In “Turning the Page” by Anna Quindlen‚ she argues about the real effects of ink-press books becoming antique due to the rise of e-readers and other electronic reading devices. Quindlen is a nonfiction author that believes heavily on reading the old-fashion way from ink-press books then from e-readers or electronic reading devices. She predicts that the radio will die due to television; recorded music‚ ending concerts. Libraries that have stocked up in a low amount of e-readers have had all of them
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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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Gay marriage is becoming a hot topic in these years‚ and it got both pros and cons in the world. Different people have different ideas. Some people claims that homosexual opposes nature‚ and others said that it is freedom. However‚ I agree with Quindlen that we could tolerance our children because we love them so much and gay marriage is respectable. Here are some reasons why gay marriage can be accepted. First‚ people have the right to choose who they marry to. As old saying goes: “Marriage
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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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The Killings Plot is defined as‚ "the authors arrangement of incidents in a story it is the organizing principle that controls the controls the order of events (Meyer‚64)." The element of plot is heavily relied on in the short story‚ "The Killings" by Andre Dubus. The plot which is completely made inside the imagination of an author (Meyer‚64)‚ gives the audience important insight to people‚ places‚ and events in the story (Meyer‚64) . "The Killings" provides a somewhat conventional plot
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