Which of the following sentences from lisa wilson strick essay, nonsexist child-rearing: the new parent trap? is the best example of a thesis statement? "boys were expected to be rough-and-ready troublemakers, while girls were supposed to be pristine and demure." "we found ourselves looking at our healthy, able children and feeling like failures." "to develop such impossible well-rounded individuals some parents are going to extremes." "our visions of the perfect non-sexist human being sometimes blinds us to simple facts of nature."

Athesis statement can be controversial

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Read this passage: byron and mitch are co-captains of the mathletes, their high school's academic team. they are backstage with the five other team members, preparing to compete in the state math quiz. byron sits on the floor with his eyes closed and his earbuds in, listening to classical jazz, which him focus his mind and energy. suddenly, he feels a presence beside him. he opens his eyes to see mitch staring at him. "mathletes! mathletes! " mitch chants loudly. mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut around like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members, as byron shuts his eyes again and does his best to refocus his mind which statement best summarizes the passage?