Part One: Chapter 5 Building a Paper: Refine 107 Introduction 1: She wakes up in Japan and eats toast and sausage made in Germany for breakfast with her father, who checks the movement of the yen rate in the daily paper. She works at a Chinese pharmaceutical company and usually eats fast food like MacDonald's for lunch before she goes to English conversation school. She is a typical young person in the world today. Nowadays, our life itself is globalized. But the problem of globalization is still controversial. Although some people worry that it aggravates the problem of obesity all over the world, globalization is good because we can benefit from it in three ways: economics, health, and culture. Introduction 2: Have you ever taken standardized tests? Many people around the world have participated in standardized tests as a way to enter a new higher level school or to prove that they have learned in school. Some people think standardized tests help improve education; however, some people disagree with standardized tests. Although standardized testing is a controversy around the world, national and local governments will continue to use standardized tests to measure schools and students. Standardized tests improve the quality of education in two ways: motivating students and providing an effective measurement of how schools are doing Introduction 3: It is wonderful for people all over the world to communicate with each other through the Internet, or to enjoy foods from the opposite side of the globe. On the other hand, finding a case of mad cow disease in the United States makes beef disappear from the Japanese marketplace. These are both sides of the coin. In the article, "Globalization: Good or Bad?" Keith Porter (2004) writes "Globalization is much like fire. Fire itself is neither good nor bad. Used properly, it can cook food, sterilize equipment, form iron, and heat our homes. Used carelessly, fire can destroy lives, towns, and forests in an instant." While many people debate this issue, globalization has also influenced women's expectations of marriage recently. Introduction 1 Introduction 2 Introduction 3 1. Which technique(s) did the writer use for writing a "hook"? 2. Where does the writer present the issue or aspect of the topic that will be addressed in the paper? 3. What is the focus of the thesis? What is the overview of supporting points? 4. Overall rating of the introduction? 3 2 excellent good fair weak