causes and characteristics of the country’s problems:
Decades of war and conflict have limited economic progress and prevented effective government in Afghanistan, resulting in a lack of education and medical care. Recent efforts have improved the economic opportunity and conditions for many Afghans.
However, there is also evidence that indicates that Afghanistan is in the process of “developing.”
Question 4
Cite at least three examples of evidence from the secondary source that support the idea that “Recent efforts have improved the economic opportunity and conditions for many Afghans”
- However, the reforms have improved the safety and security of life in Afghanistan compared with the violent, lawless society under the Taliban.
- Recent efforts have improved available health and emergency care, and support for many people missing limbs from war zones.
- In more recent years, reforms have been made under the new democratic government including an increase in girls attending school under the rebuilt system.