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How to Write a Thesis Statement for Ethical Integrity at Work

Regardless of the topic of your paper, your thesis statement is one of the most crucial elements. The thesis statement is akin to the steering wheel of a car, as such a statement guides the paper along the road or journey it takes. If you are coming up with a thesis statement on a valuable topic, such as ethical integrity at work, you will need a thesis statement that is debatable and specific and that touches on some of the more pertinent issues of this topic. If written well, such a thesis could help you to create a paper that stimulates people to think about the importance of ethical integrity or the problems relevant to ethical integrity today.

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Instructions

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  Talk out loud about what ethical integrity means to you. Jot down your answers.
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  Write down some of the more pertinent issues relating to ethical integrity that you have experienced in your life or that people close to you have lived through. For example, perhaps someone you know had a boss who lacked ethical integrity and suffered sexual harassment.
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  Talk to people from your list and get a better sense of their thoughts and feelings about ethical integrity and their individual experiences.
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  Research the ideas that you are most interested in. Review the articles, papers and chapters you have read, jotting down connections between your findings. Highlight discoveries that you find most interesting.
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  Write a thesis in your own words based on the conversations you have had and the research findings you have made. Reread your thesis. Check to verify that it is debatable and specific.

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