Summary Of 'Staying Put: Making A Home In A Restless World'

In the excerpt “Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World” the author Scott Russell Sanders states “Our Promised Land has always been over the next ridge or at the end of the trail, never under our feet” (Sanders 6). Scott Russell Sanders uses this quote to start off his argument of whether migration is useful in the idea of creating human beings or not. Throughout this persuasive passage the author refutes many points on migration brought up by Salman Rushdie. He does this throughout the passage to prove to the audience that settling would have a highly beneficial effect on human beings. Not only does he refute these points, but he uses them to his advantage by explaining what is wrong and right about them, which overall improves his