第五段
转折/主题句:"I quickly learned that this small town was far more conservative than my university's eastern college community."
论点和证据:她根据自己对当地右翼活动分子的研究发表了文章和专栏评论,对反对她的做法的观点进行反击。
第六段
转折/主题句:"When my State Senator asked me to manage his reelection campaign, I eagerly accepted since I knew he had worked hard in support of health care and civil rights."
论点和证据:她从创作有效的政治宣传文件,管理志愿者等工作得到宝贵的教训。
第七段
转折/主题句:"I had hoped to work in the state capitol after the campaign, and I am now working for a state level health care advocacy organization which employs a lobbyist and coordinates grassroots strategy."
论点和证据:她通过研究法律法规、协助负责人等工作,在自己目前的职位上,继续专注于保健和政治。
第八段(结论)
转折/主题句:"While I believe that I have developed both academic and professional expertise in reproductive health policy, health care reform, and political organizing, I would like to acquire the skills and power to make a bigger difference."
结束语:作者重申文章要点,并且和上法学院的动机以及毕业后的目标紧紧联系起来。
例1:Activist
注意:为了教学目的,该文发表时未加修改。
While I was a student, I gained professional experience as a birth control counselor at the University health clinic. I also worked as a Planned Parenthood educator, for which I edited a sexuality education curriculum and designed and taught community programs on contraception, AIDS, puberty, and sexual abuse prevention.