Before taking Writ 1, I had never spent more than a day figuring out what my thesis should be for class essays. My theses in previous papers were usually very simple and descriptive of the text. Writing a thesis that encompassed the ideas of being SAFE—significant, arguable, focused and evidence-supported—was one of the most important things that I learned throughout these past few weeks. Writ 1 has taught me how to effectively argue my ideas in academic writing by learning how to write a SAFE thesis.
The thesis that I wrote for our first preliminary essay did not include all aspects of a SAFE thesis. The preliminary essay prompt was to describe and analyze the methods Robert P. Moses uses in his book Radical Equations to further his argument. …show more content…
To answer the prompt of how Bishop’s methods furthered his argument, I wrote this thesis: “This article effectively argues that western mathematics education is political and imposes western culture in developing or colonized countries by discussing the mathematical effects on imperialistic social structures such as trade, administration, and technology” (Eng, 8/6/15, 1). While this thesis does have descriptive elements, it is more arguable than my previous thesis because some people may disagree that the article effectively argues that math imposes western culture. While I did improve on the arguable aspect of SAFE, this thesis is not significant as the readers would still wonder why this is important if it does not relate to …show more content…
The thesis of my main essay was “However, the relationship between mathematics and social justice is not definitive—the intent of the education, the social circumstances surrounding the student, and the way that the students are taught defines how math can be used to either oppress or improve the lives of students” (Eng, 8/21/15, 1). This thesis is significant because the reader will gain a new perspective on mathematics and learn how it has been used for social justice. It is also an arguable statement as some may argue that mathematics education has only been used to improve the world and not destroy it, or vice versa. The relationship between mathematics and social justice is also a topic that is focused enough to argue in this type of academic essay with word count limits. I was also able to use evidence that supported my thesis and sub claims throughout my
The thesis that I wrote for our first preliminary essay did not include all aspects of a SAFE thesis. The preliminary essay prompt was to describe and analyze the methods Robert P. Moses uses in his book Radical Equations to further his argument. …show more content…
To answer the prompt of how Bishop’s methods furthered his argument, I wrote this thesis: “This article effectively argues that western mathematics education is political and imposes western culture in developing or colonized countries by discussing the mathematical effects on imperialistic social structures such as trade, administration, and technology” (Eng, 8/6/15, 1). While this thesis does have descriptive elements, it is more arguable than my previous thesis because some people may disagree that the article effectively argues that math imposes western culture. While I did improve on the arguable aspect of SAFE, this thesis is not significant as the readers would still wonder why this is important if it does not relate to …show more content…
The thesis of my main essay was “However, the relationship between mathematics and social justice is not definitive—the intent of the education, the social circumstances surrounding the student, and the way that the students are taught defines how math can be used to either oppress or improve the lives of students” (Eng, 8/21/15, 1). This thesis is significant because the reader will gain a new perspective on mathematics and learn how it has been used for social justice. It is also an arguable statement as some may argue that mathematics education has only been used to improve the world and not destroy it, or vice versa. The relationship between mathematics and social justice is also a topic that is focused enough to argue in this type of academic essay with word count limits. I was also able to use evidence that supported my thesis and sub claims throughout my