is this an ok thesis statement?

Question

Many people continue their education everyday and live their life to the fullest extent.

i wrote this because i have to write a paper and i chose one theme. the theme is "Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow."
--Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 1

its good. its telling people to live like their aint no 2 morro. good thesis.

Answer 2

I think that is a good topic and a good thesis. I would suggest starting your paper with: In 19XX Mahatma Gandhi once said: "Learn as if you were going to live forever. Live as if you were going to die tomorrow." These words are as true today as they have ever been. TRANSITION SENTENCE. Many people continue their education everyday and live their life to the fullest extend.

Then you can give examples in your 3 body paragraphs. Example of what kind of learning people are doing, and how that is making their lives more enjoyable, how they applying their learning to their daily lives.

Good luck! This should be an interesting paper.

Answer 3

"Many people" is a vague statement...you should have more detail.
"continue education" is also vague...say more about what type of education, college, tech school, apprenticeship.
You also never mention how this education helps to live to the "fullest extent"
You should probably put some more detail into the thesis sentence because if someone reads it alone they should get a least a reasonable understanding what the paper is about and make them want to read more.
--this recommendation would be for a college level class, i do not know where you stand.

Answer 4

I think you could improve the statement by stating WHY people continue their education (maybe change "and" to "to" in order to fix that). The phrase "continue their education everyday" is a little awkward - they keep going to school within a day or between days? It sounds like a good start. Remember - a thesis statement should always try to prove something that someone could potentially argue against.

Good luck on the paper!

Answer 5

I think you should try to incorporate your theme into your thesis because the thesis is going to be what you are proving throughout you're paper. You could right a paper on how and why people live to the fullest, or something.

Answer 6

No, it is too general. What kind of education? Life education? Formal education? And what is "to the fullest extent"? This is different for everybody. All you did is reword Gandhi's quote which was meant to be vague so it would apply to a lot of people.

Answer 7

Ehhhh.... its okay but I think it should be more exciting sounding. Honestly, it sounds a little boring. I would work on the choice and order of words.

When I was graduating, I had to present a ten minute thesis paper in front of the class. My english teacher said that a thesis is something you have to prove all throughout the paper. Just keep that in mind. (I know your thesis there can be proven throughout the paper, just giving you that advice anyway).

Answer 8

This is a good answer... maybe you should include something to do with the part of the statement that says "live as if you were going to die tomorrow."

Answer 9

Try this instead: Living a life to the fullest extent does not require that people sacrifice their education.

I think this covers the true meaning of that quote.

Answer 10

I wouldn't use that...A thesis statement gives up the summary of your page without really giving it up, u know what I mean? it's also eye catching, makes the reader want to keep going...gimmie a sec while I think of a better one....in the mean time, visit my question, please:


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Answer 11

Its ok. Id consisder something more exciting. Try reading more of Gandhis work. That might inspire you.