Thesis Statements Handout I. Functions and purposes of a Thesis Statement a. To announce the topic to the reader b. To reflect a judgment about a topic c. To provide the reader with a blueprint for what is to come in the paper II. Evaluating a thesis statement a. There are several ways to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a thesis statement. i. First‚ Broad thesis statements are claims that are vague‚ ambiguous or overreaching. These are claims that do not meet at least two of
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“Feeling ’ugly’ or ’unattractive’ seeps into your life like poison‚ and it affects everything. Feeling worthless does the same. We internalize these limitations‚ and it takes an internal revolution to get rid of them” – Rudi Kaur. Society has trained every to judge people by their looks. If someone is deemed “ugly” or “unattractive”‚ they are shunned and looked down upon. Society turns people into things that they are not. The popular classic‚ Frankenstein‚ tells the story of a young man‚ Victor
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The Ugly American showed the reasons why American diplomacy was failing in Southeast Asia in the 1950’s and the reasons why communism was succeeding. . Its lessons seem startlingly urgent today in light of the turmoil in Central America and in the Middle East. Whether the foreign policy errors this book dramatizes have been corrected is an important question‚ and one that can be usefully debated in the classroom. As a harbinger of the United States failure in Vietnam‚ The Ugly American seems
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The protagonists of "Miss Brill" and "You’re Ugly Too" share common occurrences related to their isolation. Both women are educators that are displaced from their place of origin: Miss Brill teaches English in France but is originally from New Zealand‚ and Zoe Hendricks is a history teacher in rural Illinois originally from the Northeast United States. Neither Miss Brill nor Zoe are able to build any kind of meaningful relationships with their students or peers. It is ambiguously illustrated in "Miss
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An Ugly Toll of Technology: Impatience and Forgetfulness (5) Tara Parker-Pope is an author of books on health topics and a columnist for the New York Times‚ where she writes the Well blog. Her books include "For Better: How the Surprising Science of Happy Couples Can Help Your Marriage Succeed‚" "The Hormone Decision‚" and "Cigarettes: Anatomy of an Industry from Seed to Smoke." Prior to joining the New York Times‚ Parker-Pope wrote for the Wall Street Journal. Addiction is defined as frequent
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THE GOOD‚ THE BAD AND THE UGLY Throughout History‚ Social class has become a barrier for many people; Amir and Hassan are of no exception. Creating a wall between people within societies‚ shows that the concept of social class still exists today. One that is evident between the characters in the novel‚ Kite Runner. Amir ’s mistreatment of Hassan caused by his status of being a hazara‚ Hassan being stigmatized as a degredation in the society and Assef continuously showing superiority over
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The Aye-aye It Pays to be Ugly In this paper‚ the writer will take on the persona of one of the strangest primates in the world – the Aye-aye. Found only in the forest of Madagascar‚ this unusual creature said to be closely related to chimpanzees as well as humans is a nocturnal primate under the family of lemurs (Daubentonia madagascariensis). Considered to be giants compared to other lemurs in the island of Madagascar‚ what makes this primate interesting to talk about is its unique yet strange
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disfigured body he carries around with him. Lots of people are born with some deformity or another‚ but none such as the case of John Merrick‚ in other words‚ The Elephant Man’ who was given this name because he was so deformed he resembled an extremely ugly elephant. The movie shows how John Merrick is marginalized not only by the general public‚ but also the poorest of people to such an extent that his life was a misery. This movie shows how cynical people can be towards fellow human beings. His abnormalities
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(Oates 227). As shown by the adverb‚ instinctively‚ Ursula has grown to be more caring towards other people without hesitation. “My voice got brighter and brighter... I was almost pleading now. This went on for five minutes‚ maybe… I was so scared‚ Ugly Girl seemed to have departed. It was just me‚ Ursula (Oates 151). This was when Matt tried to jump off the cliff and Ursula begging Matt to not do it. This also shows that Ursula clearly cares about Matt. Therefore‚ Ursula became caring towards the
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Physical Characteristics Fezzik is like a super human. He is as big as a giant‚ yet he care about everybody and is the best friend you could ever have. He has brown curly hair and sideburns. His clothes are pretty raggy and not very fancy. He is very strong and helpful. The most noticeable part about Fezzik is that he is so big. “Was easily the biggest human being she had ever seen” (page 102). Here you learn that Fezzik is huge. “When Fezzik was a year old‚ he weighed eighty-five pounds.” Fezzik
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