WR101 Chapter Conclusion: On Writing Conclusions
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Coming to conclusion that you could not have come to without the rest of the essay. Not changing your mind but not restating. Can you put it in different terms so reader can understand it in a more useful way. Could not get to claim without reading the rest of the paper first. Is there some way you might modify your approach. Defend ways you approached the topic or evidence used. If your essay has been focused on exploring a problem readers will expect or hope for a solution. What change could be-what should be done to help it. Imagine what will happen in the future. What will the future look like if line of thinking is accepted and things change or if it doesn"t. What happens if there is a solution. You can answer questions more directly if your paper does not reach out to the reader or even if it does already.
