Thesis Statements by Dave Liebowitz https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb en-us 2016-11-10 13:11:04 UTC 2017-05-17 08:23:30 UTC hello@padlet.com An individual can be shaped by their environment but can adapt to their situation when it is better for them. https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709629 2016-11-10 13:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709629 No matter how much people are forced to change between environments, they never lose their true self. https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709651 2016-11-10 13:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709651 Jackson https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709656 An individual changes his or herself depending on the situation and one’s true self lies where the individual feels the most comfortable. 

]]> 2016-11-10 13:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709656 Alex Jin https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709666 Individuals “code switch” or change how they act in different environments; however, a part of one’s true self will always show no matter where they are or who they are around and shines brightest in a place where he/she is feels unjudged.]]> 2016-11-10 13:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709666 (Introduce text and author)An individual is their true self when they are not being judged and do not have to code switch because they are able to be themselves with no external pressure. https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709669 2016-11-10 13:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709669 Both Sherman Alexie and Jeffrey Eugenides prove that an individual is always their true self yet when forced into difficult situations often find themselves unwillingly forming to societal norms. https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709734 2016-11-10 13:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709734 Max https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709780 An individual can code-switch depending on their environment, but find their true self in between these eras.]]> 2016-11-10 13:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709780 Florence https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709865 In both Middlesex and The Absolute True Diary of a Part Time Indian, the protagonists present their external selves differently to others, yet are merely their “true self” in their own conscience.]]> 2016-11-10 13:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709865 An individual is one's true self when they are in an environment where they feel unjudged; for some, this may be impossible while others may find this in multiple locations. https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709867 2016-11-10 13:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709867 Preller https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709939 In different environments, characters may choose to hide behind their masked “self”.  Throughout the books The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie  and Drown, by Junot Diaz, we learn that true identity is revealed when one expresses who they are without limitation.]]> 2016-11-10 13:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709939 While an individual may have code switch by behaving differently in different environments/situations, the only place one can find their “true self” is inside the individual. Your “true self” is determined by your experiences and how you truly feel inside. https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709951 - Tomas]]> 2016-11-10 13:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136709951 Ty https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136710113 the only place where one can find their true self is not a physical place, but inside of them.]]> 2016-11-10 13:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136710113 https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136710130 Characters throughout all of the books we have read struggle with the idea of true self and finding out who they are, specifically Junior and Cal struggle with the ideas of their own identity and how they belong in the world.]]> 2016-11-10 13:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136710130 https://padlet.com/dliebowitz1/4z1vekvfyhwb/wish/136710393 In different environments, characters from Drown and Middlesex live behind a mask to keep their true self hidden. 

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