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Without a thesis statement, you don't have a paper. Watch this video, and get the inside scoop on how to write a killer thesis statement.
A strong thesis is crucial for a good essay. But how do you structure a great thesis statement? If you’re watching this video, you’ve come to t...
The London Bridge may be falling down, falling down, falling down....but your essay will be one stalwart structure that stands the tests of time.
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Thank you We sneak in thesis Sentence versus topic sentence
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title wave Wondering why your controller is broken this games
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Thanks We're spending all evening staring mindlessly into a pasture
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by the same token It's important to understand the difference
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between a thesis is on a topic sentence A thesis
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is usually one or two cents is at the end
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of your introduction that states the main point of the
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entire essay Clearly he's a pretty big deal you know
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tend to run things around here like a huge deal
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When he enters a room we suggest you give up
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your seat take mine The thesis makes a clear arguable
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assertion that will be developed in the following paragraph Wow
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he is so assertive it's sort of like your uncle
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harold who uses every family gathering is an excuse to
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make bold claims in front of an involuntarily rapt audience
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Sask watch superman global warming look just think about it
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However unlike uncle harold your essay is actually going to
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substantiate the claims you make Also it won't end up
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passed out in the tuna casserole after dinner Everything that
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comes after the thesis yeah should support and relate back
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to this main sense If anything doesn't relate to the
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pieces well then it's probably a tangent and can be
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cut Tangents air fine and geometry They're not quite so
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popular in the essay writing world A strong thesis demonstrates
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a unique perspective on the topic at hand It's something
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that can be debated and is hopefully somewhat interesting You
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any people like wearing shoes isn't a great basis Million
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It may be true but the new york post probably
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isn't going to stop the presses for that one And
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now yeah he often gets confused with the topic sentence
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The topic senses sort of many pieces Instead of being
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the central point of an entire essay He's really just
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in charge of previewing the content of his own paragraph
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If the thesis is general The topic sentences are his
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lieutenants reporting for duty sir Topic senses make a point
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in support of the thesis Remember everything has to relate
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back to the big guy and ideally helped convince the
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reader to understand where you're coming from So there you
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go A thesis is the head honchos in charge of
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the whole essay and the topic senses are his minions
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in charge of making sure that the body paragraph runs
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smoothly Pick up the vice paragraph three pastor boys faster
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Don't confuse the two They hate that please he wishes
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