the harmonized sales tax - Newspaper Article Summary

thestar.com/news/ontario/hst/article/831167--hst-catches-canada-day-sh oppers-off-guard

I'm supposed to talk about the subject of the article, thesis, evidence, and significance

Subject of Article: As of July 1, the harmonized sales tax officially went into effect, rising various items such as gasoline rose in price.
Thesis: Although it is to benefit business and spur job creation in its wake, it is actually chasing away customers.
Evidence: Some of the consumers in Toronto are thinking twice about purchasing items because prices have rose.
Significance: It is important that us consumers are aware of the new harmonized tax because it is affected a lot of the prices in goods and services such as electricity and heating bills.

Hi, Jacqueline


Can you specify what kind of help you want to receive?

This is an excellent skill to develop. Sometimes grad students have to write like this: thesis/problem, evidence, show that it comes from a trend with specific causes, define pertinent words, tell the setting where it is significant, tell about potential solutions or actions to take, and show that they are feasible.

I use this method when I argue with friends and family, and they don't stand a chance! I always win. :-)

So... what do you need help with!? Ha ha...
How long should this paper be? Just put what you have written (in your post above) into an intro paragraph, and start the article review. Your thesis for your paper is what you say the thesis of the article is, and you can use your body paragraphs to support your argument that the article's thesis is what you say it is.

Use quotes from the article, and paraphrase parts of it. Do this to support YOUR thesis which is your statement: "The argument being made in the article is that, although the sales tax is intended to benefit business and spur job creation in its wake, it is actually chasing away customers."