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Decide if each of the following is an effective thesis statement. If it is effective, put an E beside the statement. If it is ineffective, put an I beside the statement, and rewrite your improved version on the lines below it.

Note: A thesis statement can be effective even if you disagree with it. This exercise is not about whether you agree with the writer’s point of view. It is about whether the writer has stated the thesis effectively.

1. In this essay, I will discuss how to train a puppy.
   

2. Orlando Bloom plays Legolas in The Lord of the Rings.
   

3. The Lord of the Rings is an exceptional movie. _

4. Violence on television.

5. Why has heavy metal music remained so popular over the years?
   

6. The wonders of water.

7. Water is made up of hydrogen and oxygen.
   

8. We must take immediate steps to preserve our most important resource, water.

9. Every teen should be required to serve two years in the military.
   

10. Seventy-two percent of teens wear blue jeans most of the time.