What the hell is a thesis statement anyways?

I am sitting in the library right now trying to make sense of my shoddy rough draft i have conjured up for the paper on Aunt Safiyya. I guess the reason for my confusion could be attributed to the fact that since I was in eighth grade I have been brain washed into understanding that the most important feature of a paper is the thesis statement. So for now I am going to listen to what others recommended in class today, the scary thought of SAVING THE THESIS FOR LAST!!! My other issue in constructing a well written paper complete with fluid transitions combining well thought out ideas and supporting arguments is that again, I have been brain washed into believing that writing a paper in the first person is a huge no-no.

So right now it is hard for me to make any advancements with my paper since my conscience is fighting my brain right now. Every time I start a paragraph with the words; I believe, I found, I...., etc my conscience takes control of my fingers and gravitates towards the back space button on my key board. I know that this is not a very constructive blog in terms of being productive for class but it is an issue that i am hoping many of you all are having in beginning to construct this paper and seeing that my blog page is a bit scarce, why not vent a bit eh?

Which brings me to my next problem, how do you jazz up your blogger profile? I am completely lost when it comes to customizing web pages or profile pages. I challenge you to find me on facebook and tell me differently after viewing my profile. So anyways if you have any tips or a step by step instruction method to help me out please feel free to comment.