Replacing The Electoral College With Direct Popular Vote Would Improve The Democratic Process.

Thesis Statement for a 5-10 Page Research Paper

50. Click on the passage that would work better as a thesis statement for a three-to-five-page college paper. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a three-to-five-page paper; and it should be sharply focused.  

• Because it has become outdated, the electoral college should be replaced by a system that allows the US president to be elected by direct popular vote.
• Rather than voting for a presidential candidate, voters in a US presidential election merely choose their state's electoral college representatives, who actually vote for the president. In most states, all of the electoral votes go to the candidate who wins the popular vote in that state, no matter how close the outcome.

51. Click on the sentence that would work well as the thesis statement for a research paper from five to ten pages long. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a five-to-ten-page paper; and it should be sharply focused.

• Given the possible link between suicide rates and antidepressant medications in children and teenagers, physicians should more closely monitor first-time users of these drugs.
• Psychotherapy alone may be the right course of action for some depressed children, yet others may benefit more from a combination of therapy and medication.

52. Which passage would work better for a four-to-eight-page argument essay in an advanced composition course? 

• To alleviate the energy crisis in the United States, Congress should not promote an expansion of existing fossil fuel technologies but should subsidize states’ efforts to consume less energy.
• Congress should try to alleviate the energy crisis in the United States by supporting state governments.

53. Which passage would work better for a four-to-eight-page literature analysis in an English literature course? 

• Stream-of-consciousness narration is a characteristic of modernist literature used widely in the 1920s.
• The stream-of-consciousness narration in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway emphasizes the depth and complexity of the title character’s personality.

54. Which passage would work better for a two-to-five-page argument essay in an introductory composition course? 

• Because students can learn as much from an engaging group discussion as they can from a teacher-centered lecture, the college should impose a campuswide attendance policy that discourages absenteeism.
• Maintaining that students can learn as much from an engaging group discussion as they can from a teacher-centered lecture, the college trustees voted to create a campuswide attendance policy that discourages absenteeism.

55. Click on the sentence that would work well as the thesis statement for a research paper from five to ten pages long. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a five-to-ten-page paper; and it should be sharply focused. 

• Merit-based pay schemes base teacher salaries on performance, as most private-sector companies do, rather than on seniority, as most public school districts do.
• As can be seen in the success of many charter schools, merit-based pay schemes for teachers are one way to bring about improved student performance.

56. Click on the passage that would work better as a thesis statement for a three-to-five-page college paper. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a three-to-five-page paper; and it should be sharply focused. 

• Because air pollution is of serious concern to people in the world today, many countries have implemented a variety of plans to begin solving the problem.
• So far, research suggests that zero-emissions vehicles are one solution to the problem of steadily rising air pollution.

57. Click on the sentence that would work well as the thesis statement for a research paper from five to ten pages long. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a five-to-ten-page paper; and it should be sharply focused. 

• Although many people believe that the number of suicides increases during times of severe economic crises, there is very little evidence to support this theory.
• Since the rate of suicides among Native American youths is more than twice that of the national average, federal agencies must make suicide prevention in our Native communities a top priority.

58. Click on the sentence that would work well as the thesis statement for a research paper from five to ten pages long. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a five-to-ten-page paper; and it should be sharply focused. 

• Although it has been criticized, the resource dilution model—the theory that the number of siblings a child has can influence his or her chances for intellectual development—offers the most likely explanation for why this causal relationship may exist.
• It is largely undisputed that children with no siblings are more likely to score higher on cognitive skills tests than children with multiple siblings.

59. Click on the passage that would work better as a thesis statement for a three-to-five-page college paper. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a three-to-five-page paper; and it should be sharply focused.  

• In his autobiographical Narrative, Frederick Douglass draws on techniques used in popular texts of his day—sentimental literature, the Bible, and dramatic oratory—to persuade his audience to reject slavery.
• Frederick Douglass's autobiographical Narrative is an interesting exploration of the issue of slavery.

60. Which passage would work better for a four-to-eight-page argument essay in an advanced composition course? 

• In this essay, I will prove that border fences are both culturally and environmentally destructive; in my opinion, the government should abandon its efforts to build a fence along the US-Mexican border and should pursue other methods of increasing national security.
• Because border fences are both culturally and environmentally destructive, the government should abandon its efforts to build a fence along the US-Mexican border and should pursue other methods of increasing national security.

61. If the underlined word or word group can be omitted without loss of meaning, click on Omit. If the word group is required for the meaning of the sentence, click on Keep.

New Harmony, located in Indiana, was founded as a Utopian village.

• Omit
• Keep

62. Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.

When the US government began printing money in 1862, dollar bills were called "greenbacks" because of the fact that they were printed with green ink on one side. 

• of the fact that
• with green ink

63. If the underlined word or word group can be omitted without loss of meaning, click on Omit. If the word group is required for the meaning of the sentence, click on Keep.

We left at 4:15 on the morning of August 13.   

• Omit
• Keep

64. Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.

Wolves and other predators have coexisted together with humans for thousands of years.

• and other predators
• together

65. If the underlined word or word group can be omitted without loss of meaning, click on Omit. If the word group is required for the meaning of the sentence, click on Keep.

Mr. Barker still hasn't paid last month's rent yet.

• Omit
• Keep

66. Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.

In an emergency, you may exit out of the building through the back doors.   

• In an emergency
• out of

67. If the underlined word or word group can be omitted without loss of meaning, click on Omit. If the word group is required for the meaning of the sentence, click on Keep.

Any new fares must be reported to our transportation offices in Chicago, Peoria, and Springfield.   

• Omit
• Keep

68.  Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.

I bought a down-filled sleeping bag for the purpose of camping in the mountains in winter.

• the purpose of
• in the mountains in winter

69. If the underlined word or word group can be omitted without loss of meaning, click on Omit. If the word group is required for the meaning of the sentence, click on Keep.

Dr. Santini has seen problems like yours countless numbers of times.

• Omit
• Keep

70. Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.

The lake near our summer house is larger in size than Swift's Pond.

• near our summer house
• in size

Thesis Statement for a 5-10 Page Research Paper

50. Click on the passage that would work better as a thesis statement for a three-to-five-page college paper. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a three-to-five-page paper; and it should be sharply focused.

Because it has become outdated, the electoral college should be replaced by a system that allows the US president to be elected by direct popular vote.

51. Click on the sentence that would work well as the thesis statement for a research paper from five to ten pages long. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a five-to-ten-page paper; and it should be sharply focused.

Given the possible link between suicide rates and antidepressant medications in children and teenagers, physicians should more closely monitor first-time users of these drugs.

52. Which passage would work better for a four-to-eight-page argument essay in an advanced composition course?

To alleviate the energy crisis in the United States, Congress should not promote an expansion of existing fossil fuel technologies but should subsidize states’ efforts to consume less energy.

53. Which passage would work better for a four-to-eight-page literature analysis in an English literature course?

The stream-of-consciousness narration in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway emphasizes the depth and complexity of the title character’s personality.

54. Which passage would work better for a two-to-five-page argument essay in an introductory composition course?

Maintaining that students can learn as much from an engaging group discussion as they can from a teacher-centered lecture, the college trustees voted to create a campus wide attendance policy that discourages absenteeism

55. Click on the sentence that would work well as the thesis statement for a research paper from five to ten pages long. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a five-to-ten-page paper; and it should be sharply focused.

As can be seen in the success of many charter schools, merit-based pay schemes for teachers are one way to bring about improved student performance.

56. Click on the passage that would work better as a thesis statement for a three-to-five-page college paper. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a three-to-five-page paper; and it should be sharply focused.

Link Between Suicide Rates and Antidepressant Use in Children and Teens

Because air pollution is of serious concern to people in the world today, many countries have implemented a variety of plans to begin solving the problem.

57. Click on the sentence that would work well as the thesis statement for a research paper from five to ten pages long. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a five-to-ten-page paper; and it should be sharply focused.

Since the rate of suicides among Native American youths is more than twice that of the national average, federal agencies must make suicide prevention in our Native communities a top priority.

58. Click on the sentence that would work well as the thesis statement for a research paper from five to ten pages long. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it should be of adequate scope for a five-to-ten-page paper; and it should be sharply focused.

It is largely undisputed that children with no siblings are more likely to score higher on cognitive skills tests than children with multiple siblings.

59. Click on the passage that would work better as a thesis statement for a three-to-five-page college paper. Remember that a thesis should be a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it

should be of adequate scope for a three-to-five-page paper; and it should be sharply focused. 

Frederick Douglass's autobiographical Narrative is an interesting exploration of the issue of slavery.

60. Which passage would work better for a four-to-eight-page argument essay in an advanced composition course?

Because border fences are both culturally and environmentally destructive, the government

should abandon its efforts to build a fence along the US-Mexican border and should pursue other methods of increasing national security.

61. If the underlined word or word group can be omitted without loss of meaning, click on Omit. If the word group is required for the meaning of the sentence, click on Keep.

Omit

62. Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.
When the US government began printing money in 1862, dollar bills were called "greenbacks" because of the fact that they were printed with green ink on one side.

Of the fact that

63. If the underlined word or word group can be omitted without loss of meaning, click on Omit. If the word group is required for the meaning of the sentence, click on Keep.

We left at 4:15 on the morning of August 13

Keep

64. Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.

Wolves and other predators have coexisted together with humans for thousands of years.

Together

65. If the underlined word or word group can be omitted without loss of meaning, click on Omit. If the word group is required for the meaning of the sentence, click on Keep.

Mr. Baker still hasn’t paid last month’s rent yet.

Omit

66. Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.

In an emergency, you may exit out of the building through the back doors.

Out of

67. If the underlined word or word group can be omitted without loss of meaning, click on Omit. If

the word group is required for the meaning of the sentence, click on Keep.

Any new fares must be reported to our transportation offices in Chicago, Peoria, and Springfield.

Keep

68. Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.
I bought a down-filled sleeping bag for the purpose of camping in the mountains in winter.

The purpose of

69. If the underlined word or word group can be omitted without loss of meaning, click on Omit. If the word group is required for the meaning of the sentence, click on Keep.

Dr. Santini has seen problems like yours countless numbers of times.

Omit

70. Click on the word or words in each sentence that can be omitted with no loss of meaning.

The lake near our summer house is larger in size than Swift’s Pond.

In size