oppose while others assent. I have read two interesting essays about the death penalty. One is entitled “The Penalty of Death” by H.L Mencken and the other “Execution” by Anna Quindlen. Both authors presented their arguments and used great points to support their opinions. H.L Mencken is for the death penalty while Anna Quindlen is against it. After reading these two authors work I was able to form my own opinion on this punishment. I condone the death penalty despite how cruel it may be. H
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not have what people viewed as a house‚ but the bench near Carl’s Jr. was considered his home‚ a place of comfort and value close to the heart. “Homeless” an essay written by Anna Quindlen‚ focuses on the people who don’t have that sense of place‚ “a place of certainty‚ stability‚ predictability‚ and privacy” (Quindlen 528). “Homeless” is not about the people who are living on the streets‚ but the people who never had a house to call their home. The difference between the two is that a house is
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also men view women. Anna Quindlen quotes Betty Friedan who said “I used to write poetry. The guidance office says I have this creative ability and I should be at the top of the class and have a great future. But things like that aren’t what you need to be popular. The important thing for a girl is to be popular.” Society is degrading women. The worst part is that women and young girls are believing that they too have to degrade themselves to be prosperous in life. Quindlen also states "Californians
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Title: Reconcile gender differences My Thesis: I agree with Anna Quindlen statement that men and women differ in multiple ways but at the end they try to live together. I. Introduction: Had you ever thought that you have not something same with the opposite sex? Many people answer yes. In the article ’’ Between the Sexes‚ A Great Divide ’’ republished in Norton Reader 13th edition post in 2008‚ Anna Quindlen‚ professor of writing maintains that ’’ Finally‚ two genders try
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alike (Quindlen 2). Moreover‚ the simile of comparing America to a crazy quilt illustrates how a quilt is made of many different fabrics and pieces‚ just like how the United States is a big country made of 50 different states‚ all comprising different things. Based on this‚ America is not an improbable idea because of the different people and qualities it possesses. America is built off the idea of “coexistence”‚ or the tolerance of people no matter who they are or what they believe in (Quindlen 3).
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Tragedies are apparent everywhere around the world. From mass shootings of terrorism to extravagant wars on human rights raging on for several years as anticipated. Even on the grounds of America‚ a mongrel nation built on freedom and equality‚ exists the culprit of bondage and discrimination. But‚ hope yet ceases to exist in these hardships with unity in our differences and motivation towards optimism. As tolerance in each other’s differences begins‚ so does our hope of progress. America being built
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Anna Quindlen witnessed the hastening signs of summer and fondy reverted back to her boredom during those times away from the classroom. In her writing‚ "Doing Nothing is Something‚" she suggests these task-less periods of downtime may awaken creativity inside a youngster‚ that may have otherwise never surfaced. She blames society for stripping our youth of the opportunity for downtime by increasingly over scheduling their days. While learning how to be productive is very important‚ having enough
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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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silly‚ it seems to me to be alive and talking to me‚” by Michel de Montaigne means that each book has a meaning and can relate to the reader in a way. Most authors can also relate to this quote. For example‚ Sherman Alexie‚ Maureen Corrigan‚ Anna Quindlen‚ and Gwendolyn Brooks saw reading as love‚ companionship‚ and a way of life. This shows that reading can be an interactive process. Author Sherman Alexie says his father loved to read. Since he loved his father with such devotion‚ he decided to
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American citizens support equal marriage rights for homosexual couples‚ the Government will always have the final word. The main argument against gay marriage is that it is strictly a religious institution‚ which prohibits same sex marriage. Anna Quindlen says that “No religion should be forced to marry anyone in violation of its tenets‚ although ironically it is now only in religious ceremonies that gay people can marry‚ performed by clergy who find the blessing of two who love one another no sin”
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