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 * My Name:** Jake Canavan


 * Presentation Date:** Thursday, December 17, 2009, D Block, Day 2


 * My Mentor:** Max Malossini


 * Subject and Sub-topics:** Soviet Union, communism, capitalist reform

**Thesis Question** How did the democratic and capitalist reform in the 1980s lead to the dissatisfaction of communism among the people and the internal collapse of the Soviet Union?

Because of the democratic and capitalist reform that took place in the 1980s, the people of the Soviet Union rejected the communist government and as a result of the rejection, the Soviet Union collapsed from within.
 * Thesis Sentence**

Democratic and capitalist reforms took place in the Soviet Union. These reforms took place in the 1980s. The people of the Soviet Union rejected the communist government. The Soviet Union collapsed from within.
 * Statements**

Because of the democratic and capitalist reform that took place in the 1980s, the people of the Soviet Union rejected the communist government.
 * Premise**

As a result of the rejection, the Soviet Union collapsed from within.
 * Conclusion**

Because of the democratic and capitalist reform that took place in the 1980s, the people of the Soviet Union rejected the communist government and as a result of the rejection, the Soviet Union collapsed from within.
 * Argument as Sentence**