A Quilt Of A Country By Anna Quindlen

In this speech I will be talking about whether or not I think that individuals can live together as one human race. I will use quotes from three passages. Those three passages will be Quilt of a Country by Anna Quindlen, Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordimer, and Rituals of Memory by Kimberly M. Blaeser. All three of these passages have something to do with diversity. In conclusion, I don’t think that individuals can live together as one human race.

A Quilt of a Country and The Immigration Contribution are two very powerful passages... Both passages, try to get somewhat of the same idea across. Yet, they try to create the same image using different concepts. A Quilt of a Country and Immigration Contribution resemble each other, just aren't identical, but they do help one another.

In “The Century Quilt,” Marilyn Nelson Waniek utilizes several literary techniques to represent the speaker’s undying heritage through her family heirloom that binds generations with one another. As an indication of the diversity and complexity within her family, the speaker goes into depth about the immense effect her Meema’s blanket had on her growth into a woman and the etching along her own quilt that represents her Native American pride. With the use of evocative imagery and symbolism of her culture’s oppression, Waniek depicts the speaker’s remorseful tone towards the recurring theme of absence within her family, that forces her to rely on the quilt for a sense of comfort and guidance.

As they get older, many people start to experience a sense of demoralization and little self-worth. Nikki Giovanni reflects her dismay in the poem “Quilts” by comparing herself to an old piece of cloth as she transitions from hopeless to hopeful throughout her acceptance of aging.

Almost everyone has something in their family that has a very special meaning. Most of the time that object has something to do with family heritage. This is definitely true for the poem "my mother pieced quilts" by Teresa Acosta and the short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker. In the poem "my mother pieced quilts" by Teresa Acosta and the short story "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, both author's use imagery and figurative language to establish the quilt as a symbol for family heritage to illustrate their themes. Family heritage is what brings family together.

culture. Starting at the time of slavery to relay information about safe routes in the Underground

In regards to Kofi Annan, it is believed that we all need to join together in order to live in a strong environment and we need one another in order to grow stronger as a nation. Kofi Annan once said,” We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” This statement emphasizes the significance of finding common ground due to the fact that it explains that everyone needs to get past their differences in order to come together and grow to make the environment and nation they live in superior. Two authors in this unit also argue that individuals need to find common ground. In “A Quilt of a Country”, Anna Quindlen claims that conflict unites all people. Likewise, Eboo Patel claims that all people work together to overcome

There is significant evidence throughout both 'The Long Queen ' and The Map Women ' to indicate that suffering is a central element of female experience. Both of these poems are present in the 'Feminine Gospels ' written by Carol Ann Duffy. The collection of poetry is seen to be teachings of feminism aiming to provide the reader visions of female identity. One feature of this identity that is examined within these two poems is the theme of mental and physical suffering that women universally endure.

The differences that are present in America have engendered countless conflicts all over the nation for many years; Americans have clashed and exchanged blows due to their diversity. Though showered with such troubles, the country, surprisingly, remains whole and has not yet dispersed. Shortly after the tragedy in New York on September 11, 2001, author Anna Quindlen wrote the article, A Quilt of a Country, communicating what exactly America is in her eyes. Through her argument, she expresses that America is a remarkable nation filled with people who are able to unify once there is a common objective, despite carrying warring differences and quarreling once before. Quindlen starts by first presenting the troubles frequently heard in the news,

Compare and Contrast the ways in which modern authors have re-imagined traditional narratives for their own purposes.

Alice Walker, a famous author, stated in her short story, Everyday Use, “Dee (Wangero) looked at me with hatred. “You just will not understand. The point is these quilts, these quilts.” Each person’s identity is shaped from a culture that is built with the offering of everything in his or her surrounding environment. Culture is one of the most important factors, though there are many other contributing factors, that can influence someone’s perspective on the world because all of their opinions, decisions, and morals are all based off of their surrounding environment. In the poem and story, “My Mother Pieced Quilts” and Everyday Use, they both demonstrate how one’s cultural identity is influenced by his or her surroundings, changing the

Characterization is the most prevalent component used for the development of themes in Flannery O?Connor?s satirical short story ?Good Country People.? O?Connor artistically cultivates character development throughout her story as a means of creating multi-level themes that culminate in allegory. Although the themes are independent of each other, the characters are not; the development of one character is dependent upon the development of another. Each character?s feelings and behavior are influenced by the behavior of the others.

The picture book being analysed is ‘My Two Blankets’ by Irena Kobald and Freya Blackwood. This book was awarded the ‘children’s book council of Australia’ Picture Book of the year for 2015.

Although the United States of America presently ranks in the top tier of nations among the world, this was clearly not the case in the nineteenth century as America was not viewed a nation that created much worry to other countries before 1900. Shortly into the twentieth century, however, circumstances shifted to bring America towards the top to rise above most countries in its relationship towards its citizens and other countries. This movement to become a powerhouse of a country was dissected and discussed by Eric Rauchway in his book Blessed Among Nations and by Elizabeth Borgwardt in A New Deal for the World. In Blessed Among Nations, Rauchway discusses in detail how America became the leading country in many aspects with the causes ranging from creating the largest economy by relying on other countries ' capitol to the large influx of immigrants. Borgwardt takes a different route by discussing the result of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill 's Atlantic Conference and the post-World War II world.

The classic American short story I have decided to delve into and discuss in these