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1、HowtoWriteaTermPaperConclusion&Referencesfunctionsastrongconclusion:itstressestheimportanceofthethesisstatement,givesyourworkasenseofcompletenessimpressesmuchyourreaderTheconclusionneedstosummarizethemainpointsofanarticle.Tosummarizemeanstorestatethemainideasinamannerthat
2、isasconciseaspossible.Typically,thesummarypartoftheconclusionincludesabriefsentencethatsumsofthemainpointsinaverysimpleway,andthenaslightlymoredetailedrecappingofthemainpoints.3SummarizetheMainPointsInashortpaper,themainpointscanallbesummarizedin1sentence,andinalongerpape
3、r,eachpointcanhaveitsownsentence.Forexample,here'swhatthesummaryofa12pagepaperaboutgenderrolesinDisneyfilmsmightlooklike:Inthispaper,thewriterdiscussedgenderrolesinthreeDisneyfilms:TheLittleMermaid,BeautyandtheBeast,andMulan.InTheLittleMermaid,Arielisgivenlittlepowertodec
4、ideherowndestiny,whichiscontrolledbyherfather,Ursula,andEric.InBeautyandtheBeast,Belledefiesgenderrolesinmanyways,butultimatelyshebecomesthe"damselindistress"andtheprizefortwocompetingmen.Incontrast,Mulandefiestraditionalgenderrolespowerfullyinthattheheroinerejectshersubs
5、ervientplaceinsocietyandisneverdependentonhelpfrommen."AvoidRepetitionOnemistakethatstudentsoftenmakeistoincludetoomuchdetailintheirconclusions.Insteadofsummarizingthemostimportantinformationinthemainpoints,theyessentiallyrepeatlongsectionsoftheirpaper.Forexample,apoorlyw
6、rittenconclusionoftheDisneygenderrolepapermightincludeapassagelikethis:"Mulandefiestraditionalgenderrolespowerfullyinthattheheroinerejectshersubservientplaceinsocietyandisneverdependentonhelpfrommen.Sherefusestoconformtotheroleofatraditionalbride.Shealsostandsuptoasoldier
7、whodemandsthatherailingfatherjointhearmy.Thenshedefiessocialnormsbystealingherfather'sconscriptionordersandarmor,cuttingherhair,andjoiningthearmy.Onceinthearmy,sheworkshardandisabletofightaswellasthemenaroundher..."Thisiswaytoomuchdetailforaconclusion.Thedetailsdiscussedi
8、nthisparagraphbelongearlierinthepaper,butfortheconclusion,thefirstsentenceadequatelysumsupgender
