The most important component of a paper's structure is its thesis.
The thesis provides, for the reader and the writer, a sense of direction.
In most formal papers, the thesis is explicit and previews the development of the paper so that the reader can prepare for what he or she is about to read.
A formal paper is not a narrative, does not depend on conflict or tension, and most of all, is neither a mystery nor a surprise.it can actually be compared to a tuxedo--formal in its language and structure. It is more a mini-van than a sports car... but it doesn't have to be a bus or a truck.
A formal paper is an act of analysis, or mapping, showing the reader the journey you have taken through a text--there may be other ways--and the thesis in the introduction tells what you are about to examine, the landmarks, the points not to be missed.The thesis is that map that gets the reader excited about reading, that gets the engine warmed up and ready to go.
Please comment with your working thesis in preparation for tomorrow's class.
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ReplyDeleteIn Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury has the character Guy Montag make us see how in the future no one will think critically if we keep on going at the rate that we are with technology and using censorship to protect a certain group of people.
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ReplyDeleteClarisse McClellan is a rebel in the society created in Farenheit 451, she prefers to remeber old, simpler times with things like books, and she likes to think, and this is considered almost crazy by society.
Bradbury, and other authors, try and prove to us that technology is slowly but surely takin over our lives and replacing the daily things we do and that censorship is something that people uae to their advantage to hide the unknown or "bad" things from us.
ReplyDeleteMontag encompasses certain characteristics that allow him to have the desire to understand his future society, something that nobody else in his time would dare to question. By having him go outside his comfort zone and the law, Bradbury shows us how you have to stand up for what you believe in, even if the regulations and technology tell you otherwise.
ReplyDeleteRay Bradbury uses his character Clarisse McClellan as an example to express individuality and show how society views people in Fahrenheit 451.
ReplyDeleteClarisse McCellan is used by Ray Bradbury to portray what the differences of his world of Fareinheit 451 and the world as we know it today in the 21st century.
ReplyDeleteFaber is considered a rebel in Farenheit 451 because he refuses to change and prefers to do things the old fashioned way, he feels he has to hide from society and to trust no one and is a perfect example of the consequences that comes with the price of progress.
ReplyDeleteIn Fahrenheit 451 Guy Montag is one of the few people who tries to understand the price of progress that his society has paid, and by doing so views has to understand the things he once destroyed, which means he is then going against his current society's beliefs.
ReplyDeleteIn the novel Fahrenheit 451 Clarisse McCellan is used to illustrate the differences between how our world is today and what our world would be like if we made the same mistakes they did.
ReplyDeleteSo far my thesis statement is that the price of progress is different for everyone including Guy Montag who doesn't feel like he fits in in his world anymore.
ReplyDeleteClarisse McCellan is a symbol in the novel Fahrenheit 451 for all those who are different and who like to stand out. Her input in the novel really emphasizes the fact that not everyone is perfect, better yet the same.
ReplyDeleteMy thesis statement is:
ReplyDeleteIn Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag is one of few who actually realizes the price of progress and tries to further understand the effects of changes in society. Montag is a role model for individuals who desire to understand the future and technologies.
So for my thesis for F451 is that Guy Montag shows us how in the future people will not be thinking critically about technology and the rate we are going at with the price of progress.
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ReplyDeleteRay Bradbury uses Clarisse McCellan in the novel Farenheit 451when she struggles with the future society and shows the price of progress since Clarisse acts rebellious and eccentric compared to the way she's supposed to be in the story.
ReplyDeleteMy thesis statement is that Bradbury uses the character Guy Montag who struggles with a future society that tries to censor things from people and take away their individuality to show us that the price of progress we pay is high and that eventually people won't be able to think for themselves anymore, teaching us that we need to avoid letting it get that far because technology is taking over our lives.
ReplyDeleteIn Farenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury uses Clariesse McCellan who is a rebel, she goes agasinst society and the future, Clariesse understands the price of progress and thats what Bradbury wants to show us.
ReplyDeleteIn this book, Guy Montag and Clarisse McCellan are the contrary charaters who see the world through sceptical eyes, seeing that this "new" world is taking a tole on the human race and that the overall price of progress is or will be very bad.
ReplyDeleteBradbury illustrates Guy Montag as the rebellious character within society who has identified the price of progess, and wants to reform the past and build a new future.
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ReplyDeleteIn Farenheit 451 author Ray Bradbury creates a society were everyone is alike, but some people dare to be diffrent,Clariesse McCellan is a rebel who struggles with society and the future, Bradbury uses her to show us the price or progress.
Bradbury uses the character Guy Montag who struggles with a future society that bans all books and has firemen go around to burn any and all existing books to show us that there is a price to pay for progress and that we ahould act in such a way to avoid getting to the point where technology engulfs all else and there is no longer such a thing as paper.
ReplyDelete(Revision): Bradbury uses his character Guy Montag to try and prove to us that technology is slowly but surely taking over and replacing our daily things and has him struggle with censorship as something that people use to their advantage and use to hide things from us.
ReplyDeleteMy thesis is that
ReplyDeleteBradbury uses the character Guy Montag who struggles with the future society that is constantly taking away everyones individuality as well as personality to show us that we have a price to pay for progress and if a change is not made technology will slowly take over our minds and lives.
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ReplyDeleteBradbury uses Guy Montag who struggles with a future society that just goes always with what is new in technology and realizes and questions what is going on in order to show us that we do not think critically and believe we don't need what is old or obsolete anymore and that we should act in such a way to avoid having to destroy the books and old technology and with everybody just giving into whats new.
Ray Bradbury uses Clarisse McClellan who, in a future society that burns books, drives cars at extremely fast speeds and has t.v. think for them, is one of the only ones who stops to smell the flowers, takes leisurly walks around town and thinks about the old days to show that in such a dystopian society people, who do things we concider normal, are outcasts and oddballs.
ReplyDeleteIn Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag is one of few who actually realizes the price of progress and tries to further understand the effects of changes in society. Montag sets a precident in which he tries to further discover changes in society and technology, and is easy to connect to as a reader.
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ReplyDeleteGuy Montag is a character that rejects his society's ideas of book burning and letting TV think for him, and instead decides to go against society and revert to the values that society once lived by, but now fears. He shows this by doing things such as keeping books, and ignoring TVs, even though his society views these things as huge parts of their lives.
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ReplyDeleteIn, Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury uses the character Guy Montag who struggles with a future society that bans and burns books and also where anyone can pump another's stomach in order to show us that if we keep on wanting more and more of something or allow everyone to get what they want we may have to pay a similar price for out progress.
(Revision) Bradbury uses Faber who is considered an outcast by a society that turns to technology rather than real tangible items like books to show us that we are going to have to pay the consquences of our progress. Faber stuggles with this society because he is afraid to take action about this situation, feels he has to hide from the public, and feels he can't trust anyone fearing someone will find out he prefers books, contrary to society's standards.
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ReplyDeleteRay Bradbury uses Clarisse McCellan, who clashes with a future society that leads people to believe it is acceptable to use technology as opposed to talking to someone, in order to show us that when a person surrounds themselves with television they have gone to far. Clarisse struggles with this "cutting edge" society because; she is outspoken, free spirited, and social, while most people in the society are the opposite.
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ReplyDeleteRay Bradbury's character Clarisse McClellan is used to show the importance of living in the old days and remembering times before technology was something that people rely on every day.
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ReplyDeleteRay Bradbury uses Clarisse McClellan, who struggles with the future technology-filled society, because she rarely watches the televisions or go to races, and she likes to slow things down and notice things, to show us the price we could pay for progress and how we could avoid it.
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ReplyDeleteClarisse McClellan is used in this novel to show us that even in a horrible society that doesn't let people do all the things they want to do, that we need to think about the price of progress and to let us live our lives the way we want to.
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ReplyDeleteCharachters such as Guy Montag and Clarisse McClellan in this book show that sometimes its okay to be a rebel if society has gone too far, and that their is hope for turning back around after the price of progress goes too far.
Bradbury portrays Guy Montag as one of the two main characters who understands the downfall of society and struggles to rebuild our world with all odds against him.
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