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Composition #3 Proposed working thesis

Your working thesis should be in the form of a concise, clear, and specific claim. Examples:

  1. Elite gymnasts develop increased spatial awareness due to the importance of balance in performing routines.
  2. Our brains can be manipulated, without our awareness, to think or act a certain way through subtle changes in our environment.
  3. Our unconscious body language can influence the way others perceive us.
  4. Intense musical training from a young age can can enhance apparently unrelated cognitive functions like verbal memory.

Please submit your working thesis before you go to bed Monday, October 6.

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  1. Samantha Lundell Avatar
    Samantha Lundell

    College students often suffer from sleep deprivation and this affects attention, mental health, and immune system.

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  2. Kaci Avatar
    Kaci

    The insula plays a big role in associating sensory information, emotional processes, and self-awareness, resulting in a range of behaviors and mental functions.

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      Kaci

      I changed it,
      Emotional intelligence relies on self-awareness, because knowing your feelings is essential for effectively managing them and understanding others.

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  3. Charlie Hausman Avatar
    Charlie Hausman

    Transitioning cities to using more clean energy can result in improved public health, economic growth, lower energy costs, and steps to fight against climate change.

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    1. Charlie Hausman Avatar
      Charlie Hausman

      New thesis:
      The relationship between long-term volleyball practice and visuospatial working memory

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  4. Lilly Deibel Avatar
    Lilly Deibel

    The human brain is naturally hardwired to categorize information, a process that increases ease for learning and decision making but also leads to stereotyping and cognitive bias.

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    1. Lilly Deibel Avatar
      Lilly Deibel

      I’m changing it: The brain and the body are strongly connected, as belief alone can activate the brain, triggering real physical responses.

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  5. Liv Stock Avatar
    Liv Stock

    Human behavior is driven more by emotion and instant than by clear, rational thinking.

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      Liv Stock

      CHANGED*****
      Human behavior is driven more by emotion and instinct than by clear, rational thinking.

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  6. Julia Sciarretti Avatar
    Julia Sciarretti

    A healthy gut supports better brain function and mental well-being by regulating mood, reducing inflammation, and improving communication through the gut-brain axis.

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  7. Olivia Rogers Avatar
    Olivia Rogers

    Strong belief in a higher power most likely relates to a genetic trait designed to influence susceptibility to awe and mysticism.

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  8. Elena Galvin Avatar
    Elena Galvin

    Physically stressful occupations have a negative impact on hippocampal size and memory in adults.

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  9. Anna McCune Avatar
    Anna McCune

    Our memories are often reconstructed and shaped by the present, rather than being an exact record of the past and, therefore, do not accurately reflect reality.

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  10. dpigman Avatar
    dpigman

    Underlying neural processes are the true influences on our decision making, combatting the typical idea of free will.

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  11. Alyssa Caldwell Avatar
    Alyssa Caldwell

    Our brains can create false memories that feel real and believable, revealing that human memory is not a reliable record of the past.

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  12. Mallory Smith Avatar
    Mallory Smith

    An increased use in social media is resulting in an inverse effect on empathy on today’s youth.

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  13. Braden Fair Avatar
    Braden Fair

    Humans are not fully in control of their decisions due to unconscious brain activities that influence our choices before our conscious awareness.

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  14. Dylan Suboticki Avatar
    Dylan Suboticki

    Regular exposure to nature can significantly reduce stress levels by lowering cortisol production, and producing more mental clarity.

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  15. AJ Fertig Avatar
    AJ Fertig

    Phantom limb sensations show that our brains can generate feelings and movement in body parts that no longer exist.

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  16. Ashlynn Myers Avatar
    Ashlynn Myers

    People are more likely to remember emotionally charged events because strong emotions enhance memory consolidation.

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  17. aburliso Avatar
    aburliso

    Although we often believe that love is a conscious feeling that we choose, neuroscience reveals that love alters brain networks in ways we don’t fully control, making love itself more automatic and dynamic than we typically admit.

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  18. Miles McKinney Avatar
    Miles McKinney

    The attention span of the average human has decreased as a result of increased usage and reliance upon technology and media consumption.

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