“On Compassion” by Barbara Lazear Ascher and “Homeless” by Anna Quindlen are two essays written about homelessness. Ascher has written from a compassionate perspective. She describes events with homeless individuals‚ but focuses on the reactions of others towards the homeless. The essay written by Anna Quindlen lends a different perspective on the matter of homelessness. She describes a brief interaction with a woman who appears to be homeless. Despite the woman’s raincoat and bag with the grime
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between a man and a woman (Barber)‚ and then there are those who believe that it is up to the individual on whom they want to marry (Quindlen). Despite the complexities surrounding the issue of gay marriage and the expansive argument on either side authors Anna Quindlen and La Shawn Barber present extremely simplistic yet opposing views on same sex marriage. Anna Quindlen and La Shawn Barber both believe that the overall structure that comes from a marriage is extremely important. They both agree that
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presence grows. It is impossible to insulate ourselves against what is at our very door step” (213). We can help them by possibly give a used blanket or some warm soup. However‚ economical contribution might not able to fix the issue‚ according to Anna Quindlen’s in her “Homeless”‚ “Home is where the heart is. There’s no place like it”(217). Once those homeless people lose their homes‚ they lose everything physically‚ and emotionally miss their hearts and believe‚ faith of lives‚ that’s what money
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Hallways"‚ Anna Quindlen claims that teenage killings can be prevented by drawing attention to mental health. Quindlen supports her claim by giving examples of individual cases in great detail‚ and stating information relating to the issue of mental health. The author’s purpose is to persuade readers so that they should treat mental illness instead of dismissing it as a "character flaw". She speaks in a serious but derisive tone to address parents‚ schools and healthcare providers. Quindlen begins
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Valued Possessions vs. Insignificant Desires Anna Quindlen‚ a novelist‚ social critic‚ and journalist wrote an intriguing essay “Stuff is Not Salvation” about the addiction of Americans‚ who splurge on materialistic items that have no real meaning. The ability to obtain credit is one of the main reasons to blame for society’s consumption epidemic. However‚ Quindlen feels the economic decline due to credit card debt is insignificant compared to the underlying issues of American’s binging problems
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Good boy‚ Beau. Stay‚ Anna Quindlen is very descriptive in her essay. As I read the story I could visualize her dog and also sympathize with her feelings. Having had lost a dog of old age‚ this story really hit home. The way she describes beau’s milky white eyes‚ the loss of his hearing‚ and the way his walk looks like his back legs are prosthetics. With these descriptions‚ the knowledge that Beau’s a black lab‚ and the fact that he stinks‚ all present enough information for me to get a clear
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to society. Of that handful‚ “A Quilt of a Country”‚ by Anna Quindlen‚ and “The Immigrant Contribution”‚ by John F. Kennedy‚ are essays prepared to convey these attributes to society. Their writings are of an identical nature‚ but written in two distinct manners. Both of these authors wrote essays about American identity and diversity. America is a country of diversity‚ with people working together to shape America as a whole. Both Quindlen and Kennedy state this point‚ but they have differences
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issue regarding condom being distributed within the United States high schools. January 8‚ 1994‚ Anna Quindlen publishes her article‚ “A Pyrrhic Victory‚” in the New York Times‚ where she states that not allowing condoms to be distributed in high schools is self-defeating‚ harmful to students‚ and inconvenient for parents. Quindlen attempts to persuade readers‚ but is not completely successful. Quindlen provides a rhetorical example that is intended to demonstrate a need for condom distribution within
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they were given an opportunity to communicate? In her article “Between the Sexes‚ A Great Divide”‚ Anna Quindlen shows the differences between the genders‚ like sun and moon‚ and the divide that exists between them‚ which starts from the first high school dance‚ where boys and girls are far away from each other‚ and all the game is about who is going to do the first move. I mainly agree with Quindlen‚ that “it is the dance that’s important‚ not the difference‚” but there are some points that I have
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one mistake‚ than that’s it‚ they are no longer perfect. “The perfect student can never step outside the safe box of the right answer‚ can never take a flyer on the honorable failure that may be more compelling than the safe paper that gets an A” (Quindlen‚ 35). The people with a fixed mindset will always do the easiest tasks‚ the ones they know they are good at so that they are still the perfect person. People with the fixed
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