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Formulate a tentative
thesis based on the ideas covered in the tentative outline. This
thesis, like the tentative outline, may need to change as the research
proceeds; however, you need a controlling idea in order to research profitably. The thesis must be written in a complete sentence and
may not be a compound sentence. The thesis statement should include
the title and author of the works being discussed, the three main points
of the paper, and a position or stance.
Example: Thesis: Flannery O'Conner's use of imagery, symbolism, and regionalism in her short novels Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away conveys her religious beliefs about the South.
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