Cause and Effect Paragraphs

Cause and Effect Paragraphs

~Why is archery popular today in the U.S.?~

     In the U.S., archery is popular today because of the impact of a movie called The Hunger Games has young people in a craze.

     This movie is a film of a novel, and the novel’s name is the same as the movie. This movie’s main character is a female teenager, and her name is Katniss.  In the movie, this character was strong, brave, intelligent, beautiful, and popular. So, many children, especially girls, started to pretend to be like her. Katniss’s ability is archery. For this reason, many people started to shoot bows.

     Another reason for its popularity is, archery is a sport, but compared to other sports, it is a less physical sport. Also archery is played by one person, so it is an independent event. There for, you can practice when you’re free, you don’t have to go to practice together with others. Also due to the effect of The Hunger Games, many children started archery, and it became a family sport, it may bring together fathers and daughters. This year, it is also an Olympic year, so that might be the multiplier effect of the popularity of archery.

     These are the reasons why archery got popular in the U.S.

Reference:

 Italie,Leann “’Hunger Games’ fever makes archery cool for children ”

 Statesman Journal 4/22/12