Tesis de el hombre

tesis de el hombre se posee en la medida que posee su lenguaje•is the single most important passage in your paper. Your writing should be especially careful and clear here; you don't want any confusion or awkwardness!

•is the single statement (typically one complex sentence, but it can be two or three) version of your paper. It should provide, in brief form, the main content of your paper.

•is the most concise formulation of your argument–the no frills version of the case you are making. It should very clearly make a case, argue a point!

•is a quick summary of the ground your paper will cover

•is a precise roadmap telling your reader not only the points you will make (usually 3-5), but also the order in which you will make them. Or, if you prefer, you can think of it as a promise to your readers: "I argue this and this, and I'll be doing it in this order."

•is, once youíve written it, your guide to how you want your paper to be structured

•is typically the last sentence of your first paragraph

•must strike a balance between hyper-specificity and vagueness. You will be able to flesh everything out later, so donít give it all away, but try to avoid tragic vagueness: ìTo convince the reader of his argument, Bob Dole uses several different strategies and techniques. Take away Dole's name and that could apply to any article!

Thesis as a Roadmap: Structure

Let's say this is your thesis:

ìDole adopts a complimentary tone to pull in Hollywood and its supporters, makes extensive use of quotes by studio executives (and even mentions democratic senators) to suggest broad support for his indecency concerns, and presents a case study of one studio's evolution over time to support his assertion that a line has now been crossed. But in trying both to praise and condemn Hollywood, to please those who dislike it and recruit those within it, he occasionally spreads himself too thin, failing to please either group.

What does it tell the reader? Well, most obviously, it suggests the content of your argument, which, roughly, can be broken down into four parts: Dole's "complimentary tone," his "extensive use of quotes," his "case study of one studio's evolution," and his spreading himself "too thin." One would expect that content to be reflected in the paper itself. So, a mention of Dole's possibly flawed examples (which would seem to have no relevance to any of the four components) or the complete absence of any discussion of his complimentary tone (which your thesis suggests is one of your four main concerns) would be a problem. Content of paper and thesis must match. They might not in the first draft; you may, after starting with this thesis, eventually find yourself launching full force into a discussion about the poor examples in his speech. A problem? Not if that discussion adds in some way to the argument you're making. And (this is crucial) as long as you shift your thesis so it reflects this change in content. You might, for example, reword that final sentence to this: "But his speech is hampered by examples which, under the careful examination speeches do not allow, seem poorly thought out." So, now that we've got content down, what about sequence?

Thesis as a Roadmap: Sequence

Your thesis also suggests how your paper will be structured or ordered. Take another look at your Dole thesis. Youíll notice that you mention the "complimentary tone" before the "extensive use of quotes," and that you get to his spreading himself too thin last of all. Is the order arbitrary? It shouldn't be; you should have some reason for ordering your thesis that way. But even if you

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