Thesis Blog Post

1. Sentence A is the weakest thesis statement.
- Thesis statement A makes no claim by telling what the paper is going to be about.

2. Sentence A is the weakest thesis statement.
- Thesis statement A is too broad. It does not bring out the complexity of the subject like thesis statement B does.

3. Sentence B is the weakest thesis statement.
- Thesis statement B is also too broad. Sentence A is arguable, assertive, and is specific about the types of jeans.

4. Sentence A is the weakest thesis statement.
- Thesis statement A points out the obvious and leaves no room for argument. Also, the statement is a summary.

5. Sentence A is the weakest thesis statement.
- Thesis statement A is overly descriptive. The sentence goes way too into depth, and is a bunch of little sentences rather than one argument.

Thesis statement: Handmaids were forced to give up their bodies under government rule to help the declining birth rate.

Why did the government obtain complete control of the handmaid’s and their bodies?
The government obtained complete control over women’s bodies in order to fix the declining birth rates. They were sent to school in order to train to be a handmaid. Handmaids were assigned to conceive a child with a commander. They were being used for their abilities to bring the gift of life into a family for those who were unable on their own. They were responsible for the future. Because of this handmaids were sheltered. Always having to obey rules and be watched after continuously. Once the handmaid had conceived a child they would become released from their duties. The government used this as a way of a bribe to increase births in the country. Freedom from this life was what a handmaid had dreamed of. However, their one task was not that easy.

This statement is arguable because one would say the handmaids were not forced. It is also specific and I can use support from the text. There are many assertions in the book that lead to the handmaids being forced to bear a child. The consequences are either being killed or being exiled to another country.