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: G1112, Scientific Writing I
: 2006
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Module 3
Exercise
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CHOOSE THE BEST RESEARCH
THESIS
Choose the best working thesis for the
proposed research paper.
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There are many causes of anorexia nervosa.
Anorexia nervosa has both emotional and social
causes which work hand-in-hand.
Anorexia nervosa occurs most often in young women
aged 13 - 22.
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Choose the best working thesis for the proposed
research paper.
1. Business practices in former Soviet Union countries.
2. Business practices in the countries of the former Soviet
Union have changed drastically since the break-up.
3. Since the break-up of the former Soviet Union,
business practices in those countries have changed
most in the fields of marketing and customer service,
reflecting the changes in government and political
philosophy.
3
Choose the best working thesis for the
proposed research paper.
1. Shakespeare intended the audience to
question the existence of Hamlet's father's
ghost.
2. The appearance of Hamlet's father's ghost
raises an important psychological as well as
dramatic dilemma in the play.
3. Critics through the ages have debated the
significance of Hamlet's father's ghost.
4
Choose the best working thesis for the proposed
research paper.
1. The whole language approach has been effective in
raising the reading skills of elementary school children
and in helping the children understand the relevance of
reading to all fields of study in school.
2. The whole language approach has substantially helped
elementary school children to read.
3. More public schools should implement the whole
language approach since it has substantially helped
elementary school children to read.
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Choose the best working thesis for the proposed research
paper
1. U.S. government policies on health care have changed
during the past 20 years; this change in policy has
made hospitals currently function as oligopolies.
2. U.S. government policies on health care differ greatly
from those of Asian nations due to the different social
and economic structures underlying the government.
3. U.S. government policies on health care should be
changed to reflect citizens' current concerns.
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Homework
Which of the following sentences might make the best thesis statement
for your paper? State your reason(s) and logic for your answer.
1. Adult illiteracy poses the greatest threat to America today.
2. Adult illiteracy has many causes, but it can be eliminated.
3. How can the problem of adult illiteracy in America be effectively
addressed?
4. Subsuming a myriad of causal factors, adult illiteracy manifests itself
throughout contemporary American society.
5. We can eliminate adult illiteracy in America now!
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