Imagine this: you are the star shortstop for your favorite major league baseball team and have been putting in good at bats the entire game. You keep chipping away at the opposing pitcher, but you have not been able to hit the homerun that will set the tone for the rest of the game. Finally, after fouling off many pitches, you find the pitch that you want and blast it out of the park for a huge homerun. The crowd goes wild, and you do a fist pump as you round the bases. What a feeling right? This applies to writing a good, argumentative thesis that will be a homerun for your grade. When writing a thesis statement, you should first off make sure that it is argumentative. After writing a couple of sample thesis statements, you are starting to get a good idea for what your argument is going to be about. Finally, you find the thesis statement that you want and that drives the rest of your paper home. The imaginary crowd in your head roars, and of course, you perform a fist pump.
2. Hockey
Wow, you are athletic. Not only are you a star baseball player, but you are also a star hockey player. Unfortunately, even the greatest players make mistakes. You accidentally trip your opponent and will have to sit in …show more content…
Being the star athlete that you are, you kindly agree and step into the goal box. Not even two minutes into the game, three forwards on the opposing team sprint towards you at tremendous speeds. They strategically pass the ball to one another until they fire the ball at the goal. Thanks to your lightning speed, you are able to tip the ball over the net and secure the save for your team. Just like being a goalie is your team’s last line of defense, editing is your paper’s. The editing process is crucial for your paper’s success and can help you catch some of your grammar mistakes that could interfere with the reader’s