Creating a Thesis Statement: 5 Myths to (Sometimes) Ignore

Have you ever heard that touching a frog will give you warts or that Twinkies never expire? These urban legends have been around a long time, but they’re simply myths. While touching some frogs can irritate your skin, frogs don’t cause warts. They’re caused by viruses. And Twinkies? Well, they may not be made from …

13 Compare and Contrast Thesis Examples to Inspire You

Creative geniuses cannot create their masterpieces until they’re inspired. Perhaps you’re that creative genius who simply hasn’t been inspired to write a thesis statement to help focus your thoughts for your upcoming compare and contrast essay. Perhaps you don’t fancy yourself a creative genius at all. Maybe you’re more of a major procrastinator who’s only …

30 Persuasive Thesis Statement Examples That Are…Persuasive

Let’s pretend you wrote the following as a working thesis statement for your persuasive essay: Global climate change has been debated for many years. Do you think this is a persuasive thesis statement? (HINT: Say “no”!)     NO: The thesis statement is a fact. It is not persuasive and not debatable. If you answered “yes” …

How to Write a Hypothesis for a Badass Research Paper

Hypothesis: (noun) a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. Yikes! That sounds pretty serious (and a little intimidating too). Don’t let it scare you, though. In simpler terms, a hypothesis is an idea of what you think will happen in your experiment or …

12 Argumentative Thesis Statement Examples to Help Your Next Essay

Think of your favorite movie. Got it? Now think about the opening scene. What does that scene accomplish? For most, the opening scene draws the viewer in, introduces one or more of the main characters, and gives the audience a taste of what the movie is going to be about. That’s exactly what your argumentative …

How to Revise an Essay and Make It Better Than Ever

Think revising and editing aren’t necessary? Check out this ad: It looks like the educational software ad writers of this company don’t know the difference between “their” (possessive) and “they’re” (they are). Would you feel confident purchasing educational software from a company that doesn’t know basic grammar (or perhaps simply doesn’t care enough to proofread …