Yourconclusionisyouropportunitytowrapupyouressayinatidypackageandbringithomeforyourreader.ItisagoodideatorecapitulatewhatyousaidinyourHYPERLINK"http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/thesis.htm"ThesisStatementinordertosuggesttoyourreaderthatyouhaveaccomplishedwhatyousetouttoaccomplish.Itisalsoimportanttojudgeforyourselfthatyouhave,infact,doneso.Ifyoufindthatyourthesisstatementnowsoundsholloworirrelevant—thatyouhaven'tdonewhatyousetouttodo—thenyouneedeithertoreviseyourargumentortoredefineyourthesisstatement.Don'tworryaboutthat;ithappenstowritersallthetime.Theyhavearguedthemselvesintoapositionthattheymightnothavethoughtofwhentheybegantheirwriting.Writing,justasmuchasreading,isaprocessofselfdiscovery.Donot,inanycase,simplyrestateyourthesisstatementinyourfinalparagraph,asthatwouldberedundant.Havingreadyouressay,weshouldunderstandthismainthoughtwithfreshanddeeperunderstanding,andyourconclusionwantstoreflectwhatwehavelearned.Therearesomecautionswewanttokeepinmindaswefashionourfinalutterance.First,wedon'twanttofinishwithasentimentalflourishthatshowswe'retryingtodotoomuch.It'sprobablyenoughthatouressayonrecyclingwillslowthegrowthofthelandfillinHartford'sNorthMeadows.Wedon'tneedtoclaimthatrecyclingoursodabottlesisgoingtosavetheworldforourchildren'schildren.(Thatmaybetrue,infact,butit'sbettertoclaimtoolittlethantoomuch;otherwise,ourreadersaregoingtobeleftwiththatfeelingof"Who'she/shekidding?")Theconclusionshouldcontainadefinite,positivestatementorcalltoaction,butthatstatementneedstobebasedonwhatwehaveprovidedintheessay.Second,theconclusionisnoplacetobringupnewideas.Ifabrilliantideatriestosneakintoourfinalparagraph,wemustpluckitoutandletithaveitsownparagraphearlierintheessay.Ifitdoesn'tfitthestructureorargumentoftheessay,wewillleaveitoutaltogetherandletithaveitsownessaylateron.Thelastthingwewantinourconclusionisanexcuseforourreaders'mindswanderingoffintosomenewfield.Allowingapeereditororfriendtorereadouressaybeforewehanditinisonewaytocheckthisimpulsebeforeitru