ENGLISH COMPOSITION I WEEK 3

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Topic: Regarding the Peruvian society, do you think that it belongs to a high masculinity
dimension?
PARAGRAPH:

I think the Peruvian society belongs to a high masculinity dimension. I will support my view with the following two
reasons. Firstly, it is common practice that Peruvian men tend to stress facts and not rely on emotions. For instance,
this tendency is clearly seen in everyday activities such as assertiveness in car-driving or toughness for some physical
jobs which women may take towards the more emotional side. My second reason falls into the field of family
structure. Definitely, Peruvian men do feel pleasure in being the bread-winners and keeping the traditional structure
in which the father is the one who imposes respect to the rest of the family members or has the “last word” when it
comes to taking an important family decision. All in all, Peru is a society which still embraces a high masculinity role
for the reasons supported above.

OUTLINE
I. Topic Sentence: ____________________________________________________________

A. Supporting sentence 1: ___________________________________________________

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Facts, details, examples, and explanations:

1. ___________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________

B. Supporting Sentence 2: __________________________________________________

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Facts, details, examples, and explanations:

1. ___________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________

II. Concluding Sentence: ______________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY OUTLINE:

I. Topic Sentence: I think the Peruvian society belongs to a high masculinity dimension. I will support my view
with the following two reasons
A. Supporting sentence 1: Peruvian men tend to stress facts and not rely on emotions

Facts, details, examples, and explanations:

1. in everyday activities such as assertiveness in car-driving or toughness

2. women may take towards the more emotional side

B. Supporting Sentence 2: the field of family structure

Facts, details, examples, and explanations:

1. father is the one who imposes respect to the rest of the family

2. last word” when it comes to taking an important family decision

II. Concluding Sentence: Peru is a society which still embraces a high masculinity role for the reasons supported
above.