Effective Thesis Statement

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One great progress I made is how to write a sentence to present the topic of the paper and reflect my position on that topic. As the most important sentence in an essay, thesis statements express the purpose of this writing. Before taking ENGL3000, I was confused about how to focus my ideas into one sentence; my thesis statements were too general, sprawling, and superficial to make my audiences clearly understand what these papers were about. However, after finishing many readings and writings in this class, I have grasped the key strategies to phrase a specific, arguable, and supportive thesis statement. More specifically, an effective thesis statement should have a specific topic to keep readers focus on the argument, reflect my position