EXERCISE C1–4 Thesis statements
EXERCISE C1-4Thesis statements
In each of the following pairs, which sentence might work well as a thesis for a short paper? What is the problem with the other one? Is it too factual? Too broad? Too vague? Use the problem/strategy approach in section C1-c to evaluate each thesis. Type your answers in the boxes below.
Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)
a. By networking with friends, a single parent can manage to strike a balance among work, school, a social life, and family.
b. Single parents face many challenges as they try to juggle all of their responsibilities.
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Suggested revision: 1. a would make a better thesis; b is too broad.
EXERCISE C1-4 Thesis statements - In each of the following pairs, which sentence might work well as a thesis for a short paper? What is the problem with the other one? Is it too factual? Too broad? Too vague? Use the problem/strategy approach in section 1c to evaluate each thesis. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - b. Single parents face many challenges as they try to juggle all of their responsibilities.
a. At the Special Olympics, athletes with disabilities show that, with hard work and support from others, they can accomplish anything—that they can indeed be winners.
b. Working with the Special Olympics program is rewarding.
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Suggested revision: 2. a would make a better thesis; b is too vauge.
EXERCISE C1-4 Thesis statements - In each of the following pairs, which sentence might work well as a thesis for a short paper? What is the problem with the other one? Is it too factual? Too broad? Too vague? Use the problem/strategy approach in section 1c to evaluate each thesis. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - b. Working with the Special Olympics program is rewarding.
a. History 201, taught by Professor Brown, is offered at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
b. Whoever said that history is nothing but polishing tombstones must have missed History 201, because in Professor Brown’s class history is vibrantly alive.
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Suggested revision: 3. b would make a better thesis; a is too factual.
EXERCISE C1-4 Thesis statements - In each of the following pairs, which sentence might work well as a thesis for a short paper? What is the problem with the other one? Is it too factual? Too broad? Too vague? Use the problem/strategy approach in section 1c to evaluate each thesis. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - b. Whoever said that history is nothing but polishing tombstones must have missed History 201, because in Professor Brown’s class history is vibrantly alive.
a. So far, research suggests that zero-emissions vehicles are not a sensible solution to the problem of steadily increasing air pollution.
b. Because air pollution is of serious concern to many people today, several US government agencies have implemented plans to begin solving the problem.
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Suggested revision: 4. a would make a better thesis; b is too broad
EXERCISE C1-4 Thesis statements - In each of the following pairs, which sentence might work well as a thesis for a short paper? What is the problem with the other one? Is it too factual? Too broad? Too vague? Use the problem/strategy approach in section 1c to evaluate each thesis. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - b. Because air pollution is of serious concern to many people today, several US government agencies have implemented plans to begin solving the problem.
a. Anorexia nervosa is a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder occurring mainly in young, upper-middle-class teens.
b. The eating disorder anorexia nervosa is rarely cured by one treatment alone; only by combining drug therapy with psychotherapy and family therapy can the client begin the long journey to wellness.
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Suggested revision: 5. b would make a better thesis; a is too factual.
EXERCISE C1-4 Thesis statements - In each of the following pairs, which sentence might work well as a thesis for a short paper? What is the problem with the other one? Is it too factual? Too broad? Too vague? Use the problem/strategy approach in section 1c to evaluate each thesis. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - b. The eating disorder anorexia nervosa is rarely cured by one treatment alone; only by combining drug therapy with psychotherapy and family therapy can the client begin the long journey to wellness.