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what are the processes in finding the main idea and where can you find the main idea?

There are several articles here which discuss the "main idea" of something.

http://www.google.com/search?q=find+main+idea&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SUNA

It all depends, though -- main idea of what? A paragraph? An essay? A story? A poem? A novel? What?

I first that
I second that
I third that
I fourth that
I number five that

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