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Lastname 1 Justin Peterson William Schultz ENG 111 Date 11/5/2020 Why Fracking has a negative impact. Thesis •

A clear thesis, clarifying the topic, your claim, and 2-4 main ideas that prove the argument

Fracking and Offshore drilling can have tons of negative effects. It causes damages to the environment, it has many health risks for those who are near it, as wells as noise and visual pollution. Body Main idea # 1--Topic Sentence—include the first main idea from your thesis as well as your claim (Since this is an extended essay, each main idea may need to be developed into more than one paragraph. If you use more than one support paragraph for a main idea, be sure to include a transitional word or phrase that links the reader back to the initial topic sentence idea in order to create stronger unity and coherence.) Environmental Damages a. First sub point sentence—First of all + supporting idea i.

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Evidence (The Deep-Water Horizon Spill” The expanded footprint of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico deep-sea benthos”) The Deep-Water horizon spill caused so much pollution to all types of wild life as well as the water in general in the Gulf of Mexico # 1 a. Second sub point sentence—Another example + supporting idea i. Evidence (The chemicals released cause all types of air and water pollution) ii. The chemicals used and released while fracking or after fracking can cause tons of pollution not only air but water as well that damages the wildlife in that area. # 1 b. Third sub point sentence—Transition word or phrase + supporting idea i. Evidence (from research + in-text citation) ii. Brief explanation/analysis of how this evidence supports your argument and connects

Lastname 2 your reader back to main idea # 1 *(NOTE: the number of sub points will depend on your research and how much you develop the argument. You should have at least 2 sub points per main idea.) Main idea # 2 Topic Sentence: include the second main idea from your thesis as well as your claim (The objective is to prove your thesis argument. Since this is an extended essay, each main idea may need to be developed into more than one paragraph.) Health risks b. First sub point sentence—Firstly + supporting idea i. Evidence (Can cause adverse birth outcomes and other issues “Exposure assessment of adults living near unconventional oil and natural gas development and reported health symptoms in southwest Pennsylvania, USA.”) ii. Living near Fracking and drilling causes or is at least connected to many illnesses. b. Second sub point sentence—Transition word or phrase + supporting idea i. Evidence (Studies taken show people relating illnesses to fracking “Associations between unconventional natural gas development and nasal and sinus, migraine headache, and fatigue symptoms in Pennsylvania”) ii. The authors conducted a study and survey. They sent 23,700 surveys out by mail for the people of the Geisinger Clinic located near a fracking site. Of those sent out the got a response from 7,785. Of those who responded 24% had current chronic rhinosinusitis, 23% suffered from migraine headaches, and 25% had higher levels of fatigue since the fracking and oil drilling started c. Third sub point sentence—Transition word or phrase + supporting idea i. Evidence (from research + in-text citation) ii. Brief explanation/analysis of how this evidence supports your argument and connects your reader back to main idea # 2 Main idea # 3 Topic Sentence: include the third main idea from your thesis as well as your claim (The objective is to prove your thesis argument. Since this is an extended essay, each main idea may need to be developed into

Lastname 3 more than one paragraph.) a. First sub point sentence—Transition word or phrase + supporting idea i. Evidence (Noise pollution can harm human ears “Noise Pollution from fracking may harm human health”) ii. With It being so loud it can cause damage to human ears which is a negative of fracking b. Second sub point sentence—Transition word or phrase + supporting idea i. Evidence (Eye Sore “21+ compelling reasons to ban fracking that will blow your mind”) ii. Not only that with it being so negative to the environment and human health it also is quite unpleasant to look at. c. Third sub point sentence—Transition word or phrase + supporting idea i. Evidence (from research + in-text citation) ii. Brief explanation/analysis of how this evidence supports your argument and connects your reader back to main idea # 3 *Continue this outlining pattern to develop additional main ideas as needed for your outline. Conclusion •

Fracking has a lot of negatives that come with it. Its harmful to the environment, it can hurt the health of those around it, and it is visually and audibly unpleasant.

Works Cited Your Works Cited list should be written on a separate page after your essay. Your outline must include the Works Cited page, which MUST have at least FIVE sources that are cited in your essay. Your sources must be in MLA

Lastname 4 format. Make sure you follow the spacing, hanging indent, punctuation, etc. for citations. See this Sample MLA Works Cited page at OWL Purdue. Shariq, Lindsay. “Health Risks Associated with Arsenic and Cadmium Uptake in Wheat Grain Irrigated with Simulated Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback Water.” Journal for environmental debate. National Environmental Health Association, January-February 2019 https://go-galecom.eznvcc.vccs.edu/ps/retrieve.do? tabID=Journals&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=79&searchT ype=TopicSearchForm¤tPosition=3&docId=GALE %7CA569892340&docType=Report&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZXAYMOD1&prodId=OVIC&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE %7CA569892340&topicId=EUKWKX900918839&searchId=&userGroupName=viva2_nvcc&inPS=tru e

Reuscher G. Michael, Baguley G. Jefferey, Montagna A. Paul. “The expanded footprint of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico deep-sea benthos” PLoS ONE. Public Library of Science, June 30 2020 https://go-gale com.eznvcc.vccs.edu/ps/retrieve.do? tabID=Journals&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=33&searchT ype=TopicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&docId=GALE %7CA628133392&docType=Report&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZXAYMOD1&prodId=OVIC&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE %7CA628133392&topicId=AAA000008417&searchId=&userGroupName=viva2_nvcc&inPS=true

Blinn N. Hannah, Utz M. Ryan, Greiner H. Lydia, Brown R. David.. “Exposure assessment of adults living near unconventional oil and natural gas development and reported health symptoms in southwest Pennsylvania, USA.” PLoS ONE. Public Library of Science. August 18 2020. https://go-galecom.eznvcc.vccs.edu/ps/retrieve.do? tabID=Journals&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=79&searchT

Lastname 5 ype=TopicSearchForm¤tPosition=10&docId=GALE %7CA632838155&docType=Report&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZXAYMOD1&prodId=OVIC&pageNum=1&contentSet=GALE %7CA632838155&topicId=EUKWKX900918839&searchId=&userGroupName=viva2_nvcc&inPS=tru e

Unknown Author. “Residential Proximity to Oil and Gas Development and Birth Outcomes in California: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 2006-2015 Births”. Environmental Health Perspective. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. June 2020. https://go-galecom.eznvcc.vccs.edu/ps/retrieve.do? tabID=Journals&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=79&searchT ype=TopicSearchForm¤tPosition=23&docId=GALE %7CA629605306&docType=Article&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZXAYMOD1&prodId=OVIC&pageNum=2&contentSet=GALE %7CA629605306&topicId=EUKWKX900918839&searchId=&userGroupName=viva2_nvcc&inPS=tru e

Tustin W. Aaron, Hirsch G. Annemarie, Rasmussen G. Sara, Casey A. Joan, Bandeen-Roche Karen, Schwartz S. Brian. Associations between unconventional natural gas development and nasal and sinus, migraine headache, and fatigue symptoms in Pennsylvania. Environmental Health Perspective. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. February 2017. https://go-gale-com.eznvcc.vccs.edu/ps/retrieve.do? tabID=Journals&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&hitCount=79 &searchType=TopicSearchForm¤tPosition=41&docId=GALE %7CA482197974&docType=Report&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=ZXAY-

Lastname 6 MOD1&prodId=OVIC&pageNum=3&contentSet=GALE %7CA482197974&topicId=EUKWKX900918839&searchId=&userGroupName=viva2_nvcc&i nPS=true Brett Israel. Noise Pollution from fracking may harm human health. University of California -Berkley. January 12, 2017 https://phys.org/news/2017-01-noise-pollution-fracking-human-health.html#:~:text=Fracking%20creates %20noise%20at%20levels,well%2Ddocumented%20public%20health%20hazard.

Rinkesh, 21+ compelling reasons to ban fracking that will blow your mind. Conservative Energy Future. https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/compelling-reasons-ban-fracking-that-will-blow-your-mind.php...