Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Lecture 20: Thesis Statements


Please add your thesis statement as a comment to this blog post. Remember, your thesis statement should pertain to your public discussion topic. If you'd like to choose a different topic, please let me know before you craft your thesis statement.

Since your thesis statements are drawn from your public discussion topics I'm asking you to imagine writing an "argumentative" essay. This type of essay usually:

"makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim with specific evidence. The claim could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an evaluation, a cause-and-effect statement, or an interpretation. The goal of the argumentative paper is to convince the audience that the claim is true based on the evidence provided."


*****Example Thesis Statement*****

Example of an argumentative thesis statement:

High school graduates should be required to take a year off to pursue community service projects before entering college in order to increase their maturity and global awareness.


Read more about writing thesis statements at OWL and here and here.

Here is some interesting information on the "myths about thesis statements."


Note: Image from arghh_im_a_pirate on flickr.

21 comments:

  1. Animals should not be genetically engineered due to the possible physical differences caused by genetic engineering along with the potential mental problems this may trigger within animals.

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  2. Racism as an ideal still exists today as evidenced by certain peoples groups outward and open hate towards people of other races.

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  3. Pro-choice does not mean pro-abortion, it represents a woman’s life, her rights and most importantly, her choices and decisions.

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  4. Genetic engineering should not be allowed to be done on animals because it can cause severely mutated animals which is in humane.

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  5. Capital punishment should not be abolished due to it's ability to deter crimes, and justify crimes that are commited in the most extreme and unhumane fashions.

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  6. Capital punishment as a justifiable punishment for any criminal activity should be universally abolished, due to the ambiguous and even slanted propensity of the justice system against the prosecuted.

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  7. Same-sex couples are capable of loving and taking care of an adopted child and should be allowed to do so without the complications of societal prejudices.

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  8. Same-sex couples deserve the right to adopt a child, just because they aren't the ideal nuclear family does not mean the child would be less loved or have a worse life.

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  9. With continuous peer pressure to have sex, teens are finding it difficult to say no to premarital sex, putting a hold on their psychological, social and academic development.

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  10. Racism in Canada is a declining issue due to efforts made by educators, society and the government; these strategies will one day result in the elimination of racism within the country.

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  11. Biofuels play a significant role in the rising price of food globally by diverting grain away from food production and livestock feed, adding to the current global economic crisis.

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  12. Genetic enginering should not be allowed due to it's cause of several unidentified potential risks in human.

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  13. Same-sex couples, who aspire to raise a child of their own, shouldn't be denied to share their love, lives and family with a child who needs care, support and guidance.

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  14. for women to succeed in the workplace in is beneficial to possess an understanding of perception management, conflict management and corporate persuasion techniques. .

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  15. Same sex couples should be equally considered when adopting a child, the fact that they can't physically produce a child of their own shouldn't hinder their ability or opportunity to be a loving parent.

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  16. What gives people the right to genetically engineer babies. It brings us one step closer to cloning, and if you thing we have a population problem now, just wait a few years.

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  17. North America's forty hour work week is unnecessary for our society, expecially with the general increase in overtime. An adjustment should be practiced alike the European schedule, abolishing the voracious menatalitly of corporate america and instead focusing on our values.

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