Scott Sanders

instances in Under the Influence by Scott Sanders displays he idea of depletion of character triggered from alcohol. Sanders reveals the contrast in behavior of alcoholics while sober and under the influence. Sanders also delves into the view of family members of an alcoholic and how astute they become in seeing signs of an alcoholic. To achieve this review one of the important elements of Under the Influence is that Sanders does not make this experience feel singular. Sanders’ goal of writing Under the Influence

In the passage from Staying: Making a home in a restless world, Scott Russell Sanders responds to an essay by Salman Rushdie, a writer who left his native India for England. To develop his perspective about moving, Sanders uses a variety of rhetorical strategies. Scott Russell Sanders introduces his viewpoint by saying: “In the newspaper I read that, even though our sprawling system of interstate highways is crumbling, the president has decided that we should triple it in size, and all without raising

After reading "Under the Influence " by Scott Russell Sanders I was able to write about certain criteria's in task three which was to identify the exact purpose/intent/objective of the essay. Also, I was able to identify what the essay should have accomplished in the reader after it has been read. Other things that I was able to identify, and state were the main idea (thesis, claim, premise) of the essay. The final thing that I was able to identify, and state were ideas related to the thesis idea

In Scott Russell Sanders's passage, Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World, he states “Our Promised Land has always been over the next ridge or at the end of the trail, never under our feet”(Sanders 6). He is describing why humans migrate from one place to the next in order to find the “Promised Land” and how many Americans continue to chase the ideal land (Sanders 6). Sanders passage was a response to Salman Rushdie’s views on mass migration and how it is very important for many American

effect of mass migrations of people who root themselves in their ideas, instead of places. Most would agree that Rushdie’s claim is highly debatable. In Scott Russell Sanders’, Staying Put, he counter argues the opinion of Rushdie with a critical yet sarcastic and subjective tone to skillfully develop his perspective about moving. Scott Sanders uses a critical tone in lines one through twenty-six to criticize the way that human beings have gotten too comfortable with finding new places to live after

summary /response/styles Log on Scott Russel Sanders’s under the influence. The Summary Section The essay, “Under the Influence”, was written by Scott Russell Sanders at his forty-two years old. As the son of an alcoholic, Sander described his fearful childhood memory and how his family was affected by his alcoholic father in the long run. The purpose for Sander wrote this essay is that he wants his son can be saved from the chain of influences passed by his father. Sanders started the article with how

Scott Russell Sanders is an American novelist and essayist. He was won many different awards for his writings. Some of the awards include the Lannan Literary Award, Mark Twain Award, John Burroughs Essay Award, and the Cecil Woods Award for Nonfiction. In November of 1989 Scott Russell Sanders wrote Under the Influence. He talked about how his father’s actions affected him and motivated him not become the man his father was. Mr. Sanders wanted to provide a better life for his children so that they’d

Put: Making a Home in a Restless World" by Scott Russell Sanders, Sanders gives a precise feedback to Salman Rushdie's essays, through cause and effect, examples and argument and persuasion. The coalesce of these strategies implies Sander's effective verbal dispute of why he "quarrel(s)" with Rushdie's beliefs, and at the same time elaborates clear point of view towards why a uniform nation is more efficient. Through Sander's cynical diction, Sanders lets the the readers deliberately realize the

with lots of different challenges such as divorce, death, and financial issues in their lives and stories are a way of coping with certain issues. Scott Russell Sanders’ tackled this issue in this essay “The Most Human Art”, and in Macbeth, by Shakespeare, the characters prove how this theory is inflicted in day to day life. In Scott Russell Sanders’ essay, he proves that the grieving can find safety and support through reading stories. He says that in most stories, there's a happy ending, like

Tools by Scott Russell Sanders is an essay written from the perspective of Sanders in relation to his life struggles and the significance of the tools and trade that he has inherited from his dead father. In this essay it is clear that Sanders is mourning the loss of his father. This creates a mood that is very real and a tone in the essay of sadness but it never seems depressing. Its sad but in a good way of remembering someone for their good qualities. The tone tells us that Sanders is glad that