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Cause/Effect Thesis and Topic Sentence Structure

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Thesis:

Social media is affecting American interaction through relationship building, addictive tendencies, and overall happiness within the culture.



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Whereas mature adults used to meet people at churches, work, schools, or at neighborhood functions, the American culture has shown a dramatic shift in such interaction and relationship building due to social media.

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Social media has added another destructive addiction to the American culture by creating a sense of illogical intimacy and pride from the occasional 'likes' and updates on a global scale.

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While social media is an inanimate object, the platform creates a culture of depression, ineptitude, and envy for Americans.