The purpose of a writing class is to develop a meaningful thesis, direct or implied, that will generate a compelling essay. Most importantly, a meaningful thesis will have a strong emotional connection between you and the material. In fact, if you don’t have a “fire in your belly” to write the paper, your essay will be nothing more than a limp document, a perfunctory exercise in futility. A successful thesis will also be intellectually challenging and afford a complexity worthy of college-level writing. Thirdly, the successful thesis will be demonstrable, which means it can be supported by examples and illustrations in a recognizable organizational design.
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In 500 words, contrast a two characters from a story in Ha Jin's A Good Fall. One character is self-possessed and therefore has free will; the other character is a slave to forces he or she cannot control.
In 500 words, explain the personality change in the narrator Elie Wiesel as he appears in the memoir's opening chapters and the type of person he has become by the end of the book.