Three Life Lessons that James Learned The story "The Sky Is Gray" by Ernest Gaines is about a day in the life of a mother and son. The family is portrayed as being poor‚ as were most blacks in those days‚ and the father was recruited by the army‚ leaving the mother to be the sole provider for the family. On this day‚ James‚ the son‚ is taken to the dentist by his "mama"‚ because he has a painful tooth. From this story‚ James learned three major lessons from the incidents that he witnessed that
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The Sky is Gray by Ernest J. Gaines is a short story set during World War 11 and is focused on a poor African American Family’s struggles. The narrator‚ James‚ has developed a toothache resulting in him needing to go to the dentist. Due to the several barriers James and his mother‚ Octavia‚ encounter trying to get to the dentist‚ the theme of transition develops. James‚ being only a young innocent boy‚ is forced to grow up because his father is no longer with the family‚ and his family needs a strong
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G Thesis Statements What Is a Thesis Statement? If you have ever worked in an office with computers‚ your computer was probably connected to a network. In a network‚ there is one main computer to which all the other computers send and receive information. If that base computer shuts down‚ all the other computers shut down—everything centers on that one computer. In the same way‚ every word‚ sentence‚ and paragraph in an essay must relate to or center on the thesis statement. A thesis statement
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ESSAYS BEGIN WITH A THESIS STATEMENT What is a thesis statement? A single sentence that summarizes your main idea How do you create a thesis statement? Two Parts: (1) Topic + (2) Opinion = Thesis Statement The good‚ the bad‚ the ugly… Good thesis statements are clear‚ to the point sentences with enough detail to make the main idea of the essay unmistakable and the writer’s opinions obvious. Bad thesis statements may make the main idea and writer’s opinion obvious‚ but the
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HOW TO WRITE A STRONG THESIS STATEMENT A WRITING CENTRE HANDOUT 1. UNDERSTAND THE ACADEMIC WRITING TASK You can begin to formulate a good thesis statement only after you have got a solid grasp of the purpose of the assignment. If you’re asked to write a paper in response to a specific assignment question‚ then your first task is make sure that you clearly understand the academic writing task. Determine which of the following critical thinking skills you are primarily being asked to apply to your
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A FEW MORE TOPICS & THESIS EXAMPLES TOPIC: body piercing BAD: Body piercing is popular among kids nowadays. BETTER: Body piercing among contemporary youth represents the latest form of rebelling against authority that previous generations manifested in smoking‚ getting tattoos‚ and wearing mini-skirts. TOPIC: female musicians BAD: Female musicians are getting more popular. BETTER: During the past five years‚ musical artists like Sheryl Crow‚ Alanis Morisette‚ and Jewel have solidified a place
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WTG 7a: The Thesis Statement and Topic Sentences The thesis statement concisely expresses your main idea to your audience and is supported by the body of the essay. Your thesis statement should do more than state a fact; rather‚ it should make an assertion based on your own ideas. ( Bad: iPods are devices that transport and play music. ( Good: iPods are the best source for transporting and playing music not only because they are compact and user-friendly but also because they store
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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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Writing a Thesis Statement For me writing a thesis statement was one of the hardest parts of the writing process. I was unsure of how to come up with the idea for a thesis statement‚ much less how to create it or where it should be included in the essay. By following this guide for writing a Thesis Statement‚ my writing experiences have become more rewarding. First‚ the thesis statement is the main topic or idea of the essay. It should directly answer the question the writer asks
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Thesis Statements A thesis statement should be argumentative (debatable) and function as a one-two sentence --condensation of your paper’s primary claim (or argument). Thesis statements are necessary so that readers can identify the point and/or argument of your paper early in the paper. A thesis statement also allows you to state the primary reasons behind your paper’s argument early in the paper. A thesis statement is not a “duh” statement‚ such as “The extermination of the Jews was bad
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