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 first paragraph tells how people treat homeless
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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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some people work for the same organisation all their working life. others think that it is better to work for different organisations. discuss both views and give your own opinion A人们为同一个组织工作 B熟悉环境 熟悉同事 C 办事效率更高 A 人们为不同组织工作B接受不同的任务C能力更全面 A 在同一个公司上班 B有稳定的收入来源 C生活压力小 Some people argue that working for different companities can create some benefits for their career advancement‚ but I believe that working for the same organisation is more likely to have a positive effect on their lives. If people work
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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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Same Places‚ Same People‚ Different Names There was a big problem for me and I am certain that it is shared among millions of people from different parts of the world living in the United States or other English speaking countries. I am referring to the problem that why some foreign names are different in the English language from their origins while some others are almost the same as they are in their origins. For example‚ names such as Ali‚ Buddha‚ Miriam‚ Tokyo‚ Washington‚ and Quito are the
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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 should be between a spouse and a spouse‚ not a gender and a gender.” People choose to marry
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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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