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The discussion centers on the appropriateness of including acknowledgments in a master's thesis. The author expresses gratitude towards their school, advisor, fellow grad students, and immediate family, while also contemplating the inclusion of a former professor and coworker who contributed to their academic and technical development prior to graduate school. The consensus is that personal gratitude should take precedence over external expectations, allowing for a more authentic acknowledgment section. It is emphasized that there are no strict rules, and individuals can express thanks as they see fit.

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I have checked google and I get different opinions on what is appropriate to put in an acknowledgment page.

Basically, I thank my school, my advisor, a couple fellow grad students, and then my immediate family.

But, I also include two sentences to thank a former professor and a former coworker who both have helped me a lot academically and technically before I started my grad school program, but they had nothing to do with my work in grad school.

Is this appropriate to include the former professor and coworker in my thanks? I think I owe them a lot, but I know I can't thank everyone under the sun and I don't want to upset my advisor if I'm thanking others who he doesn't even know or is aware of.
 
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Thank those who you want to thank, not those who you think others expect you to thank.
 
You are free to write anything (within boundaries) in the acknowledgment section. I have even written lyrics from songs in my Master's acknowledgments :-p
 

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