Task 2 Writing a Thesis Statement and a Persuasive Research Paper

In this task, you will form a thesis statement based on your opinion and research of the topic you selected. Your thesis statement will answer the writing prompt for this activity. Later in this task, you will write a paper arguing for and supporting the thesis.

Part A

A thesis 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 this task. Remember, your thesis statement should be based on the research you have conducted as well as your opinion on the selected topic. Your 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

the legal limit for the drivers who can drive after consuming any amount of alcohol is 21 years.

explanation:

on november 1, 1996, a "zero tolerance law" was put into effect in the new york state.

according to this zero tolerance law, for people under the age of 21 years, it was illegal to purchase and possess alcohol or to drive after consuming any amount of it.

also, the alcohol involvement rate for the drivers under the age of 21 was roughly twice that of elderly drivers.

the main character of "the secret life of walter mitty" retreats into a false pretense as a means escape from his mundane reality -- this is a flagrant issue seen in societies abroad, typically found in young adults and it is robbing our youths of their childhood.

explanation:

a thesis -- a well developed, formal thesis is required to be one sentence long. there are many themes in "the secret life of walter mitty" and i had resolved to give you one of the simpler ones while still honing it with class.

by explaining that it took the same total time to travel by plane as it did by train

there is not such an "uncle" in the poem "a servant to servants". the narrator refers to many characters -particularly her brother and her husband- both suffering from mental illness. the woman is also suffering because she does something to but she is not happy with the situation.

the poem has a dramatic monologue about the woman life's circumstances and her traumatic events form the past.

"a servant to servants" is a poem written by robert frost, and is part of a collection of poems "north of boston", of 1915.