BR1 Assessing Thesis Statements by MS. CATHERINE UNDERWOOD https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh Under each of the thesis statements, write what meets the expectations for a point and what makes the good thesis statements more sophisticated. Consider using these terms and then explaining how the thesis could be improved: Vague, Answers the Prompt, Pro or Con only, Defensible, Not Defensible, Cliche, Hints at organization of the essay. en-us 2020-11-07 05:07:58 UTC 2026-02-17 18:40:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Thesis 1A cunde1 https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/900112567 However, while this feeling is odd and often uncomfortable and occasionally distressing, it allows the person to expand their knowledge and abilities, while often producing some of the most memorable experiences of a person's lifetime. The exploration of the unknown is critical to the development of a person and allows them to break out of perceived limitations. The value of exploring the unknown is rooted in its ability to expand a person's view of the world and themselves while simultaneously crafting memorable experiences and breaking previously perceived personal barriers.]]> 2020-11-07 15:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/900112567 Thesis 2A cunde1 https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/900114887 The term “overrated” can best be applied to capitalism. Capitalism is quite possibly the most overrated concept in the modern world. Propaganda from western nations, namely the United States, have falsely made capitalism a synonym for freedom. Wars have been fought to preserve it and any nation that strays from it is staunchly criticized. While capitalism undeniably has its upsides, it has many downsides that are rarely recognized. When considering the downsides, capitalism is clearly overrated as it commodifies humanity and uplifts a minority at the expense of the majority.]]> 2020-11-07 15:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/900114887 Thesis 2B cunde1 https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/900115883 The term “overrated” has been used in conversation to diminish the value of roles. In unusual circumstances the term “overrated” should be applied to the idea of freedom in regards to social change, but overall it should not be applied in regards to global devastation and cruel treatment.]]> 2020-11-07 15:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/900115883 Thesis 2C cunde1 https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/900116149 Overrated should be used to describe a place. When you go somewhere that’s constantly talked about as being the best, but then you see how boring it is you’ll say it's overrated. Or when you go to give 1-5 stars on a places page you could overrate the place or underrate the place.]]> 2020-11-07 15:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/900116149 cunde1 https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/900128675
The term “overrated” is often used to diminish concepts, places, roles, etc. that the speaker believes do not deserve the prestige they commonly enjoy; for example, many writers have argued that success is overrated, a character in a novel by Anthony Burgess famously describes Rome as a “vastly overrated city,” and Queen Rania of Jordan herself has asserted that “[b]eing queen is overrated.”


Select a concept, place, role, etc. to which you believe that the term “overrated” should be applied. Then, write a well-developed essay in which you explain your judgment. Use appropriate evidence from your reading, experience, or observations to support your argument.


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In her book Gift from the Sea, author and aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001) writes, “We tend not to choose the unknown which might be a shock or a disappointment or simply a little difficult to cope with. And yet it is the unknown with all its disappointments and surprises that is the most enriching.”


Consider the value Lindbergh places on choosing the unknown. Then write an essay in which you develop your own position on the value of exploring the unknown. Use appropriate, specific evidence to illustrate and develop your position.


]]> 2020-11-07 15:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/900129122 Thesis 1B cunde1 https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/900232279 In the Book “Gift from the Sea” the author Anne Morrow Lindberg mentions, she writes “We tend not to choose the unknown which might lie a shock or a disappointment or simply a little difficult to cope with. And yet it is the unknown with all its disappointments and surprises that is the most enriching.”]]> 2020-11-07 17:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/900232279 https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/990451926 I think this ]]> 2020-12-05 18:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/990451926 Thesis Analysis https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/990453898 This thesis shows it's stance on the situation and gives some background. However, it does not have a line of reasoning and evidence.]]> 2020-12-05 18:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/launified/r1gd3c63ukm2uqrh/wish/990453898