I need help writting a thesis statement for a research paper?

My research paper is on the banning of pit bulls in the United States, which I do not agree with.


I hope some one has any suggestion with a thesis statement.


Thank you

I need help writting a thesis statement for a research paper?
are pit bulls born evil or are they trained to be evil?


or


does the image of the pit bull actually support its true nature?
Reply:you want to be assertive and not use the words "I think ...." You also want to get straight to the point. Maybe something like "US citizens should keep their right to own pitbulls"
Reply:Darr has given you the best answer so far. To add onto what Darr has said, you should include WHY you think people should be allowed to keep their pit bulls as pets. Generally people come up with about 3 good reasons and then expand on each reason. Your thesis would just list those 3 reasons (or however many you have). This sets up not only the thesis, but the entire paper. It makes organizing it easier. Good luck!
Reply:I think that your teacher would appreciate a divided thesis statement that outlines your reasons for opposing the banning of pit bulls in the United States. I imagine your thesis statement to go something like this:





Banning pit bulls in the United States is unjustified because (reason 1), (reason 2), and (reason 3, if you have more than 2 reasons).





If you're asking for reasons, what comes to mind right now are the followng:


a. Pit bulls, properly cared for, have proven to be able to live harmoniously with people.


b. Banning pit bulls would only result in determined pit bull owners keeping their pit bulls illegally, thus opening the possibility for the mistreatment of unregistered pit bulls, and thus increasing the chances of over-aggressive pit bulls attacking humans.





Good luck! Hope this helps!
Reply:I always like to start my papers out with quotes, they really set the tone for the whole paper and give you something to go with. How about this one?





"Legislation is due, laws are in order, and the situation is out of hand. Let's be sure of our focus. Laws are for humans, not for animals who have no say about the captive environment they must endure." Rod Jones





Sometimes I feel like a fact is great to start a paper out with like this...





Every year 40,000 people die because of car accidents and 3 million people are injured from car crashes. If pit bulls can be banned because from the year 2000 to the year 2005, one hundred people died due to pit bull attacks, shouldn't cars be banned also? They did cause more deaths, injuries, and devastation to families. How does the government have the right to ban an animal, with no free will, when cars are controlled by people, who have control over what can and can't happen?





That's a long one, but you could replace cars with murders. That's an idea! Murder's kill so many people each year and they have the WILL to do something like that. They know what they're doing, unlike pit bulls. Hope these ideas spark some ideas in you! Good luck!





Jane
Reply:I am NOT a lawyer and I can NOT give you legal advice.


Ok. So you're against banning pit bulls in the US. There are reasons for and against your position. Regardlessof your position, you need to know about "Dianne Whipple". Google it. This is where this movement got going. A dog (ironically not a pit bull) killed a lady in San Francisco. There was a big trial and a lot of publicity. Since what happens in Northern California has a strong influence on policy in the rest of the country, a lot of jurisdictions started thinking about this issue.





Best of luck on your paper.