Sample Thesis Statements for Timed Writings |
| The 1988 Supreme Court decision upholding the East Hazelwood High School
principal’s right to remove two controversial articles from the school
newspaper is well grounded and fair. Although the court of appeals and three
of the Supreme Court justices dissented with this decision, the key to understanding
and accepting the Supreme Court decision lies in the school newspaper’s
role as “an integral part of the school’s educational function.”
-or- The 1988 Supreme Court decision upholding the East Hazelwood High School principal’s right to remove two controversial articles from the school newspaper is unreasonable and tentative. The fact that the court of appeals and three of the Supreme court justices dissented with the decision proves the Court’s lack of clear direction. A court should not rule against individual rights unless the facts are unambiguous. |