I am having such a hard time writing a thesis statement. I feel like it interrupts the flow of my paper and just makes it sound too formal. Personally, I would rather read an informal essay that I can relate to so that’s how i write my papers. For me to say, “I think gay marriage should be legalized in the United States” just feels so redundant. I know it’s a requirement and I understand that all ‘good’ papers have theses but it just doesn’t sound right in my paper, no matter how I tweak it. Also, having to come out and directly state “I think this” or “We should do this about that” makes me feel like I’m underestimating the intelligence of my audience. From reading my paper, everyone can figure out where I stand. I’m not keeping it a secret. I have strong opinions about a very controversial issue because, as hard as I try, I cannot bring myself to see any sense or reason to the other side’s points of view. People can believe whatever they want but have validity behind instead of bullshitting excuses to try to prove a point. I think discrimination is very wrong and I don’t care who is being discriminated. Anybody is capable of falling in love with anybody. You can’t choose who you fall in love with. I just get worked up when I put myself in the shoes of those couples who can’t get married. My dream is to fall in love, get married, and have kids. Who has the right to tell anyone that that’s wrong and make a law banning it? It’s just crazy. Treat others how you want to be treated.
This is an interesting take on the issue of a thesis. I think that you ended up coming up with a creative way to express it, though.