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    In May 23, 1999, Anna Quindlen, an extraordinary American writer gave a commencement speech at Mount Holyoke College to a group of students, that were graduating. The speech revolved around on perfection, and making individuals choices around communities . Quindlen believed in constant improvement for the class for their benefit. She stresses the importance of being themselves and quit the dreams of being perfect. Her rhetorical language left the meaning of true life on the college students which

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    join as one unit despite all the differences present among the nation as a whole. America’s success is partially because of their ability to unify during times of crisis. In the essay, A Quilt of A Country:Out of Many, One? (The Quilt) by Anna Quindlen, Quindlen writes her work on the basis that America can join together in times of distress. In her work, she wrote that violent acts such as terrorism lead to “devastation-- and unity” and the act

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    Homeless written by Anna Quindlen is an essay describing the problem of homelessness in New York City. Quindlen writes about a homeless woman named Ann that she had met at a bus terminal. Quindlen was in the process of writing a story about homeless people and was very interested in Ann’s situation. Ann on the other hand did not believe she was homeless and showed Quindlen a picture of a yellow house she kept in her tote that had no exact location. Quindlen understood that Ann was trying to teach

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    you come to a realization that our whole county is built on immigrants. In the book, “A Quilt of a Country” written by Anna Quindlen and “The Immigration Contribution” written by former president Kennedy you can start to see all the differences and similarities that both of the books have. Both the essays have some very clear similarities. In the essay written by Anna Quindlen called “The Quilt of a Country”, it states that “America is an improbable idea. A mongrel nation built of ever changing

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    follow a strict set of expectations and requirements. Anna Quindlen is a supporter of individuality and finding one’s self. In her speech, Quindlen uses the appeal of ethos, tone, and rhetoric devices to effectively persuade her audience to set aside the society’s expectations in a fight to become your own person. Within her speech, Quindlen uses the appeal of ethos in order to gain a sense of trust and credibility with her audience. Quindlen makes a point to mention her time working at New York

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    Sex Ed By Anna Quindlen

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    worked at The New York Times. She became a reporter for the New York Post after college before returning to the Times in 1977. “Sex Ed” by Anna Quindlen in the Wake Tech Reader is an article that distinguished her as being a feminist. Even though “Sex Ed” was written long ago, it is as relevant today as then because teens today are not much different from then. In Anna Quindlen’s essay, ‘Sex Ed,” she expresses that parents and teachers need to come together and talk to teenagers about sex. In Quindlen’s

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    to handling of mental issues in America Anna Quindlen employers parents, educators, and politicians to recognize mental issues in teens as a legitimate medical condition rather than a character flaw. Qunidlen’s use of rhetorical strategies such as tone, bias, understatement, and concerned diction allows her to demonstrate to her audience that teens such as Kip Kinkle and Sam Manzie are teens who need support from the array of people surrounding them. Quindlen utilizes a worried and aggravated tone

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    Rhetorical Analysis Anna Quindlen describes in the essay "Abortion is too Complex to Feel one Way About" the different situation that we as a human race are put in everyday. She talks about the topic of abortion in a way that one feels they have had to make the decision of whether or not a person is pro-choice or pro-life. She uses references that are of different personal experiences in the essay that are vital to the audience. Quindlen is writing to state her point that one should never put

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    Melting Pot Anna Quindlen

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    a poor family. Anna lives in the slums of New York City along with many immigrants who all come from different countries. Anna’s family has experienced many cultural differences collide together to make a mixed culture. Anna herself is a Italian and lives peacefully with many different ethnic people such as Yugoslavians, Spanish people, Japanese people, and more. One example that displays how she lives along with different immigrants is by letting her children eat with them. Anna writes “My children

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    Interestingly, “Homeless” by Anna Quindlen provides an intimate portrait of the plight of the homeless starting with a woman's name Ann. The first examination started with a person's name Ann, a woman who once possessed a home. Notably, Ann carried an assortment of photos of one house she once resided in. Each photo discloses an important part of her life, particularly striking up a story. The author begins to now understand the plight of Ann, namely viewing her not as a caricature produced by society

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