no your thesis should be a short 1 to 2 sentence argument that can be stated throughout your essay to remind marker and emphasize your argument. your teacher is probably talking about your intro/1st paragraph. its like a debate where you have a team line that you repeat throughout the debateAccording to my English teacher, a thesis should be 100 words, should include a definition of your topic, present an argument and then introduce texts.
"Humans are inherently in search of belonging, something vital to our existence. A sense of belonging emerges from acceptance, understanding and identification. This process grows through relationships - manifested in groups based on socio-economic status, appearance, religion or nationality amongst other criteria. Yet, as the criterion upon which these groups are based is in constant flux, we in turn are consistently forced to alter our identity. As our need to belong is rivalled by our need to assert our individuality, attempts to achieve a sense of belonging through exterior groups will ultimately result in ambivalence. Therefore, it is only through reflection, in which conformity and differences are non-existent, can we fulfill our intrinsic need to belong.""Humans are inherently in search of belonging, something vital to our existence. A sense of belonging emerges from acceptance, understanding and identification and we seek this through relationships with others which are manifested in groups based on socio-economic status, appearance, religion or nationality amongst other criteria. Yet, as the criterion upon which these groups are based upon is in consistent flux, we are in turn consistently forced to alter our identity. As our need to belong is rivalled by our need to assert our individuality, attempts to achieve belonging through exterior groups will ultimately results in ambivalence. It is only when we look within, where there exists no notions of conformity or differences, for belonging, is it attainable."
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1) PICK 2/3 central themeshii, was just wondering which of the Peter Skrzynecki fits well with Edward Scissorhands and the concept of belonging? im having trouble relating them to each other, my thesis is about how belonging can either unite or destroy an individual.
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NO NO NO NO NO!This thread has totally confused my definition of a thesis.
In this thread are about three examples of great big long thesis' that would really only constitute as a single idea in an essay.
I was under the impression that we needed to include several different thesis' (4-5) all short which can be connected to techniques in both a set text and related text.
Sorry but i don't agree. Last year's HSC Belonging question was:All I have to say is this: don't have a thesis that included the words "self" or "identity" or both. (identity is basically the opposite).
Good luck!
I'm pretty sure you would've had to refer to personal identity in order to answer it...Understanding nourishes belonging... a lack of understanding prevents it
Quick question Aerath, did you refer to personal/self identity in that question anyway? just curious.So long as you:
1. Answer the question
2. Put forward a thesis
3. Support your thesis with a sustained analysis and textual evidence
You'll be fine, no matter how you've answered the question.