Irina's thesis statements:

1. It is very fulfilling to help others because
1).it gives me great fun to recognise the happiness of other people;
2).other people will help me when I am in troubles;
3).it gives me the feeling of the importance of my advise or help among the people;
2. Honesty is the most valuable trait of a friend's character because
1).it is a base of trust;
2).there is no frank and sincere relationship between people;
3).only a frank friend never betray you;
3. Passing my degree my greatest achievment so far because
1).it makes self-esteem higher;
2).it improves my educational skills;
3). it gives a new purpose in life;
4. My studies is the one thing that give me real satisfaction because
1).communication with other interesting people;
2). an opportunity to get knowledge in the systematic way;
3). it ia a way to show new ideas and to put them in the real life;
5. Using a computer is pribably one of the most important skills for a person nowadays because
1). it is an opportunity of fast communication with people who are in distance with you;
2). it gives access to different informational sources;
3). it helps to save time during the work with different kind of information;
6. Feeling competent about doing my job gives me confidence because
1). I am constantly doing my work carefully;
2). I will be ready to any unpredictable troubles and difficulties in my job;

Nikita's thesis statements:

1. It is very fulfilling to help others because:

     1)it makes everybody happy;

     2)makes you feel yourself important;

     3)others will help you.

2. Honesty is the most valuable trait of a friend’s character because:

     1)friend is the one you want to rely on;

     2)it is the basis of any relationship;

     3)it lets us to trust him/her all our thoughts.

3. Passing my degree has been my greatest achievement so far because:

     1)it shows who I am in this world;

     2)it is my own achievment;

     3)I've done a lot to achieve it.

4. My studies is the one thing that give me real satisfaction because:

     1)I'm getting more educatted;

     2)it helps me to explore our world;

     3)I feell my head filling with knowledges.

5. Using a computer is probably one of the most important skills for a     person nowadays because:

     1)technologies are developing very fast;

     2)all spheres of our life are connected with it;

     3)it really mekes our life easier.

6. Feeling competent about doing my job gives me confidence because:

     1)I know that nobody would do it better;

     2)I know that I won't do something wrong;

     3)it makes me understand that I am on the right place.

Yana's thesis statements

1. It is very fulfilling to help others because 1.it studies you to share, 2. you can find new friends, 3. you won’t be called heartless.4.if you don’t help others, then in a difficult situation nobody won’t help you
2. Honesty is the most valuable trait of a friend's character because 1. it develops friendship, 2. it helps friends to understand better each other, 3. there is no trust without honesty, so there is no .
3. Passing my degree has been my greatest achievement so far because 1. it is important trial for me, 2. it is essential for my future profession, 3. it is the result of the hard work.
4. My studies is the one thing that give me real satisfaction because 1. it is educational and amusing activity, 2. it is important and useful in my future life, 3it gives me an opportunity to communicate with people.
5. Using a computer is probably one of the most important skills for a person nowadays because 1. ways of communication 2. it helps people do some activities faster and more qualitative, 3. it gives a lot of opportunities for searching a huge number of information resources.
6. Feeling competent about doing my job gives me confidence because 1. I feel myself professional, 2. I will make my work attentively and accurately, 3. any unexpected thing cannot make me feel puzzled.

Olya's thesis statements:

1. It is very fulfilling to help others because 1.it really gives me pleasure; 2.it helps me for better understanding my own troubles, 3 it makes me feel a necessity and importance.
2. Honesty is the most valuable trait of a friend’s character because 1.this feature helps in daily relationships; 2.it teaches to be sincere in any situation; 3.it shows the level of trust between friends.
3. Passing my degree has been my greatest achievement so far because 1.it has proved my skills; 2.it has made me feel proud of myself; 3.it has helped me to realize my possibilities in future.
4. My studies is the one thing that give me real satisfaction because 1.it gives me useful experience and knowledge; 2.it teaches me to be more ambitious and hardworking; 3.the results make me happy.
5. Using a computer is probably one of the most important skills for a person nowadays because 1.computers have become one of the necessary part of our life; 2.this skill needs almost in all sphere of job; 3.it simplifies our work.
6. Feeling competent about doing my job gives me confidence because 1.it helps me to do my duties better; 2.it allows to do more hard and responsible job on the basis of knowledge; 3. in order to be a professional I must know almost everything having attitude to my job.

My Bookshelf on Shelfari

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In this thread leave a comment, ask a question or share your opinion about one of the books on my bookshelf.

Thesis Statements for Us to consider

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Post your thesis statements in this thread and see my comments about them. Read the thesis statements one of your peers have posted and comment on their quality based on the criteria we have discussed:

a) Is it clear what the author is going to write about?

b) What is the pattern of development (narration, description, process, cause-and-effect, classification, comparison or definition)

c)Is it clear how the essay will be organized? (e.g. from general to specific; from specific to general; spatially; thematically)

If you have some more questions about writing thesis statements, post them here too.

New widgets added to the blog

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My bookshelf on Shelfari.com, which contains some of my favorite books about the language and some fiction. It would be lovely if you joined me there. Shelfari is a social network for booklovers.

Another new feature is a widget with useful tips about English usage. You can follow the link to the entry you got interested in and/or surf other entries on the site.

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