Conclusions

Synthesize, don't summarize

Include a brief summary of the paper's main points, but don't simply repeat things that were in your paper. Instead, show your reader how the points you made and the support and examples you used fit together. Pull it all together

Your conclusion gives your reader

something to take away that will help them see things differently or appreciate your topic in personally relevant ways.

Your conclusion is your chance to

propel your reader to a new view of the subject.

Return to the theme or themes in the introduction. This strategy brings the reader full circle.

You may also refer to the introductory paragraph by using key words or parallel concepts and images that you also used in the introduction.