What revision, if any, is needed to make this thesis statement more effective? In the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses Ralph, with his leadership, initial optimism, and naivete, as a symbol for order and civilization.

a) It needs to address meaning, or the "so what?"
b) It needs to be arguable or defensible.
c) It should provide evidence for the position.
d) It should provide the last names of characters.
e) No revision is needed; the thesis is effective.

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the book's theme is the moral ambiguity of the iranian revolution, history of middle eastern relations and the process of growing up during war. it sheds light on the stereotypical views of middle eastern culture and religion.

the author explicitly portrays the issues of class disparities and racism continously throught the whole novel.

the relationship between parents and childrens, the abandonment of faith, modernity vs fundamentalism and class conflict are the 4 main panels that this novel englobes.

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the answer is b) ''i hereby express my profound remorse together with my sincere mourning ''.

the reason being that although all of the options provided are valid the main idea of the speech by prime minister junichiro koizumi is to express his and japan's current antiwar pledge.

he states that 59 years had passed since the war, he acknowledges the 3 million japanese that lost their lives during the war and those countries who were affected by their decisions, as well as the way japan intends to develop relationships across the globe however all of this can be summarize to how japan as a whole regrets the war and its consecuences.

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