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    These two texts criticize what people know in this world. And people just think what they achieve at the end. They usually ignore the process how they can achieve their success. The authors want to tell the readers that there are many things in this world which people don’t know. Anna Quindlen realized that she doesn’t know many things. Even though she wants to learn all of them‚ there isn’t enough time to learn it. These two texts want to tell us that we must appreciate everything that we get. We

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    Anna Quindlen talks about some important and maybe even slightly uncomfortable points in her essay “Homeless”. Most individuals lacking shelter have access to places that provide the basic necessities for a short period of time‚ but many refuse to go. David Purtle‚ a once homeless man explained on TALK OF THE NATION‚ “All I can say is that my fear of the unknown‚ of what might be waiting for me at that shelter‚ was worse than my fear of the known risk . . . And I think people‚ we’re creatures of

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    Death” by Henry Louis Mencken and “Execution” by Anna Quindlen‚ are the essay that affected me the most from the River Reader book. Maybe because I thought about the death penalty before‚ or maybe because their words affected me and my way of thinking. The thing that I am sure about that both of the essay touched my emotions and feelings in a way that let me never forgot them among the other texts. I think that the reason behind that is that they are about a human case and something true that is happening

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    for each person. It can have an emotional‚ physical‚ or spiritual meaning to everyone. Some people view a home as a physical structure that is a reliable place to live. While others view a home as a place of acceptance and family. Anna Quindlen worked a story on homeless people trying to find an answer to this very difficult topic. Quindlen met people who would socially be termed ‘homeless’‚ but Quindlen learned that maybe the conventional term does not quite cover it. A home can be a perfectly

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    “A Quilt of a Country” an essay written by Anna Quindlen‚ conveys a message about the suffrage that builds up behind the tragedies we witness‚ connect us a country‚ the author discusses this as seen by her use of real-world events that affected our nation‚ yet‚ brought the people together. Within the article‚ Quindlen mentions the 9/11 tragedy to provide of a more realistic emotion‚ one people can connect to. That tragedy had affected the people‚ it led to devastation from the loss‚ but also led

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    Beginning as a assignment reporter‚ Anna Quilden had an opinion column in the New York Times. She left her job as a reporter which caused her to receive much criticism. In the Commencement Speech‚ Anna wants everyone to learn that being themselves is okay‚ and not to worry about other’s opinions; Anna does this with rhetoric and other literary devices. The author’s tone is very inspiring and energetic‚ yet hurt and upset at how she used to live her life. Throughout the speech‚ Quindlen’s attitude

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    The two persuasive essays called “Doing Nothing is something” by Anna Quindlen and “Kids Really Aren’t Overscheduled” by Salynn Boyle are trying to persuade the reader to believe their point of view of the idea that kids have “too much to do.”Anna Qindlen thinks that kids have too much to do and when you’re doin nothing‚ you actually at your best. She thinks that when someone is “bored to death” that creativity and ingenuity are in the peak of action. On the other hand‚ Salynn Boyle says that we

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    educated. We need to talk openly and honestly about Sex Education in schools and at home. Anna Quindlen the author of “Sex Ed” states that sex is a dry subject and taught differently due to morals. Quindlen believes that sex should be taught at school but in the home as well. I believe sex is a very sensitive subject. It’s a subject that should be taught by the parents and in school. Teaching young teens about sex in school is great‚ but teaching them about sex at home is even better. Openly talking

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    In the article “Stuff Is Not Salvation‚” by Anna Quindlen‚ she discusses American materialism and the desire to acquire a greater number of things than needed. Quindlen talks about how television commercials have made it possible to purchase unnecessary things. She discusses how American society over-spends and stuck with financial obligation by mass over consumption of products they do not use. She furthermore discusses how America society has fallen into so much financial obligation and that more

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    Have you heard about how high the rate of teen mortality has been rising over the last few decades? Indeed‚ it is a problematic issue that has been ignoring most of the young-drivers’ parents. As Anna Quindlen expressed on her article‚ teen’s crashes and deaths are highly common and ignored. Moreover‚ Quindlen’s purpose is to highlight the seriousness of the teens driving issue and how states around the United States handle the issue. As a matter of fact‚ Quindlen’s concern is mainly in how the short-age-limit

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