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Here is an excerpt from student writer Emilia Sanchez’s double-entry notebook for her analysis of an article on big-box stores. In her notebook, Sanchez records her observations and questions and develops her insights about the article’s message.
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OUTLINE OF “BIG BOX STORES ARE BAD FOR MAIN STREET”
Thesis: Whether or not they take jobs away from a community or offer low prices to consumers, we should be worried about “big-box” stores like Wal-Mart, Target, and Home Depot because they harm communities by taking the life out of downtown shopping districts.
I. Small businesses are better for cities and towns than big-box stores are.
II. Big-box stores are successful because they cater to consumption at the expense of benefits to the community.
Conclusion: While some people say that it’s anti-American to oppose big-box stores, actually these stores threaten the communities that make up America by encouraging buying at the expense of the traditional interactions of Main Street.