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Writing is a not a process that deals only with a pen and paper; it also involves the brain.  Writing is not as easy as it looks, and the toughest part about it is, "how do I get started?" The following are some ways that will help writers get started with the writing process.       
Writing is a not a process that deals only with a pen and paper; it also involves the brain.  Writing is not as easy as it looks, and the toughest part is getting started. The following are some ways that will help writers get started with the writing process.       




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=== Plan on a paper ===
=== Plan on paper ===
Write down all of the ideas on a piece of paperWrite down anything that pops up in the mind from the thesis to the conclusionFree writing should be the most exciting part of the entire process because this is the only time where the writers do not have to be careful about writing.      
Once writer have generated some ideas and formulated a tentative thesis, they may want to sketch an informal outlineInformal outlines can take many formsPerhaps the most common is simply the preliminary thesis followed by a list of major supporting ideas.
:Hawaii is losing its cultural identity.
::-pure-blooded Hawaiians increasingly rare
::-native language diluted
::-natives forced off ancestral lands
::-little emphasis on native culture in schools
::-customs exaggerated and distorted by tourism
Often used to generate ideas, clustering diargrams can also serve as rough outlines.  


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