Outline

Erica Dill

Phil 110

Final Project Outline

Argument: Is the high cost of living in California worth it?

Thesis: Yes, the high amount of money it takes to live in San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other major California cities is worth it because of its experience.

Premise 1: California is known for its varying geography and location.

• No matter what type of geography people want, they can find it in California.

o The north and inland has mountains and ski slopes.

o The whole coast of California is made of beaches.

o There are many different areas of California that are covered in desserts and areas you can go camping on.

• The great location of the state of California also makes it extremely desirable.

o To the south, you have the border of Mexico.

o Hawaii and its islands are right off the coast of southern California.

o Northern California is driving distance from Canada.

Premise 2: Another reason for paying so much to live in California is because California is very diverse.

• Since the southern coast of California is so close to Mexico, there are parts of southern California that are influenced by the Mexican culture.

• Most of the major cities have authentic Chinatown, like Los Angeles San Francisco.

• In popular cities like San Francisco, they have many city blocks that are dedicated to the Italian culture.

• As well as many other cultures since lots of people came into America through Angel Island.

Premise 3: Another way to tell if California is worth its cost is the amount of money people spend to vacation here due to the weather.

• California is the state of sunshine.

o The southern part of California has unlimited sunshine,