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Guide to writing a thesis statement for your critical reflection.

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Thesis statement Guide to your critical reflection

A thesis statement:

• expresses your viewpoint or stand on the subject

• introduces and anchors your whole argument

• is explicitly stated in the introduction and conclusion

• supports and validates your essay

Therefore your thesis statement should be: Relevant

Clear & Concise

Simple

Good or bad

• The major argument against nuclear power in any country is not the danger of catastrophic accidents, but the problem of disposing of the wastes created by power plants

• The first nuclear reaction happened in the united states in 1924

Good or bad

Good or bad

• Some people argue that nanotechnology will revolutionaries medicine in the twenty first century, while other people claim that it is only one of the many powerful breakthroughs

Good or bad

• Nanotechnology will revolutionize medicine more than any other discovery or breakthrough in history, by providing diagnostic tools that have no harmful impact on the human body

It's time for you Write a thesis statement for assessment two