Explain how the author develops that idea that finding fulfillment in material tings is a futile effort. by Kelsey Distefano https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9 Post your thesis statement below. en-us 2025-09-15 17:47:31 UTC 2025-10-02 13:46:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4ac.png kdistefano3 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3589997783 Ms. Di Stefano

By exposing the repercussions of materialism, Leonard Pitts, Jr. reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things.

]]> 2025-09-17 14:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3589997783 10densie41207 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590011208 Denise s) Leonard Pitts, Jr. Reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things by.. Explaining to the reader how most of us have fallen into the great lie of American consumerism, and prioritizing un-important things.

]]> 2025-09-17 14:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590011208 10fatcor29042 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590011446 Fatima C.


Leonardo Pitts,Jr. reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things would not help with our happiness but it's common to do it.

]]> 2025-09-17 14:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590011446 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590011611 Angel O

The author reveals that the safety and well being of others is more important than obtaining and possessing material things by convincing us that the death of the person was heartless based on the shoppers' behavior.

]]> 2025-09-17 14:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590011611 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590011907 Ian

Leonard Pitts, Jr. reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things by the way he is describing the human, and his way of being materialistic.

]]> 2025-09-17 14:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590011907 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590012402 Leonardo Pitts, Jr. convinces the author by showing us that even if you buy everything or something it will not make you have happiness.

-heidy

]]> 2025-09-17 14:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590012402 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590015107 Carmen L.

Leonardo Pitts, Jr. reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things by demonstrating to us that their is people with lots of problems, but as long as they get good discounted stuff they'll be ok not happy but satisfied.

]]> 2025-09-17 14:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590015107 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590016219 Carlos/aidan

Leonardo Pitts, Jr. convinces the author by showing us it is impossible to find happiness in material things by telling us and employee died by angry shoppers.

]]> 2025-09-17 14:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590016219 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590018627 leonard Pitts , jr develops the idea by saying material items won't bring happiness -kevin

]]> 2025-09-17 14:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590018627 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590019051 Kelly V

Leonard Pitts,Jr. reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things would not help with our happiness but it's common to do it

]]> 2025-09-17 14:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590019051 09chrshe33457 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590019891 Leonard Pitts, Jr reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things by giving the reader examples as to why Jdimytai Damour died on Black Friday.

]]> 2025-09-17 14:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590019891 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590021464 Amy


Leonard Pitts, Jr reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things by convincing the reader that material things are not worth killing like how they killed the worker.

]]> 2025-09-17 14:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590021464 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590021548 Leonard Pitts, Jr. reveals that it is important to find happiness in material things by convincing us that people will kill to get things that they want.

Madyson

]]> 2025-09-17 14:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590021548 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590022068 The author reveals that it is impossible to have happiness in material things by exposing the repercussion of materialism.

]]> 2025-09-17 14:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590022068 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590023057 Stefany

Leonard Pitts, Jr. reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material stuff by showing how the worker died because other people were getting angry.

]]> 2025-09-17 14:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590023057 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590023154 Leonardo Pitts Jr, shows that it is not real for us to receive happiness in material things that we buy.

-corena

]]> 2025-09-17 14:42:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590023154 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590034773 The author reveals that He is convincing the reader that materialism doesn't buy happiness and gives a example that Jdimytai damour died on black friday.


-kaylee

]]> 2025-09-17 14:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3590034773 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592347624 Leonardo Pitts Jr reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things by proving the consequences of what happens when you try to seek happiness in material things.

]]> 2025-09-18 16:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592347624 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592350390 Leonardo Pitts,JR reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things by revealing the effects materialism can lead to.


Fernanda

]]> 2025-09-18 16:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592350390 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592350838 Leonard Pitts, Jr. reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things by killing people and they don't care because they want to buy the discount stuff.

-Arturo

]]> 2025-09-18 16:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592350838 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592351376 Leonardo Pitts, Jr explains how it is impossible to find happiness with having materialistic things just because their things we like doesn't mean that's the only thing that can make us happy.

-Melissa

]]> 2025-09-18 16:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592351376 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592351483 The author reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material belongings by showing an example of what will happen when you try to find happiness in material things -Nicholas

]]> 2025-09-18 16:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592351483 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592352560 Leonard Pitts, Jr. reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things by explaining how material things cannot fulfill our happiness.


-Taylyn

]]> 2025-09-18 16:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592352560 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592352839 Leonard Pitts, Jr. Reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things by someone dying while trying to shop.


-Jezabel

]]> 2025-09-18 16:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592352839 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592352923 Leonardo Pits, Jr. Reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in a material things.

-Enrique Hernandez

]]> 2025-09-18 16:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592352923 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592353310 Leonardo Pitts Jr. reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things because, it's not worth killing over "stuff" you don't really need just to fill that hole of emptiness and not happiness. -Sammya

]]> 2025-09-18 16:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592353310 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592353505 Leonardo Pitts Jr reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things.

Daniel----

]]> 2025-09-18 16:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592353505 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592354098 Leonards Pitts Jr reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things by showing us how people get desperate and aggressive to the point of stepping on someone until his death only for stuff that's only some dollars below the original price.


  • jose

]]> 2025-09-18 16:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592354098 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592356906 Adriel E.


Leonard Pitts, Jr reveals that it is pointless to attain any sort of true fulfillment in buying material things by bringing light to the consequences and lies of American consumerism.

]]> 2025-09-18 16:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592356906 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592357403 Leonardo Pitts Jr reveals that it is impossible to find happines in material things by giving tragic results of materialism.


-Jaden Egarton

]]> 2025-09-18 16:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592357403 09descab15178 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592360127 Leonardo Pitts, Jr Reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things.

-Destiny Cabral

]]> 2025-09-18 16:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592360127 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592362268 -Chris G

what I think is that because like some things don't really matter to other people for some other people they will make them happy people fight for things which is useless and argue over them you can just get more.

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Leona Pitts Jr is explaining that it's impossible to find happiness in material items by telling us that Jdimytai also died trying to buy stuff

]]> 2025-09-18 16:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3592366583 https://padlet.com/kdistefano3/mflci6w3wc5s3uo9/wish/3615428714 Leonardo Pitts, JR reveals that it is impossible to find happiness in material things by revealing the effects materialism can lead to.

-bryson

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