Each of the Following Plans for an Essay Contains a Thesis

question 16

Multiple Choice

Each of the following plans for an essay contains a thesis statement and several topic sentences in scrambled order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the topic sentences in each group according to an order that makes sense. Thesis statement: The history of European contact with the Karaja Indians of Brazil is one of violence and exploitation.
Topic sentences:
____ The Karaja, exposed to European diseases during the nineteenth century, were reduced in numbers by 90 percent.
____ During the eighteenth century, the bandeirantes led attacks on Karaja villages to get slaves.
____ Since the turn of the twentieth century, Brazilian pioneers have increasingly used Indian territory as grazing land.

• A) 3, 2, 1
• B) 1, 3, 2
• C) 2, 1, 3

Understand the implications of unemployment benefits on job search behavior.

Grasp the concept of full employment and its economic significance.

Evaluate how special circumstances and shifts in industry demand impact unemployment.

Understand the limitations of official unemployment statistics.

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