The death penalty is one of the controversial topics being widely discussed today. Anna Quindlen is one of many people who opposes the death penalty. She is a crime buff who has worked as a reporter for decades in some of the worst areas of New York. In her article‚ "Death Penalty’s False Promise: An Eye for an Eye‚" she states how the death penalty and her have nothing in common. She claims that the killing of one human being as punishment for the killing of another makes no sense and is inherently
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reading “Still Hungry‚ Still Homeless”‚ the authors use the data to express their concern of homelessness. On the other hand‚ Anna Quindlen’s article “Our Tired‚ Our Poor‚ Our Kids” uses a different way with different technique‚ which is more efficient‚ majorly discusses the problems of homeless children‚ from the cause to the effect. In “Our Tired‚ Our Poor‚ Our Kids” Anna Quindlen illustrates that there is a large group of people living in a poor circumstance with examples. From the examples of Sharanda
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Leo COMPARE AND CONTRAST Barbara Lazear Ascher and Anna Quindlen both write an essay which signifies their opinion about homelessness based on their observation on the society. Their essays states how people characterize and treat homeless as others. Ascher and Quindlen’s work also have message that they want readers to know and understand. On Ascher’s essay “On Compassion‚” she uses an example and symbolism such as the two homeless men to denote something. The first man who was mentioned on the
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Quindlen Rhetorical Analysis Most people think that their goal in life is to be perfect. They strive for the best grades‚ to be the best one on the sports’ team‚ get the most scholarships‚ go to the best college‚ and to get the highest paying job. In reality‚ aiming for perfection only leads to downfall. When a person strives for perfection the only thing that can happen is disappointment. Since no one in life is truly perfect‚ goals will not be met‚ and disappointment will have to be faced
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Introduction of life history of anna hazare Anna Hazare was born on 15th January‚ 1940 in Bhingar village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra state to Babu Rao Hazare and Laxmi Bai. His parents christened him as Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare. Anna Hazare was raised up by his childless aunt. He couldn’t pursue his studies beyond 7th standard due to family reasons. He started his career as a driver in Indian army in 1963. He served Indian army for a span of 15 years. During this time‚ he faced
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Anna Quindlen’s commencement speech argues to stop assuming other identities to match societies’ expectations. This fantasy sounds perfect at first but reflects a misconception in conformity and in happiness. Anne Quindlen’s simplistic view to” give up the nonsensical and punishing quest for perfection” will only work in a perfect society‚ but society is not perfect. While some conform to the standards of perfection to make others proud‚ most conform out of necessity. “The joker” does not want
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Anna Karenina “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Just as the famous quote goes‚ Tolstoy brought me back to the Russian society in the 19th century‚ leading me to ponder over the meaning of love‚ family‚ ethics‚ religion‚ as for the whole life. Anna Karenina is perhaps one of the greatest novels of all times. Anna shone like a bright light in Petersburg society and was admired by everyone. But she was married to the dull‚ cold Alexei Karenin‚ a
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contentment. In Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina‚ Anna’s life is spiritually empty‚ and so she fills it with earthly pleasures (such as adultery) to fill the void. Levin‚ the other protagonist‚ also feels throughout the story as though something is missing in his life‚ but ends up actually discovering what will maintain his happiness in the long run. A main theme in the book is whether or not it is possible to preserve a happy life in a healthy way. Both characters‚ Anna and Levin‚ demonstrate how and
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Whitfield Draping II 10/22/2012 Anna Sui Anna Sui‚ born August 4‚ 1964 in Detroit Michigan‚ dreamed of becoming a fashion designer since age 4. Her father a structural engineer and her mother a painter‚ she was believed to have gotten her creativeness from her mother and her business side from her father. In her 4 year old mind‚ a fashion designer was portrayed beautiful‚ stylish‚ always surrounded by luxurious fabrics and countless sketchbooks always off to lunch. Anna was attracted to this glamorous
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