The document provides guidance on writing a dedication page for a graduate thesis, emphasizing its purpose of expressing gratitude to individuals who have supported the writer. It outlines the process of selecting people to thank, the style of addressing them, and the overall format and placement of the dedication within the thesis. Additionally, it notes that the dedication should typically be concise and in a similar style to the rest of the paper.

1. How to write thesis
dedication page
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2. So, you are in the process of graduating a university like
Stanford or maybe Harvard, and you have to complete
a graduate paper. Here you can stumble up a
dedication.
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3. Of course, everybody has faced a dedication
in different books. So, what is the purpose
of a dedication?
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4. A dedication is showing the gratefulness by one person
to another. Reasons for that can be different: from a
friendship to the fact of helping publishing or writing.
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5. Usually, it is situated at a dedication page which
is after a page with the title. It can be little –
occupying several lines – as well as it can be
longer – written as a “dedication letter”.
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6. In general, a dedication is like
an additional point which
creates a portrait of a writer
for his or her readers.
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7. So, what is the importance of writing a
dedication in a graduate paper?
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8. The first step on your way to a good
dedication is probably the most
difficult. It is choosing people to whom
you want to express your gratefulness.
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9. So, the best idea here is to write a list of
institutions, friends, tutors, and relatives
who helped you while you were studying,
which supported you during all the
educational process. Think about both
moral and monetary support.
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10. Reread this list several times: maybe someone
shouldn’t be there or maybe you forgot someone?
Nevertheless, there are no wrong decisions in your
own list of people for thesis dedication.
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11. One part of people includes their
pets to such lists and another can
write “I’m thankful to MIT”.
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12. After you decided on the list of people, now
you should think about how to introduce them
in your dedication. There could be two
variants: formal or informal. You can write
“Mom” or “Mother”, Dr. House or Gregory
House, etc. Of course, it is a good idea to ask
your supervisor about better choice.
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13. So, you decided how to identify each member of
your list. Why you chose these people? This
question can be answered in different ways. You can
write simply “grateful to my mom” or you can write
also “grateful to my mom for all the support and
great confidence in my skills”.
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14. Some students from Yale say that it is a good idea
to add a little funny story or a phrase which is
connected with the person.
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15. In your graduation thesis, a dedication page
shouldn’t be numbered. Also, it should be
situated right after the endorsement.
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16. During the process of graduate dissertation writing,
you should remember that a dedication, in this case,
shouldn’t be longer than one page.
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17. Although a style and a format of dedication
for thesis and dissertation are not restricted,
you should better use the same style and
format as for the whole paper. Also, you can
ask for advice your supervisor.
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18. All in all, a dedication is a great way to
show that you remember every person
which tried to help you and that you
appreciate that.
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19. If you want to get more
information – read this book.
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