Practice 6: Writing Forceful Thesis Statements

PRACTICE 6 Writing Forceful Thesis Statements

Rewrite the weak thesis statements that follow to make them more forceful.

EXAMPLE:

 In my opinion, students who are involved with the community learn many important lessons.

Students who are involved with the community learn many important lessons.
  1. I will explain some examples of history repeating itself.

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    Practice 6: Thesis Statement 1
  2. This college could have better parking facilities.

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    Practice 6: Thesis Statement 2
  3. Given that I have improved my job performance and shown a lot of initiative, I am pretty sure I will get a raise this year.

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    Practice 6: Thesis Statement 3
  4. It would be a good idea to warn young people about the possible dangers of prescription drug abuse.

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    Practice 6: Thesis Statement 4
  5. In this paper, I will describe three reasons why going to college has been a challenge for me.

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    Practice 6: Thesis Statement 5