Generally, a thesis statement is written within a thesis/dissertation's Abstract and summarizes findings of research already conducted. When postulating a thesis statement before-the-fact (that is, before any research or information gathering has actually been undertaken), it is best to state it as a question. "Does discrimination and racism exist in ... ?" However, it is best to target a specific segment  -- in this case, perhaps adding a specific school district or even (more narrowly) a specific school (e.g., Blanco Extremis High School). Be sure that any institutional house-specific criteria for thesis/dissertation are met. For more on thesis in general, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis.

Generically a religious ritual is any formalized act that has religious or spiritual (that is, non-secular) meaning and are generally led by a group's religious leader(s) (i.e., clergy) or in acts of spiritual meaning, by a group's (generally tribal in nature) shaman, medicine man or similar cultural-role figure.

With Windows 7 (and Vista and XP SP3*), the person connecting uses Remote Desktop Connection (access via Start > Control Panel > Remote Desktop Connections). If your computer is the targeted system, click Start  then right-click Computer (right-hand panel of the menu) and select Properties. This brings up the System and Security window. In the left-hand pane you will see Remote settings and clicking that will launch a dialog box (System Properties) already set to the Remote tab. Check the Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer checkbox. If you want to merely share files or folders remotely, you can use Remote Desktop Web Access (to find out more about that process, click Start > Control Panel > Remote App and Desktop Connections or type "remote access" (without the quotes) in Windows Search). ... * The remote access process is a bit different with previous versions of Windows. Click Start > Windows Help and Support (or some similar choice) to get version-specific assistance.

The eye-bulging-syndrome is common among construction workers at job sites, particularly in summer time when a startling beautiful woman walks past. It is usually accompanied by a desire to engage in catcalls and other demonstrative rude behavior. (But actually go with answer 1, it's good advice.)

That would be The Bangles.

That's a tough question, Popsalot, not because there aren't a ton of MMOs out there -- there are, with a lot of F2P (free to play) ones emerging lately. So it isn't about availability, it's about what sort of MMO world appeals to you. Answering truth questions is easy (it's either true or false), value questions are a bit harder but doable if handled properly (it's "safe" as long as you stay with the norm) but what you ask is called a taste claim .. there is no right answer except what suits your particular tastes. The good news is that it doesn't cost anything (except an investment of a bit of time) to try the F2P ones and many of the non-free ones have a trial period that's free or low-cost. So head on out and try a few, I'm sure you'll find one to suit your tastes.

naoo: Welcome to the joy of social networking. Outside of social networking, you usually only get that many friends when you hit a mega-large Powerball (talk about finding out about family and friends you never knew you had!). And without putting constraints on "your" wall page, blog page, whatever page, it ripples outward where friends-of-friends-of-friends-of-friends-ad-nauseum are a collective group of nebulous pseudo-friends or phantom-friends. It is however, a cool way to explore six-steps-of-separation (you've played that Kevin Bacon game, right?) or small-world theory. Other than that, it's a good way for places like Facebook and other social media sites to bloat some numbers to advertisers. (Yes, Virginia, there really is an ulterior financial motive.) In socio-status terms, I suppose you get "bragging" rights for numbers of friends (hello, did we lose the whole "quality vs. quantity" premise along the way?). A parting thought, perhaps ... doesn't the whole thumbs-up-thumbs-down thing smack a bit of the Roman Coliseum? Gladiatorial combat anyone? Me, I'm just content with vending peanuts from the gallery and commenting on the glorious folly of it all. And sorry, friends don't get free peanuts.

None. Our trio of large, noisy, slavering attack-lick dogs keeps trick-or-treaters away, as they assume they will become a canine treat. That way I get all the Tootsie rolls and candy corn :) It really underscores that dogs are truly man's best friend.

Caitlin, there's a few different ways to go about it. The first thing to ask yourself is what will the site contain? Is it just a place to blog? Put up some pics? Will there be loads of cool multimedia stuff? Flash, videos and the like? Secondly, who will be the host -- that is, are you going to set up and maintain your own Web server (and most likely the answer at this point should be no *smile*) or are you going to go to someplace like GoDaddy or other hosting service? Does your ISP (the people that hook you up to the Internet) offer free Web hosting space? The actual mechanics of making the site (the HTML pages, the JavaScripts, the CSS and such) are somewhat straightforward, but learning it all in one go would be daunting. Another factor is, of course, the monetary one ... how much are you willing to spend? I know, I know *smile* I threw a lot of questions at you and not a lot of answers. But the biggest part of any project of any size is proper planning. Trust me, I've been doing Web dev since before it was a super highway -- more like a footpath running from government agencies, the military and various educational institutions and national labs and the only "cool" thing was being able to link documents stored all over the place. You can always grow your dream, having to tear it apart and rebuild because of not asking questions first is a pain in the rumpus. If you have more questions, I'll gladly answer any you have.

I usually do it at the very beginning of spring, while there's still morning frost and the canes aren't budding yet. Some are hearty souls that do it early winter, before avalanches cover their rose canes. I'm not as masochistic. The key, though, is that you want the rose bushes dormant. Then, once last frost is gone, get them fed and watch for mites and other rose pests.