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Schools Out For Summer By Anna Quindlen Summary
AMERICA'S FOOD CRISIS
How would you feel if you couldn't afford to feed your kids? Wouldn't you feel like a failure? I know I would. In Anna Quindlen's essay “Schools out for summer” she writes about the struggle that is putting a meal on the table for your kids and how many kids' parents depended on school to put a meal in their child's stomach. She also says we need to step up and take action on the matter rather than basically look past it. But how effective was Anna in her essay?

“Some kids don't get enough to eat, no matter what people want to tell themselves” when Anna said This she didn't just make an opinion, she backed it up with facts that will probably get the attention of people who are concerned about the matter. During the school …show more content…
food bank reports that most of their clients are minimum wage workers who can't afford enough to eat off of their salaries. Can people really live off of minimum wage? Especially if it is a parent who has two or more kids?

“For a significant number of Americans, the cost of an additional meal for two school-age children for the eight weeks of summer vacation seems like a small fortune”. this really makes me sad simply for the fact that some people are really hard times right now. some parents struggle and don't seek help simply because of the perceived stigma or sign of shame or disgrace. But I believe that no matter what happens later on in life I will do everything in my power to put a meal in my child's stomach.

In conclusion, Anna Quindlen was very effective on her argument. She made good indications and she backed it up with evidence, statistics, and facts. She also drew emotion and emotion is what gets people to really open up and listen to a subject. All In all anna's argument was very persuasive and will almost definitely get something done about the matter at hand. All i know is I don't want the children of our great nation hungry what will you do to help hinder this from
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