Nathan Hutchinson

English 102

Laura Darrow

7-11-2010

1. In the first example about Darwin, all the writer tells us is that he is going to write a paper and nothing else. Their is no trace of a thesis here.

2. The second statement about college is only stating the obvious. I would have to say that the majority of people already know this.

3. The third thesis is just about like the second one. We already know jean companies target kids almost all business does.

4. Othello is a play about love and jealousy, very good you should know this entering the book. 2,3,4 are all stating the obvious.

5. With this statement about Minor Threat there is way to much personal opinion involved in it.

In the story The Handmaid’s Tale a religious group takes the rights away from middle and lower class people by prostituting fertile women into birthing privileges for the elite.

1. I think this thesis statement is arguable, one could say it was for the greater good of mankind.

2. I think it is very specific to the story. The story is based around this statement.

3. There is a lot of evidence to support this statement especially in the first chapters.