https://padlet.com/eeschopp/zco1gccc6pq5 From your group, identify your strongest thematic or thesis statement. Post this statement and then provide a counter-argument (a new thesis statement) that works to establish the alternative argument to your initial theme. en-us 2018-09-11 13:57:07 UTC 2018-09-16 19:28:38 UTC hello@padlet.com mibrahimi https://padlet.com/eeschopp/zco1gccc6pq5/wish/279985997 Thesis:
In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini craftily utilizes Nana's cruelty towards her daughter Mariam to reveal that inner struggles are the true catalysts for outward callousness.

Counter-Argument:
In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini uses the cruelty of Nana towards her daughter Mariam to epitomize that inner struggles leads to stronger empathy with others.]]> 2018-09-11 17:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/zco1gccc6pq5/wish/279985997 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/zco1gccc6pq5/wish/279986351 Thesis: In "A Thousand Splendid Suns" Hosseini reveals the necessity of personal sacrifices to strengthen family relationships.

Refute: In "A Thousand Splendid Suns" Hosseini exhibits that personal sacrifices inflict pain on families. ]]> 2018-09-11 17:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/zco1gccc6pq5/wish/279986351 tlee49 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/zco1gccc6pq5/wish/279987669 Thesis: In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini utilizes Laila’s visit to the standing Buddha to illuminate how we must understand other cultures in order to prosper together.

Refute: In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini utilizes the Taliban’s seizure of Kabul to illuminate how understanding other cultures can be used to breed hatred.]]> 2018-09-11 17:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/zco1gccc6pq5/wish/279987669 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/zco1gccc6pq5/wish/279987775 Thesis: In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini utilizes surroundings in order to demonstrate the power of outer-influences on relationships.

Refutation: In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini includes characters with varying access to their surroundings who were still able to develop their own psychological and moral traits. ]]> 2018-09-11 17:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/zco1gccc6pq5/wish/279987775 https://padlet.com/eeschopp/zco1gccc6pq5/wish/279990043 In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseni shows Mariam's thought process of accepting her life and wanting more during the pivotal moment moment of being sentenced to death shows that we often come to new realizations during pivotal moments in life.

Refute: In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini shows that people are stuck in their ways, and don't come to new realizations.]]> 2018-09-11 17:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/eeschopp/zco1gccc6pq5/wish/279990043 samallery https://padlet.com/eeschopp/zco1gccc6pq5/wish/279990295 Thesis: In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini shows that people’s outlook on life is greatly influenced by how comfortable they are in their own home.
Refute: People’s lives can be greatly influenced by other factors.

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