This handout describes what a thesis statement is‚ how thesis statements work in your writing‚ and how you can discover or refine one for your draft. INTRODUCTION Writing in college often takes the form of persuasion—convincing others that you have an interesting‚ logical point of view on the subject you are studying. Persuasion is a skill you practice regularly in your daily life. You persuade your roommate to clean up‚ your parents to let you borrow the car‚ your friend to vote for your favorite
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The thesis statement or main claim must be debatable An argumentative or persuasive piece of writing must begin with a debatable thesis or claim. In other words‚ the thesis must be something that people could reasonably have differing opinions on. If your thesis is something that is generally agreed upon or accepted as fact then there is no reason to try to persuade people. Example of a non-debatable thesis statement: Pollution is bad for the environment. This thesis statement is not debatable
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LITERARY ANALYSIS CONSTRUCTION THESIS There are two aspects that must be present in any thesis statement that is worthy of being written: 1. Textual Evidence 2. Specific Argument Your thesis should include both textual evidence (some description of the text and what you think is important or interesting in it) and a specific argument (the argumentative context in which you are making some claim about what you have seen). The argument should always answer the question “So what?” regarding the
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Appendix A: Final Project Overview and Timeline Week 9 Com 155 Home School vs Public School There are several reasons that parents take their children out of the Public Education System‚ since the Supreme Court banned God from our school system and prayer was stopped. When the Government separated from the Church it caused some students to never hear of God‚ given evolution as their only option. In just seven years‚ the number of children who are home schooled has increased from
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Write a thesis statement each as per the Feminist theory of Criticism and the Reader-Centered theory of Criticism based on “A Rose for Emily”. Use the author’s name in it. Some of the tips you could use are as follows- Feminist- Use words such as “depicts” ‚” illustrates” “ portrays” etc. Determine what it says about women in general. Determine how it portrays the main female character(s) in the selection; about her traits. What does the selection reveal about the author’s attitude
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University of Phoenix Material Thesis Statement and Outline What is your thesis statement? Cash and credit are to the holder‚ although both require responsibility. Introduction Cash and credit both serve as a value to a consumer. Nowadays a consumer could withdraw more money from an ATM than is in the existing account. ATMs today are the world’s quickest access to fast cash. ATMs also vary in the fees for the use of each individual machine. Cash and credit are to the holder‚ although
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My thesis statement is: The main stream media is very influential on how the public views events; therefore they have a moral obligation to report unbiased news. Or: The news media undeniably influences public opinion; therefore the media has a moral obligation to report news without bias. In regards to compelling arguments I will use specific events that swayed that no doubt swayed the opinions of the public. The Waco Seige was an event where certain information was released to the public
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using a lot of technology will better someone. * The strategies I used to formulate a viable argument was looking at my research question‚ and turning that information into a statement‚ which will help me form my argument in my paper. Then after this I will complete more research to support the arguments in my thesis. I will also use the sources that I researched in the University of Phoenix online databases. The information that I researched has to do with high school students and how their adjusting
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THESIS STATEMENT: Since student loan debt is being generated as pupils attend school‚ credit card companies should not be allowed to market on college campuses. Credit card companies are continuously appearing on college campuses around the world. Their main target‚ of course‚ is naïve students. These companies are there to pick up students at their worst and most vulnerable moments. Some students that feel short of cash are very tempted to apply for these buy now‚ pay later agreements. Once
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com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&AN=2W63604988158&site=src-live Database: Newspaper Source Thesis: “The negative implication associated with same-sex parent adoption continues to affect both attitudes and laws for the worse. Society is still loaded with biased opinions against homosexual’s adoption‚ which severely limits their rights as people‚ notwithstanding parents.” Thesis: “In the twentieth century‚ America has undergone vast changes in family styles. Because of the increase
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