Draft an outline for your opening statement. it should have an introduction, a body paragraph, and a conclusion.

1. intro

a. identify the issue: rising cost of college education

b. claim: investing in online education

2. body paragraph

a. plan of action: steps to open more online schools in the next four years

b. evidence: data shows how many students could earn a degree with this opportunity

3. conclusion

a. summary of argument

i.  introduction

a.  identifying the issue: the rising cost of a college education

b.  claim: investing in online education

ii.  body paragraph

a.  plan of action: steps to open more online schools in the next four years

b.  evidence: data that shows how many students could earn a degree with this opportunity

iii.  conclusion

a.  summary of my argument

according to hess's theory, when the magma cooled, it would expand and push the tectonic plates apart. it would push the north and south america plates to the west and eurasia and africa ones to the east. the atlantic ocean would get wider but the coastlines of the masses would stay the same.

harry hammond hess was a geologist and a united states navy officer in the second world war. he is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the theory of plate tectonics. he is known for his theories on sea floor spreading, stating that the movement of the continents was the result of see floor spreading. the continents are attached to the plates and do not move separately. the plates themselves shift and change shape, carrying the continents along.