computers, and sleepless nights using the scientific devices. A thesis statement is a sentence or two that affirm the writer’s position regarding the specific issue to be discussed, the position that will direct the argument of the paper. It should appear in the introduction paragraph of the paper (Hogan 26). The writer can make it the first sentence; though that is frequently a slightly basic and uninteresting method to start the paper. More regularly, then, it should be at or toward the end of the introduction paragraph. It should also narrow focus of the paper, be specific, be an interesting claim, one that reasonable people may disagree with, and provide a clue as to what the main line of...
