- The authority at my workplace is not dependent on position or experience but is distributed based on knowledge because of the emphasis on strict standards.
2. Having an older sibling with a large gap, has always meant having a sibling with the authority equal to that of a parent’s.
Both of your thesis statements would make for good essays as they both deal with interesting power plays. Personally, I think that the second thesis would make for a more interesting essay as long as you make it a bit more specific. You could focus on different situations that an older sibling may encounter and how they can handle it. Also, you could focus on the conflict that such a sibling may feel between being a friend and having the authority of a parent. You could focus on how they try to create a balance and whether this means they truly have authority or they just need to conform to authority while having very themselves. If you choose the first thesis, then you could focus on the conflict between someone with seniority and someone new but with more skills because it seems like this would create problems as a person with seniority would probably feel like they deserve more authority.
Elviris Rodriguez
Sofiya,
Both topics are engaging and could generate interesting essays. If you choose the first, however, the power play would need to be clarified. The second, I think, lends itself to a more specific essay, and so I agree with Elviris here. If you do choose the second, try to examine the various situations in which the older sibling is like an authority figure, and see if you can detect a pattern. This will help you to focus the essay somewhat more, and so will be more effective.