What is a thesis?

Question

I have to write a college paper on education, and I want to know what a thesis is in those standards. It has to be a paragraph, so if you could help explain it that'd be great.

Answer 1

A thesis is a statement that takes a stand and represents what you intend to argue for in the paper. The source will give you some ideas.

Answer 2

A thesis is a statement of a proposition which you support. An Antithesis is a statement of a proposition which counters a thesis and a synthesis is a conjunction of a thesis and anti-thesis. If you are writing a college paper on education which is to contain a thesis then you would have to decide what proposition in education you would like to support. A thesis could, for example be:

"Cognitive skills and patterns of thinking are not primarily determined by innate factors, but are the products of the activities practiced in the social institutions of the culture in which the individual grows up. Consequently, the history of the society in which a child is reared and the child's personal history are crucial determinants of the way in which that individual will think."

The above thesis supports the idea that nurture and not nature is essential in the development of intelligence. Having stated such a thesis it would then be necessary to go further and to show what evidence, arguments and authorities were available to support the proposition put forward. The majority of your paper would be concerned with explaining and supporting your position or thesis.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

I am going to take a stab at this because I am in English 103 at Citrus College and I really need help on mine. I know that a thesis statement is a proposition that a person advances and offers to maintain by argument, this is according to Websters Dictionary.

Thesis: Education is important to our society because it offers people a chance to attain a better career and a status.

Answer 4

It's an opening statement that gives the gist of what your paper is about. Anything mentioned in the thesis should be backed up by evidence and commentary in the body of the paper. Good luck.

Answer 5

If you read any story You need to write the hook statement that means you have to ask the question related in that story, second sentence would be the story title and the third sentences would be the thesis ,how the characters are similar and differences from their personality so this would be your thesis you have to write this in a third sentences.

Answer 6

1. a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, esp. one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections: "He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war."
2. a subject for a composition or essay.
3. a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree.

Answer 7

the·sis (thss) KEY

NOUN:
pl. the·ses (-sz) KEY
A proposition that is maintained by argument.
A dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research, especially as a requirement for an academic degree.
A hypothetical proposition, especially one put forth without proof.
The first stage of the Hegelian dialectic process.

The long or accented part of a metrical foot, especially in quantitative verse.
The unaccented or short part of a metrical foot, especially in accentual verse.
Music The accented section of a measure.

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Answer 8

a thesis statement is a sentence or two that tells your audience about your position on a certain topics. heres the "formula":

what your opinion is, your stand
over
your topic

Answer 9

an opening statement or sentence that explains what the rest of the essay is going to be about.