Research paper on science
Thesis statements
The thesis sentence is a clear, concise statement of the position you will defend in your paper. The thesis sentence should argue a position, not summarize information.
When composing your thesis sentence,
• make sure your thesis reflects the full scope of your argument.
• avoid using a thesis that is too broad to be defended in the your paper or too
narrow to be a full response to the assignment.
• argue as conceptually rich a position as you can support. Ask yourself How?
and Why? questions to deepen your thesis.
• make sure your reader can easily identify your thesis sentence.
• do not just reword the professor’s question; claim your own position.
A thesis sentence that is too broad:
The Catholic Church’ s influence on the formation of labor unions in the nineteenth century was extremely significant.
A more focused thesis sentence:
The Catholic Church, by means of the pulpit and the purse, greatly influenced the labor movement in the United States during the final decades of the nineteenth century.

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