Athesis statement is a sentence that captures the main idea of a paper and clarifies the author's stand on a topic. using the information you
gathered in task 1 and the opinions you formed on the topic, develop a thesis statement for the research paper that you will write in the rest of
activity is task. remember, your thesis statement should be based on the research you have conducted as well as your opinion on the selected topic.
tour thesis should also answer the writing prompt for this activity: "how has the event or issue you selected changed your community, country. or
world? "

before you form a thesis, consult these resources
• creating a thesis statement
• writing tips: thesis statements

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.