Some sample Thesis Statements for final paper

Thesis Statements


Relationships in Doug Holder's collection of poetry "The Man in the Booth in the Midtown Tunnel" are characterized by miscommunication and alienation.




In the poem "Shea Stadium: 1972" in Doug Holder's poetry collection "The Man in the Booth in the Midtown Tunnel" baseball is used as a metaphor for life.




The Midtown Tunnel, the Brooklyn Bridge, and other landmarks have been a source of literary inspiration. In Doug Holder's "The Man in the Booth in the Midtown Tunnel" and in Lewis Mumford's "Sketches of a Life" both the tunnel and the bridge spark the literary imagination.




Food and eating are an important aspect of every day life. Food can also reveal a lot about the nature of a person, and it is a perfect symbol to be used in poetry. In Doug Holder's " The Man in the Booth in the Midtown Tunnel" Holder effectively uses food as a potent literary symbol.





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SOURCES

A. Midtown Tunnel can be one source


B. Other sources can be books, journals, magazine articles, etc.


C. DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA For instance if you are doing research on Bartleby's depression use such respected sources and NIMH.org MayoClinic.com

*Make sure the author is legit
*A lot of advertisements on a website is an indication that a site is less than reliable.
* Make sure studies are current.
* Databases like Lexus Nexus, NOBLE and Proquest are good places to start.



Would you use the National Enquirer to do research for Obama?