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Old 07-Nov-2009, 03:51
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Default Is this a good thesis?

In the Paranormal Activity he showed a woman being possessed by a demon, showed many abnormal things happening and the consequences after the work is done.
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In the Paranormal Activity he showed a woman being possessed by a demon, showed many abnormal things happening and the consequences after the work is done.
No, it's not. You seem to be describing a (arguable) fact. It's not a thesis to say that something happened. A thesis is a proposition that you are going argue for or against.
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