Why is it important that the thesis statement appear at the beginning of your essay? it is impossible for the reader to conduct research without it. it promises the scope, purpose, and direction of the essay. it is impossible for the writer to conduct research without it. it should only appear at the end to properly conclude the essay.

The correct answer is b. It promises the scope, purpose, and direction of the essay.

Explanation:

A thesis statement is a statement that expresses the position of the author about some topic, subject or situation and which is considered as the main point or claim that guides the essay. This means the purpose of all the content of the essay is to support, show or explain the thesis statement and in general terms, an essay cannot stand without a thesis statement. Considering the importance of the thesis statement for the essay previously described, the reader will need to be exposed to this thesis statement as soon as it is possible or at the beginning of the essay so he can know what the essay is about, the scope or objectives of it, the purpose or if it intends to inform, persuade or explain; and the direction or focus of the essay and then understand properly all the information, details and evidence provided in the essay by knowing exactly what is the position of the author. Thus, it is important that the thesis statement appears at the beginning of your essay because this exposes the reader to the scope, purpose, and direction of the essay, in this way, the reader has enough information to really understand your position.

what he does

explanation:

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel