起始句："After college I served for two and a half years in Honduras with the U.S. Peace Corps."
引进主题：她先介绍拉丁美洲的发展这个主题，进而联系自己在洪都拉斯的经历使主题个性化。
说明重点："I found potential for changing some of the larger problems of development in a surprising arena, maquilardoras, or textile factories."
第二段
转折/主题句："While in Honduras I talked to many women who worked in maquilardoras."
论点和证据：她提出自己的观点，即工厂并不象学校教学中所描绘的那样消极。她以自己在洪都拉斯所得到的第一手经验为证据说明这个观点。
第三段
转折/主题句：”The factory jobs had other positive side effects.”
论点和证据: 她引证工人工资的提高和教育的改善为自己的论点提供更有力的证据。
第四段
转折/主题句：”How to balance these positive factors with the often exploitative and abusive methods of the factory managers, or how to control the problems of rural-urban migration are questions I am still investigating.”
论点和证据: 她又从论点的其它方面进行检验，但最后又重申自己的立场。
第五段
转折/主题句：”With the new U.S. policy focus on trade with Latin America and with more and more busiensses using labor abroad, labor conditions in maquiladoras will be a growing human rights issue.”
论点和证据: 她阐述了问题与未来的关系，提供了证据，说明自己已经采取了行动，要让全国了解该问题并推动全国性的讨论。
第六段（结论）
转折/主题句：”A law degree would give me a tool to continue to work effectively and realistically on this and other issues that contribute to the well-being of people affected by U.S. policies and investments in Latin America.”