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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of the body” (Poe‚ The Tell-Tale Heart‚ 2). In The Tell-Tale the Narrator hides the body under the floorboards after dismembering it. While in The Black Cat the narrator pulls away the bricks in his basement wall‚ places his wife’s body in‚ and places the bricks back as if nothing happened: “I determined to wall it up in the cellar” (Poe‚ The Black Cat‚ 4). They are both very similar stories and you can tell they were both written by Poe‚ but there are some key
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Anna Flores Ms. Ross English 109H 25 September 2014 The Black Cat Analysis “The Black Cat‚” written by Edgar Allan Poe‚ shows Poe’s twisted and dark ways that are portrayed throughout the story. “The Black Cat” is a story that combines many ideas that captivated Poe‚ especially perversity. The story shows how Poe struggles with his battle with alcohol and aggression‚ which ultimately lead him to destroy many things he loves. In the end‚ alcohol and anger are two things that Poe cannot control
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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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The short story‚ “The Black Cat”‚ written by Edgar Allan Poe sure is full of suspense. The story is told by a first person narrator. Although the narrator’s sanity is compromised from the guilt experienced‚ he gives the reader several images to visualize his and other characters‚ scenes‚ and actions. The narrator describes his childhood‚ his marriage‚ and the unbelievable events that occurred shortly after becoming an alcoholic. Alcohol encouraged him to become violent and impulsive. The imagine
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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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In our culture‚ if one sees a black cat it is often viewed as a sign of bad luck—a superstition. The black cat symbolizes that wicked things are coming‚ much like the superstition of a raven. In Poe’s The Black Cat‚ the black cat is doing just that‚ it is symbolizing and foreshadowing the upcoming atrocities that will take place. There is also much symbolism in the choice of weapons the narrator uses to do his heinous acts. The narrator mentions how his wife “who at heart was not a little tinctured
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