Objective: The principal objective for this paper is to form a conclusion you would like to argue for based on the material we’ve read. This conclusion is your thesis, and it directs the reader immediately to your purpose in the essay. Your options here are many: you can disagree with arguments and attempt to disprove them, defend arguments against their detractors, propose new ideas, conduct a comparative analysis of multiple thinkers, etc. The opening paragraph for your essay ought to include both a thesis and a step-by-step guide for how you will defend this thesis.
