Aleksander's thesis

Electricity should be used as the power source in automobiles, in place of gasoline.

Charity's thesis

Immigrating from one country to another will help develop the whole world, especially third world countries. Immigration should be encouraged.

Joanna's thesis

Everyone must be involved in solving childhood obesity.

Arifine's thesis

Gun control is an effective solution to school violence as it will curb access by teens.

Rob's thesis

Iran must halt its Nuclear Weapons Program.

Jennie's thesis

Washington state needs to change its K-12 school funding approach.

Michele's thesis

All drug addicts should not be considered criminals without being found guilty of other criminal acts.

Sergey's thesis

The government must take serious steps towards cleaner environment, and persuade people to save as much as possible.

Austin's thesis

We should pass The Fair New Elections Act which would regulate lobbying in D.C.

Corinne's thesis

Food companies should not be allowed to market junk foods to kids.
OR
Food companies should not be allowed to advertise their products on television or on the internet; whole foods, grown locally and organically, should be promoted instead.

Ethan's thesis

The Patriot Act needs to be repealed.

Mark's thesis

The U.S. should once again support a viable nuclear energy program

Shannon's thesis

The United States should be using more renewable energy sources such as hydro, solar, and wind powers for our primary energy supply.

Kathy's thesis

Children of illegal aliens should have equal access to higher education and legalization.

Corinna's thesis

The No Child Left Behind Act should be revoked.

Alicia's thesis

The government should do more to help reduce class sizes.

Andres's thesis

Same-sex marriage should be legalized in the United States.

Mai's thesis

To resolve human trafficking, the first thing that must be done is to educate the general public that this problem even exists.

Brittany's thesis

We need to review the current farming and pollinating techniques and make changes as needed to reduce the stress on the bees.

Cara's thesis

Illegal immigrants deserve human rights and to be taken out of human trafficking situations.

Josh's thesis

The United States should have very strict laws for when abortion is acceptable.

Melanie's thesis

There should be stricter laws regulating recycling.

Example 2

Public schools should teach comprehensive sex education.

Example 1

The federal government should pass the Medical Marijuana Act, allowing marijuana to be prescribed for medicinal use.

Welcome & instructions

Welcome to our class blog for discussion of persuasive thesis statements! Please respond to each thesis statement posted for each classmate. Note whether you agree, disagree, or are not sure and why. Please provide a clear argument (claim and evidence).

You should respectfully respond to each classmate.

Make sure to include your name at the bottom of your posting.

I have posted two examples. Please let me know if you have questions at koleson@bellevuecollege.edu