Throughout Aburawa’s “Veiled Threat” Princess Hijab’s main focus is to re-humanize the men and women that are being objectified in advertisements. Most of the world perceives these models on posters and billboards as nothing more than they appear to be just a picture on a piece of paper. However, Princess Hijab saw much more than toned abs, flawless skin, and a perfect figure. She saw actual human being. Human beings that had been stripped down to nothing more than what they had to offer at face value. She saw women objectified as things that did not have feelings or opinions and ideas. Princess Hijab was greatly distressed by this de-humanization and greatly desired a way to bring the life back into these models. In “Veiled Threat: The Guerilla Graffiti of Princess Hijab” Princess Hijab says, “Like that poster of Farrah Fawcett…with her teeth clenched in fear above her perfect polyester swimsuit. When she revealed her cancer, we had to see her and her body as something capable of tragedy. It’s that sort of re-humanization that I aim for with hijabization.” I believe that this quote sums up Princess Hijab desire re-humanize and would serve as the thesis statement of article. Although Princess Hijab’s intentions can be easily misconstrued due to the secrecy that surrounds her work of hijabization, I believe that this statement clarifies her point in a very bold manner. However, I do not think that it is a very well formulated thesis statement. Her intentions could be misunderstood or maybe even found offensive due to the fact that it is about such a sensitive subject as cancer. Also, it may appear that she is implying that she wishes some sort of ill on others due to her comment about seeing tragedy in someone’s life, but in reality she is simply referring to the fact that in that picture of Farrah Fawcett one is finally able to see actual human emotion instead of the standard, pre-made looks of all the other models. This statement can be easily misinterpreted which is why it is not the most effective thesis statement, but if one take a minute to study what Princess Hijab is really about, her message will surface with clarity.

            Nathan set out to study the life of college students, and in her studies she discovered a lot about diversity and community on the college campus. She found out that the traditional definition of community is not what actually exists on the college campus. In her book “My Freshman Year” Nathan discovered that, “Community is the American University is paradoxically a private and an individual decision.” I think that this statement serves as the thesis from the chapter that we read out of her book. It is a strong thesis statement because it clearly and concisely defines how community exists on campuses in the U.S. Community can be defined as a feeling of fellowship with others due to shared beliefs, goals, or interests. However, Nathan discovered that in college, community is not a campus-wide or even hall-wide occurrence. It is much more personal to each student and usually involves those only directly in the individual social circles. This idea is clearly conveyed in the thesis, especially in emphasizing the unexpected results by calling them paradoxical. Through this statement Nathan shows the differences in community on a college campus as opposed to community in daily life.