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academic writer: organization: conclusions

Conclusions
This is the place to highlight the most interesting or important point(s) in your paper.

Most writers in their first academic year will only need to use one of the following options.

Simple option: summarize the contents of your paper (recommended)
Summarize the main argument.

Did your paper raise questions? If so, this is the place to comment on them.
At the beginning you may have narrowed down the scope of your topic, now you can describe the wider results.
If your paper is practical, you can make a recommendation.
More personal approaches: If you want to include it, this is the best place to give your opinion or point of view
Longer research papers: describe the potential for future research.
Lastly, you might want to suggest possible future trends.

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