In her article “Our Tired‚ Our Poor‚ Our Kids.” Anna Quindlen discusses the issue about homeless families in the United States and the impact of homelessness on the children. Quindlen describes one situation where six people‚ a woman and five children‚ live together in a room the size of a master bedroom. The idea‚ Quindlen says‚ is that the ineffectiveness of the welfare system has negative impact on families‚ particularly‚ mothers and their offsprings . She poses the statement that
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when men are also expected to treat women differently? Anna Quindlen was not so much focused on the equality of genders‚ but more so focused on the viewpoints that people have on women. As Quindlen discussed her opinion she mentioned a scene that her husband and son were questioning her reason for having an ‘onion’ in the bathroom. After she explained her reasoning‚ her husband and son had the same thought‚ “Mom. Weird. Women.” Quindlen described her anger but later reciprocated the thought‚ “Husband
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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 shouldn’t just proud for what people achieve but we also must appreciate how well they can achieve them. Actually these two texts tell about different case but they are still talking about knowledge of people. In Anna Quindlen’s essay‚ she talked about
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Since the time I read them‚ they never came out of my mind‚ and they grabbed my attention since I read their titles. “The Penalty of 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
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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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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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help the homeless During the past decade there may have been an increase in homelessness due to the struggles of daily life. People have many ideas on ways that the government or communities can help improve these situations. It is not easy to help the homeless but any help can improve their lives and our streets. It may not take them completely off our streets but it can help them to get back on their feet. In a New York Times article‚ “Rooms of Their Own” on January 21‚ 1990 by Anna Quindlen
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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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It’s calked sex. Sex is a popular subject among young teens. Everyone is doing it‚ but everyone is not 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
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