a formal and lengthy research paper advancing a new point of view -- usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
- Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s undergraduate thesis was a detailed history of the rise and fall of New York’s Socialist Party in the early 20th Century.
- Justice Kagan’s undergraduate thesis concluded: "The story is a sad but also a chastening one for those who, more than half a century after socialism’s decline, still wish to change America. American radicals cannot afford to become their own worst enemies. In unity lies their only hope."
- ...they wouldn’t count toward my MFA thesis.Sandra Cisneros -- The House on Mango Street
- In this thesis, I hope to explore the history of clothing.Meg Cabot -- Queen of Babble
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an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
as in: her Master's thesis
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a formal and lengthy research paper advancing a new point of view -- usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
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