READINGS: CAUSE AND EFFECT IN ACTION
STUDENTS WRITE
Title: Identifies cause and effect
Is Sharing Files Online Killing Music?
JONATHAN ADAMCZAK
Jonathan Adamczak was asked to write a cause-and-effect essay that identified the causes, effects, or both causes and effects related to a phenomenon that interested him. He decided to examine how file sharing had affected the music business in the United States. As you read the essay, notice how he carefully presents both positive and negative effects. Note the effects he cites and indicate which effects are negative and which are positive.
