"the relevance of the idea to your life"
When analyzing or writing a paper about a fictional work, you could analyze the symbolism and/or implications in the piece of fiction. In the academic setting, it simply doesn't matter if ideas conveyed in writing impact your life or not.
Answer: 1.5 billion people speak English.
Explanation:
Short Answer: A
A really super writer could get away with putting the thesis statement in the conclusion of a paragraph piece. But present day English Departments have become very rigid about where the thesis is.
It is always in the introduction. The idea is that you have to guide your reader to the arguments that follow in the paragraphs to come between the introduction and the conclusion.
