Mr Clark, however, has produced a well written and thought-provoking thesis, refreshingly light on jargon and equations.
On top of that, last week Peña Nieto was accused last week of plagiarizing much of his law school thesis, provoking widespread mockery on social media.
"He may have gone too far in provoking people with his thesis, but he's written an essay -- it's not meant to be a total history -- and is clearly trying to direct discussion".
Johnston's revisionary thesis provoked furious controversy in the scholarly world.
This thesis provoked condemnation from prominent researchers and scholars in a broad range of disciplines, who regarded it as an attempt to justify harmful or destructive behaviour and unjust social relations in human societies.
As a result, the book's thesis is already provoking discussion -- and anger.
Tetzel's preaching at Jüterbog, near Wittenberg, in the spring of 1517 provoked Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses at Wittenberg on Oct. 31, 1517, attacking the system of indulgences.
Thus, your thesis statement should provoke feedback and come across as challenging.
These theses of Kant provoked criticism among the followers of Christian Wolff, the Leibnizian rationalist, and doubts among the disciples of Kant, which, as they further developed into systems, marked the first period of Kantianism.
Orientalism (1978) provoked much theoretic criticism of the work and its thesis as well as personal controversy about Edward Said, the author and the man.
And as advanced word spreads among other African-American scholars, the title has provoked denunciations from some who vehemently disagree with Mr. Kennedy's thesis even before they have read the book.
