{"id":558,"date":"2021-03-30T18:08:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T18:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-englishcomp2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=558"},"modified":"2021-10-12T19:52:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T19:52:36","slug":"introduction-to-elements-of-a-paper","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-englishcomp2\/chapter\/introduction-to-elements-of-a-paper\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Elements of a Paper","rendered":"Introduction to Elements of a Paper"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_3055\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3055\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5599\/2021\/03\/12153820\/sandwich-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A person putting together a sandwich in a sandwich shop\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> Since many fast-food sandwich shops have the same basic layout, it's usually easy to figure out how to order.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nMost fast food sandwich shops have the same set-up.\u00a0 You\u2019ll generally walk in to see the long counter with sandwich items behind a glass case.\u00a0 You might not know whether to start on the left or on the right until you find the sign, but you know the drill once you get to the correct starting point -- choose your bread, your meat and cheese, toasted or not, toppings, sauces, add a cookie, pay at the end.\u00a0 This makes the process much easier for you since it\u2019s generally the same every time and you know what to expect.\r\n\r\nAlthough many believe that writing is subjective and that anything goes, there is a structure to academic writing that makes it easier for readers to follow your work.\u00a0 When readers can find the beginning and then know what to expect from there, it\u2019s easier for them to engage with your ideas and join the conversation.","rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3055\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3055\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3055\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5599\/2021\/03\/12153820\/sandwich-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A person putting together a sandwich in a sandwich shop\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Since many fast-food sandwich shops have the same basic layout, it&#8217;s usually easy to figure out how to order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Most fast food sandwich shops have the same set-up.\u00a0 You\u2019ll generally walk in to see the long counter with sandwich items behind a glass case.\u00a0 You might not know whether to start on the left or on the right until you find the sign, but you know the drill once you get to the correct starting point &#8212; 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