Drafting an argumentative thesis can be challenging, even for the most skilled historians. A strong thesis statement introduces your readers to the main points of an essay, lends your writing a ...

Example of a descriptive “thesis”: “In Common Sense, Thomas Paine presented his views on why the American colonists should break with Great Britain.” *Note: No one would ever disagree with this ...

We are reading this article not for its content – although I expect it to be of interest to many of you, especially the criminology majors – but as an illustration of how to think in terms of ...