The life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent in many different areas.

how can this thesis statement be improved?

typical college students spend their time in numerous ways and in various areas.
the life of the average college student is mostly characterized by time and work spent in many different areas.
the life of the average college student is characterized by time spent in many different areas.
the life of the typical college student is characterized by time spent studying, attending class, and socializing with peers.

In this question it is better to work through multiple-choices. Let's first define thesis statement, then work through the answers. Thesis statement shows the core idea, concept of the writing piece, precisely and concisely summarizes it. Now, working through the answers we can observe that the answer A is just a paraphrase of the given sentence. Answer B does not add to much to the given idea. Answer C is the same. Answer D is the correct one. It extends the sentence correctly by combining summarized ideas to the core idea.

i would like to compare these two interpretations of the crucible : 1) eric christ's interretation and wade bradford's interpretation. the main differences between there interretaions is that in the first one you can notice direct link to joseph mccarthy whereas the second one represents how the town is filled with hysteria.the second interpretation shows that author believes that the story   about puritan town in salem is based on actual events while the first example shows the sencible reference to sort of bias.

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