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Interactions 2 Writing, 4/e
Cheryl Pavlik
Margaret Keenan Segal

Medicine, Myths, and Magic

Focusing on a Topic

Below are the points in a five-paragraph essay entitled The Myths of Western Medical Science. Rewrite the ideas in the order that the author should write them. Some ideas may not be necessary.



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a. Some medical procedures are harmful, for example—people later die from them.

b. Western medicine does not pay attention to people's emotions. For example, happy people are healthier; laughter promotes health.

c. Western medicine doesn't have all the answers.

d. Researchers should spend time testing alternative methods.

e. Many medicines and procedures are too expensive for most people. Rich people live and poor people die.

f. Doctors in the West have begun to use alternative procedures, such as acupuncture and massage.