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Marian Wright Edelman Still Hungry In America Analysis
One Woman Versus America and Hunger

Marian Wright Edelman, writer of “Still Hungry in America,” brings a whole new view on the ideals of hunger right here in America. The persuasive text is about her experiences trying to get people to realize the hunger crisis in their own back yards. Marian also gets into the several federal programs that provide food to hungry children in America that need more support. She really reaches out to everyone in America whom may be unaware or uneducated on programs being offered to help. Marian wants an acceptance of the fact that this is real and it is happening now. Starvation is no longer just a foreign countries problem.

The way Marian set up this opinion piece is by time frames. She starts in the
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