Conclusions

An introduction and conclusion frame your thoughts and bridge your ideas for the reader.
Just as your introduction acts as a bridge that transports your readers from their own lives into the "place" of your analysis, your conclusion can provide a bridge to help your readers make the transition back to their daily lives.
Such a conclusion will help them see why all your analysis and information should matter to them after they put the paper down.
Your conclusion is your chance to propel your reader to a new view of the subject.
Your conclusion gives your reader something to take away that will help them see things differently or appreciate your topic in personally relevant ways.
It can suggest broader implications that will not only interest your reader, but also enrich your reader's life in some way.

If you're stuck and feel like your conclusion isn't saying anything new or interesting, ask a friend to read it with you. Whenever you make a statement from your conclusion, ask the friend to say, "So what?" or "Why should anybody care?" Then ponder that question and answer it.
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.
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.
Include a provocative insight or quotation from the research or reading you did for your paper.
Propose a course of action, a solution to an issue, or questions for further study.
- This can redirect your reader's thought process and help her to apply your info and ideas to her own life or to see the broader implications.
Point to broader implications.