Thesis Exercise

Thesis Exercise

 

EXERCISE 1 :  Write T next to each thesis statement below. Write NT if there is no thesis statement.

 

	1.NT	I want to tell you about the many defects in the administration's proposals for restructuring the Social Security program.
	2.NT	Al Capone, the Chicago gang leader, was nicknamed "Scarface."
	3.T	Justice delayed is justice denied.
	4.T	My thesis asks whether affirmative action programs are just a new form of racism.
	5.NT	It's not only poor people who get government handouts.
	6.NT	How to Grow Prize-Winning Roses.
	7.NT	This paper will examine recent proposals to reinstate the death penalty.
	8.NT	My husband is a terrible cook.
	9.NT	My husband cooks all the meals for our family.
	10.T	Christmas shopping shows that the law of the jungle is still with us.

EXERCISE 2 :  Write G next to each sentence if it is a good thesis statement, and NG if it is not good.

 

1.G	The history of the United States is dominated by lust for money.
2.G	Common sense is sometimes the enemy of genius.
3.G	British and American poets through the centuries have vastly overrated the glories of romantic love.
4.NG	Thirst is harder to endure than hunger.
5.NG	Exercise is a worthwhile activity.
6.G	Jogging can add years to one's life.
7.G	Teaching tricks to a dog is easier than most people think.
8.G	The way people shake hands can reveal something about their characters.
9.G	Natural beauty must be preserved, but government agencies often make foolish decisions on this matter, and jobs must also be preserved.
10.NG	In Moby Dick, Melville does a very good job.

 

Run On - Comma Splice

Run On

1. The short passage "How to Wright with Style" By Kurt Vonnegut a well renounced writer from Indianapolis, Indiana who served in World War 2  talks in this passage about how to fluently and excitingly write passages that will entice the reader to like your style of reading.

2. Kurt then goes on and talks about how people should write using their natural way of speaking He compares the varieties of speech to the variety of butterflies and the beauty in both.

3. Vonnegut wrote this passage to help early writers understand the basic fundamentals of being a writer and helping people like me understand how to write effectively so that others such as readers will want to read my writings and want to come back and read more next time.

4.Steven Johnson’s states how he sat down and played SimCity with his nephew, and just explaining the game to him made his nephew talk about how “high tax rates in industrial areas can stifle development” He talks about how people might think the knowledge earned in games is because of the flashy graphics, and violence and sex However he goes on to say, “Most of the best-selling games of all time –have almost no violence and sex in them.

5. Steven Johnson explains differences and similarities between reading and video games While not talking down on reading he explains the technological advances of video games today and how they have positive reactions on young or even older gamers.

Comma Splice

 

 

1. Johnson’s intent of this passage is to explain the subject of reading and video games, through a younger more scientific perspective.

 

2. He explains that reading isn’t all it’s thought out to be, in fact he feels that, “reading follows a fixed linear path and that video games engage the young in complex social relationships with their peers.”

 

3. Johnson talks about what the world would be like if video games were brought up before reading,  how people would criticize reading.

 

4. Video games move and connect the neurons in your brain, they  help memory and other hand-eye coordination and stimulations.

 

5. video games can create and involve, the same type of learning and positive reactions on children or any gamer at that.